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Diana
Jones is the winner of the 2008 AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship
Award for
the Heart
Of The Plains Kennel Club.
Sherell
Guichard-Thomas is the winner of the 2007 AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship
Award for the Heart
Of The Plains Kennel Club.
CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY
 Member
in Good Standing (all debts to club paid and dues paid)
for at least 2 years in succession.
Member
attends 60% of the meetings to conduct business of
the club.
Member
has actively supported the Club’s mission during that
time.
Member
participates in Club activities to promote the Club and the
AKC Purebred programs.
Member
is friendly and helpful to other club members (old and new)
and visitors.
Member
exhibits Good Sportsmanship inside and outside
the rings when competing and does
not
exhibit negative actions toward other exhibitors or judges.
Member
promotes the Club Conformation and Obedience show:
a) Assists
in setting up for the show and/or dismantling after the show.
b)
Assists during the show where needed if available.
Recipient
is not eligible if he/she has received the award within the
last 5 years.
Recipient
must adhere to the HPKC
Code of Ethics.
RECIPIENT DECISION
Membership
submits letter of recommendation for recipient(s) to Committee
for consideration to be
received
no later than 60 days prior to Fall Show. (June
meeting)
Committee
reviews all letters received and solicits input from Club officers.
Recipient
will be determined by committee and the name of the recipient
will be held in secret until
the
award is presented at the Fall show. If there
are no eligible deserving candidates, the committee
may
choose not to make an award during a given year, however notification
must be made to
the
Show Chairman at least 30 days prior to the event.
The
chairman of the committee will have the recipient’s name engraved
on the medallion prior to
the
Fall show.
AKC
Rep or local VIP will be requested to make the award in the
Ring before Best in Show is judged.
A picture
of the person awarding the Recipient will be taken for posting
on the Club Website and
scrapbook.
Local
news venues will be made aware of the presentation.
Recipient
will be listed on the AKC
Website.
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