Yorkshire Terrier club of America Bulletin Board

The YTCA's treasury has been affected by today's economy, just as its members have. One of the largest expenses each year to the club is the cost of printing and distributing the Express. In 2009 the cost was $10,360.78. The Board does not feel that it would be in the best interest of the members to raise the membership dues at this time as many other breed clubs have done.

In an attempt to reduce these costs and still provide the membership with club news, the YTCA Board has decided to move the Express to a new format. The Express will now be known as the E Express. It will be a full color publication and will be distributed to the membership via email. The E Express will be sent by email free of charge. A black and white hard copy subscription may be purchased by members at a cost of $25 per year. Members who reside outside of the United States will pay an additional charge for postage. The cost of postage to Canada will be a $15 per year. Mexico will cost $20 per year and all other foreign countries will cost $30 per year. All hard copies, domestic and foreign, will be mailed first class. The above postage charges will be in addition to the annual dues.

The E Express will contain the same information as the Express did and offer more opportunities for advertising, both for members and businesses. Ad rates and deadlines are quoted below. Co-Editors for the E Express will be Ken Lambert and Charlie Farrar. If you have questions about the new publication or wish to make suggestions, please contact Ken at eexpress2010@aol.com 405-834-3296 or Charlie at evenstaryorkie@peoplepc.com or Charlie.farrar@chrsolutions.com 806-792-1619.

The YTCA Board hopes this change will be embraced by all of its members. The dues renewal form will be sent out in May and will include space for providing member information to the Treasurer so the E Express can be provided to you in whichever format you choose. Please be sure to fill out the form completely to insure that you will receive the E Express on time.
Due to the change of Treasurer on June 1st and the need to update all members' information from the dues renewal forms, the first issue of the E Express will not be published until July 15th. All future issues will be on time.

Advertising costs

One page member ad $25.00 - this includes 1 picture, additional pictures are $10 each
1/2 page business ad $75.00 per year and will be included in 4 issues of the E Express
One page business ad $150.00 per year and will be included in 4 issues of the E Express
¼ page Litter announcements (members only) to include date whelped, sire, dam, number
in litter and contact information $15.00 Picture with litter announcement $10.00 per picture.
Business Card insertions $20.00 per year and will be included in 4 issues of the E Express
Regional clubs get one free ad a year to advertise their specialty
E-version for advertising will be color and the hard copy will be black and white.
Non members cannot advertise dogs, puppies, or stud service.
Final approval of advertising is made by the Board.
The E Express is for the sole use of Yorkshire Terrier Club of America members only and may not
be forwarded, copied, or distributed in any form without written permission from the Board of the YTCA.
Members may print out a copy of the E-version for their personal use only.

Deadlines for Ads
1st quarter - January 15th
2nd quarter - April 15th
3rd quarter - July 15th
4th quarter - October 15th

Send all ad information to
Ken Lambert at eexpress2010@aol.com.

Dear Members,
No valid additional nominations were received by the Secretary on or before March 15^th.
The Nominating Committee’s slate shall be considered to have been elected unanimously and

no balloting will be necessary.

President……………………………Carl Yochum (TN)

Treasurer……………………………Sheri Clark (CT)

Board of Directors………………Lisa Bridgewater (SC)

Board of Directors………………Cheryl Rangel (IL)

Regards,

Robert Owen, Secretary

YTCA Inc.

ROBERTA J. ROTHENBACH

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The Roberta J. Rothenbach Memorial Scholarship Fund was created exclusively for current YTCA members and/or their immediate families (defined herein as husband/wife, son/daughter, sister/brother, grandson/granddaughter) to be used for continuing education. Applicants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.T

The purpose of this Fund is to allow fanciers of the Yorkshire Terrier Breed an opportunity for additional monetary assistance in furthering their education. Roberta Rothenbach was an avid supporter, breeder, exhibitor and mentor for these dogs and their owners. One of her greatest joys was in watching novices come up through the ranks and achieve success in all of their endeavors.

Payment in the amount of $500.00 (five hundred dollars) will be made each August directly to the named institution, university, college or trade school for post-secondary educational expenses of two (2) separate individuals whom are chosen among the list of applicants.

Please read and follow the application procedure carefully and completely. A committee of about eight people, including a representative from the YTCA Board, will review the application. Winners will be notified no later than July 15^th each year.

