SUNSHINE THEMES NEWSFLYER October 2017 Brags TIMTAM Wabash Cannonball, Canny participated in a research project for the US Department of Navy. The research scientists selected 80 dogs from across the country who are trained in nose work. They studied how dogs learn to generalize or discriminate odor. Canny did great! The press release about the project is at http://www.dcmilitary.com/south_potomac_pilot/ features/engineer-investigates-odor-detection-canines/ article_33a3c18c-f9a3-53a4-b6f3-35a62fceab83.html Rosalyn Kulik (Canny s nose work handler) Laurel By The Grace Of God NAJ OA UD, Gracie obtained 3 new fun titles, the new AKC titles Trick Dog Novice, Intermediate & Advanced. Gracie also received 2 legs in all 3 events both days in Florida's first AKC Scent dog work in Handler Discrimination, Container Search, and Room Search. She ended up with a 3rd place in the room search. AKC just started Scent Dog work in October. This is much like narcotic dog work and the dogs love it! Karen Butterworth 4 month old Riverside Never Stop Believe n, Nadia was BIS 4-6 Puppy at the Saturday Arcadia Show. GCh Ch Riverside My Cup of Tea won a Group 1 placement the first day at the Arcadia Show. Riverside Me and My Shadow, Shadow and littermate Riverside It s All About Me, Ali both placed in their 9-12 Sweepstakes Classes at the PWCCA National. Deb Shindle Ch Brogan Sweetness and Light, Mikaela received an Award of Merit at the PWCCA National Specialty. Cindy Smith Bjorn s Batman, BN Bobby earned his Beginner Novice title in October. He begins Agility training in November. Sandfox Corporate Executive, BN CGCA Kevin has earned 1. Beginner Novice title 2. Novice title (CD) 3. CGC title 4. CGC- ADVANCED title Kevin will be chasing his Novice Rally title in November. He now moves on to Open Obedience. Kevin earned all 4 titles in September and October, 2017. Sandy Crechiolo Sunshine Dear Friends, I m home from the hospital. The procedure went well. Nova went to his dad s (Walle-e the Golden retriever) last night, and I ve heard that they are having a marvelous time romping and playing. I m off to bed now, but wanted to touch base with all of you and thank you for your prayers and well wishes. Best to you all, Maggi (Payne) Deepest Sympathy to Cindy Smith on the loss of both her parents. ******** Please let Maggi Payne know if any members are in need of Sunshine rememberance. separatestar1@gmail.com (239) 822-9010 ******** October 2017 www.sunshinepwcc.com 1
Sunshine Themes Newsflyer October 2017 Editor...Gail Steinmetz... gail@keredpwc.com The Editor & Board of Directors reserve the right to edit or refuse advertising or articles that are inappropriate or not considered of interest or value to the members and fancy. SPWCC Logo designed by Judy West ADVERTISING Will be in the Annual Issue Only No part of Sunshine Themes may be reproduced or transmitted electronically without written permission from the editor and Board of Directors. Sunshine Themes is free to members. Annual Publication Deadline: January 15, 2018 Email NewsFlyer Published April June August October December Officers President...Lesley Hammar Vice President... Cindy Smith Secretary... Dianne Tharp Treasurer...Gail Steinmetz Directors Al Gapsch (2nd Year) (completing Dianne Tharp s term) Debbie Gapsch (1st Year) Deb Shindle (2nd Year) Standing Committee Chairs Events Coordinator...Dianne Tharp 2017 Agility Chair... Bonnie Hansen 2017 Show Chair... Lesley Hammar AKC Compliance...Deb Shindle Breeder Referral...Sharon Lofley Facebook Page Coordinator... Grace Carter FAKC/AKC/Legislative...Chari Magnan FL Combined Specialties...Dianne Tharp Judges Selection Coordinator...Gail Steinmetz Membership...Dianne Tharp Newsletter...Gail Steinmetz PWCCA Liaison... Cindy Smith PWCCA Talebearers Column... Debbie Gapsch Rescue...Sunshine Corgi Rescue Sunshine...Maggi Payne Ways & Means... Lesley Hammar Website...Gail Steinmetz Coming Events and Meetings MEETING SCHEDULE Thursday, December 14, 2017-4:00 PM General/Board Meeting, Orlando Saturday, January 20, 2018 General/Board Meeting, Brooksville Saturday, April 7, 2018 General/Board Meeting, Elkton PROGRAM: Grooming Tips by Deb Shindle Saturday, June 23, 2018 Annual Meeting & Election of Officers, Orlando New Board Meeting to follow COMING EVENTS Thursday, December 14, 2017 Sweepstakes and Supported Entry with Central FL KC Sweeps Judge: Janet Bodin Supported Entry Judge: Stephanie Hedgepath SPWCC Club Meeting and Welcome Party - Host Hotel