[COAGDU] COAGDU Meeting Minutes for 6/28/20

[Marty Rahn]

6/28/20 ,
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> The meeting was called to order at 4:05 PM. People present were Marty, Maryanne, Paul, Kevan, Rene, Libby, Melissa S. and Maurene. Jessica, Thomas, Gale, and Karis, were present as guests.
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> Minutes from last meeting: A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as they were posted to the COAGDU mailing list. There was no discussion.
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> Treasury: Our finances are fairly stable. And we still have $65. We now have a Square account. We also have a Dropbox folder where we can store documents related to COAGDU.
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> Fundraising: Rene has been selling jewelry for our division. We currently have $175 which will be coming into our account. We still have jewelry left as well, around 30 or 40 pieces. Rene wants to have another Zoom show. There is an additional $65 that will be coming through invoice. The show received Rave reviews from those who attended. A big thank you to Rene for putting this on. Libby asked about renting a booth from the exhibit hall for convention, and it was pointed out that Exhibit Hall signups are already over and it costs a lot of money to do this.
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> State Convention: We will not have a meeting in July. Kevan would like us to think about what we would like to do for State Convention. A committee to begin working on State Convention was appointed. Committee members are Maryanne as chair, Libby, Gale and Kevan.
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> NAGDU: They will have a national seminar in conjunction with our NFB National convention. Registration for this should go live later this evening. The Seminar will be on July 14 from 12:00-3:00 PM mountain time and the Business Meeting will be on July 16 from 1:00-3:00 PM mountain time. The seminar agenda will be finalized this upcoming Tuesday and will be sent out before the seminar. Some of the topics include veterinary Q&A, pet insurance and grain free diets among others. The seminar is dedicated to John Byfield who is a renowned trainer in the guide dog industry. He is retiring this year from the field. Melissa G. joined the call around 4:15 PM.
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> Check-in with the membership: Melissa G. shared about her new paid position on a crisis line. She also shared about the meeting through CCDC with Nancy Poloci. Maryanne states that she is now taking Uno to a Canine chiropractor as he is still having disorienting episodes. Melissa G. asked about dog aggression from another user’s dog with whom she is currently living. Melissa S. clarified that German Shepperd’s begin becoming more dog aggressive when they get older. She also discussed fireworks and doggie ear plugs that could be purchased for around $75 as Melissa G. is also having anxiety in her dog due to loud fireworks. Libby updated us on the training of her puppy. The puppy is guiding and is doing well. Gale told us about a podcast called wag Out Loud that she will be on in December. This podcast discusses dogs in general. She stated that some of the recent topics have included Acupuncture and training.
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> The meting was motioned for adjournment, seconded and then adjourned at 4:41 PM.
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> Respectfully Submitted,
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> Marty Rahn, secretary,
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> Colorado Association of Guide Dog Users
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