Southern Berkshire Agility Dogs
Membership:
Why become a member of SoBAD?
How to apply for membership of SoBAD
SoBAD Vision StatementClub info for current members:
... it's the next step once you have admitted you're an agility addict
... you like to hang out, talk to, and email with like-minded agility people in your area
... YOU want to decide with agility seminars to run in this area, and how to run them
... you also want first dibs on getting into the best agility seminars!
... you like to put on the best darned trials you possibly can!
... you will always have friends that want to listen to your agility brags
... you will always have friends that help you lick your wounds when you don't Q
... you will always have friends that understand why you do this crazy stuff
... sometimes you just need to bounce opinions on anything agility off other people you trust
... you believe in building a wonderful agility community
... you like being appreciated for giving back to the agility community
... you LIKE to organize stuff and work on agility events with other members
... you LOVE our dogs!
Fill in your own reason: ______________________________________!
CHECK ANY OF THE ABOVE? THEN HERE'S THE NEXT STEP:
SoBAD is a WORKING CLUB. This means that every member is expected to make a significant contribution in time and effort towards the success of club events and activities. This also means that every member is welcome to suggest and organize activities. General meetings are held at least quarterly (every 3 months), are run using the Formal Consensus Process. Special meetings or committee meetings are arranged as needed.
Please contact Ginny Cappello (Email: vcappello@na.ko.com), our membership coordinator, if you are interested or considering membership in SoBAD.
- To promote the sport of agility in the spirit of fun, fellowship, good sportsmanship, and responsible dog ownership.
- To promote awareness of the special nature of the human-canine relationship necessary to succeed in the sport of agility.
- To facilitate the safe participation of all breeds and breed combinations.
Full members earn points when they do make significant contributions to the club's success. The latest amendments instituted a "flat rate" system to make it easy to add up points earned, as follows. Another review of the point system is underway soon (winter 2004):
Earned
Trial Chair
Trial Secretary
Lead Organizer on 2-day Seminar, plus free auditing
Club Leadership Positions (terms, min. 1 year) of:
Club President
Vice President
Treasurer
Membership Coordinator
Trial Leadership Positions of:
Hospitality
Chief Course Builder
Ribbons Committee
Chief Scorekeeper
Assistant Trial Chair
Assistant to Chief Ring Steward (or Ringmaster)
Assistant Trial Secretary
Design and submission of Clean Run ads
- 1 hour of work = 1 point = $1
- Volunteering in certain jobs results in more benefits.
- Bonus points will be awarded after accumulating a certain minimum of points.
- Family members of SoBAD members are encouraged to help out, and by doing so, may earn and then donate their points, to their family member who is also a SoBAD member.
- Any member who feels they deserve more points than the "flat rates" above, may discuss the issue with club leaders, a trial chair, and/or at a club meeting.
- Members are responsible for keeping track of their own points. A sample tracking sheet is available in the files section of the SoBAD email list.
- Points can only be used for SoBAD events, as indicated per event. Points are not redeemable for cash. Points may be "cashed in" as specified for seminars and other events. Points may also be redeemed as payment for annual membership renewal, for full members only. When redeeming points, a copy of the tracking page with appropriate notations should be included with the registration form.
- For the 2003-04 seminar season,
points may be "cashed in" as follows:
For your first choice of seminar, you may "cash in" up to 100 points, off the SoBAD member cost. For your second and third choices of seminars, you may then cash in up to 50 points off the SoBAD member price. - Non-members can be awarded coupons
for outstanding work provided to and/or on behalf of SoBAD – these will be paper
"SoBAD Bucks." Examples:
20 points to a Ringmaster/Coursebuilder for the day
20 points to an all-day scorekeeper
10 points to someone who pitched in repeatedly, in addition to assigned jobs.
Further amendments to the point system may be discussed and passed in the future.
Points Tracking Form in WORD
Points Tracking Form in EXCEL