A Toast to the Toasty!
Believe it or not, we just held our 5th annual BCCME Beardie Bounce and BBQ on July 17 at the traditional location (Val and Pat's house). Although it didn't rain and there were no tornadoes in town that week, we did have to contend with some mighty hot and humid weather. Thanks to everybody who came out to bounce with us! Welcome to the new members, the visitors, and other folks who came by to enjoy some food, fun, and fellowship with our favorite breed!
Thanks for supporting the raffles, and congratulations to all the winners! Our online raffle raised about $250.00. We also held a "paper bag" raffle that raised around $120.00 -- final figures aren't in yet.
Welcome to newest member Diane Marshall! Diane owns Maisie, an adorable brown girl who is Brae's litter sister and full sister to Fiona and Bebe. (She's a Trav kid. You do the math.)
Thanks too for everyone who renewed BCCME memberships at the BBQ. If you haven't renewed yours yet, no worries -- get your membership renewal to Membership Chair Pat Maloney as soon as you can! Memberships expire on September 1.
All of the Beardies (and honorary Beardies) had fun -- and we sent home more than a few sleepy pups at the end of the event! Maybe it's unique to Beardies and maybe it isn't, but all of the dogs in attendance got along and had a wonderful time. All of the little puppies from last year are looking so grown-up this year!
We know that the weekend was one of the busiest in the entire season,
and that some folks were out showing and competing in local events.
Please send us some brags! Kathy says she didn't receive any, so she
wasn't able to print out any certificates. Trust me, you want one --
they're gorgeous! Even if you're just proud that your Beardie has learned not to counter-surf or has finished basic obedience training, tell Kathy how proud
you are! Brags aren't just for the show dogs, and we're all proud of
our Beardies!
As expected, we held our annual membership meeting. Much to everyone's shock and surprise (ha!), we elected the same slate of officers
for 2010-11:
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President: Val Maloney
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Vice-President/Membership Chair: Pat Maloney
- Treasurer: Connie Balogh
- Secretary/Webmaster: Karen Norteman
- Activities Chair: Maryann Groves
- Sunshine Chair/Awards Chair: Kathy Walsh
We're so glad everyone came, and that the Beardies enjoyed themselves. It's hard to believe that the BBQ is five years old -- thanks to all of you for making it such a success! On to Number Six!
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