Elise Farrar |
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Elise Farrar |
THE HEART OF FLORIDA BORZOI CLUB Heart Of Florida Borzoi Club June 22, 2002 General Meeting Minutes Vice President Shea Kelly called the meeting to order at the Olive Garden Restaurant in Orlando Members present: Mark and Louise Grossman, Shawn and Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley and Steve Combs, Chris and Patti Neale, Bryant and Karen Schattle, Larry and Judy Tickner, Chuck Deneen, Elise Farrar and John Bruntlett. Guest(s): Monica Barry, John Barry and Chris Miles. Our current membership is 39 individual members. A quorum is 20% ( 8 ). Quorum present Secretary's Report A motion to waive the reading of the last General Meeting Minutes was passed. Mark stated that he received a letter of resignation from President Larry Tickner due to health concerns. Everybody wished Larry a speedy recovery Treasurer's Report Shawn reported our bank balance as $ 1,204.64 as of March 11, 2002. He made no deposits since his last report and expended $ 101.25 for ribbons. A motion was made to accept the Treasurers report, Passed. Committee Reports *Incorporation and Insurance: Shawn reported our application has been lost and we must re-apply. He asked for help and Mark Grossman, Shea Kelly and Steve Combs volunteered. *Club By-laws: Mark passed out copies of the most current draft. He also stated he has e-mailed and USPS where necessary a copy to every member in preparation for the meeting. A general discussion will be done in new business and a formal first reading will follow. *Trophy Committee: Trophies are on coming along for the BCOA Trophy Supported in Nov. Trophy commitments must be in by June 25th *Borzoi Connection Committee: Patti resigned as BC coordinator and Steve Combs offered to take her place. Next deadline for BC is July 1st to |Steve Combs Election of New Members There were 2 new member applications for first reading. Monica Barry and Christopher Miles as joint application Deborah Vidaver-Cohen as individual applicant There were no second readings of applications Old Business Mark made a motion for discussion of the proposed bylaws. There were no changes to the wording and the document went on for formal first reading as written. New Business A motion was made to mail a flyer directly to all BCOA members in our region to advertise our BCOA Trophy Supported show has moved back to Ocala. Mark will work on the flyer if Tammy Smith the Show Chairman gets him the addresses. Motion Passes. Program Speaker Our own Patti Neale gave a very informative talk titled ,Whose job is it? Can he do that? It was a set of 30 questions and answers about dog show rules and etiquette. A lot of us realized we don't know quite as much as we thought we did. Next Meetings The next meeting will be Sunday, October.20, 2002 in conjunction with the West Volusia show in Deland. The next meeting after that will be Sunday, November.17, 2002 in conjunction with the BCOA Trophy Supported Show with the |Greater Gainesville DFA in Ocala. *Meeting adjourned Respectfully Submitted, Mark Grossman HOFBC Secretary Minutes General Meeting April 21, 2002 Members present: Mark and Louise Grossman, Shawn and Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley and Steve Combs, Chris and Patti Neale and Danuta Freiherr. Guest(s): Monica Barry. Our current membership is 39 individual members. A quorum is 20% ( 8 ). Quorum present Secretary's Report A motion to waive the reading of the last General Meeting Minutes was passed. Mark read the Minutes of the last Board Meeting. A motion was passed to accept the Board Meeting Minutes as read. Treasurer's Report Shawn reported our bank balance as $ 1352.64 as of March 11, 2002. He also reported we will have to open a new account when our incorporation is complete. Committee Reports *Incorporation and Insurance: Shawn reported we are still waiting for our paperwork to be sent back from the state. *Club By-laws: Mark passed out copies of the most current draft for suggestions. He also stated he e-mailed and USPS where necessary a copy to every member in preparation for the meeting. Patti offered to help proof read the document and get back to Mark. A motion was passed to have a second general discussion period at the meeting in June followed by an official first reading. Mark will e-mail or USPS everyone again with the June Meeting notice. *Trophy Committee: Shae told everybody that she will remain Trophy Chairperson if she can get some help in the future. Louise will do a letter to send out soliciting trophys. *Fun Match Committee: Shae and Mark explained that no one responded to a request for help in doing the match. Mark mentioned that without member support it would be impossible to do the match and that he will be making a motion in old business to cancel the