Author: Gem City WebAdmin

It is time for Scotty Meyer Sportsmanship Nominations.  I have included a description of the Award below.  They need to be received by 12-31-19.  Please email the your Nomination to me at acdog2@yahoo.com.  A list of the past winners is on the website under “Club Awards”.

Scotty Meyer Sportsmanship Award. This award honors one special person who has promoted the club and dog sportsmanship. The individual makes a quality contribution to the success of most events sponsored by the club, and is eager to help both the beginner person and the more experienced dog handler. Nominations are accepted in writing by the Chair of the Awards committee. The person receiving the most nominations will be announced by the previous year’s winner at the Annual Awards Banquet.

Thanks,
Terri Hendrixacdog2@yahoo.com

We could use a few additional volunteers to help with check in for FAST CAT at K9 Splash Zone (9386 National Rd, Brookville, OH 45309) from 8:00 am until maybe 2 pm on NOVEMBER 2nd.  We would appreciate at least 2 hour shifts.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

The Annual Membership Meeting where we will elect our 2020 Board of Directors will be November 1^st at 7:30pm at the Northcutt Location. We will have a carry in starting at 6pm before the Membership Meeting. Applicant members to be voted into the Membership at the meeting are Jennifer and Rachel Corbett. Click HERE to sign up for your potluck item!

Reminder – the Annual Dues are due and payable as of 10/31/19. After that they will be considered lapsed. If your dues are not paid you will not be able to vote in the elections at the meeting. At this point there are still 72 unpaid members. Dues may be paid using the PayPal Link on the member’s page of the website, following this link, or checks can be made payable to Gem City Dog Obedience Club and sent to Tami Woodrow, 4921 Pacemont Ave, Dayton, Oh 45415.
Tami

Need a couple more volunteers to set up for the WCRL Trial: 6 PM on Friday night. We can do it in a hour with a few more helpers!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP to HELP!!

Thanks.

Cathy

Have you looked at our volunteer area lately? There are lots and lots of fun things to do! Everything from walking in a parade for volunteer hours with your dog to helping at interesting trials!

The UKC conformation and rally trial needs your help. Are you one to think ahead? November is right around the corner, and there are lots of opportunities awaiting you! When we rent our building, we often rent our volunteers, as well! Helping at these trials DOES count for volunteer hours for our club!

Stop worrying about your 2020 volunteer hours by getting a jump start on them NOW!

CLICK HERE to view all the fun!

Our December Freestyle Trial is right around the corner, and while we need fantastic volunteers, we also need one special someone…

ARE YOU that special someone? We need someone to coordinate the raffle baskets for the December Freestyle trial. Our trials are well known for their fantastic baskets and the money they raise. We don’t need you to reinvent anything, we just need you to coordinate what we already do! Others who have done it in the past will be happy to give guidance! The coordinator will be going to pick up donations from people. Also you may be contacting local businesses to see about donating baskets. Putting the baskets together and setting them on the table display at the trial is also part of the job.

Just go to the Freestyle Trial Volunteer sheet and sign up today!

Volunteer hours will be granted for the work as coordinator. We estimate around 10 hours will be needed, spread out over the next couple months.

Thank you to Cheri Davis for signing up to be our Fun Day Coordinator! Now we need some support staff! Are you available Nov 23 to sell raffle tickets? Are you a super awesome baker and want to donate to the bake sale? Maybe you are best at doing a Freestyle or trick routine?

There are plenty of things to sign up for on volunteer sheet on the website!

Volunteer here!

Sign up for these Volunteer Hours!

Greetings Gem City Dog Obedience Club,
Join Gem City members and their dogs participating in the 2019 Dayton
Children’s Parade Friday November 29th meeting around 6:30 PM. Bring your
friends and their dogs. Marching in the parade is fun, and a great
socialization experience for your dog. Bring treats to help him/her behave
in a distracting environment.
Unfortunately the parade environment might not be right for all dogs.
Although the will put floats between the dogs and the marching bands, the
parade is still a noisy place with loud music and bright (sometimes
flashing) holiday lights. Dogs afraid of this type of environment should be
left home.
Dress yourself and your dog in holiday attire/bling and lights.
More details will be available closer to the Parade date.

Please find the results of the nominations as of the conclusion of the GCDOC members meeting September 25th, 2019.

• President.                           Chris Kiefer
• Vice President.                  Diana Stromley
• Secretary.                           Carol Frank-Poore
• Treasurer.                           Kathy Roberts
• Membership Chair.           Tami Woodrow
• Registrar.                            Angela Profitt
• Membership at Large      Carol Coffey                                             
• Member at Large Rick Roberts

Terms that ended this year for membership at large were Cindy Wilkins and Carol Coffey. Carol decided she would like to run for another term.

Anyone interested in the appointed positions of Agility, Conformation, or Obedience chair need to contact the nominating committee. Please email Charlotte at 4599170@gmail.com

Respectfully submitted, 

The nominations committee – Charlotte Wisener,  Sherri Heizer,  & Janice Rex

Gem City is planning a Photos With Santa day on November 23rd. We have Santa booked for the day, we have lots of great ideas, but we need YOU!

We need someone to step forward and be the point of contact for the Santa Day Fun. We have board members willing to help and support you, but our board members all stretched thin, and none of us think that we will be able to be the point person on such an exciting day.

Sign up to help us with this event!