Minutes March 2009

RRV Chapter of NAVHDA
Monthly Meeting Minutes
Gander Mountain-Fargo
February 2, 2009

Board Attendance: Matt Olson, Mark Van Beek, Dan Pforr, Jeff Jalbert, and Keith Kemmer.
Board Absence: Tory Zimmerman, Lori Van Beek and Steve Buck.
Member/Other Attendance: Leigh Holzer, Wally Wahl, and Tammy Wendt.
Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by President Jeff Jalbert.
Minutes: Lori Van Beek was unable to attend the meeting, but emailed draft minutes from the January meeting for the board’s consideration.
No changes were made to the minutes and they were approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s Report: Mark Van Beek presented the Treasurer’s Report as of January 31, 2009. He noted that the Certificate of Deposit
has a current value of $5,663.78. Matt requested reimbursement for the display board that was made for the basket fundraiser
for the NAVHDA convention. As was discussed previously, Jeff Jalbert attended the NAVHDA convention as the chapter representative,
and is eligible to be reimbursed up to $500 for travel expenses. Wally Wahl mentioned that he would appreciate reimbursement
for the annual basket puppy’s NAVHDA registration fee. MOTION: Jeff Jalbert moved and it was seconded to approve the
Treasurer’s report, which motion passed by unanimous vote.


Business:

Sportsman Show:
It was discussed that Steve Buck has access to tables and skirts for the show. Per Mark, raffle tickets can be printed with no problem.
We discussed using the brochures we currently have made to distribute at the event. Mark and Dan will work on getting the
brochures printed. The board discussed signing up to volunteer for the Sportsman’s Show and requesting members sign up for times
when they are able to help out at the show.
Dan got a kit from NAVAHDA with a banner, brochures, etc. that can be used at the show. The club has a wooden banner that can
also be used. ACTION TAKEN: Leigh Holzer agreed to put together the photo frame for the show. Members are to get pictures to
Leigh Holzer so he can work on this project.

Testing Dates and Judges:
Test dates have been secured. Tory Zimmerman is still working on finalizing the judges. Jeff asked Jo Riah and Frank Spaeth for
judges. Our goal is to get concrete commitments from these people in a timely manner. Wally Wahl will let us know at a later time
if he can judge the fall test.

Handlers Clinic:
The clinic dates are set for July 25 and July 26. Registration is $75.00 per person. The club’s cost is approx. $400.00 for clinic leaders.
Jeff Jalbert announced that he had spoken with Tracy Nelson who has been approved by the Nationals for her to run the clinic.
Wally Wahl recommended Blain Carter be considered. Matt approved the poster and application for the event. The information
needs to be sent out to members.
Test Banquet:
It was noted that the location for the test banquet will be at the West Fargo Speedway. Leigh offered to be in charge of getting this
together. He will call to see if the back room is available to reserve for the banquet. Banquet time will be 7:00 pm. The raffle tickets
indicate that the drawing for the shot gun will be at this banquet.

Meetings:
Members discussed keeping the meeting times at 7 pm. It was also mentioned that we may want to have a potluck at times for the
meetings just to change it up a little bit. Members were in favor, but mentioned that it would be easier to do when it warms up outside.
Next meeting is going to be held on Monday, March 2, 2009, as there is a conflict with Gander Mountain with a Hunters
Safety course they are hosting. They requested us to move our meeting just this month.

Mission Statement:
It was suggested that at future meetings the members discuss goals we would like for our organization, including a mission statement
and short and long term goals.

Dog Days Event:
Mark emailed several North Dakota Retriever Club board members and they responded with interest in joining NAVHDA in a community-
wide Dog Days Event. Details for the event, including location, speakers, etc. will need to be worked out. Mark mentioned
that any profits will need to be split between the organizations involved.

Chapter Needs:
We are going to try and put together a library of training materials. Board members discussed how many launchers the club owns. It
was noted that the club owns two launchers in good condition and that they could be rented out to earn money for our organization.
Wally suggested purchasing a digital photo frame for use by the club, with a cost not to exceed $100. ACTION TAKEN: Matt will
check into the photo frames and report back at the next meeting. Mark suggested that he check with his son at Office Max for a sale.
It was decided that portable training tables aren’t necessary at this time as other members have tables that have been used in the past
and we could continuing doing this.

Pictures for Updated Club Brochure:
The deadline for submitting pictures for a new club brochure was extended. Pictures to be submitted for consideration should show
training, puppies, kid pictures, members training. Pictures can be brought to the March meeting. Members indicated that the club
should get pictures taken at the events we host. John Fugleberg may be interested in taking pictures. Mark agreed to check with
John to see if he would be interested. He was also going to see what pictures John may have taken at the last spring test. Tammy
Wendt also offered to take pictures at club events.

NAVHDA Convention Review:
Jeff and Tammy attended the NAVHDA annual meeting and reported back. The club’s annual basket “Wally Wahl trained puppy”
was not sold on the auction, but a buyer did pay $1,000. Laura Picard is the new Newsletter Editor and articles should be sent to her
for publishing
During 2008, NAVHDA stayed within budget. There was a 1.5 percent increase in members.
National NAVHDA Memberships:
1. June 1, 2009, new memberships went from $50 to $55.
2. January 1, 2010, renewal memberships will go from $45 to $50.
3. Life memberships will remain the same at $1,000.
Paul Lester resigned as a NAVDHA judge.
Chapter test packets are changing as they are trying to make them more user-friendly. This will start for the spring test.
Chapter Motions discussed included the development of a VC breeder’s award. Qualifications were discussed at length. They will
possibly stick to the same criteria. The E.C. will determine criteria whether it’s going to be 2 or 3 dogs.
The benefits of chapter surveys were discussed as the survey results can suggest improvements.
Ideas for events to better our chapter:

The following ideas were discussed:
1. Trap shoots
2. 2. Dog days
3. Fun Shoots
4. Demonstrations of dogs, example show how they retrieve and discuss technique and accomplishing this goal.
5. Pheasant shoots-discuss double elimination do we want to have this as an option.
6. 50/50 raffles
7. Buy some launchers and then rent them out to raise money for the chapter.
Wally Wahl was presented money to help offset his medical costs from what was collected at the NAVDHA convention.

Future Business:
1. Lori to discuss the g-mail account she has set up for our chapter.
2. Send a thank-you note to the buyer of our puppy from the NAVDHA convention.
3. Finalize planning for the Sportman’s Show.
4. Discuss reserving the room at the Speedway for spring test banquet.
5. Submit pictures for updating the club’s brochure.
6. Discuss lifetime memberships and jackets.

MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting, which motion passed by unanimous vote.

Respectfully submitted by,
Tammy Wendt