CFA Southern Region

Region Director

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phone: 540-635-9461

eNewsletter August 2010

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August Newsletter

THANKS

I need to start my first newsletter with thanks to our outgoing Regional Director, Peg Johnson. Peg served as our RD for ten years. During those years she devoted countless hours to our Region. We benefited from her many skills & talents.

Thanks are also due to the many who supported me in my bid to become Regional Director. I appreciate the trust placed in me. I also need to thank my opponent, Stan Barnaby, for such a positive race. Stan and I both focused on our own strengths & plans and avoided making negative comments about our opponent.

REGIONAL MEETING

I plan to hold a meeting at the Hidden Peak show in Timonium MD, Sunday, August 15th, 1pm. President Jerry Hamza plans to attend and we will both be available to answer questions and dialog with you.

REGIONAL FINANCES

The transition from Steve Baylus to Graham Stevens as our Regional Treasurer is complete. Many thanks to Steve for all his work in this job and for making the transition so easy. Thanks also to Graham for volunteering to take on this important task for our Region. We will provide detailed financial information on a regular basis, but here are a couple items of a more general nature:

Our Regional Show in June reflected a profit of about $2,200. The awards ceremony lost about $1,000 on the dinner and $3,000 on the awards. So we are in the hole for that weekend which I am told is typical for our Region. We are working to get a better handle on the costs for next year's dinner. We are looking into our options for the awards and hope to be more aggressive in soliciting for award sponsors.

The Region placed a 4-page ad in the next Yearbook which will include a photo of each of our Top 25 Kittens, Cats in Championship, Cats in Premiership and Top 10 HHPs. We received a discount for placing a multi-page ad.

The Region donated $100 to cover the printing cost for brochures distributed at the 7/31/10 No Kill Conference in Washington DC. CFA is a co-sponsor of this event.

CFA Central Office has informed me that we will soon receive a check for $895 which is our share of the entry surcharges for May - July. We receive these checks quarterly

THE GOOD STUFF

All too often we take for granted the many extras folks do for us. We have many people who are stepping up to the plate and working extra hard for CFA and for us. Just take a look at the regional web page listing 'contacts'. You'll see those who head up our legislative efforts, the Ambassador Program, Jr Showmanship, our email list, the 2011 Annual, Regional show scheduling, handling our Regional funds, our very own web site, and more. These initiatives take time away from their lives for the benefit of all of us. Take a few minutes to become familiar with the folks who are working hard for our Region and when you see them, show your appreciation.

2011 REGIONAL AWARDS SHOW

It's scheduled for June 11-12 at the fairgrounds in Lawrenceville GA. This is the same location used each May by Rebel Rousers so many of you are familiar with that facility. Atlanta Phoenix Cat Society is hosting the show; Charlene Munro is the show manager. The banquet is scheduled for a Holiday Inn about 15 miles from there. Jacqui Bennett found the hotel for us and is making the arrangements. Teresa Keiger is coordinating the awards portion of the night with assistance from a number of regional people. As the event gets closer, we will provide more detailed information, but this is just a heads-up that the weekend is already scheduled and facilities contracted.

2011 ANNUAL MEETING

Yes, it's our turn again. In 2004 we hosted the Annual at Disney World under the capable guidance of Karen Lane and her talented committee. This time we move to the northern end of our Region. Susan Cook Henry and Donna Jean Thompson are chairing the committee and the event is being held at the Hyatt in Reston, Virginia, near Dulles Airport in suburban Washington DC. Susan and Donna have appointed folks to chair the various subcommittees and we have seen some of them already in action. Karen Boyce is heading up the Fund-Raising efforts and she recently mailed a letter to each club in our Region with info on what they can do to help. Cat Club of the Palm Beaches donated a $500 Visa gift card which was raffled off. It was deliberately a short-term raffle which started at the June Regional and wrapped up at the Annual. In just two weeks, that raffle raised $2,500 for the Annual fund. Many thanks for CCPB for their generosity. Karen, Donna and Susan will be sure to keep us abreast of their upcoming plans, so be on the lookout.

SHOW SCHEDULING

This is certainly one of the more important tasks for any Regional Director and a very time-consuming one. The National Show Scheduling Committee has been dismantled and some of the rules have changed. Show Rules require approval of the Regional Director for any show wishing to change location or date. One of the changes in our rules, made by the Board last October, concerns 6x6 shows. If one club is sponsoring both days of a 6x6, they no longer require approval. It is only when two or more clubs are involved in a 6x6 that approval is required since the other club is not using their traditional date. 10-ring shows do not require special approval. While some clubs have had great success with 6x6 shows, this format is not a magic key to success for every show. They are more expensive to produce since you need at least 12 judges and there is no guarantee that the show will result in additional income to offset the added expenses. Same holds for 10-ring shows. You need more judges and you will also need additional revenue to cover those costs. I don't believe we have had any 10-ring shows in our Region yet although Hidden Peak has one scheduled in August and Dixieland Silver/Golden has one scheduled in December. Before deciding on one of these formats for your club's show, be sure you do your homework.

I approved several date changes:

Cats Exclusive lost their hall on their traditional date and have moved to the 5^th weekend of October in their usual facility. Just for this year.
Cat Club of the Palm Beaches is moving from the 4th weekend of November to the 3rd weekend of November for this year only.
Treasure Coast has moved from the 2^nd weekend of December to the 1^st weekend of December.