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Our 14th annual Bounce & BBQ is now part of the history books. Thanks to everyone who came, and who brought fabulous food and bouncing Beardies! We hope all the dogs slept very well yesterday — we humans certainly did!
Here’s a little slideshow of photos from the Bounce. If you want any of these individual photos, just ping Karen.
Hello Mainiacs!
The summer, like so many summers before it, is already looking to be crazy busy. Here’s a list of dates for events and deadlines that you’ll want to know about.
June 23-24: Supported Entries at the Chickadee Cluster in Cumberland, ME. Here are the entry breakdowns:
Saturday: 1-2 (0-0)
Sunday: 1-2 (0-0)
June 30: last day to submit photos for the 2019 Beardies of the World Calendar. All the details are at www.bowcalendar.com .
July 1: Time to start thinking about membership renewal! You can even renew online, which saves the trouble of writing checks and mailing stuff. I will be away for the BBQ this year, so you won’t be able to hand me any membership stuff there. If you can, please renew online or via snail mail before the BBQ.
Also on July 1: Our insurance renews. I’ll be spending some club money on that shortly.
July 14: Not only is it Bastille Day in France, but it’s also the date of the 13th annual BCCME Beardie Bounce & BBQ! As usual, it will be held at Val’s house in Scarborough from 12-4 PM. Bring something for the potluck, bring a pen to vote in the annual election (members only), and bring $$ for the traditional raffles.
(Yes, we did change the date of the BBQ to the 3rd weekend in July, but Val can’t be home to host us on that date this year — so we’re back to the second weekend this year.)
Lastly… save the weekend of October 20-21! Maryann, our Activities Chair has been planning something special! Priority for signup goes to BCCME members first, so there’s an incentive to renew!
Val has been working on getting a Fun Walk together in Scarborough sometime. More on that as the details get ironed out.
That’s all for now… Please contact Val with any ideas, if you’d like to run for office, or for any good reason at all.
What better thing to do during a March blizzard than to dream of July? It seems like the perfect time to start thinking about BCCME’s 13th annual Bounce & BBQ!
The BBQ is held on the third Saturday in July, from 12-4. This year, we’re holding it on the second Saturday in July instead (because Val won’t be home on the third weekend!) — so the BBQ will be on July 14. We’ll be back at our traditional location at Val’s place in Scarborough. (The Saco location we used last year will be gone by then.)
Start marking your calendars now and thinking about summer fun with the BeardieMainiacs!
Yes, you read that right! We already have dates for our annual BCCME events. (Note: The show dates are tentative pending BCCA Board and AKC approval.)
Come take a look at this!
Greetings, Mainiacs!
Now that it’s July, it’s time to once again sound the trumpets!
Our annual Bounce & BBQ (minus the BBQ) will be taking place on Saturday, July 15, from 12 noon to 4 PM. We’re holding it at a different place, though: Paw-zn-Around in Saco, ME. This is because Val has baby puppies at home, and she’d like to wait a little longer before exposing them to a bunch of Beardies who don’t live there.
We’ll have all the usual fun and frolic, and we’ll bring the main course (sandwich fixings, because we can’t grill this year), cups, plates & utensils, drinks… all that stuff. You should bring yourselves, your Beardies, and something for the potluck.
Here’s the event announcement.
We’ll also hold our Annual Meeting and annual elections.
Don’t forget to bring your wallets and checkbooks! We’ll also have the traditional raffles, Specialty leftovers (throws and mugs and stuff), plus we’ll acceot membership renewals while we’re there. Can’t make it to the Bounce? You can renew your membership online.
If your membership info has changed during the year, please fill out and send the Membership Form to Kathy. Kathy will update the Membership List.
Just one more thing: The website could use some new photos! Please send me your best shots.
See you there!
IMPORTANT: Note the new location, but the same date!
For news and updates about the BBQ, visit the BBQ event page.
We’re still having the annual BBQ on the same date — 3rd weekend in July — but we need to change the venue for this year. Val will have little puppies at home in mid-July, so we’re moving this year’s bash to Paw-zn-Around in Saco. It will still be on July 15 from 12-4 PM. As of now, we don’t have a rain date.
Paw-zn-Around has a lovely fenced-in event field just past the main building with the pawprints. We may use the rest rooms inside the building, and we’ll find out whether we can also use the kitchen.
As usual, we’ll have our traditional festivities: Beardies bouncing everywhere, raffles for fun Beardie stuff, our Annual Meeting, and annual elections. We’ll also have extra membership forms onsite for membership renewals and for new members.
Since we won’t have the gas grill, we’ll figure out what our local food options are — pizza, subs, or something. The club traditionally supplies the burgers, so we’ll take care of that part. We’ll also supply the paper plates, cups, plasticware, napkins, and all that. You can still bring snacks, drinks, side dishes, or whatever inspires you. If you can also bring a table, we’d really appreciate it.
Here’s what else you can bring:
If you’re not sure what to bring for the potluck and would like ideas, ask Val. She’ll know whether everyone is signing up to bring potato salad.
Use this handy map to get to Paw-zn-Around. The street address is:
8 New County Road
Saco, ME 04072
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