Friday, December 15, 2017 SPWCC Specialty (Concurrent with SSHG) Breed Judge: Donna Gilbert SSHG Supported Entry Judge: Barbara Pessina Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL Superintendent: MB-F SPWCC BANQUET - Host Hotel Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 & 28, 2017 AGILITY TRIAL (all day) Judges: Karen Wlodarski, Gill Chapman Secretary: June Ebert Manatee County Fairgrounds, 1402 14th Ave West, Palmetto, FL Breeder Referral Sharon Lofley has taken over the Breeder Referral Postion. Please let her know if you have any puppies or adults looking for homes. Her contact will be: onemorecorgi@gmail.com 2 www.sunshinepwcc.com Sunshine Themes
Sunshine Corgi Rescue September 26, 2017 Hello to all Sunshine Corgi Rescue Volunteers! Let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Jo Walker and at the beginning of 2017 I assumed the role of the new Treasurer for Sunshine Corgi Rescue. I personally want to thank all of the volunteers for being there when called upon to help out with whatever task is needed. The purpose of this letter is to reach out and touch base with everyone and to give you an update on things that have been going on in the rescue recently. First things first; Good News/ Bad News!! The Good News is that we have been very slow last year and this year, as far as Corgis being surrendered into our rescue program. That is one of the reasons you may not have had any calls for your services recently. We have 54 volunteers at this time. The Bad News is that we have been very slow last year and this year as far as Corgis being surrendered into our rescue program. No Corgis coming in means no Corgis to adopt out. At present, we have approximately 200 adoption applications and we have very few dogs in foster care. We had 15 adoptions in 2016 and so far 11 for 2017. That being said, at this point in time we are looking to make a few changes in the rescue program itself. Our current Rescue Coordinator, Jeff Mullen is wanting to step down and we are looking into a replacement for him. This position oversees all functions of the rescue, similar to a Chief Operations Officer overseeing the day to day functions. Also, we have lost our Intake Coordinator and are looking for a volunteer for that position. Tim Hochuli has graciously taken on the role as our new Adoption Coordinator. Kristen Davis is staying on as our Secretary and myself as Treasurer. Kitty Szaro and Susan Hochuli are staying on as Board Members at Large. The yearly Board Meeting for SCR was held on August 27, 2017 and we had a very productive day. Some of the ideas we are working on is how to expand our presence in the State of Florida and get our name out there so people do know that we exist. Working events and making contact with shelters and other rescue groups is one thing we would like to start with. For this we will need volunteers willing to go to events like The Blessing of the Animals, Tampa, coming up in October and The Florida Corgi Picnic coming up in November. Then there are also events in your own home towns or county's that may be put on by dog clubs or shelters. We have a canopy, table and banner that can be made available for events in your area. Flyers, business cards and other materials can definitely be mailed to you. We are wanting to reach out to the local shelters and rescue groups in your area. Obviously, one or two people cannot drive all over the state to talk to the shelters, but you, our volunteers, can go to your local city and county shelters and say hello, let them know that SCR is here to help if need be and leave some contact information. We can provide you with flyers or business cards to leave. There are other ideas that need a bit more discussion and planning on the table. We are always looking for people to get involved with the rescue. At some point, you may have helped out with our rescue program whether it was helping with intake dogs, adoptions, home checks, transport or events. Because it has been so slow we have not had to call on many of you to ask for your help. So that we can make our volunteer list current let me know If you would like to remain as an active volunteer or maybe get more involved. Please email me at bluevalleycorgis@yahoo.com. or you can call me at (321) 264-6296. If you wish to be removed from our list of volunteers with SCR please let me know, otherwise we will keep you up-to-date on what is going on. Also, your input is welcomed. Please feel free to contact any board member with any ideas, thoughts, recommendations, comments or problems. I am looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully working together to make a better and stronger rescue for corgis in need. Regards, Mary Jo Walker, Treasurer Sunshine Corgi Rescue www.sunshinecorgirescue.org October 2017 www.sunshinepwcc.com 3
