Directors Notes

I am so proud to be representing you, the exhibitors of the Gulf Shore Region, on the CFA Board of Directors.  Thank you for your support. I believe that if we all work together, we can accomplish so much for our region and for CFA. 

I would appreciate your input.  What do you expect from your regional director?  What would you like to see accomplished?  Please review the list of committees and positions that are open.  If you find  an area of interest, please let me know. Several positions have been filled, but the majority are still available.  I am also looking for people to serve as liaisons for their area clubs.  The liason would be responsible for keeping me informed of the activities of the clubs in a specific area.  I’d like to have at least one liason for each state or area. 

You can reach me by phone, fax or email.  My phone number is (830)816-2114 – home or (210)844-4965 - cell; fax is (830)249-6372; and my email address is stormy@beecreek.net.  I’d prefer phone calls before 9 pm, but if you leave a message, I will return your phone calls. 

 

CFA Officers & Board Members Election Results

President -  Don Williams

Vice – President – Pam DelaBar

Secretary -  Rachel Anger

Treasurer – Kathy Calhoun

North Atlantic Region – Debbie Kusy

Northwest Region – Jean Grimm

Gulf Shore Region – Betty Haden

Great Lakes Region – Liz Watson

Southwest Region – George Eigenhauser,Jr.

Midwest – Linda Berg

Southern – Peg Johnson

Japan – Kayoko Koizumi

Region Officers & Committees

GSR Secretary – Trudie Allen

 GSR Treasurer – Betsy Gaither

GSR Finance Committee – Betsy Gaither, chair

GSR Web Site – Gene Wright

GSR Regional Shows Committee – Vivian Brownlee, Teresa Schroeder

GSR Fund Raising Committee –

GSR Clerking Committee – Dick Cullen

GSR Grievance Committee – Terry Brown, Gene Wright

GSR Scorer –

GSR Historical Committee – Terry Brown,  chair

GSR Pure Breed Rescue -Deb Knorr

Board Business

1.  Only 8 judging assignments are now required for advancement in the judging program.

2.   You must enter the qualifier, but do not have to attend, to go to the international show.

 

Club Activities

 

The GSR would like to welcome two clubs.

The International Havana Brown Society has been reassigned to Region 3. The club’s secretary is relocating to New Mexico.

The Siberian Cat Club is a newly formed and recognized Siberian Breed Club.  The club’s secretary resides just outside of Dallas.  This club has members nationwide, as well as one from Japan. They are working toward the advance of the Siberian to Championship status.

 

 Voluntary Club Activity Report

 

Club Secretaries will be receiving  a Voluntary Club Activity Report sometime this week.  With your assistance, we can really move ahead with gathering information on what our clubs are doing. This information will be used to better position ourselves in several different venues, such as  Animal welfare, Animal Legislation, Corporate Sponsorship, and all the goals and objectives of CFA.

The report is for the show season of May 2001 to April of 2002.   This information will be gathered and shared with you in a format that might enable your clubs to learn about ideas and efforts made by other clubs, in addition to helping CFA put itself in a better position in the aforementioned areas of concern.
If your club has not had any areas of activity to report, no problem. All inactive clubs will simply not appear anywhere, as will clubs that do not respond.  For further information, please contact Gary Veach, CFA Director at Large.

October Board Meeting

 

The following resolutions were passed at the Annual meeting and will come before the Board in October.  Please review these and let me know how you feel about them. 

 No. 8 – Six ring, one day shows are no longer experimental and are allowed on Sundays that precede a National holiday that falls on Monday.

No. 10 – Recommends two Master Clerks for 6-ring, 1 day shows and requires both to be paid.

No. 12 – First aid kit must be kept at the Master Clerks table, when no show announcer is present.

No. 16 – Cats must be entered, but not present, to qualify for the International. (Already passed)

No. 17 – Defines eligibility for permanent cattery names.

No. 18 – Regarding eligibility to be listed by CFA Breeder Referral Program  / Breeders Guide. (Click here for additional information).

a. Only CFA BC members be included, extra cost for non BC members.

b. Identify BC secretary at beginning of each section.

c. Allow opt off of individual breed lists.

d. Current BC membership is required for Cattery of Excellence rating.

No. 21 – Amend resolution #8 to put minimum # judging cases required back to what it was before #8 was passed.

 

 CFA Pure Breed Rescue Committee

 

The 2002 CFA Pure Breed Rescue Committee currently consists of myself, Anna Sadler, and Dee Hinkle.  If your club is interested in working with Pure Breed Rescue, please contact one of us.  I would like to see lots of GSR clubs and exhibitors involved with Pure Breed rescue!!   Talk to your clubs and get involved.