March 2012 BCOA Announcements

Dear BCOA Members:

On April 1, 2012, a Foundation Stock Ballot will be mailed to all members in good standing.  The purpose of this ballot is for the membership to determine if these four dogs that were individually voted on and approved by the Board of Directors shall be admitted into the American Kennel Club's Stud Book.

Under normal circumstances, members have time to learn about these dogs by first seeing their application information in The Bulletin. However, we began the year without a magazine editor and with our new editor getting a late start on the first issue for 2012, the Board of Directors feels it is important to provide the below link so you may begin studying and learning about these applicants now so if the magazine's delivery to your mailbox is slower than anticipated, you hopefully will not feel rushed to meet the ballot deadline and can make informed decisions when voting on this very important matter.

https://www.basenji.org/NativeStock/Applicants/List2012Approved.htm

These four Stud Book applicants will still appear in The Bulletin.  What is different in this process is that you are being provided with this link ahead of time.

The results of the Lure Coursing Selection for National Specialties Ballot are in. 

Membership Ballot 2012-01 results are below:

328 ballots received
1 invalid envelop due to not following envelope packing instructions
8 invalid ballots Household with single votes
1 invalid ballot with conditions
4 invalid Single votes who voted as Household

92 voted that national specialty hosts must offer AKC lure coursing events
222 voted that national specialty host groups are allowed to decide
 

Announcement From The Bulletin Editor:

Advertising space is available for the second quarter issue of The Bulletin.  Ad copy can be emailed to BulletinEditor@basenji.org and advertising space can be purchased on the BCOA website in the Shop Online page.  Please reserve early.  Ads are placed on a first come, first served basis.

Prime cover, inside cover, and center spread areas are currently available for this issue and throughout the year. Uncropped high resolution photos are appreciated with ad copy.  Electronic photos/ad copy are appreciated.

Please feel free to contact any Board Member or Officer with helpful suggestions, questions, or concerns about Club matters.
 

Don't forget to start making plans for the 2012 BCOA National Specialty in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The specialty flyer can be accessed here:

http://2012bcoanational.org/2012_BCOA_Specialty_Flyer.pdf

Thank you!