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The Official Newsletter of The American Whippet Club October 2014 Breeder Referral Proposal Specialty Best In Show: Fact & Fantasy Also in this issue AWC Official News Whippet News Annual Advertising Information 2015 National Information The American Whippet Club Guin Borstel, Newsletter Editor 4745 25th Street, San Francisco, CA . 94114 415 .826 .8853, awcwhippetnews@gmail .com Officers President . Harold “Red” Tatro, 817 .297 .2398, redglen@sbcglobal .net Cynthia Schmidt, Newsletter Graphic Design 610 .869 .3423, cynhounds@yahoo .com Vice President . Karen Lee, 610 .932 .4456, surreyhill@zoominternet .net One-year Subscriptions Treasurer . Gail Boyd, 919 .362 .4427, ableaimkennels@aol .com (includes Whippet Annual) Secretary . Guinevere Borstel, 415 .826 .8853, milescross@gmail .com Online-only newsletter . $40 4745 25th St ., San Francisco, CA 94114 Printed newsletter (plus online access) . $65 Foreign subscribers: online-only newsletter . $40 Board of Directors Printed newsletter (plus online access) . $80 Dr . Jill Hopfenbeck, 508 .278 .7102, jillhop1@charter .net Advertising Rates Dr . Ken Latimer, 706-296-5489, latimer49@gmail .com (available as space permits) Russell McFadden,505-570-1452, rlmcfadden@valornet .com $75 per page with one photo, each additional Crystal McNulty, 309 .579 .2946, hycks1@gmail .com photo $10 (non-camera-ready) Kathy Rasmussen, 913 .526 .5702, harmonywhippets@aol .com $60 per page submitted as camera-ready (pdfs preferred ) Class of 2015: Gail Boyd, Karen Lee, Crystal McNulty Text only, no photos: full page $50 Class of 2016: Guin Borstel, Dr . Jill Hopfenbeck, Harold “Red” Tatro half-page $35 Class of 2017: Dr . Ken Latimer, Russell McFadden, Kathy Rasmussen . Advertising Specifications Contact the Editor for file submission AWC Committee Chairs specifications . Archives . Bo Bengtson, 805 .646 .3151 DEADLINE: the first day of the month Futurity . Rhonda Gifford, 480 .710 .3536, AWCFuturity@gmail .com for that month’s issue Judge’s Education . David Samuelson, 651 .454 .4174 PAYMENTS: Subscription and advertising Membership . Kathy Rasmussen, 913 .681 .8929 payments may be made by PayPal at: www .americanwhippetclub .net/awcpages/ Performance Events . Dr . Lisa Costello, 815 .695 .1930 awcnewsletter .html or by check to the editor Public Education . Karen Lee, 610 .932 .4456 (address above) . ROM Program . Gail Boyd, 919 .362 .4427 The Whippet News Annual Show . Cindy Scott, 719 .337 .6517 Wendy Clark, Annual Editor Top Twenty . Harriet Vincent, 847 .234 .1227 5088 Breckenhurst Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026 Sunshine Committee . Crystal McNulty, 309 .579 .2946, hycks1@gmail .com 614 .777 .0124, dunberry@sbclobal .net Current issue: 2012 . Back issues available for AWC Show Chairs 1986–2011 (except 1987 and 1990–1992) . Cost: National . Cindy Scott, 719 .594 .9974, brookwood22@comcast .net $25 each, ($30 each foreign), including shipping; Eastern . Susie Butler Dodd, 410 .572 .9525, susiebutlerdodd@yahoo .com all funds in U .S . dollars, payable by check or money order and mailed to the Annual Editor (address Midwest . Judy Lowther, 216 .402 .9022, pfyre@pfyrewhpts .com above) . Purchase can also be made through PayPal N . Central . David Samuelson, 651 .454 .4174, samuelsond@aol .com at: www .americanwhippetclub .net/awcpages/ S . Central . Kathy Rasmussen, 913 .526 .5702, harmonywhippets@aol .com awcannualbackissues .html Southern . Christine Heath, 850 .936 .1629, christine-heath@tds .net The American Whippet Club and The Whippet News assume no responsibility for statements or claims made in Western . 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Fact and Fantasy: SBIS . 18 Electronic Ballot . 22 Dues Notice . 24 AWC President’s Message Applications for MembershipOfficial News Erin Campbell 4372 Davis St, y the time you receive this, the final AWC specialty of the year, the South Regional in Santa Clara, CA 95054 Atlanta, will be in the books . There is a nice entry for the Sweepstakes and Regular 408-394-7891 classes and regional chair, Christine Heath, and committee are working hard to put on skellig25@aol .com . B another great southern specialty . Endorsers: Jill Baum and Kathy Thomas . The Board has been very active since the last issue . First, the Board has voted Cheryl Manson unanimously to approve the creation of a new 7th region – the Pacific Northwest . It will be 18562 Silver Springs Square, Leesburg, VA 20176 comprised of the states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming . The 571-318-3206 first eligible year for a new regional specialty will be 2016 . It was decided that this would petsmom@gmail .com . allow time for the regional chair to be selected by the Board and ample time for preparing for Endorsers: Diane Myers and Bobbie Lutz . a successful specialty event for everyone in the region . Any person interested in putting their Shauna Summers name in for consideration as the PNW regional chair should contact Cindy Scott for details . 