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President’s

Message

by Dave Cook

It appears that we will be in good shape in October to hold our first National
Specialty since the COVID pandemic forced us to reschedule the 2020 to 2022
National Specialties. With all the dates changed, here is the schedule for the next
three National Specialties:
• October 5th to 7th, 2021 - New York Specialty at the Radisson
Niagara Falls in Grand Island, NY
• April 10th to 14th, 2022 – Pennsylvania Specialty at the Radisson
Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill, PA
• May 15th to 18th, 2023 – Nebraska Specialty at the Marriott
Riverside Hotel in South Sioux City, NE

I hope to see everyone in Niagara Falls this October and make your hotel
reservations now. This fall’s Specialty immediately follows the 4-day Wine
Country cluster of shows so you can enjoy over 10 days of shows if you wish to.
We will also have our annual CCCI Membership meeting as part of the specialty
along with a Judges Education seminar presented by Mary Wuest and a seminar
presented by Dr. Michael Court on the CHF/Washington State University
anesthesia study sponsored by CCCI.
The Board recently selected the Nominating Committee for the fall elections
and the Committee consists of Kurt Williams, Chair, Brian Hooper and Bambi
Walden. If you are interested in serving as an Officer of the CCCI or on the
Board, please reach out to one of the committee members and let them know of
your interest.
There are two new programs that members should be aware of – the first is that
the CCCI Board has approved supporting the Chow entry in areas of the U.S.
where there is not a regional club. The details on the supported entry program
and the application form are on the following pages. Also, the AKC is taking
the “Meet the Breeds” on the road this year. There will be eight different events
in the following cities and if you are interested in working to coordinate the
Chow booth at one of the locations, please let me know. The AKC will produce
and transport the breed booth to the various locations and members will be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses.

The locations and dates are:

San Diego – August 14-15 Dallas – August 21-22
Tampa – September 18-19 Philadelphia – September 25-26
Chicago – October 15-16 Minneapolis – October 23-24
Columbus, OH – November 13-14 New Orleans -November 20-21

As always, is an honor to serve as your President and please feel free to contact
me should you have any suggestions or concerns by email at huchu@aol.com or
on my cell at (630) 878-2019. I look forward to hopefully seeing everyone in
Niagara Falls in October.

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