WWWA : Western Washington Whippet Association

Western Washington Whippet Association
General membership meeting on January 28, 2009

In attendance: Jeanette Dorsey, Sue Hopper, Beth Levine, Peggy Hewes, Kendra Tripp, Aaron Swepston, Kerie Swepston, Susan Manthou, Heather Nichols, Mary Downing, Gail Dunbar, Cathy Hakola. Also, Jade, Jagur, Kaitlin and Hannah.

Meeting called to order at 7:15 pm at the Keg in Factoria Area

Minutes- Moved to accept the minutes of the last meeting as published on the web site. 2nd by Jeanette. Approved.

Treasurers report- No report, don’t forget to mail your dues in to Janis – deadline 2/28

Correspondence- copy of roster and list of new officers sent to the AKC.  Ribbon catalog received and passed on to the Swepstons for the running events.

Membership- 2nd reading for Cathy Hakola- Susan spoke on her behalf and Janis had spoken for her at the Christmas party, Voted in as a new member.  Please add her to your roster- Cathy Hakola, Galvin, WA

Newsletter- Motion by Beth to publish all info on the website instead of a formal newsletter format- 2nd by Jeannette, approved.

Show- Mary discussed the Judges for the Specialty and Sweeps. Jeanette talked about holding the B match on June 20th the weekend after the Cascade  hound show, possibly at Marymoor park- She will look into this date further.

Compliance with the AKC- We need at least 3  events per year  to comply with the ACK’s      requirements for our Specialty- 1 will be the B Match, 1 is the Breeder referral-Mary, Discussed “Meet the Breed” at Seattle KC that we did last year, not sure if they are doing it year, Beth will look into doing an Obedience class, any other suggestions?

Lure/Race- Report by Aaron- all the dates are set and confirmed to be at the Roy field- 1st lure trial in April.

Card Lady- Mary sent condolences to Janis and the loss of Heidi, and we all send our best to Mary and Steve Downing and his family on the loss of Val.

Annual Awards- Mary is looking for your applications by 3/15, more info on the web site as to a date and location, If you would like to offer and award for 2009, write it up and get it to Mary right away for publication.

New Business- Please email Budgets to Janis so that they can be voted on for the next meeting.

Old Business- None

Next meeting to be held with the Annual Awards dinner, and Mary is planing a Board Meeting in February.

Motion to Adjourn, 2nd by Kendra. Adjourned at 0830 pm

Respectfully submitted by Peggy Hewes, Secretary