Agility Dog Association of Australia Ltd

From the Chairman...May 2005

Grand Prix planning is now well underway, the schedule has been released, prizes ordered and we are now onto logistics, like getting a third set of equipment to Uralla. Talking of prizes you may have noticed that the Board is channelling funds generated from the increased entry numbers straight back into prizes for the weekend. If you have already downloaded your copy of the schedule please note we have made a minor amendment clarifying the entry fees payable.

In order to be considered for the challenge events you must pay the full entry fee (either $35 for first & $15 for second dog, or $45 & $20 for second dog). The fee of $4 or $5 only applies if you do not wish to enter the challenge events and only wish to do some of the events on page 2 of the entry form, then this fee may work out cheaper depending on number of runs and if it is a first or second dog.

It causes a great amount of extra work if incorrect monies are paid, and refunds or credits have to be organised. So please carefully work out your costs payable. Make sure you pre-order your meals so we can issue you with meal vouchers. This way the caterers can have a better idea of how many they are catering for. If you are ordering a shirt please specify colour and size and prepay; we will be ordering exact numbers. Add your camping fee, then add your sponsorship if applicable and tally carefully.

If you have any non- competing assistants coming for the weekend, add their names to your entry forms as well as when they are willing to assist and check the rebates to which they are entitled. If you are coming purely as an assistant, not a competitor or if your business or club would like to be a sponsor please let us know by email or mail. A small group of dedicated scribes for the weekend would be a huge boon and ease the load of all the work being done by competitors

I hope you are all as excited about this great event as the organising committee and the Board, but in all your planning don’t forget to send in your training camp entries if planning to attend, as the early entry fee cut of date is 6th June.

Marion

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