President s Message Dear SPWCC members, Our annual regional specialty is just a little over a month away. It will be held at the Orange County Convention Center December 14 and 15. Our judges are Janet Bodin for sweepstakes and Donna Gilbert for the regular classes. Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes will be held Thursday with the Central Florida supported entry; and Regular classes Friday. We will host a casual welcome party Thursday night, a great night to catch up with old friends and meet a few new ones. The following night we will have our banquet. Please be sure to get your RSVP back to Maggi Payne. It can be found on the website (www.sunshinepwcc.com). The host hotel is the Rosen Center Pointe Orlando. Please book rooms as soon as possible as the deadline is soon approaching on November 30. Please see the website for all details or contact me for any questions at lesleyhammar@gmail. com. The Sunshine PWCC annual two day agility trials will be held in Palmetto, FL on Wednesday, December 27 Thursday, December 28. We will be in charge of set up on Tuesday, December 26, any hands on deck to volunteer would be awesome. We will have $300.00 cash each day for the workers raffle. This event allows us to host our specialty, PLEASE come on over fun a fun day or two to see the great dogs run the courses. I look forward to seeing you all very soon. The next meeting is on Friday December 15 at 4 PM, before the welcome party at the Rosen Inn Pointe Orlando. Respectfully, Lesley Hammar, President STAY INFORMED visit our website or facebook pages website www.sunshinepwcc.com facebook sunshine pembroke welsh corgi club Meeting Schedule Thursday, December 14, 2017-4:00 PM General/Board Meeting, Orlando Saturday, January 20, 2018-After Pem Judging General/Board Meeting, Brooksville Saturday, April 7, 2018-After Pem Judging General/Board Meeting, Elkton PROGRAM: Grooming Tips by Deb Shindle Saturday, June 23, 2018-After Pem Judging Annual Meeting & Election of Officers, Orlando New Board Meeting to follow Judges Selection Report Friday, December 14, 2018 Orange County Convention Center, N/S Bldg - 9899 International Dr., Orlando, FL Tim Davis (WYEWURY) - - Sweepstakes Bill Shelton (COVENTRY) - - Breed Friday, December 13, 2019 Orange County Convention Center, N/S Bldg - 9899 International Dr., Orlando, FL Cheryl Heath (CRESCENTHILL) - - Sweepstakes Judy Hart (SUA MAH) - - Breed We will be sending out the ballots for judge selections for our 2020 Show in January, 2018. Please send any selections to be considered by the board to Gail Steinmetz, keredpwc@gmail.com or text (561) 385-1796 4 www.sunshinepwcc.com Sunshine Themes
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Sunshine Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club 2017 Specialty RSVP Form Must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2017 Meet and Greet Welcome Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the Host Hotel 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. (Cost Free) Banquet and Raffle Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Host Hotel Magnolia Room, 6:00 9:00 p.m. Buffet Cost $38.00 per person Farmer s Market Green Salad Florida Cracker Pasta Salad Oak Grilled Chicken Backwoods Roast Beef Rice Pilaf and Seasonal Vegetables Biscuits and Corn Muffins Coffee and Tea Key Lime Pie and Chocolate Hurricane Cake Raffle Item is an original Linda Ozelis Ceramic Piece (You do not need to be present to win) COST $1.00 a ticket Host Hotel: Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando 9000 International Drive, Orlando, FL. ITEM or EVENT COST $ NUMBER ATTENDING TOTAL $ Florida Everglades Buffet Raffle $38.00 per person $1.00 per ticket Trophy Donation Meet and Greet Welcome Free Total Amount Enclosed PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name Address City, State, Zip Telephone Email PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT TO SPWCC And mail RSVP Form with payment to: Maggi Payne 13340 Queen Palm Run, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 (239) 822-9010 Separatestar1@gmail.com 6 www.sunshinepwcc.com Sunshine Themes