match. Election of New Members There were no new member applications for first or second reading. Old Business Mark made a motion to cancel the fun match. Motion passed. New Business A motion was made to move our BCOA Trophy Supported show back to Ocala if possible. Motion Passed. Patti will contact the Ocala and Gainesville Clubs to see if one will accept us. Judges were voted on for our BCOA Trophy Supported show. Nominations were made for the following. Breed Sweeps Asa Mays Karen Mays Shen Smith Kathy Wright Harry Ohlinger First choice was Asa & Karen Mays and next was Shen Smith and Kathy Wright and then Harry Ohlinger . Mark will contact the judges in this order. Next Meetings Our next meeting will be Saturday, June 22, 2002 in conjunction with the Central Florida KC show in Orlando. The next meeting after that will be Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002 in conjunction with the West Volusia show in Deland. *Meeting adjourned Respectfully Submitted, Mark Grossman HOFBC Secretary Minutes Annual Meeting January 5, 2002 The meeting was called to order at the dog show grounds in Deland by Vice President, Larry Tickner due to the absence of the President, Tony Forbes. Members present: Judy Tickner, Mark and Louise Grossman, Sue Hanes, Marsha Buchannan, Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley, Chris Neale, Chuck and Valerie Deneen, Tammy Forbes and Robert Seitz. Guests: Monica Barry, Rachel Rehberg, Kim Morales, Ray Waldner, Louise Traywick and Kerie Hudson. Secretary's Report Tammy Forbes read the minutes from the last general meeting. A correction was made to the minutes. In old business Mark's motion that was passed should have read: The club will obtain insurance as soon as we have an event planned that needs it. Chuck moved to accept the reading as amended and Valerie seconded, all in favor. Treasurer's Report There was no report given at this meeting. Committee Reports *Incorporation: Shawn Smith was not present to give a report. Chuck asked to see a copy of the paper work submitted for Incorporation. He asked if we have applied for a 5013c for non-profit? Mark asked that Shawn bring a copy of the draft to the next meeting. Chuck said he would get with Shawn and review the paper work. *Club By-laws: Tammy Forbes asked Mark for clarification on who was accountable for the proposed bylaws changes? This confusion was due to an email that was sent out to the members stating there was a standing committee and this seemed to conflict with past minutes that read that the board was presenting the changes. Mark explained that the committee worked in an advisory state to the board and that when the board voted on and passed a motion to present the proposed changes to the general membership it became a function of the board as the accountable body. At this time Mark resigned his membership in the bylaw committee. Shea moved that we send the bylaw revisions back to the board for further work. Valerie seconded, all in favor. After lengthy discussion and reviewing the current club's bylaws it was decided the general membership could not disband a board appointed committee. To avoid the need to wait for a board meeting to disband the committee Mark suggested that the remaining committee members consisting of Louise and Tammy Smith could resign and disband the committee in this manner. Louise and Tammy resigned at this time. Mark also stated that there was a motion made at the November meeting on accepting the proposed bylaws as the board passed them. They were to be voted on, following publication of the proposed document, at a special meeting called for that purpose prior to our holiday dinner. At the special meeting the motion was tabled until the annual meeting due to questions from members, a small turnout for so important an issue and a poor forum for debate to take place. This motion is still active and a member may call the question in old business later in the meeting. *Trophy Committee: It was brought up that the club overlooked the trophy that was to be donated in the memory of Bruce Averill at the Supported Specialty. The club also wished to recognize the sudden loss of member P.J. Grause last month. It was decided to give a flower arrangement for first place in Bred By Exhibitor dogs and bitches in the memory of Bruce and P.J. Robert Seitz graciously volunteered to donate silk flower arrangements for trophies in their memories. The club thanked all the people who provided last minute trophy replacements for trophies that were not available because of P.J.'s passing. Shea told the members present that she would need help at the trophy table at the show next week. Shea told the members that she is resigning as the trophy chairperson after this years show. *Nominating Committee: Tammy Forbes informed the club that Tony Forbes did