The Boxer Club of Canada Inc.
Minutes of the General Meeting held on Monday Jan 4, 2016
The meeting was called to order at approx. 8:03 p.m. - on-line Moderator/Chair. – President: Dave Gilmour
Attendance (20 members): Cindy Thomas, Kim Long, Paul and Judy Wilcox, Dave & Patti Gilmour, Shirley Bell, Sandra Beck, Marta Nettelfield, Francine Gillanders, Anne McDougall, Christine Burton, Melissa & Mark Mathers, Shawn Mealey, Jenny & Michael Catton, Bev Pope, Lillian Wainwright, Tammy Ranta,
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 start things off with a moment of silence in regards to the passing of Jim Killman of Heartacre boxers. Thank you everyone for your understanding.
I would like to call this meeting to order and start of with everyone listing their name for attendance
I would assume everyone should of had a chance to check out last month's meeting. Is there any errors or omissions
Dave: I move the minutes be accepted as written. Shawn seconded.
Business Arising From the Minutes – None
Programme: Lillian: Dave: As Lillian is not signed in we will move on from Program to Treasurer's report
Treasurer’s Report – Kim Long
- Kim:
- November 30, 2015 Balance 13,371.59
- Debit: S/C $ 19.00, Raffle Prize Shipping - $ 243.40, Flowers (Eve Whitmore) - $ 67.79, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, In Trust: Cropping/Docking - $ 500.00
- Credit- Fundraising Raffle - $ 415.00, Trophy Fund - $155.00, Membership renewals - $ 1950.00
- December 31, 2015 Balance - $ 15,061.40
- Fundraiser Report 98 cards sold at $25.00 each- $ 2,450.00 Shipping - $ 243.40 Boxer Rescue Canada (20%) - $ 441.32 BCCI National 2017 (75%) - $ 1677.02 BCCI: Fundraising ( 5%) - $ 88.26
Dave: Are there any questions in regards to the treasurer's report?
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Dave: As Mary and Rick are not here we move onto trophy report.
Show Committee : Mary - Not in attendance - No report
Publicity: Rich Tarrington (not in attendance) No report
Trophy Committee: Anne McDougall
- Anne: nothing to report but I would like to know my budget. sweeps, classes, judges gifts
- Dave: I will check and get back to you Anne
- Christine: Is this trophies for 2016 National or Regional
- Anne: regional
Dave: Lillian do you have anything for program?
- Lillian: number of items posted to the list - hope everyone has read them
Awards Committee: No report
Membership: Doris Avery
- Doris: Jeanette and Shelby Short have applied for membership and their sponsors - Sheila McAvoy and Karen Deschambault - have been contacted. Please let me know if there are any concerns.
- Cindy: Can I get an updated membership list sent to me via email once all the renewals are done at the end of this month please?
- Lillian: off topic - can someoneupdate the membership list and change my email address??
- Doris: If you send me your new email addresses, I can update them.
- Anne: life members need to fill out apps??? does membership want forms filled out by lifers
- Doris: Anne the membership chair lets the members now when they have achieved Life status and they are permanently registered without havind to deal with renewals unless there is an info change
Dave: As Debbie is not here is there anything to report for discipline
Discipline Committee:
- Jenny: no cases before us - no report
Obedience Committee:
- Marta - There will be Rally and Obedience at the Nationals in Chilliwack April 8
Fund Raising Committee: Patti
- Dave: Patti has no report for fundraising so if we can move onto correspondence
Reading of General Correspondence: Cindy Thomas - No report
Good & Welfare: Lillian Wainright
- Lillian: Good & Welfare - get well cards sent to Bernice & Mary, sympathy card to Killman family, thank you from Eve for her birthday planter - Eve celebrated her 95th birthday and is the only surviving founder of the BC
- Dave: I would also like to add an address for Bernice if anyone would like to send her a card or letter
- Bernice Langley 65 Glendora Ave Toronto, ON M2N 2V8
Old Business:
- Lillian: just a reminder -- cold weather is here -- and our boxers do not like it!!!
- Paul W: Who won the draw for attending the most meetings
- Dave: The draw will be done for next meeting Paul
- Bev Pope: As Mary is laid up for a bit, who is my go to person to figure out Regional Specialty stuff, like how we get Funds from Royal Canin ??
- Dave: As of now there is no funds available from Royal Canin for regionals or nationals. Royal Canin had suspended all sponsorship last year. We will have to wait till Mary is better to see if there is any chance of renewing our relationship with them.
- Anne: all apps have to applied for this month
- Dave: I will touch base with Mary to see if she had anything started yet
New Business: None
Dave: Unless anyone has anything else to add I would like to take this time to thank everyone who took the timeout of your schedules to attend the meeting
Dave: I move the meeting be adjourned, Seconded by Shirley Bell - 8:51 pm
Meeting Schedules:
Exec meetings: January 27th - 8:30
Next regular meeting February 1, 2016, 8 pm Ontario time