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Bulletin

VOLUME 229 FOR THE RECORD
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE GDCNE –
November-December 2009

Dear Members and Friends,

The next meeting of the Great Dane Club of New England will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at O’Connor’s Restaurant in Worcester, MA. The Board meeting will be at 7:30 PM, with the general membership meeting beginning at 8:00 PM. As this will be a dinner meeting, please RSVP to Marcia Roddy, Secretary, by Monday, January 18.

The GDCNE met on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Big E in West Springfield, MA.

Members present:  Peter & Marcia Roddy, Betty Lewis, Sharon Boldeia, Robin Liner, Susan Shaw, Karen Pacino, Dianne Powers, Sandi Tombari, Naida Parker, Ellie Berger & Alex Hardink.

Guests present:  Jocelyn Eaton.

MOTIONS PASSED:

-  Secretary’s report approved amending the location of the last meeting to O’Connor’s Restaurant.

- Treasurer’s report approved as progressive.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Spring Specialty

Our Spring Specialty 2010 will be held on Friday, June 4, at the Middlesex 4-H Fairgrounds in Westford, MA.

Our Judges are:
Conformation - Marilyn Riggins
Obedience/Rally - Dr. Ellen Adomelis
Sweeps - Jim Remaklus

MEMBERSHIP:

Applications for membership or questions regarding qualifications of applicants should be addressed with Betty Lewis, 17 Danbury Circle, Amherst, NH 03031.

Applications will be presented to the Board of Directors for appropriate action.

Please note that anyone agreeing to sponsor an applicant must get to know them and make the commitment to visit their home. If anyone wants to say anything relative to an applicant, positive or negative, please send letters to the membership chair, Betty Lewis.

First Listing
Jocelyn Eaton
Sponsored by Robin Liner & Marcia Roddy

RESCUE:

The Rescue Number is: 508-752-5256

The rescue website is up & running: gdcnerescue.org          

Rescue has placed eight dogs since September of this year and we are working on seven more. Please check out the website for more information!!

PARENT CLUB REPORT – GDCA:

Report submitted by Sue Shaw, Affiliate Delegate:

-There is a new Great Dane CD on the Great Dane.available for purchase from the Parent Club. The Club has bought a copy and this may provide a good educational tool at future Club meetings. There is also the copy of the 2008 yearbook out.

-Sue distributed the GDCA Standard Committee October 2009 brochure. The proportion change the standard committee is suggesting is to eliminate the 50/50 proportion and indicate that the Great Dane “will appear square.” The 5th proposal on the harlequin color is that “merle patches are normal.”

-The 2010 National will be in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas. The nearest airport to the site is in Pine Bluffs.

As always, additional information can be found on the Great Dane Club of America website.

PUPPY/LITTER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Suzanne and Ted Kelley would like to announce that a fawn/brindle litter out of CH Saratoga Sequel V Sandale (Travers) X CH Allegro Sonatine, RN, CGC (Tina) was born Nov. 17th. Futurity nominated.
1 brindle boy, 4 brindle girls, 3 fawn girls.
Suzanne & Ted can be reached at: 508-695-5910.

DIRECTIONS TO O'CONNOR'S RESTAURANT, WORCESTER, MASS.

From the North or South: Take Route 495 to the Worcester exit and 290 West. From 290 West take Exit 19 to 190 North. From 190 take Exit 4-the West Boylston exit. At the bottom of the ramp take a right and O'Connor's is just ahead on the left.

From the East/West: Take the Mass Pike to the Auburn Exit. Take 290 East through Worcester to 190 North. Take Exit 4 - the West Boylston exit. At the bottom of the ramp take a right and you will see O'Connor's ahead on the left.
OR take Route 2 West to 190 South to Exit 4 - the West Boylston exit and proceed as above.

From Bunratty and Shannon, Co. Clare Ireland Check in for Aer Lingus Flight #135 (direct) to Logan Airport, Boston, Mass, USA (terminal E). Then follow directions from the East, as above.

Marcia Roddy
Secretary
GDCNE

The Bulletin of the Great Dane Club of New England is published online after receipt from the Club Secretary and may contain minor differences in wording.

Comments? We'd love to hear them. E-mail to:
Kim Thurler (e-mail: jpkt@gis.net)
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