The Board of Directors of the Schipperke Club of America had an emergency teleconference call on Monday March 16, 2020. We included the 2020 Show Chair, Sara Name and Southern Michigan Schipperke Club President, Amy Halterman.
With extreme regret due to the current uncertainties with the COVID-19 virus, the Board voted to cancel the 2020 National to be held at Roberts Centre April 19-24, 2020.
Please have patience as we determine how to make refunds and other warranted reimbursements.
Results of the Poll per the motion: Do you want the SCA to hold the 2020 National as a Concurrent Specialty (Concurrently Specialties are specialties held concurrently with an All-Breed show at the same site. All-Breed in the morning, specialty in the afternoon.) with the New England Summer Classic in West Springfield, Massachusetts from August 20-23, 2020?
The Poll was sent out to the Membership on Friday, March 20, 2020 in the afternoon with the first response received on Friday, March 20, 2020 3:46:55PM and the last response received Thursday, March 26, 2020 8:17:21 AM; with no responses in over 36 hours per the President the survey was closed on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 9:33PM which gave over a week for the membership to respond.
The total responses:
No 73
Yes 49
There were 250 possible votes with 122 votes for a response rate of 48.8%. The members voted to not hold a concurrent specialty at the New England Summer Classic in West Springfield, Massachusetts from August 20-23, 2020.