not wish to hold a board position for 2002. After a lengthy discussion on problems with the nominating committee following the bylaw guidelines it was stated by Chuck Deneen that he believed that the club could vote to suspend our bylaws and formulate a plan to fairly deal with the nominating committee problems and the vacancy left by Tony's withdrawal. A motion was made by Chuck and duly seconded to suspend the bylaws. All in favor. Elections for 2002 After discussion a motion was made by Chuck to nominate a new panel of officers and board members for 2002. Nominations were taken from the floor. Uncontested nominations were made for the following positions: President-Larry Tickner, Vice President-Shea Kelley, Secretary-Mark Grossman, Treasurer-Shawn Smith. The presiding officer instructed the secretary to cast a vote of unanimity for the slate of officers. Nominated for Board positions: Tammy Smith, Sue Hanes, Chuck Deneen, Valerie Deneen, Judy Tickner, and Louise Grossman. After written ballot voting the new board members will be as follows: Tammy Smith, Chuck and Valerie Deneen, Judy Tickner, and Louise Grossman. Larry made a motion to reinstate the by-laws; Chuck seconded, all in favor. Larry continued the meeting presiding as President. Tammy Forbes continued to take the notes for the meeting minutes and will send them to Mark to draw up the formal minutes. Election of New Members Second reading, voted on and accepted into the club, Kim Moraels from Cassleberry, Florida. Old Business *Chuck asked that the club recognize Tammy Smith and Shea Kelley for the outstanding job they did at the Orlando Eukanuba AKC Breed Classic booth. All in favor by acclimation. Chuck mentioned that AKC would be having the same show next year so we can plan on doing it again. *The Christmas party had a nice turn out with 12 members and 4 guests attending. *Bylaw Revisions: Mark asked for discussion on the proposed bylaw changes from the members present. Chuck questioned if some of the changes that had been proposed might be to detailed and mandate things that may be difficult to keep and if not kept would violate the bylaws. Members present discussed this at great length. Mark again stated that there was an active motion and it must be voted on whatever the outcome. Mark moved that the motion to accept the proposed bylaws be taken from the table. The motion was seconded and passed. The motion reads that the proposed bylaws be ratified. Discussion followed to clarify exactly how to vote to pass or defeat the bylaws. Mark then made a motion to call the question, which passed. The motion was defeated unanimously. Larry asked for volunteers to be on a new bylaw revision committee. Mark Grossman, Chuck Deneen and Tammy Forbes volunteered and were appointed. Larry entertained a motion that further discussion on the bylaws be tabled. The motion was made by Marsha, duly seconded, all in favor. *Chuck also suggested that we look into our new member application and membership procedures. *It was brought up for discussion on using Internet email to distribute club information. It was decided that when email is used there must be a reply of acceptance. New Business *Chuck asked if we had a back up copy of the HOFBC Web Site and if not was it possible to get one. Shea felt that it probably was not possible but said she would talk with Elise about it. *Mark asked if we could move the Florida Borzoi Lovers Chat link from our home page and move it to a links page. He felt that the current location might be misleading and may be read that it is an official HOFBC Chat Group. Our webmaster will be consulted and a report will be made at our next meeting. *Tammy Forbes made a motion that only HOFBC members work at the trophy table at the BCOA Supported show and any other event put on by the HOFBC. Robert seconded the motion. Chuck questioned liability issues and who would be held responsible for accidents and or losses. Shea mentioned that the Supported was a BCOA event and any BCOA member or non-member can work their events.. The voting was 3 in favor to only allow club members to work and 4 not in favor. The motion was defeated. *Judy Tickner donated a beautiful hand painted Russian Borzoi pendant to be used in a HOFBC raffle the day of the BCOA Supported as a fund-raiser. *Raffle tickets were sold and the drawing took place for the Large Wine Basket that Mark & Louise and Larry & Judy donated as a fund-raiser. The winner was Terry Vogel a vendor at the show. The raffle took in $93.00. *Meeting adjourned Respectfully Submitted, Mark Grossman HOFBC Secretary General Meeting November 17, 2001 The meeting was held at the Ocala Dog Show grounds following Borzoi judging. Members present were; President Tony Forbes, Tammy Forbes, Mary Hagood, Shawn Smith, Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley, Linda