Deadline for receiving the application and essay is May 30^th

Click here for the application

A scholarship will be awarded one time only to any individual. Scholarship applications may be resubmitted annually. Note: No applications will be held for review in subsequent years.

Mail completed application and essay to:

Kathy Weems - 941 Shetland Drive - Frankfort IL 60423

Welcome to our new members!!!

The following applicants have been voted into membership. We welcome you!

(1) Ruth Taggart, Menasha, WI

(2) Holly M. Gilbert-Cleary, Arundel, ME

(3) Isabella B. Parker, Winterhaven, FL

(4) Matina E. Johnson, Hoover, AL

1. If there are a majority of negative votes on the changes to the COE and COC, will it:

c. Changes that received positive votes be made and those that were voted down vetoed?

Answer to # 1: Once the ballots are in and counted, the board will make a decision about appointing another committee if any items receive a majority of no votes. The committee that worked on the current changes has finished their task.

2. If changes are made to the codes at this time, is there a time limit before additional changes can be made? If so, what is the limit?

Answer to # 2: There are no time limits before additional changes can be made.

3. If the changes are voted down, could it be put on the agenda for the membership meeting to discuss in Memphis?

Answer to # 3: If there are codes that are voted down the Board has intentions in appointing a new committee very soon after results are in. The Committee will ask for membership input before the annual meeting, so ideas can be presented at the meeting or before.

4. If it goes back to committee, could the committee be expanded? Or could a questionnaire be sent out by the committee to the membership in order to get additional feedback?

Answer to # 4: The committee that worked on the current revisions has done their job. The Board will appoint another committee. A questionnaire could be sent out for suggestions from the membership. The questionnaire would be available in The Express, Official Notice List and Bulletin board on YTCA Website.

5. Who puts together the agenda for the membership meeting? Can the agenda be presented to the membership prior to the Memphis shows? Can it be published on the web site or in the Express?

Answer to # 5: Our YTCA Secretary puts the agenda together with input from the Board. Yes, the agenda will be available to the membership before Memphis. It will be available on the bulletin board and on YTCA website.

6. Isn't there a committee working on the by-laws as well? Can or have we received an update of the progress of that committee? If there already has been posted, can you tell where I can find a copy of that?

Answer to # 6: Yes, there is a committee working on the by-laws. There was an update in the last Express on page 26. There will be more updates coming in The Express. This is a massive job and will take some time to make some headway.

7. When is the committee going to be started for the revision of the standard? I know we have 3 more years but we need to take time in this and I for one do not think it is too early to start. Could the Membership vote or make recommendations for those to sit on this committee since it is so close to many of our hearts.

Answer to #7: The revision of the D.Q. will be addressed at the Board Meeting in New York. The membership could make recommendations but the Board will assign the committee at that time.

Due to the current discussion of the codes by the membership, this is a reminder that questions you would like to have answered by the Board must be sent to the YTCA Secretary, Bob Owen. They must be in hard copy format and be sent by USPS mail.

The address is:
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America
P.O. Box 6204
Elizabethtown, KY 42702

When received each question will be reviewed by the Board and an answer will be drafted. If a question asked is concerning a specific committee then the Board will consult with that specific committee chair. The answer will be posted on the YTCA Official Notice list, on the YTCA Website's Bulletin Board and in the YTCA Express.

We are anxious to get the requested information out to the members so as soon as our Secretary receives the questions we can post the answers.

The Officers and Board of Directors are pleased to announce the following Annual Remembrance Donation. This donation will begin this year at the Annual Meeting in Colorado on Thursday, September 6,2007.

YTCA will make an annual donation to our Donor Advised Fund, YTCA Rescue, YTCA Foundation or another charity chosen by the Board dedicated in sympathy for any and all members and/or their Yorkies who were ill or who died during the year. The remembrance would not list each and every member or dog name but, instead would be all encompassing
as an expression of general sympathy.

1) Expression of Sympathy to encompass every member or dog but not list each and every member or dog.
2) The Board will set the amount each year.
3) The Board will name the Charity each year.
4) The remembrance donation shall be announced at the general membership meeting of the National Roving Specialty and shall be published in the Yorkie Express as well as on the no response list and on the Club's web site at the time the donation is made.
5) The remembrance donation shall be published in the Yorkie Express as well as on the no response list and on the Club's web site at the time the donation is made.

