November 2025 General Meeting

General Meeting

November 19th, 2025

Attendance: Rachel Read, Tammy Pengelly, Jeanie Schuldt, Robin Murphy, Christa Thompson, Lorene Jones, Dawn Clausen, Elaina (Guest).

Call to Order: 7:00 PM

Introductions
President’s Report
- N/A
Vice President’s Report
- N/A
Secretary’s Report
- Minutes read by Rachel, accepted as amended. (Lorene/Tammy)
Treasurer’s Report
- General Account: $14,662.37.
  - $19 paid to In-Motion Hosting (website domain)
- Specialty Account: $10,328.30
- Motion by Robin, second by Tammy
Old Business
- Committee Reports
  - CCA Committee (Rachel/Debbie/Bridgett)
    - We are going to plan the CCA to be in conjunction with the Greater Clark County Kennel Club show (Ridgefield, WA) in 2026.
    - Rachel reached out to Kerry Miller and contacted GRCA for information about hosting the CCA, hasn’t heard anything yet.
    - Discussion was had about reaching out to Amy Rosling to gather information, since she is the president of the EGRC, and Ridgefield is in EGRC’s territory.
  - Christmas Party
    - Is being held on December 6th, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Robin’s brother’s house.
    - Motion to reimburse Robin up to $150 for a protein, plates and napkins, and a gift for the hosts. (Lorene/Christa)
    - Robin will make a post on the Facebook group with more details.
    - Gift exchange limit is $25.
  - Breeder Education (Debbie)
    - N/A
  - Puppy Referral (Rachel/Susan)
    - Rachel had 3 people reach out, all of which were directed to contact the breeders on the referral page.
    - Since Rachel probably has a litter on the way, Susan is going to take over full time as the Breeder Referral contact.
  - Public Education (Dawn)
    - Meet the Breeds was already discussed in the board meeting, we will need 4-5 dogs at the Meet the Breeds booth. Double-booth was requested for our Meet the Breeds slot. Dawn is going to reach out to the GRCA for coloring books, it was suggested to print out a number of coloring pages as well.
  - Website (Rachel/Alice)
    - Discussed latest metrics
    - Member Awards webpage was updated to include photos of the winners.
  - Facebook Group (Christa/Kelli)
    - Karen Millikan was added to the group.
  - Facebook Page (Lorene/Rachel)
    - 304 views on our page.
    - Discussed making a post about Canine Body Composition Scores.
    - Rachel is going to create a flyer for the upcoming clinics for us to share.
  - Hospitality (Tammy/Jeanie)
    - No updates
  - Awards (Debbie/Christa)
    - No updates
- 2026 Specialty
  - Show Chair (Robin)
    - Premium list has been sent to Debbie & Christa. Everything has been approved except for BPUP, which costs an extra $25 to hold. It was decided to no longer include BPUP in the Specialty.
    - Discussed sending our Specialty wins to be included in the GRCA Magazine, Robin has that under control.
    - Has been communicating with Chintimini Kennel Club, everything is going smoothly.
    - Requested 2 conference rooms (for Saturday), 15 tables (for the Specialty), and will confirm whether or not chairs will be provided for the specialty.
    - Is going to follow up with Onofrio regarding being provided contracts, reminding them that we do not need ribbons.
  - Obedience/Rally (Karen/Robin)
    - Robin will be picking up the judges from the airport.
  - Sweeps (Debbie)
    - No updates.
  - Decorating Committee (Rachel & Co.)
    - Decorations are coming along smoothly.
  - Raffle (Kelli/Alice)
    - Kelli and Alice asked about increasing the price of the raffle tickets. This was discussed, and the prices for raffle tickets will be as follows:
      - 1 ticket = $1
      - 12 tickets = $10
      - 25 tickets = $20
    - Discussion was had about having a Loser’s Raffle and/or a 50/50 Raffle, no decision was made.
  - Trophies & Ribbons (Christa)
    - Trophies are done, as well as judges gifts.
  - Judges (Debbie)
    - Sidney Marx is the judge for the Specialty.
- Chintimini KC Eye Clinic & Heart Clinic (Christa)
  - Confirmed the clinics with both Dr Maxwell and Dr Wallace.
  - Dr Wallace wants echos prepaid, Lorene is working on setting up SignUp Genius for the club, we will need to set up a PayPal account in the club’s name.
  - Rachel will talk to the Rottweiler Club at the Ridgefield show since they use PayPal for their club.
- Silver Falls Kennel Club Eye Clinic (with Boston Terrier Club)
  - Lorene asked if the club would be willing to provide volunteers to assist the Boston Terrier club with their eye clinic the morning on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, due to a scheduling conflict, and the money from said clinic would be split between the two clubs. Rachel and Tammy volunteered to assist.
New Business
- Discussion was had about making an annual donation to the Golden Retriever Foundation, it was decided that the club is not in a financial position to commit to a perpetual dollar amount, but we can make a decision annually after our specialty and clinics to decide what we can afford to donate.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:15 PM.

(Lorene/Robin)

*Amended on December 6th, 2025

Meeting Minutes PDF