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CCCI
Board Minutes
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 30, 2025 | MARISOL ALLEN, RECORDING SECRETARY
Call to order: 5:26 PM EST. the new requirements. everyone to place ads to support
Chow Life.
President (Cathy Clapp): Called Corresponding Secretary (Brenda
meeting to order. Howell): Nothing to report. 2025 National (Cathy Clapp):
Vickie Ireland wanted to thank
Membership in attendance: We Recording Secretary (Marisol everyone that donated and
have a quorum (sign in sheet was Allen): Nothing to report. contributed to the National. There
used).
Treasurer (Debbie Hockaday): will be a silent auction during the
President Report (Cathy Clapp): The National is our main source dinner.
Last year’s general membership of income to support the club. Julia Woodcock would like to
minutes were published in Chow We have lost money for the last invite everyone to Southern Chow
Life and have been approved. couple of years at National. Cathy Chow Club Oct. 9-11, 2026, for 3
The judges nominations form for shared that there was a motion days of shows and to celebrate 100
the 2027 National will be passed made and approved at this year’s years.
out to members. We are looking in-person board meeting of the
for a bid for the 2027 National. If officers and directors to increase Debbie Spence shared that the
no bids are submitted, the board the yearly membership dues to DNA testing in 2017 that was sent
will have to host and will look $30 per person beginning with to Washington State University
to hold it in Kentucky in March the 2026 dues. Someone brought has been done. Chows are only 1
which is 4 days of all breeds show. up whether we have explored not of 2 breeds that have a mutation
Layla Loveless has volunteered to having a club hotel for National that causes trouble metabolizing
oversee the logo. Tina Alexander and letting everyone find their opioids. In order to have peer
will check with Kalamazoo for own hotel as meeting room blocks review publication, we need
the Memorial weekend shows, can be costly if they’re not met. chows to go to Washington to be
however, finding a hotel can be in a study.
a challenge. The show chair for AKC Delegate (Margaret
the 2026 National is still looking DiCorleto): The AKC Delegate Dave Foose brought up wanting
for a fundraising chair. Cathy attends 4 meetings a year and the club to see how we can
wants to give a big “Thank You” reports back to the board and the petition AKC for assistance in
to Vickie Ireland for doing such club. A topic members should how to try and get our dogs to fly.
a great job with fundraising. The be aware of, and an article that Margaret can look into this topic.
breed mentor requirements were is published in Chow Life, Be- Linda Albert asked whether
discussed at this year’s in person Prepared-Plan Ahead, which is an Lifetime Members are receiving
board meeting of the officers and article on what to do in case of a a hospitality bag if any are left
directors. The requirement to be death. The article can also be sent over and noticed that this needs
a breed mentor is now 12 years’ to the FB admin to publish. You to be added to the Show Manual.
experience in the breed and have can also contact Margaret for the The past couple of years, there
bred 10 champions. We need article or additional information. have not been any hospitality
mentors to volunteer to assist the Chow Life (Michael Heldt): bags left over. The Show chair or
club. We can put on the CCCI Michael Heldt is the new Chow hospitality chair should oversee.
website, so people are aware of Life editor. Michael encourages Julia Woodcock offered to ship
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