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Winter2014
ISaberTails
RollCall:AnneGallant,JoQuintenz,BobCohen,
SherylBradbury,GloriaSwaine,LoraMegli,
BettyBarth,LindleyHenson,SandyBustin,
SusannahCooper,PamHelmerandBryan
Helvey.Guest:VickieWillmann
Bettycallthemeetingtoorderat8:47PMET
President’sreport-NTR
VicePresident’sReport-NTR
RecordingSecretary’sReport-MOTION#08-14-01
(CoopersecondMegli)movedtoaccepttheJulymeetingmin-
utesasamended.Motionpassedunanimously.MOTION#08-
14-02(CohensecondCooper)movedtoapprovethenew
membersaspublishedintheJune2014SaberTails.Motion
passedunanimously.NewMemberVote:Elizabeth(Betsy)Bach-
tel,BonnieBailey,Patrick-AnnColeman,LindaHetrick,
MichaelManolakis,LindaPisacano,GaryNunn/FayeNunn,
KateRowinski,GaryWood/CindyWood.
CorrespondingSecretary’sReport-Thejudge'sballotsfor2016
havebeencountedandSusannahisintheprocessofcontact-
ingtheselectedjudges.
Theboarddiscussedhowjudge’scontractsarehandled.The
boardwilldiscussthismatterfurtheratthemidyearmeeting.
Treasurer’sReport-GloriaSwainepresentedthefinancialreport
forJuly2014.Currentassetstotal$68,675.08.Overallthetotal
netlossis$1,719.46throughJuly2014.Therewasanetlossof
$2,841.46fromgeneralclubactivitieswhichis33.7%ofthe
budgetednetlossof$6,015.Huntactivitiesproducedanetin-
comeof$1,334.50.ShowEventactivitiesproducedanetlossof
$720.Theshoweventsreportdoesnotreflecttheincomeand
lossofthefull2014Specialtyasincomeandexpenseswerein-
curredin2013whicharenotreflectedinthisreport.Afullre-
portofthe2014SpecialtywillbepresentedtotheBoardbythe
2014ShowCommittee.
TheJuly31,2014Treasurer’sreporthasbeenaccepted.
GloriaSwainerecommendedthatthe2014NationalSpecialty
WellsFargoaccountbeclosed.MOTION#08-14-03(Helmersec-
ondCooper)movedtoclosethe2014NationalShowWells
Fargoaccount.Motionpassedunanimously.
Delegate’sReport-NTR
2014NationalSpecialty-PamHelmerreportedthatJeff
hascompletedhisShowTreasurer’sReport.Pam
Helmerwillarrangetosendtheshowreporttothe
boardforreview.
2015NationalSpecialtyReport-LindleyHensonpre-
sentedthe2016showscheduletotheboard.Assum-
ingtherearenoproblemsthescheduleisset.
Everythingiscomingalong.
2016NationalSpecialtyReport-VickieWillmanninformed
theboardofthespecificsoftheWyndhamHotel.TheContract
hasbeensigned.GloriaSwainehassentthecheck.VickieWill-
manncalledtothankthesecondvenuefortheirconsideration.
ShealsomentionedthattheIndianavenueisnewandupdated,
closetotheairportandverydogfriendly.TheNationaldates
areApril25-30,2016.VickieWillmannwillsendouttheinfor-
mationsocontractscanbecompleted.
2017NationalSpecialtyReport-PamHelmerreportedthatBev-
erlyChildshascommittedtochairingthe2017Nationalin
NorthCarolina.
SaberTails-SandyBustinreportedthattheSaberTailsAddead-
linereminderhasbeensent.TheDogWritersAssociationcon-
testdeadlineissoon.JaneSwansonwouldliketosubmitina
coupleofcategories,SaberTailswouldbeonecategory,andshe
wouldneedtocontactwritersofarticlesthathaveappearedfor
theirpermissiontohavetheirarticleorstoryused.Janewould
liketoincludeoneofJoanMann’srescuestoriesandBob
Cohenisgoingtoprovidehersomephotostosubmit.Each
submissionis$15.MOTION:08-14-04(HensonsecondCooper)
movedtoauthorizeJaneSwansontoenterSaberTailsmagazine
andarticlestotaling$100inentryfees.MotionPassedunani-
mously.
SandyBustinalsoreportedthatJaneSwansonhasfoundless
expensiveDatabasesoftwareat$249asopposedto$399.
JudgesEducation-SandyBustinreportedthattheJudgesEduca-
tionpresentationhasbeencompleted.SusannahCooperwill
workwithKittySteideltoprovidethefinalpresentationtothe
boardforapproval.
KittySteidelwillmakecopiesforthemembership.Thereisno
costforcopiestothemembersbutshippingwillbecharged.
Theboarddiscussedmakingthepresentationavailabletothe
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IfanyoneknowsofaPBGVCAmemberwhohaslostalovedone,issickorinneedofa
cardfromPBGVCA,contactHallmarkCommitteechairpersonSandyBustinat
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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCallMinutes
SubmittedbyPBGVCARecordingSecretarySherylBradbury
Monday,Aug.11,2014
I8:30pmET
•Minutesarereprintedasreceivedandasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•