NewMembers

TammyDePottey
1203S.MorrishRoad
Flint,MI48532
Sponsors:BryanHelvey,RodneyJones

GretaDorityandJohnDority
3302S.AuburnSt.
Kennewick,WA99337
Sponsors:LindleyHenson,CameronHenson

PamelaHildebrandt
112YawpoAve.
Oakland,NJ07436
Sponsors:CharlenePollitt,CarolynD’Amore

DeniseandJeffMcClard
18654SwanDrive
Mokena,IL60448
Sponsors:BryanHelvey,RodneyJones

JocelynRichmond
713WestwoodDrive
Ottawa,IL61350
Sponsors:BryanHelvey,RodneyJones

PBGVCAMembershipUpdatesandClubNewsNotes

WelcometothenewestmembersofPetitBassetGriffonVendéenClubofAmerica.

NOTICE:Newmemberapplicantsare
postedonlineatpbgv.org.

Savethesedates:

April26-May3,2016

forthe2016PBGVCAIndianapolisNational!

Therewillbe:agility,conformation,healthclinics,hunting,

obedience,rally,sweepstakes,seminars.Alsoofferedforthe

firsttime:thenewTriathleteandBeginnerTriathleteawards!

Judges:Regional-LucBoileau•Sweeps-BevTophill

National-DougJohnson•Sweeps-CameronHenson

TheBoardofDirectorsofPBGVCAinitiateda
philanthropicprograminconjunctionwith
the2015NationalSpecialtyheldinTucson,
Ariz.Thegoalofthisprogramistoidentify
ananimalcharityinthehostcityandto
makeacontributioninsupportofthegoals
ofthatcharity.

TheSaveALifeFoundationisacharitable

foundationaffiliatedwiththeTucsonFire
Department.AndyTrujillo,aTucsonfireman
anddirectoroftheSaveALifeFoundation,
indicatedthathewashopingtoraisemoney
topurchaseresuscitationkitsformoreTucson
areafirestations.Animalsinneedofoxygen
afterbeingrescuedfromfiresrequire
specialoxygenmaskssuitablefortheir
anatomicalfeatures.Itwasagoalofthe
Foundationtoprovideatleastonekitin
everyfirestationintheCityofTucson.

AtthetimethePBGVCAfirst

approachedtheFoundation,ithad
beenabletoplacekitsinapproximately
fourstations.WhenthePBGVHealth&
RescueFoundationagreedtomatchthe
club’scontribution,OfficerTrujillowas
abletoinsurethattherewasananimalresuscitationkit
ineveryTucson-areafirehouse.

OfficerTrujilloattendedtheAwards

Programatnationaltoacceptcheckstotaling
approximately$1,500fromPBGVCATreasurer
GloriaSwaineandPBGVHealth&Rescue
FoundationPresidentLindaMurray.PBGVCA

intendstocontinuethisnewcharitabletraditioninevery
cityinwhichitholdsanationalspecialty.

I

PBGVCANewsBites...

PBGVCAandFoundationGiveaGiftofLife

byJoQuintenz

Above:LindaMurray,AndyTrujilloandGloria
Swaine.Left:Ananimalresuscitationmask.

PhotobyBobCohen

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