The Boxer Club of Canada Inc.

Minutes of the General Meeting held on Monday Feb 1, 2016
The meeting was called to order at approx. 8:04 p.m. - on-line Moderator/Chair. – President: Dave Gilmour

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Attendance (25  members): Jenny and Michael Catton, Paul and Judy Wilcox, Cindy Thomas, Dave & Patti Gilmour, Tammy Ranta, Doris Avery, Francine Gillanders, Kim Long, Marta Nettelfield, Sandra Beck, Shirley Bell, Mary Curl, Christine Burton, Lillian Wainwright, Melissa & Mark Mathers, Sheila McAvoy, Anne Mcdougall, Irene & Len Waddell, Kirstan Sonnenberg, Lena Arkel, Kirstan Sonnenberg

Reminder: A quick reminder that there is a prize at the end of the year for everyone that has attended a meeting, served on the exec or a committee. You get one entry for every meeting attended, committee served on or exec position. They go into a hat at the end of the year and a name is drawn.

Minutes: 

Dave: I would like to call the meeting to order now so if everybody could type their name for attendance

Everyone should of had time to read last month's minutes. Were there any errors or omissions?

Dave: I move the minutes be accepted as written.  Cindy  seconded.

Business Arising From the Minutes – None

Programme: Lillian:

• Lillian: I posted a couple of articles to the list. Hope everyone read them.

Treasurer’s Report – Kim Long

• Kim:  Correction to December 31, 2015 Treasurer Report Nov 30, 2015 Balance $13,371.59 Debits as stated - Total $830.19 Credits – Fundraising raffle - $ 415.00, Trophy Fund - $155.00, Membership renewal ..stated $1950.00 should have been recorded as $540.00.. Sorry apparently wasn’t paying attention and went off my grid and posted total amount to date. December 31, 2015 Balance - $ 13,651.40
  
• December 31,2015 Balance - $ 13, 651.40 Debit – S/C - $ 17.00, Paper statement fee - $ 2.00, Boxer Rescue Canada - $ 441.32 Credit - Paypal account -$ 732.18, $628.28 transferred to TD Bank Account with remaining $ 103.90 left in Paypal account, $455.00- membership renewal, $ 46.89 US exchange January 27, 2016 Balance - $ 14,321.25 As of March 1, 2016 have been notified that S/C will increase to $19.00 for this account 
• Kim: I move my report

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Show Committee :  Mary -

• Mary: No report at present

Dave: As Anne and Richard are not here we move on to Program. Lillian

Publicity:  Rich Tarrington   (not in attendance) No report

Program: Lillian

• Lillian: Posted a couple of articles to the list, hope everyone read them

Membership: Doris Avery

• Doris: Kimberly Smith has completed her probationary status and is now an ordinary BCCI member.  Welcome Kimberly! 
• Also welcome to Jeanette and Shelby Short who will be starting their probationary memberships this month. 
• A new member application has been received from Tracy Bezanson, and her sponsors Sheila McAvoy and Josie O'Reilly have been contacted.  If anyone has any concerns, please let me know.

Discipline Committee: 

• Jenny: No cases ongoing at present

Obedience Committee:  Marta

• Marta - No Report

Awards Committee: Mary & Shirley & Sandra

• Mary & Shirley: It is time to get your apps in for your Title holder, DOM & SOM plaques or certificates as well as give us the information you have on your dogs if you feel you are in contention for an annual award. 
• We are working on a way to get these out in a more timely manner and will be relying on our members to give us their information. 
• If you don't contact us either by sending in the application form or emailing us you will not receive the plaques. 
• At the moment I cannot get on the BCC website to revise the application forms from 2014 to 2015.  Just use them if you want or send the pertinent info to Shirley,  Mary & Sandra .  shirley@bellcrest.net &  mary.curl@sympatico.ca  &  boxerhug@hotmail.com

• Dave: Mike how are we doing with getting out the previous years awards?
• Mike: All have been mailed
• Paul W: I got mine last week, thank you
• Anne: (came in later in the meeting): have the 2014 Ch plaques been sent out yet, if so I did not receive mine yet.
• Dave: Yes they have Ann
• M&M Mathers: I haven't either Anne
• Jenny: They are in the mail
• Anne:     I ordered one for my puppy person and he hasn't got his either
• Sheila:   i got my GCh plaque thanks
• Lillian: must say that the certificates from Mary came out quickly
• Anne: when did they go in the mail.
• Jenny: There was a problem with my trophy supplier this year.  I placed my order and kept checking with them.   They kept telling me they were coming.  I went to the warehouse and they had shut down so I had to get a new supplier.  Mailed yesterday and today
• Anne: ok, just so I know approx when to expect them

• Sandra: I notice Kristi & myself are not named... has there been some changes I haven't heard?
• Dave: Kristi will no longer be doing the awards and I apologize for forgetting your name in the message as I know you are in charge for statistics for obedience
• Sandra: s'all good, welcome back Shirley.
• Mary: Sandra we still need you, sorry
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*Secretary's note*: I corrected the info in the first part of this report to include Sandra's name & info.  I also added Anne's Comments and responses that were later in the meeting, so as to keep continuity in the report.

