Page 39 - Chow Life - Summer 2016 Issue

Special Feature
Hosting A CCCI National

by David Cook, CCCI National Liaison

Are you interested each year. One item the putting together a proposal is the
in hosting a National committee is doing is contract with the host site. This is
compiling a list of hotels one area where the committee can
across the USA that be of major assistance.
Specialty? have hosted National
If you have any interest in
Without question, the Chow Specialties for other submitting a proposal for the
Chow Club’s big event of the year breeds as a resource for future 2019 National Specialty or future
is our National Specialty. For CCCI National Specialties. If you specialties, I encourage you to
those who have never attended a know of any potential host sites, contact a member of the National
National Specialty, you are really please forward that information to Specialty Planning Committee to
missing out on a lot of fun and hope the committee. help guide you through the process.
to see you at next year’s National There is no question that hosting a
Specialty in Lombard, IL. Our The requirements for submitting National Specialty is a lot of work
National Specialty is normally a 3 to a proposal to host a National but from personal experience, it
4 day event including our National Specialty are included in the CCCI is your chance to give back to the
Specialty Show with Puppy and Show Manual (which is available breed that we all love.
Veterans Sweepstakes, Obedience on the CCCI website). Proposals
and Rally Trials. In addition there are due two years in advance and
are normally two Regional Specialty must be submitted to the CCCI
shows, member education events Recording Secretary no later than
and many social activities. 30 days prior to the CCCI Annual
Board Meeting. (Note: Proposals
Normally the National Specialty is for the 2019 National
hosted by a regional club or a group Specialty are due no
of CCCI members but recently later than March 10,
there has not been a lot of interest 2017). One of the
in hosting a National Specialty. hardest parts of

Due to the lack of interest, the
CCCI Board of Directors recently
established a National Specialty
Planning Committee. The
Committee has two purposes – 1)
to encourage and help regional
clubs and CCCI members submit
a proposal for a National Specialty
and 2) to plan National Specialties
when no bids are received from
regional clubs and CCCI members.
The Committee is currently
headed by David Cook, along with
committee members Layla Loveless,
Love Banghart, Linda Brantley and
Michael Heldt.

Putting together a bid for
a National Specialty can be
challenging and finding a hotel
or other site to host the National
Specialty is becoming harder