HI all, I am new President of both the Bairnsdale & District Kennel Club and the East Gippsland Kennel Club, this was my first show as President and I was impressed and very appreciative of the assistance we received from members of the canine family. For those who acted as Stewards and Tickets writers your assistance was very much appreciated, I am sorry I did not get to meet you all and personally thank you, I did however acknowledge this over the PA. For those who have offered assistance next year, be assured we have made some changes to how we do things. We will be having a Chief Steward to overseer the four shows, yes isn't it great, we have succeeded in gaining approval for a 2nd show on the Saturday. So 4 shows, lots of chances to gain placing and points in your chosen breed. We have six judges for each of the shows and will have six rings operating. So bigger and better things are happening down this way. If anyone wishes to act as a steward or ticket writer for next year and we don't have your details please contact Dianne or myself by PM. As we all know shows are conducted by volunteers and without assistance no one would be able to put on these great events. In saying that please remember when you are dealing with the volunteers they need to be dealt with respect and manners, I am sure we can all improve in this area. I know when people came up to the tent, I explained that I was on "L" plates and those canine family members laughed and made my task so much easier, so thank you for treating me kindly. It did give me a vertical learning curve over the weekend and you made it easier by helping me in working out which groups dogs belonged in and what you actually wanted. So, as Dianne has indicated we have four shows, four show secretary's and four catalogues, six judges and a chief show steward. Role on next years show. Cheers :D :)