Lysher, Ruth Lysher, Robert Seitz, Elise Farrar, Louise Grossman, Mark Grossman, Larry Tickner, Judy Tickner, Patti Neale, Chris Neale, Danuta Freiherr, PJ Gause and guest Sue and Kris Christie. President's Report Tony announced to the member's present that the board members have been working hard on amending the by-laws. There have been two Board Meeting since the last general meeting. Secretary's Report Tammy Smith waived the reading of the last minutes, and Mark seconded, all in favor. Treasurer' Report Mary reported that the current balance in the account. She mentioned that the account is dropping and that the club must find a ways to increase the treasure. Tammy Forbes added that the account has only shown an increase on two occasions in the last ten years. Shea accepted the reading and Louise seconded, all in favor. Committee Reports *Incorporation: Shawn Smith announced that the check and application for Incorporation was returned through the mail due to lack of postage. At this time it would benefit the club to hold the application until the first of the year. Tammy Forbes asked that the club take a voting on this. A few members felt that this had been done in the past but a voting took place again. All members were in favor for our club to become incorporated. *Club By-laws: Mark gave all members present a copy of the proposed by-laws. He made a motion that we hold a special meeting before the Christmas Party to vote in the new by-laws for 2002. A voting took place and the special meeting was past. Tammy Forbes will mail members not present a copy of the proposed by-laws. *Nominating Committee: PJ presented Tammy Forbes a written report from the committee consisting of the recommended office and board nominations for 2002. President-Larry Tickner, Vice President-Tammy Forbes, Secretary-open, Treasurer-open, past president-Tony Forbes, Board-Louise Grossman, Elise Farrar, Susan Hames, Judy Tickner. Larry nominated Shawn for Tresurer and he accepted. Shawn nominated Mark for Secretary and he accepted. Tammy Forbes withdrew her position of Vice President so Shea Kelley was nominated and accepted. Officer and Board position for 2002 will be: President- Larry Tickner V President Shea Kelley Secretary- Mark Grossman Treasure- Shawn Smith Past President- Tony Forbes Board: Louise Grossman Elise Farrar Susan Hanes Judy Tickner Old Business *The AKC Breed Classic will be held in Orlando, FL on December 12, 2001 from 12:00-6:00. Tammy Smith reported that they recommend we have 2 adults and 1 puppy Borzoi on display but they can rotate different dogs in. Tammy asked that anyone that can provide a Borzoi to please contact her. Individual breed judging starts at 8:00 a.m. Finals in Junior Showmanship, Breed Groups, and Best in Show will be from 6:30 until 11 p.m. Tickets go on Sale October 15th! $16 & $12 - all seats reserved and valid throughout the day TD Waterhouse Center Box Office and Ticket Master 407-839-3900 Group, senior and children's discounts available: 407-849-2014. Animal Planet will televise this event February 2, 2002, the Saturday night before the Super Bowl. See two super events in one weekend! *Tammy Forbes brought up the cost of Insurance for the club and the club not having the funding to support it at this time. The members presented voted on obtaining Club Insurance. The members present voted not to get insurance at this time and to build up the treasurer's account first. Patti Neale recommended that we pull together as a club and find a way to support club Insurance. *Tammy Forbes volunteered to look into grounds pick up for some up coming shows. Mark made a motion that we obtain Insurance as soon as the account can support it. Larry seconded the motion, all in favor. New Business *Robert Seitz made a motion that absentee ballots be an excepted form a voting when voting on club By-laws, contested officer or board vacancies and membership. Mary seconded the motion, all in favor. *Patti volunteered to get the ribbons for the up coming Specialty for January. *Larry announced that the Christmas Party would be held the Saturday of the Orlando dog show on December 15th at the Holiday Inn on Colonial Drive, Orlando. Dinner will begin at 7:30 with a short general meeting starting at 7:00 p.m. Dinners will be approximately $25.00 a plate and must be paid in by cash only. Kim Morals of Orlando, Florida had her first reading to join the club. The 2nd reading took place for another applicant but was denied membership. Meeting adjourned Minutes General Meeting July 21, 2001 The President, Tony Forbes called the meeting to order following Borzoi judging at the Tampa Fairgrounds Dog Show. Members present were: Tammy Forbes, Judy Tickner, Larry Tickner, Shawn Smith, Linda Lysher, Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley, Ruth Lysher, Sue