September News - English Setter Club of America
Fall AKC Trial
Please see date for our Fall AKC event @ Greenwood WMA. A large event like this needs helpers. Please consider volunteering where you can. On Saturday 9/21 we plan to put up the tent which needs at least 10 helpers to raise.
9/21: Greenwood Set Up - Greenwood will be open for dog training to all members in attendance, upon completion of the base camp set up.
Need:
Tent Helpers on 9/21
Bird Planters
Line Marshalls
Field Marshall Assistants
Questions:
John Frank
Cell: 347-219-9375
Email: escoa.fieldtrial@gmail.com
All events are open to run a dog! Horseback is near capacity.
Please join us at Greenwood for:
Garden State Regional Amateur Championship
Start Date: Sunday - September 22, 2024
http://apps.akc.org/apps/eventplans/eventsearch/blocks/dsp_generate_pdf.cfm?KEY_BINARY_CONTENT=85434
We are looking for 5 more dogs to make this championship happen. To encourage additional handlers, we are lowering the entry fee for the Amateur Championship to $100.00.
Garden State Regional Open Championship
Start Date: Monday - September 30, 2024 https://www.apps.akc.org/apps/eventplans/eventsearch/blocks/dsp_generate_pdf.cfm?KEY_BINARY_CONTENT=83998
English Setter Club of Medford NJHorseback Trial
Start Date: Thursday - September 26, 2024
English Setter Club of Medford NJWalking Trial
Start Date: Saturday - September 28, 2024
Youth Stake @ English Setter Club
Congratulations to all the youth handlers at the Joseph A. Lordi Memorial Field Trial! We think we see our 2035 President and Vice President in the picture :)
Johnny House Quail
Our johnny houses are stocked. The club purchased over 400 quail. The process is to feed them for a while so they get to feeling like they are home and slowly release some, until we have a functioning callback pen where the birds regroup on a regular basis. Hopefully you have enjoyed the excitement of finding one of these coveys on our grounds. The experience of whirling wings is fun and gives the best bird dog a run for his money on his whoa lessons! The johnny houses are functional and we look forward to hearing feedback on your experience! A few rules of the road:
Puppies should not be allowed to harass the coveys and take out quail.
There are 4 johnny houses on the grounds. The proper way to use these are to go thru and have your dog hunting forward. If your dog finds them please enjoy the moment and then move on. If not, go to the next house and hope for better luck!
Quads, trucks and people are not to park and claim a field for an extended length of time while training multiple dogs and splintering the coveys. They are not your private birds, they are for all members.
Please do not bust up a returning covey as the sun is going down for the night. If they don't make it home, they are easy prey for the many predators on our grounds.
The above four bullet points all have a common theme. They cause stress for our johnny house birds. If we want the program to work, please follow these guidelines.
We also offer training quail for purchase. They are $7.00/each.
2024 Member Survey Review
This is a follow up to the ESCA member survey. A committee was created in May to review and compile the top feedback items from that survey. The committee had an independent review of the survey results then met to discuss their findings. Below is the feedback that were the most popular topics among our members. While there are many other items that the board should digest, these are the priority items from the survey results for process improvements.
We also would request that once the Board has digested this feedback, a response to the membership be sent with forward action plans.
Respectfully submitted,
John Beck - ESCA Member
David Creagan - ESCA Board Member
Mark Dreyfus – Corresponding Secretary
Lou Onori - ESCA Member
David Ross - Vice President
Improve communications. Overall, the past year has been our best for sharing club news, but there is more we can do:
Need to make sure members know how to access the member only area of the website.
Ensure timely posting on the monthly minutes.
Board should share more monthly updates regarding pending issues. What are committees working on?
Use clubhouse bulletin board to promote information.
Members support work credits and tracking hours vs a fee increase for yearly membership budget shortfalls. (If needed)
Clearly present the budget shortfalls and share information openly.
Look for volunteers to help track hours of membership participation and build the program.
Create work hour requirements and clearly state how they can be met (volunteering to work club trials, club work days, task lists, committee participation, etc – must be agreed to and very clearly communicated, and then tracked).
If no member participation, then a dues assessment is applied.
Grounds:
Improved paths for ATV's during wet periods. Back to wood chips? Develop plan to improve pathways (stone, chips, etc) in an environmentally friendly way to not exacerbate flooding, etc
Clean up the grounds a bit. Mostly hedgerows need thinning.
Share a yearly plan of timing for mowing and other improvement projects. This could improve volunteer participation also.
Assess impact of different types of vehicles on club grounds (i.e. horses vs quads vs Side x Side, and consider different storage and utilization assessments)
Allow for electronic payment of quail since the cost of quail requires exact change. (Paypal, Vemno, Zelle, etc)
Access the survey results at:https://www.englishsetterclub.com/membersonly/general-discussions/2024-member-survey-results
If you have any questions regarding the survey results or cannot access, please send an email to englishsetterclub@gmail.com
Website updates and how to access member only area
Have you visited our club website lately? https://www.englishsetterclub.com/
If not you are missing a lot of timely information. With a full redesign we also updated our member area.
The member area includes a message board which will be the main vehicle where we communicate club news. Items like, events, rule updates, meeting minutes, etc. To register for an account, please visit: https://www.englishsetterclub.com/membersonly
Member Etiquette
Please note that we have have a few members reporting lost gas cans and gasoline. We hope this is a misunderstanding. Please, if it is not your property, no need to touch it.
Partnership with Eukanuba
The English Setter Club is proud to announce its partnership with Eukanuba, a leader in premium performance nutrition for sporting, working, and service dogs. Eukanuba pledged its support for the Lee Bird Classic Field Trial as the Title Sponsor and provided a generous donation to the club.
Check out the Eukanuba Professional Feeding Program. Some great discounts! New customers, use promo code PRONC20 for an additional 20% off your first purchase.* Visit apply.royalcanin.com
We thank Eukanuba for its support of The English Setter Club and its commitment to the sport of field trialing.https://www.eukanuba.com/us/activities/sporting
Officers and Board Members
PRESIDENT
Joe Cincotta
VICE PRESIDENT
David Ross
TREASURER
Joseph E. Lordi
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Mark Dreyfus
RECORDING SECRETARY
Bob Sexton
BOARD MEMBERS
Matt Basilone
Norman Basilone
Joe Buchanan
Paul Capri
David Creagan
John Frank
Wayne Horner
Dan Jolly
Edward Kerr
Gary Miller
Rick Taglang