Fund Raising Committee:  Patti

• Patti: Plans are in the works for the 2016 BCC fundraiser! Thinking it will be an on-line auction and the proceeds will be the same as last fall which means a percentage will go to Boxer Rescue Canada again and most of the funds will go towards the 2017 national specialty, celebrating 70 years! (A small amount will go back into the fundraising budget.)
• Hope to run the fundraiser the last week in March. We have some donations already in place, some are being sought out, and really, really hope that BCC members will be generous with contributions as well. Let me know if you can help out ... any assistance and / or donations will be greatly appreciated.

Nomination Committee:

• Dave: We have formed a committee from the general membership and they are Francine Gillanders, Karen Parton and Tammy Ranta
• Contact info for them will be in the minutes as well as the positions that are up for re-election this year  (See at end of the minutes)

Reading of General Correspondence:  Cindy Thomas

• Cindy: Application received from Monika Pinsker for the Renaissance Dog Association to hold a BCC Regional Specialty with Parade of Champions, Puppy & Veteran Sweeps on April 15, 2017, in Chilliwack, BC.
• Sandra: obed not included?
• Cindy: It's not on the application.
• Mary: We can ask Monica.  She tried to get into the meeting but is having issues
• Dave: You might want to check with Monica so she can revise the app if needed

• Cindy: Application received from Monika Pinsker for the Renaissance Dog Association to hold a BCC National Specialty on April 14, 2018, in Chilliwack, BC.
• Please note that applications for the 2018 BCC National will be accepted until Feb. 29, 2016.

*Secretary's Note*  I contacted Monica after the meeting and yes there will be Obedience & Rally at both Specialties.

• Cindy: Application received from Christine Burton for the Oakville & District Kennel Club to hold a BCC Regional Specialty the weekend of Sept. 9-11, 2016 with a date suggestion of Sept. 10, 2016, in Mississauga, ON.

• Marta:    National is in Chilliwack this year, correct?
• Dave: Yes
• Marta:    Does Alberta not host the National anymore?  Or is it just alternating ON/BC?
• Lena: I had the same question as Marta.  I thought it would go to Alberta for 2018...
• Cindy: Alberta could apply if they wanted to. There is still time.
• Dave : Marta, Alberta can have but they have to apply for it,
• Kirstan: I will bring it up to the rest of our executive.
• Dave: By all means that means that if there ended up being more than one club wanting a national it would go to a club vote
• Kirstan: If the AB Club decides they want a chance to host it, we'll get the application in asap.
• Dave: That sounds great

*Out of sequence"

Trophy Committee: Anne McDougall  

• Anne:  nothing to report, have a few ideas floating around

Good & Welfare: Lillian Wainright

• Lillian: email rec'd from Bernice thanking BCC for card.. otherwise a quiet month...thought I would send this in as there seems to be a lull
• Cindy: Mary sent me a thank you for the card she received.

Old Business:  

• Dave: Moving onto old business. We tallied up the attendance roster for the year and using a random number generator came up with Lee Nowak being the winner of the gift card this year

New Business:

• Lillian: have rec'd info (unconfirmed) that a genetic lab  California has DNA matching of DM andLyme disease... anyone else have any info on this?  Will keep trying to confirm this... if so, might e possible to treat DMwith Lyme protocol
• Jenny: Can the club purchase the module for the chat room that will allow mobile devices
• Dave: We will definitely check into it

Dave: If no one has any other new business I move the meeting adjourned.  Seconded by Mary Curl - 8:49 pm

Next regular meeting March 7, 2016, 8 pm Ontario time

Contact info for Nominations Committee:
Francine Gillanders: mailto:uppercut1@sympatico.ca     *     Karen Parton: mailto:alighieri1@cogeco.ca

Tammy Ranta: mailto:brianteboxers@gmail.com

Positions up for nomination:

Executive:

Vice President                    and                        Recording Secretary

Directors: The CKC regions are as follows:   (Members may only vote for or nominate the Regional Director representing the Region and, if applicable, area in which the member resides).
Current Directors shown in brackets.