Hanes, Patti Neale, P.J. Grause, John Bruntlett, Elise Farrar, T.J. Meiers, guest; Loren Barker, Amanda Fisher, Kris Christie, Sue Christie, Monica Barry and Christopher Miles. President's Report: Tony Forbes expressed his appreciation to Robert Seitz and Richard Hays for hosting a fabulous Summer Bash cookout after the Orlando shows. The club members present thoroughly enjoyed the fabulous food and great company that Robert and Richard prepared for us. Secretary's Report: Tammy Smith waved the reading of the past minutes and Shae Kelley second. Tony Forbes read a card from Gwen Post thanking the club for the generous donation for the Bruce Averill foundation. Also a card was received from Katie Averill thanking the members and for thinking of her. Treasure's Report: Tony reported that the current balance in the account, Tammy Smith accepted and TJ Mieirs second. Old Business Shea Kelley stressed that the trophy donation for this year's specialty is lower then normal. The dead line to accept trophies was extended to July 31, 2001. New Business Elise Farrar reported the HOFBC web site will be moving to http://www.hfbc.homestead.com. The old web site is still active but there will be no further up dates on this site. Elise is building the new site and it is currently up and running. All members are encouraged to submit any information and pictures for the new site at no cost to you. TJ Meiers encouraged the members to think about hosting more club events around the state of Florida. This led the club members into a discussion about improving the club's current status and making new goals to achieve AKC recognition and obtain insurance. Shawn Smith volunteered to get the needed paper work for AKC recognition, obtainable insurance, and to be incorporated. Tony Forbes nominated PJ Grause to lead the 2002 Nominating committee, which PJ accepted. First reading for new membership: Kris and Sue Christie of Crawfordville, Florida and Monica Barry and Christopher Miles of Brooksville, Florida. There are no fun matches scheduled at time. The next meeting will be held Saturday, November 17, 2001 at the Ocala dog show grounds. The annual meeting for 2002 will be Saturday, January 5, 2002 at the Deland Fairgrounds. Minutes General Meeting April 8, 2001 The President, Tony Forbes called the meeting to order following the Spring Fling picnic at the Ocala dog show grounds. Member present: Mary Hagood, Tim Lehman, Robert Seitz, Larry & Judy Tickner, Louise & Mark Grossman, Betty Jensen, Sue Hanes, Shawn & Tammy Smith, Christopher & Patti Neale, T.J Meier, Caitlin. Valerie & Chuck Deenen, Shea Kelley, P.J. Grause, Tammy Forbes. Guests present: Louise Traywick, S. D. Roww, Harry Bennett. This meeting was short but followed the general meeting format. All information covered including the following. Old Business: -Inverness Kennel Club has accepted our Club to host our next Supported Specialty on January 12, 2002. Our first nomination for our judges request was denied but our second, Angela Randall (England) was accepted. Tammy Forbes will take care of the required paper work for BCOA approval. -A collection for the Bruce Averill foundation took place at the club picnic and received an additional $77.00. The total amount will be announced at the next club meeting. New Business: -Shawn Smith will put together a letter to send to Russ Milner of the Greater Gainesville Club for providing our club hospitality for the past few years with our Supported Specialty. -Robert Seitz has gracially invited all Borzoi lover to attend a "Dog Days of Summer" party at his place on June 23, 2001 at 5:30 pm. Please RSVP by June 20th. -Mary Hagood and Tim Lehman have invited us once again to a HOFBC Christmas party at their home. It will be the Saturday night of the Orlando dog show in December. -Louise Grossman said she would look into our club possibly being invited back to the Silver Wicket Society annual event. -Second reading and accepted as a new member, Sue McGorrary Reminder: -Yearly dues are way past due. Members not paid by July 31, 2001 will be dropped from the club. A notice will be sent out to those individuals prior to this date. -Trophy time again. It is time once again to get our donations to Shea Kelley for our next Supported Specialty. The dead line to let her know what your donations will be is June 30, 2002. Louise Grossman and Judy Tickner volunteered to help Shea with the collecting. -AKC Breed Invitational will be held in Orlando, Florida on December 11 & 12, 2001. Please contact Shawn & Tammy Smith if you are available to help out. -Next meeting will be held in July on the Tampa show circuit on Saturday. A notice will be forth coming. MINUTES General Meeting March 11, 2001 The President, Tony Forbes called the meeting to order following the fun match with the Inverness Kennel