17604 Roscoe Blvd ., Northridge, CA 91325 The Board received three proposals from the Specialties Committee (Kathy Rasmussen 818-614-8305 shauna .summers@gmail .com . chair, Gail Boyd, Crystal McNulty, David Samuelson and Cindy Scott) and after discussion Endorsers: Debi Adams and Susan Vernon . has voted to approve them as new Standing Rules . 1 . Regional voting . All AWC regions are required to handle voting for the specialty Comments regarding applicants may be mailed judge in the same manner . A committee of 4 people appointed by the chair and to AWC Membership Chair Kathy Rasmussen, changed every 2 years along with the chair will come up with a list of 10 names 11714 Harmony Lane, Olathe, KS 66062, or eligible to judge for a ballot . Ballots will be sent out to all members in the region . may be e-mailed to [email protected] and should be sent no later than 30 days after the Balloting will be for two years (unless a year has already been selected for this applicant has been published in The Whippet initial process) with the judge having the most votes chosen for the first year and nd News. the second most votes for the 2 year . Note: selection at this time would be for 2015 & 2016 . Tax Exempt Status Update 2 . Regional treasurer . Each AWC Regional Chair is required to appoint a treasurer I am happy to announce that the to work with the chair and report on a timely basis the account information to club has received official notification for the AWC Treasurer on a timeframe set by the club’s Treasurer . the IRS regarding the reinstatement 3 . Regional funds . The Board has set a maximum “cap” for the regional checking of our tax exempt status . The AWC is accounts at $3500 .00 . Prior to year end any excess amount will be forwarded to considered a 501c7 tax exempt entity the AWC Treasurer and deposited into the main checking account . All excess once again . I want to thank David amounts sent to the Treasurer will be recorded on a sub-ledger kept by the Samuelson who began this long process Treasurer and maintained to keep track of each regions contribution amount . over two years ago and Red Tatro for In the event the region has a need for additional funds, the regional chair can assisting me with finalizing the answers request the funds from the Treasurer and receive the monies for their use . The to the very long list of questions from the Treasurer will record any disbursements on the sub-ledger also . Note: This will IRS . Working with the IRS to resolve insure that the regions funds will be available for their use when the need arises this issue has been a long and sometime yet maintain a more centralized control of the club’s assets by the Treasurer as arduous task . specified in the By-Laws . I also wanted to share that on my Finally the Board has appointed the Nominating Committee for the upcoming election of recommendation the Board has voted Directors for the class of 2018 . The Nominating Committee chair is Gina Samuelson with and adopted a new Standing Rule that members Diane Guest and Susan Bolduc . The alternates appointed are Libby Rice and Lori will require the AWC Treasurer to use Nelson . If you have any suggestions or a desire to run for the Board please contact any of the an outside independent CPA for all tax 3 members of committee directly . preparation work as well as assisting the Treasurer with financial oversight “Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see” – Mark Twain during the year . It is the Board’s (and my) feeling that this requirement will Until next time, help keep the AWC in compliance with Harold “Red” Tatro the ever changing tax laws and required AWC President filings in the future . Respectfully, Gail Boyd Treasurer The Whippet News August 2014 v 1 2014 AWC Whippet News ANNUAL Gather your ads, candids, stories and all things “whippet-y”. Come join me for my LAST Annual ! PULEEZE follow the instructions opposite to submit your TO ALL CONCERNED:________________________ completed camera-ready ad(s) – OR – provide us with text and Ad Placement: DON’T EVEN ASK FOR A LEFT OR RIGHT PAGE photos and we will gladly design it for you at no extra charge.