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Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
and Heather Helmer who graciously transport them in
their RV (in addition to all Top 20 decorations, select raffle
items, and all Top 20 supplies). By the time our National
begins, Pam Helmer, my dedicated and inspiring co-chair,
and I have had so many phone conferences and meetings
at her home that I could set my car on auto-pilot (a 4 hr
round trip). At this point we contact our rosette specialist
to select a new head and colors, and information for the
individual streamers is emailed with a shipping deadline
and location coordinated.
Upon arrival at the National, there is still lots to do. The
raffle items have to be displayed at the Welcome Party
for beginning ticket sales, raffle tickets need to be sold,
the judges are secretly welcomed as each arrives, and last
minute preparations go on for hours. The culmination
of months of preparations and meetings finally comes
together. The event this year was the most spectacular
ever thanks to Bev Childs. The lighting, entry arch
(expertly decorated by Shelly Barclay and friends), music
coordination, etc. was orchestrated and organized by Bev.
She had amazing ideas and was able to pull it all together
to provide an evening to remember.
We owe a huge “Thank You” to: Bev Childs, Pam Helmer,
Leigh Page our raffle specialist, Mary Ann Morey our
gracious rosette sponsor, Jackie Petronglo our volunteer
calligrapher, Rau Dog Shows for printing our catalog, Tina
Kocar our rosette specialist, each raffle donor, our Top 20
exhibitors and the 110 club members and their guests
who attended this year.
You all did a great job and really made this event ROCK!
Sue Smyth and Pam Helmer, PBGVCA Top 20 Co-Chairs
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