Club. Member present were: Mark & Louise Grossman, Shawn & Tammy Smith, Larry & Judy Tickner, Bryant & Karen Schattle, TJ Meier, Raymond Butterfield, Valerie, Chuck, & Caitlin Deneen, P.J. Grause, Sue Hanes, Betty Jensen, and Tammy Forbes. Guest: Anne Dill, and Tony & Louise. Committee Reports President's Report: Tony said a special congratulations to Chris & Patti Neale for their Westminster winning girl, Ch. J.A.Y. Seabury JP Affectionately. Also to Dr. Jim Sillers and Jay Ito for producing Nara. Seceretary's Report: Past Minutes were read and accepted. Treasurer's Report: Tony reported the current balance in the account. Larry motioned to accept and Shawn seconded the motion. Old Business Tony reminded everyone that the 2001 dues are now past due for those members who have not paid. Tammy Smith and Louise Grossman reported that the By-Law Revision has begun. They will report on their progress at the next meeting. PJ motioned that we place a memorial page for Bruce Averill in the Borzoi Connection instead of the National Catalog. Shawn seconded the motion. All in favor. PJ will write the article and send it to Patti. Tony reminded everyone that the Annual Spring Fling is in April in conjunction with the Ocala dog shows. Everyone was in favor of bringing a family size meat serving with an additional side dish. New Business The AKC Breed Invitational will be held in Orlando, Florida on December 11 & 12, 2001. Shawn and Tammy Smith have volunteered to act as Chairpersons to represent the Borzoi. This will consist of an informational booth and dogs present for breed representation. Anybody interested in volunteering may contact Tammy and Shawn at 941-751-0344. 2002 Borzoi National will be held in Atlanta, GA. The HOFBC discussed that they would like to sponsor a Hospitality Room early in the week and were advised to contact the Atlanta Club as soon as possible to make these arrangements. Tammy Forbes shared information about the Gainesville Kennel Club not honoring the clubs nominated judge for the 2001 Supported Specialty. Shawn motioned that we hold the Supported Show for the year 2002 with the Inverness Kennel Club during the January Circuit. Tammy Forbes seconded the motion, motion passed. PJ mentioned the Bruce Averill Memorial Fund. Larry made a motion that the club will provide matching fund up to $100.00 of membership donations. Bryant Schattle seconded the motion, all in favor. Seconded readings and acceptance into the club for Danuta Freiherr and Valerie, Chuck, Caitlin and Bryce Deneen. First reading for Sue McGorray. Meeting Adjourned MINUTES Annual Meeting January 7, 2001 The President, Tony Forbes, called the meeting to order at 10:15 am at the Deland Dog Show Gounds. Members present were: Larry & Judy Tickner, Tony & Tammy Forbes, PJ Grause, Robert Seitz, Louise Grossman. Guest: Monica Barry, Lois Spiers, Marlene Sapp, Valerie, Bryce, Caitlan and Chuck Deneen. Committee Reports: President's Report: Tony thanked all the members who made the 2000 HFBC Specialty a huge success. Secretary's Report: Motion was made by PJ to accept the minutes as published. Second by Louise. Motion passed. Treasurer's Report: Tony made a special thank you to Mary Hagood for donating the proceeds of the estate sale. Also thank you to Tammy Smith for donating the proceeds of the memory stone sale at the October match. Tony and Tammy donated the postage and handling for the 2000 mailings. Old Business *2000 HFBC Specialty, Supported by BCOA turned out to be a wonderful day. Once again Shea did a fabulous job on the trophy table. We received a thank you from Sweepstakes Judge, Jan Swazye for the judge's gift. *The December Apalachee Lure Coursing trials turned out to be a great weekend. The HFBC donated trophies to the entire entries of Borzoi. There were seven Borzoi entered at this trial. We have received many thank you's from the club as well as the Borzoi owners. Please put this event on your calendars for next year. *The annual Christmas Party was held at Tim Lehman and Mary Hagood's home in Orlando. A wonderful time was had by all. Mary brought out our artistic abilities by providing extra entertainment by having us make beaded dog collars. This was truly enjoyed by all that participated. Thank you Tim and Mary once again for your devotion to the club. New Business *The Inverness match will be held on March 11, 2001. The judge will be Mary Lou Stumpff and judging will begin at 10:00 am. Louise Grossman showed the club one of the judges gifts for the 2001 Specialty. It is an adorable Santa Clause Cookie Jar. Thanks Louise for finding this perfect gift. *The club reflected on the loss of Charter member Bruce Averill. After lengthy discussion the group voted to have a Bred by Exhibitor Trophy in his memory and place a full-page ad in the Greater Gainesville Catalog at our next