I can attest to what Ann has said. Not only is Gena a talented young lady, she is extremely polite and willing to learn. She is what we need and should mentor so her interest and desire continues to grow. Gary Sent from my iPad On Sep 11, 2012, at 4:25 PM, edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 12 year old Gena Nowicki , from Michigan, is also very talented. She put majors on a 13 month old Novice bitch and puppy at specialties this spring for me. She finished another bitch this summer with back to back majors. She finished her own dog and won in both rings with him. I give her all my untrained puppies and wild things and she has learned a lot from them. She has the will to win and she listens to what she is told. Give a junior a well trained dog in the ring, but if they are going to learn they have to know how to handle the wild ones as well. Ann www.edangsd,com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Medusasmom" <medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx> To: ELG440@xxxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:00:14 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The time has come Evan, Thank you so much for thinking of this and seeing your idea through to a full fledged award program! I have always supported jrs and will continue too in every way I can. Also, everyone going to the National please consider contacting one of these very talented Young handlers for your entry! I would suggest only fairly ring trained dogs because we want dog and handler to have a positive experience but please consider them! We have seen jrs with good dogs do some pretty amazing winning! Off the top of my head lets see.. Mike Sherman(daughter Trinity is on the way winning best puppy in Match) olivia,christina,Hunter & Summer just starting out are going to be very competitive. I know of several more awesome jr handlers but my memory is shot so please forgive for not mentioning them. I see great things in the future as this award and competition grow. I hope one day to see a portion of the fund set aside to pay travel expenses to a child who could not attend the National due to financial difficulties. I know details have to be worked out but perhaps this could be added in years to come??? Im just so excited to see kids being encouraged to be in d ogs! Its truly a huge benefit to the future of our breed! Thanks again Evan & all who participate! Tami Medusasmom...forever Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2012, at 10:55 AM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: I finally received a letter from the AKC. They recognize and appreciate what we are doing for the Juniors. Thanks to our board and their vote, the GSDCA is also behind what we are doing. I wanted to thank everyone who sent in a contribution. Some of those donations I know where a struggle, and we all have felt the decline in finances, me as well. But, there are some things that scream out for a helping hand, and I wanted to mention how much I appreciate it. I did decide to keep all donations secret. It is just because I know that everyone appreciates and recognizes the importance to our club the efforts of our youth. If you can't afford to donate, it does not indicate you do not realize the efforts of the kids. There can be a number of reasons why this year you needed to pass on the donations. Next year is another year. Next year I am going after sponsors as well. I also want to thank all of you who have given me suggestions on how to set this up, what to award, how to gain the most advantage to the program, and thoughts about how to make it more effective. Since this is the first year, I have settled on a plan, but may change it for next year. Right now I have the commitment of Frank Fasano to send me the names and addresses of each Junior Handler entered in the Big Show. I will mail to each of them a gold pin, to wear all during the National so we know they are entered and they can be proud of that pin. If they fail to come to the National, they will at least have the pin to show they were entered. I then have a gold medal on a ribbon for each class winner. When the Best Junior Handler is selected he/she will be given a large gold medal on a ribbon. Then at the After Show Dinner the Junior winner will be called up and be given a plaque. After the show is over, and I know the birth date of the Junior, I will purchase a United States Savings bond to mature on his/her 18th birthday. I am still working on the details, but it will be 100% of what has been received as donations. I was going to only give 75% to keep the bank account open, but instead I will make my 2013 donation to keep open the bank account for the next National. None of the expenses will come from the donations, and 100% of what you donate will go the winner of the Junior Handler competition. Remember the corporation I set up is a non-profit, so all donations can be deducted from your income tax. My intent is to show these kids how much we appreciate them, and to encourage them to enter and compete. Be sure to go to the site and see who is now featured, and remember all of this is free to the Juniors, and the bios and the pictures are what we offer at our expense. I also want to thank my advisors Frank Fasano and Nancy McDonald. With all they do, they found time to help me with this project. _Click here: GSD Youth Recognition Fund_ (http://www.dogshowjuniors.com/ ) Evan L. 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