The Boxer Club of Canada Inc..

 

Minutes of the General Meeting held on Monday November 2nd, 2008

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 8:01 p.m.

Mary Curl acted as on-line moderator.

Attendance: (caveat: if I missed any members please contact me (Mary Curl) and I will add you on to the list for this meeting.

On-line:  Paul Wilcox, Deborah Schenher, Patti Gilmour, Kristi Wagg, Kim Tarrington, John & Lori Roper, Doris Avery, Bill &  Helen Frankland, Shirley Bell, Joe Arruda, Kevin Serjeant, Paul & Mary Dulong, Marta Nettelfield, Serge Paquet, Richard Tarrington,  Bernice Langley, Paul Wilcox and Judy Wilcox, Eleanor Foley, Lillian Wainwright, Justin & Christine Burton, Cheryl Hickson, Betty Rouse &  Frank Rouse, Mary Curl, Norah McGriskin, Verena Jeager

Minutes

Secretary’s note: For some reason there were technical difficulties online at this meeting and some members were not seeing what was happening as it happened and some could not respond online.

    • Mary asked if everyone received their minutes and is there were any errors or omissions.
    • Mary noted a correction - Paul Wilcox, Anne McDougal & Lillian Wainright were present at the October meeting
    • Mary called for a vote to accept the minutes as amended.
    • Paul Dulong so moved
    • Patti Gilmour seconded
    • Passed.

Business Arising From the Minutes

  • None-

Treasurer’s Report

  • Submitted by Paul Dulong:
  • Treasurer's Report at Oct 31'08 - Receipts: Membership 390.00 and Donations 56.60 ... Expenditures: Good & Welfare 50.00 (to Pet Trust in memory of Arlene Hood) , leaving a closing bank balance of $2,652.03 ..... NOTE: Both Paypal and E-Mail Money Transfer are now up and running.
  • Reminder: 2009 Membership Renewal campaign is underway. Don't forget to send your renewal in early.
  • Mary asked: Paul are you finding the e-mail transfer & PayPal working well?
  • Paul answered that it is working beautifully.
  • Paul moved his report
  • Norah McGriskin seconded
  • Vote taken - accepted

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Show Committee.

  • Anne reported: Nominations are very slow coming in. I am will to do the contacting of people nominated as long as ALL contact info accompanies the nomination, email address, snail mail address and phone number.
  • Norah asked if Anne would be doing the bios & expenses etc. and Anne replied that she would as long as ALL contact info comes with the nomination.
  • Norah asked if we could know who has been nominated & Anne replied: If you nominate someone I will tell you if that person has been nominated
  • Anne reported that the Northern Ontario Boxer Club has requested to have a BCC Regional at the Barrie Show in August in 2009
  • Clarification of procedure was requested: CKC rules stipulate that we can have regionals in each CKC district but only one National in the country per year.           
  • No objections were noted so the request from the NOBC for a BCC Regional is approved.

Publicity Committee:  Linda was not at the meeting at this time.

Trophy Committee: Deferred until Jenny arrives

Program Committee: The November programme entitled 'A look at the future' is up on the website in the Member's Only section.

Membership:

  • Cheryl Reported:
  • Welcome new regular Members:  Barb & Charles Carroll – Sponsors Helene Rose & Medley Small
  • New Probationary Members Approved: Rebecca Boyle – Sponsors:  Don Schaffer and Irene Waddell, Sandee & Colin Phillips – Sponsors:  Rhoda & Wally Ace and Peter & Linda Lariviere
  • New Applications for Membership: Sherisse & Terry Plett – Sponsors:  Chris & Mary Markos and Bev Pope & Mike Miles, Katharina Hueggenberg – Sponsors:  Kirstan C. O’Brien and Cindy Thomas
  • NOTE:  RENEWAL FEES FOR 2009 ARE DUE * Jan. 1, 2009 - Members whose fees have not been received by January 1st shall be considered Non-Active Members and must pay a fine/penalty of $10.00 and complete the Renewal form in order to become an Active Member... The Renewal form must be received by the Treasurer no later than Jan 31st of the incoming year. If the Renewal Form and fine/penalty are not received by the Treasurer by January 31st, the membership will be considered lapsed and the member must re-apply to join the Club.

Discipline Committee: No report

Obedience Committee: No report

Reading of General Correspondence: None 

 Old Business:

  • From Mary Curl:   The following people have volunteered for the Fund Raising Committee. Lori & John Roper, Laura King, Karen Parton, & Stav Laloudakis.
  • More members nationwide will be contacted in hopes that they will also serve on this committee.
  • The executive has chosen Lori Roper as the Chairperson.
  • Please go to http://www.boxerclubofcanada.com/fundraising.html for more information of what the fund raising committee is and an idea of how it will work.

Good & Welfare:

  • Lillian reported: card sent to Ben, sympathy card to Hood family
  • Anyone else ill??? please let Lillian know.

New Business:

  • Agenda Item: Motion by Lillian re donation
  • Lillian: MOTION: I  would like to make a motion for the BCC to forward a donation to the legal fund of the DLCC & BSL
  • Paul noted that we have already donated $1,000 to charities this year and we can’t afford to keep this up.
  • Mary asked if Lillian wanted to state a dollar amount in her motion
  • Lillian added to her motion that she would like to see a minimum of $50.00 for the donation
  • Cheryl Hickson SECONDED
  • Motion passed
  • NEW ITEM:
  • Norah noted that in Dogs In Canada there is an application published for a new Boxer Club.  -  Boxer Club of Central Ontario, President- Deborah Graffmann, Vice president – Paul Dulong, Secretary/Treasurer – Gordon Graffmann
  • A discussion ensued regarding the need for another Boxer Club in this area and if it was a closed club or not and where the area of operation was.  The area takes in the zone defined by the CKC as Central Ontario. 
  • As per Dogs in Canada – All interested parties are invited to submit their comments in writing.  Please refer to Dogs in Canada Oct. Edition should you wish to do so.

Trophy Committee Report revisited:

  • Norah asked: Were all the LOM and plaques received by members?
  • Linda Norris noted the she has not received her LOM plaque
  • Jenney reported: All plaques should have been received by now. If there is a question about a specific one please email me directly at cattonj@cogeco.ca and I'll check into it and respond. RE: LOM - we are working with a couple of suppliers to get a very nice plaque that is within the Club's budget and is also special for this great achievement
  • Patti asked: What is the process for ordering duplicate plaques?
  • Jenny Catton: With respect to ordering duplicate plaques please email me - cattonj@cogeco.ca – with the Dog/Bitches name, full details of who it is for. Would you also cc Mary Curl in this as I will confirm with her the stats for the dog/bitch and ensure that everything is OK.
  • Patti: Once that is done, how long will it take?
  • From Bernice who cannot send on this forum at the present time: Here is the information, dupe plaque orders were given to me at the show by Dave Gilmour and a chap that wanted a dupe for Josie O'Reilly. I ordered them right away. In the end I sent the info again to Mike and all the details. That is the plaques they are looking for.
  • Norah noted that this seems to be an ongoing problem that needs to be resolved.
  • Jenny: The LOM are in the process of being done - if this is what Norah is referring to then she will be extremely happy with the finished product.
  • Linda Norris: The LOM plaques, do they include the ones from the beginning. I have been waiting almost 5 years for one.
  • Mary Curl:  The LOM plaques were on hold until this year I believe.

Mary asked if there was any more new business – no one responded.

Jenny Catton moved to adjourn
Deb Schenher seconded
Motion passed – meeting adjourned

 

Next Meeting: December 8th, 2008 – 8pm Ontario time (EDT)