The Officers and Board of Directors are pleased to announce the following Sunshine Committee

Member, Barbara Bedsted has been appointed and has accepted the chairmanship for the Sunshine Committee. A chart has been prepared following the guidelines below which will also be available in the Express for you to tear out and place in a convenient location.

SUNSHINE GUIDELINES: 7-29-2007
1) Select a YTCA member from one of the Regional Clubs in each Region of the Country as the Chairman for that region.
(The four Regions re: Eastern, Western, Central, and Southern)
2) The Clubs that are in each region have an appointed Sunshine contact.
3) When Sunshine is needed the club contact person notifies the Regional Chairperson and he/she in turn contacts the overall chairperson who will then send the Sunshine card, keep a record to publish in the Express and make a report to the Board.
4) For those states that do not have a club, members should contact the Regional club nearest them.
5) Committee information may be found in the Express, on the Website and in the Roster.
6) Sunshine Cards were artistically designed by Elissa Taddie and will be printed by Pamela Wengorovius and forwarded to the Overall chairperson for mailing.

The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America through its participation in the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program is enhancing the health and well-being of the Yorkshire Terrier. Like the 166 other clubs now participating in the program, the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America earns funding for important canine health studies, education efforts and rescue programs when Purina Pro Clubâ members declare the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America to receive matching funds and submit their weight circles.

As of August 31, 2008, the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America has 1814 members declared for the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program. From January 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008, 256 members have submitted weight circles resulting in a total of $6,026.43 accumulated thus far for the 2008 Program.

If all 1814 Pro Club members declared for the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America submitted weight circles at the same rate as the 256 members currently submitting, the earnings through August 31st may have potentially been $42,702.90.

The best way to increase the earnings and close the gap on the potential earnings is by spreading the word:

To Club members who are already Pro Clubâ members: Encourage them to declare for the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program by calling 1-877-776-2582 and encourage them to submit weight circles to the Purina Pro Clubâ .

To Club Members who feed Purina but are NOT members of Pro Clubâ: Make them aware of the Purina Parent Club Partnership program and encourage them to join Pro Clubâ, declare for their breed and submit weight circles to the Purina Pro Clubâ .

Each new person who declares participation in the PPCP Program and submits weight circles or who joins Pro Clubâ and declares and submits weight circles will only help to increase the earnings for 2008. To assist you in spreading the word, we have developed ad slicks and a program overview sheet that are perfect for use in your club’s publications, website, show catalog, etc. Additionally, we have found that many participants have been made aware of the program through information made available to them on their club’s web site.

Also, please do not forget that we have PPCP promotional display boards that your club may have for their use while supplies last. We hope you will be able to use the display at events, meetings, banquets, etc. to help build awareness of the program and earn funds to benefit your breed. If you are interested in receiving a display board for your club’s use, please let me know.

The end of the year will be upon us before we know it. Please encourage participation in this unique program, and submission of weight circles before the end of the year, to benefit the Yorkshire Terrier. Weight circles submitted after the end of the year will be credited to next year’s program. There are too many important initiatives needing funding to delay participation.

Purina thanks you for this opportunity to partner with you and the Canine Health Foundation in advancing the health and well being of the Yorkshire Terrier.

The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America is pleased to announce they are helping to “raise the bar” in the fight against canine disease. The Officers and Board of Directors recently voted to support the funding of the following grants that will be matched by the AKC Canine Health Foundation for a total of $21,000.

$2,500 for Grant No. 908 Serotonin Type 2A Receptor Antagonist Therapy for Preventing the Progression of Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease, Mark A. Oyama, DVM, DACVIM, University of PA.

$1,000 for Grant No. 1160-A Development of Contract-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Diagnosis of Congenital Vascular Liver Disease in Dogs, Wilfried Mai, DVM, PhD, University of PA.

$7,000 for Grant No. 963 Genotyping Small Breed Dogs with Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies and Microvascular Dysplasia, Sharon A. Center, DVM, Cornell University.

These grants will help improve the health of the Yorkshire Terrier. They were peer reviewed for methodology and significance with a focus on keeping costs at a minimum. They have received appropriate scientific scores ranging in categories from intellectual quality to the overall merit of the study. Funds for these grants come from the YTCA Donor Advised Fund.