Specialty. *Louise brought up the suggestion that the by-laws needed to be revised. Robert made a motion to nominate a committee, which was seconded by PJ. Louise will head the committee and many members have offered to help. *New officers were nominated and voted in. The new Heart of Florida Borzoi Club Officers is as follows: President: Tony Forbes Vice President: Larry Tickner Secretary: Tammy Forbes Treasurer: Mary Hagood Board Members: Judy Tickner, PJ Grause, Shae Kelley, Mark Grossman, Lisa Simpson. Trophies: Shea Kelley and Louise Grossman Borzoi Connection: Patti Neale, Web Site: Elise Farrar. *Voting in New Members: First reading for Danuta Freiherr and Chuck, Valerie, Caitlin and Bryce Deneen. Second reading and voted in, Maybelle Harvey. There will be a board meeting and a membership meeting following the Inverness Match on March 11, 2001. Meeting adjourned MINUTES General Meeting October 15, 2000 This meeting was held at Shea Bailey''s home in Plant City. Attendance: Raymond Butterfield, Virginia Meier, Ruth Lysher, Linda Lysher, Shawn & Tammy Smith, Sue Hanes, Betty Jensen, Judith & Larry Tickner, Tim Lehman, Mary Hagood, Marsha Buchanan, Tony & Tammy Forbes, Shea Bailey, PJ Grause, Steve Combs, John Combs and Monica Berry. President Report: Tony Forbes gave a special thanks to Steve and Shea for hosting this wonderful day at their new home and to all the participants that attended. Secretary''s Report: Motion was made by Shea Bailey to accept the minutes as published. Second by Tim Lehman. Condolence to past member Nancy Bachay for her beloved Borzoi Tyler, who passed away last month. President of the Inverness Kennel Club, Coral Anderson has offered the club grounds in Brooksville for our use. She suggested that we host a Lure Coursing event on the grounds during the January Circuit. Barbara O''Neal called about hosting the nationals for 2002. Atlanta picked it up verbally before we got back to her. Later we took a board count on whether we should submit a proposal anyway. It was voted no proposal. Committee Reports: Tammy Smith presented the Nomination Committee's Report for 2001. President Tony Forbes Vice Pres. Larry Tickner Secretary Tammy Forbes Treasure Mary Hagood Board: Mark Grossman P.J. Grause Lisa Simpson Shea Bailey Judy Tickner Trophies: Shea Bailey Borzoi Connection: Patti Neale Web Page: Elise Farrar AKC Recognition Tony and Tammy Forbes reported that the club would have to wait before applying. Election of New Members- first reading was made for Monica Berry and Maybell Harvey. Second readings and acceptance for the following: Linda & Ruth Lysher, Mark & Louise Grossman (reinstated) Susan Hanes & Betty Jensen, Virginia Meier & Raymond Butterfield, Elise Farrar & John Bruntlett, Robert Seitz & Richard Hays, Karen & Bryant Schattle. Unfinished Business: Health Committee Liaison for BCOA was discussed and there were no members in attendance that accepted the position. Borzoi Connection: Tammy reported for Patti that she has been having trouble filling the pages because of lack of information sent in by the club members. The next upcoming issue will only have our clubs information page . Web Site: Elise Farrar was complemented on how wonderful of a job she is doing. Once again members are encouraged to send in the information so that we can include all members. Christmas Party: Will be held in Orlando in conjunction with the Orlando Dog Show. December 16, 2000 and will start at 6:30. Invitations will be forth coming. 2000 Fall Supported Show : It was decided that the club would provide a Hospitality table for exhibitors on the day of the Specialty. PJ Grause made a motion that we provide the Sweepstakes Judge with a set donation of $75.00 for traveling and hotel cost. Shea seconded the motion, all members present in favor. Motion passed. Apalachee Lure Coursing: It was decided that the HFBC would support Borzoi by trophy donations for Sunday, December 10, 2000. New Business Tony asked the club members if they are interested in having a specialty match at the Inverness Match in February. Club members in attendance where in favor of this. Match judges will be contacted in order of availability. Mary Lou Stump, Larry McClure, Leonard Showman were nominated. Tammy will contact them and act as the Match Chairperson. 