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The Boxer Club of Canada Inc.
Minutes of the General Meeting held on Monday January 6, 2014
The meeting was called to order at approx. 8:01 p.m. - on-line Moderator/Chair. – President: Dave Gilmour
Attendance: Cindy Thomas, Marta Nettelfield, Dave & Patti Gilmour, Mary Curl, Kevin Serjeant, Kim Long, Lee & Mary Jane Nowak, Anne McDougall, Paul & Mary Dulong, Christine Burton, Francine Gillanders, Jenny& Michael Catton, Richard and Kim Tarrington, Marta Nettelfield, Paul and Judy Wilcox ,Bill Frankland
Minutes: Dave asked: I assume everyone has had a chance to read last month’s minutes. Are there any errors or omissions?
No errors or omission. Moved by Jenny Catton, Seconded by Paul Dulong - Minutes accepted
Business Arising From the Minutes – None
Treasurer’s Report - Paul Dulong  Full Treasurers report is up on the site.
 Treasurer's Report at Dec 31'13 - Receipts: Ppd Membership 1,860.00… Ppd Trophy Donations (175.00)... Card Draw 100.00... Interest 90.63… Investments... (90.63)... Accts Rec (300.00) Disbursements: Postage (71.19)... Bank Fees 6.12......... Closing Balance 10,990.92
 2014 Membership Renewal Program - We have 120 non Life members made up of 35 family and 50 singles. To date, we have received 31 family & 43 single membership payment. Only 4 Family & 7 Singles to go!
 Dave asked if t hose that have not renewed have been notified.
o Paul reported - Absolutely, 3 more in today
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Show Committee
 Mary: Nothing to report
Publicity: Rick Tarrington
 Rick: Nothing to report at this time
Trophy Committee: Anne
 Anne: Nothing to report.
Awards Committee: Kristi Wagg – Not in attendance
 No Report
Programme: Lillian – Not in attendance
Membership: Patti Gilmour  Nothing to report
Discipline Committee: Frank Rouse (Not in attendance) –
 Jenny: Nothing to report
Obedience Committee: Marta Nettelfield
 No report
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Special Service Award: Debbie (not in attendance)
 No Report
Fund Raising Committee:
 Patti: Nothing to report on fundraising but Kim is putting on a raffle to raise funds for their regional out there this summer so I will let Kim explain what they are up to.
o Kim: I am selling a deck of cards for $10.00 each for a Samsung Galaxy 3, 7", *GB Tablet. If anyone would like to buy a card you can email or pm on fb. Thanks
o Mary: Kim, when is the draw?
o Kim: As soon as I sell all the cards
o Mary: Maybe you can keep us up to date on how many are left occasionally on the Yahoo list or FB
o Kim: Yes I can. I have just over half sold so far
Reading of General Correspondence: Cindy Thomas
 Event date approval letter received from CKC for BCC Regional Specialty & Sweepstakes on June 8, 2014.
 Event date approval letter received from CKC for BCC Regional Specialty & Sweepstakes on August 16, 2014.
 Event date approval letter received from CKC for BCC Regional Specialty & Sweepstakes on August 17, 2014.
 Application received from Sheila Verhulst for the Western Canada Boxer Club to hold the 2016 BCC National Specialty on March 26, 2016.
Old Business:
 Cindy: Just a reminder that the BCC is licensed to hold Obedience and Rally Obedience for Boxers only at Specialty Shows. Please offer these events when you are hosting the National or a Regional in the future and make sure these events are in the application when you apply to host a Specialty.
New Business:
 Dave: The only new business I have is that the APPD is having an online meeting to discuss where the group is going because it looks like there is a change in direction from what the RRCD was working on before.I will be attending for sure so if anyone has any agenda item they would like brought up at the meeting please let me know by the 15th of this month.
o Anne: what is aapd and rrcd
o Mary: APPD is the Association for Preservation of Purebred dogs. RRCD is Retain & Restore Crop & Dock. APPD used to be Retain the Right to Crop & Dock
o Dave: Appd stands for the Assocition for the Preservation of Purebred Dogs and it is being run by one of the members of the RRCD which was the group heading up the law suit with the Merchant group in regards to cropping and docking
 Mary: Just a reminder that the BCC is licensed to hold Obedience and Rally Obedience for Boxers only at Specialty Shows. Please offer these events when you are hosting the National or a Regional in the future and make sure these events are in the application when you apply to host a Specialty.
Kevin Serjeant moved we adjourn, seconded by Cindy - Next Meeting: February 3, 2014 8:00 p.m. Ontario time
BCCI January 2014– Prepared by Mary L. Curl