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INFORMATION RE: AKC FORMS, etc. |
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PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP. WE NEED YOU AS PART OF OUR CLUB! |
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last updated on: 07/14/08
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Gail Smyka
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Note from New Contact Person 12/26/02
| Hi, Everyone. I wanted to just put up a note about what we'll be doing and what's what as I know it. Once the official note from the club regarding my appointment goes to AKC, our Secretary will be working with me to secure copies of all materials we need to send in to AKC. Some of these materials, I will read and make an analysis. This full report plus files will be sent into AKC. The basic report will also appear both in our newsletter and on the website. Information going to AKC will include, but is not limited to: board minutes committee reports membership lists list of households (if we have 2 people in a household, only one counts for a household count per AKC) a map showing the numbers of members in each state and an analysis of this election results statement of the club's intent and desire for AKC recognition and more.......... Once AKC receives our information, to be sent by certified mail, I will contact Elaine Dorwart and see if there is anything else we can do to upgrade our status. I will keep members informed by: ---reports to the SVCA Board ---reports in the newsletter and website I reiterate the request of the previous contact person: that individuals do not contact Elaine Dorwart or other AKC persons directly regarding the status of our breed's recognition. AKC will communicate only with the appointed contact person. All information going to and from the AKC regarding official club activity and status needs to be channeled through this one person. AKC is a large organization and this is a standard business principle. Now, I have to find out what's new in requirements
and such, but let me state what I know from the past: There are many FSS breeds who are also applying for AKC recognition. Some of these have been with FSS much longer than we have. We cannot make AKC move us ahead or faster than AKC chooses to move us. We can only keep them informed and keep our SV and our SVCA in the forefront of their thinking by providing updates to them and continuing to let them know our intent. There are things you can do to help. Here are some: 1. It will be imperative that we not only keep the 100 households..........but grow. Please make sure to RENEW your membership in a timely fashion. Please encourage other SV owners and potential SV people to go through the club process to become members. Please inform our Membership Chairperson, Bonnie Conner, bkc1946@aol.com of your willingness to be a SV contact person in your area. It is vitally important that we have persons willing to do some PR with their SV and introduce their SV to interested persons. 2. If you have ANY fun match or dog activity in your area which involves the SV, please let the SVCA know, preferably the Secretary ( bkc1946@aol.com ) who is the person who will be working closely with me and send me copies for AKC. Write up a little report and send it along. AKC really wants to see these things as an indicator of a club's growth and interest. I'll work with the Secretary to make a little "Activity Report" which will be available to you. 3. Pass out material on the SV. Use the fold-up page in your membership packet....it is intended as informational material to be xeroxed and passed out. The Education Committee is looking at updates of this............but use this for now. Tell the Education Chairperson ( svcags@comcast.net ) in a note where you are passing out info....we need this info. 4. As we grow as a club and set up regional matches and shows, please get from the Secretary ( bkc1946@aol.com )or Show Chairperson ( fromar@aol.com )the Judge's Form. Have the Judge either complete two copies (it is short) or one and copy it. Send it to the club or the judge can send his/her copy directly to AKC...the address is on there. This is a simple form given to us by AKC for AKC use. Anytime there is a show, we need to have the judge complete it and send it in, with a copy to the club. This will be helpful to the club. 5. If you do any presentations regarding the SV to
your community or dog clubs, write up a short report and send it to the
Secretary.................these are really needed. We all need to get involved in the above to help our presentations to AKC. I am interested in hearing your viewpoints and will try to post updates as soon as I have them. Full updates and reports go to AKC from me at least two times a year, though I should have other contacts throughout the year with AKC. Since our next newsletter is due in March, I ask that you share this update with other members who don't have Internet access. I hope to have the REAL update for the March Newsletter. I truly love this wondrous breed and am dedicated to the success of our club and its goals of protecting, preserving and promoting the Swedish Vallhund. Thank you again for this opportunity to serve you. Sincerely,
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