2001 Supported Specialty and Sweepstakes Judges were nominated and voted on. The following judges were nominated for breed in this order; Susan St John Brown, Angela Randel, Pat Trotter, Ron Spritzer. The following people where nominated for Sweepstakes in this order; Ron Bigford, Shen Smith, Ralph Barger. Shea has volunteered to be in charge of the trophies with the help of Judy Tickner. Tammy Smith motioned that we have the treasure's position hold a term for three years instead of one. Marsha Buchanan second the motion, all agreed. Tammy will work on amending the by-laws. Meeting Adjourned MINUTES General Meeting June 23, 2000 The President, Tony Forbes, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM at the Orlando Kennel Club show grounds. Member present were: Larry & Judy Tickner, Marry Hagood, Shawn & Tammy Smith, Shea Bailey, Chris & Patti Neale, Tony & Tammy Forbes. Guest: John Bruntlett, Elise Farrar, Virginia Meier, Raymond Butt, Mark & Louise Grossman, Robert Seitz, Alfred Mukik, Betty Johnson, Karen & Bryant Schattle, Marlene Sapp, Linda Lysher, Ruth Lysher and Donuta . The Ocala "Spring Fling" was a huge success and will become an annual event. The Howling Hound needs information from the members to fill the three pages. This is an on-going discussion. The members present decided to write an article on all the 10-year members that will be in the next BC. Each member could write a brief or long introduction to be published in following BC. At any time members are encouraged to send Patti Neale brags, pictures, or just what's happening in their lives to be printed in the BC. Tony mentioned that when members are mentioned in the BC they should pay for the advertisement. Mary Hagood motioned that members pay $2.00 for each brag on the honor system. Seconded by Shea Bailey. Motion passed. Members are to send their brag dues to Mary Hagood at 5309 Hillside Drive, Orlando, Fl. 32810 or they can pay at the next meeting. The HFBC WEB PAGE has fallen behind. The members present expressed they liked the idea of having a web page. Later, Elise Farrar volunteered to take on the task of the web page. Thank you Elise. Motion to continue the AKC Recognition Application was made by Tammy F. Seconded by everyone. Tammy and Tony Forbes were nominated and accepted the assignment. A report will be made at the next general meeting. There were eleven new member applications that had their first readings. A request for appointment of regional club "liaison" for the BCOA Health Committee was presented. The members present decided to appoint this person at the next meeting. This person will possible take on tasks such as; help conduct a Health Survey in your area, provide some local health education by arranging for speakers to make presentations at membership meeting, and aid in local fund raising. It was decided to continue this until the next meeting so that non-attending members could have the opportunity to participate. Tony stated he would like to have a hospitality table at one of the Tampa Circuit show. Members could bring refreshments to ring side approximately 15 minutes prior to judging for all to share. Tony said he would provide the drinks on ice. Louise Grossman volunteered to talk to the CKC, the Saturday, July 15 show chairperson, which she did and it is all set. Also the group has made tentative plans to have Dinner at the RoadHouse Restaurant at 7:00 on Saturday night. A reminder will be included with the minutes. Way to go Louise. Mary Hagood volunteered to have this year's Christmas party at her house in Orlando. Yea Mary! This will be held on Saturday, December 16 which is the same day as the Orlando Dog Show. Invitations will be coming. Tony nominated Tammy Smith to put together the Nominating Committee for 2001. Tammy accepted this assignment and will present a report to the club at the next meeting. Thanks, Tammy. The upcoming November Supported Specialty was discussed at great length. Shea once again has volunteered to take on the challenge of rounding up all those great trophies. Thanks Shea! It was decided to provide a Hospitality table for all exhibitors. Louise volunteered to get the judge's gifts. The members decided to "pass the hat" so to speak to help pay for the Sweepstake's judge's hotel and traveling cost on the show day. Patti Neale mentioned that the Ocala Dog Club has a new chairperson, Russ Miller. A list of Florida Borzoi Judges was handed out so that the membership could take home and consider local Judges first for the 2001 Supported Specialty. Voting for the 2001 Supported Specialty and Sweepstake Judges will take place at our next meeting. TBA Shea Bailey volunteered to have a fun match at her new home in Plant City, some time in September or October. Exhibitors can "make their own classes". (Longest tail, most spots, spayed open bitch class, etc.) Information will be sent out as soon as the plans are made. Robert Seitz mentioned he might be able to get a Park in Deltona, Fl. to hold a fun match. He will check on it and report back later. Thanks, Robert and Shea. Tony motioned that the HFBC sponsor the Apalachee Lure Coursing Club for their December 9th trial. Shea seconded. Motioned accepted. Tammy Forbes accepted the assignment to help with the trophies and reminder notices. The next meeting will be announced at a later time. Meeting adjourned. |
