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Annual Awards Banquet - March 18, 2012 at Maggianos in Englewood
You’re invited to the High Country Newfoundland Club Annual Banquet! It’s a wonderful Sunday Afternoon (doors open at 11:30, lunch at 12:00 noon) meal, a festive gathering of newfie lovers, and also a time to recognize all of the wonderful things our members do with their Newfoundlands throughout the year. The event is March 18th, at Maggiano’s in the Denver Tech Center.
Again, if you have earned a title with your newf during calendar year 2011, you are eligible for recognition that afternoon. Please see the linkis to help you submit your information for your awards: banquet reservation form, awards application and awards guidelines. The guidelines were revised in January 2011, so please be sure to take a look at them.
The HCNC Board has added a new option this year. If you would prefer, you can elect not to receive a physical award and can have the cost of the award donated to the HCNC Rescue Fund. Your accomplishment will still be mentioned in the award catalog and verbally recognized at the banquet. There is a box to check at the bottom of the awards application to choose this option.
Don't forget to send a picture along with your application. The picture should be of the dog receiving the award and can be anything you would like: a show picture, a title picture, or a fun, silly picture. The picture needs to be something that will convert to a black and white photo (it will be printed in the program in black and white).
As many of you may already know, our awards are handmade by a wonderful artist. Unfortunately, for us, she is going to be very busy this spring doing awards for many other events. Because of this the award requests must be to Pat Drew no later than January 31.
If you have any questions, contact at dblandina@gmail.com or 303-766-0100.
Board member updates
Due to recent changes and appointments to fill vacancies, here is the most current board of directors contact list for your information. Any of these board members will welcome your ideas and input, feel free to contact us!President, Terri Desnica (2012)
Vice President, Claudia Walters (2013)
Secretary, Sue Raney (2013)
Treasurer, Betsy Beaver (2012)
At Large Members: Patti Pigeon (2012), Maria Rizzuto (2013), Diane Blandina (2013), Cathy Sands (2012)
Cathy Sands has been appointed by the board to fill the remainder of the term vacated by Claudia Walters when she was appointed Vice President. Thanks, Cathy, for agreeing to fill this important position for the remainder of the term.
Nominating Committee Report
Per the bylaws, the President, Treasurer, two at large members are up for election this year. The nominating committee Diane Blandina (chairperson), Pat Drew, and Johanna Matsuda propose the following slate of candidates for positions for terms running 2012-2014.
President: Terri Desnica (incumbent) Greg Szynskie (candidate)
Treasurer: Maria Rizzuto (candidate)
Board at Large :
Two positions - Patti Pigeon (incumbent); Bill Espander (candidate); Megan Goldin-Morrison (candidate)
In addition, if any club member is interested in running, according to our Bylaws: ".....any general member in good standing may submit a written petition to be included on the ballot for a position. This petition must be signed by a minimum of three members in good standing and must be submitted to the Nominating Committee Chair by February 15."
Since the slate of candidates includes opposed positions, there will be an election later this spring, as per the bylaws which state: “Elections shall be held annually and conducted by mail ballot for the positions as stated in item (2) of this section. Official ballots will be mailed by the Secretary at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the annual meeting to each member in good standing."
The annual meeting is held in the month May.
Calendar of Events and Committees
Click here for the activities in the works so far for calendar year 2012.
Website Update
Anne Beck, our Webmaster, would love to update the website with new information and new photos. Please send her photos that she can use on our website. Her email address is annebeck98@comcast.net.
Minutes and Reports
The board of directors of HCNC has unanimously approved the distribution of the minutes to the membership electronically within 30 days of the previous meeting. Minutes of the January board meeting will be available soon. Click here for the October-December minutes. Please let Sue Raney know if you want copies of prior minutes at raneyathome@comcast.net.
Click here for the January 19, 2012 minutes. Click here for the rescue committee report.
