MARC ELECTION
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Dave Kress
I would like to introduce myself and ask for your support and vote as I would like to continue as your Secretary/ Treasurer for the Master Amateur Retriever Club. I live in Demopolis, Alabama and along with my wife Marty we enjoy the AKC retriever sports as an impassioned way of life. For many years we have trained and campaigned our Labs at field events. We have enjoyed hundreds of Master qualifications and many Master Hunter titles, several Hall of Fame dogs along with being the Hunt Test chair or Secretary and the occasional judge. In 2008 I was President of the Master National and in 2018 I was fortunate enough to be able to judge the big show.
It seems like just yesterday when I was asked to be a feasibility committee trying to determine if the Hunt Test community would support an Amateur event. That effort modified into a forming committee and as the MARC was formed the initial Board of Directors. There has been so much accomplished in these first three years. Chartering the club by the AKC, our website, a store for membership, more than 1000 members , our communications tool of constant contact to keep you informed and 2 Master Amateur Invitationals which is soon to be 3. Along the journey challenging decisions about membership, qualifications along with all those items that go into managing a new National Club such as MARC have been addressed and at times re- addressed. I am honored to be a part of this Board of Directors as we chart this new course.
Much has been accomplished since beginning and I believe the MARC is well grounded and ready to soar. I would like to remain your Secretary/ Treasurer for an additional term as this will add to the stability and continuity that MARC needs to continue the showcase and grow the amateur presence. Please vote.
Respectfully,
Dave Kress
I would like to introduce myself and ask for your support and vote as I would like to continue as your Secretary/ Treasurer for the Master Amateur Retriever Club. I live in Demopolis, Alabama and along with my wife Marty we enjoy the AKC retriever sports as an impassioned way of life. For many years we have trained and campaigned our Labs at field events. We have enjoyed hundreds of Master qualifications and many Master Hunter titles, several Hall of Fame dogs along with being the Hunt Test chair or Secretary and the occasional judge. In 2008 I was President of the Master National and in 2018 I was fortunate enough to be able to judge the big show.
It seems like just yesterday when I was asked to be a feasibility committee trying to determine if the Hunt Test community would support an Amateur event. That effort modified into a forming committee and as the MARC was formed the initial Board of Directors. There has been so much accomplished in these first three years. Chartering the club by the AKC, our website, a store for membership, more than 1000 members , our communications tool of constant contact to keep you informed and 2 Master Amateur Invitationals which is soon to be 3. Along the journey challenging decisions about membership, qualifications along with all those items that go into managing a new National Club such as MARC have been addressed and at times re- addressed. I am honored to be a part of this Board of Directors as we chart this new course.
Much has been accomplished since beginning and I believe the MARC is well grounded and ready to soar. I would like to remain your Secretary/ Treasurer for an additional term as this will add to the stability and continuity that MARC needs to continue the showcase and grow the amateur presence. Please vote.
Respectfully,
Dave Kress