tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62811788254882452932012-02-29T12:49:45.904+11:00Celebrating our 50th Anniversary in 2012Eastern Suburbs Dog Training Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655830372347633167noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281178825488245293.post-36484135598951693012012-02-28T14:00:00.001+11:002012-02-29T12:49:45.917+11:00<b>After various Club Committee and 50th Sub Committee meetings, and discussions with Club Members and Centennial Park, the date has been set to celebrate the Club's 50th Anniversary : Sunday 24th June 2012.</b><br /><br />The 50th Anniversary Event will run from 9am till 12 midday and will take the place of our regular training Sunday (ie. there will be no training on Sunday 24th).<br /><br />At this stage the 50th Sub Committee envisage:<br /><br /><ul><li>A central performance ring with demonstrations of dog obedience, agility and dancing with dogs</li><li>Adjacent Marques offering information and Club history; food &amp; drinks; pat-a-dog and face painting</li></ul><br />We are currently discussing the format of the performance ring with our Senior Instructors. Once suggestion has been a rolling performance (over 2-3 hours with breaks) consisting of:<br /><br />1. Demonstration of Obedience Classes at the Club<br /><ul><li>Adult Dog Beginners&nbsp;</li><li>Class 1&nbsp;</li><li>Class 2&nbsp;</li><li>Class 3 &amp; 4&nbsp;</li></ul>2. Advance Obedience Demonstration (Easter Show Team)<br /><br />3. Activity Class Demonstration<br /><br />4. Advanced Agility Demonstration<br /><br />5. Dancing with Dogs<br /><br /><b>Please note: </b>The running order of these demonstrations has not been fixed. However, we have extended invitations to those who would be involved in specialist performances, such as Advanced Agility and Dancing with Dogs.<br /><br />The 50th Sub Committee Meeting is in early March and we hope to update this blog with more concrete details about the 50th Anniversary Event.<br /><br /><b>In the meantime, remember, </b>if you have an idea for the the Club's 50th, then please discuss it with a Committee Member (just ask at the Registration Desk on Sundays) or <a href="http://dogclub50thanniversary.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html">Contact Us online</a> to pass it on so that it can posted here. Also, please feel free to add to and/or comment on ideas already posted on this blog.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6281178825488245293-3648413559895169301?l=dogclub50thanniversary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastern Suburbs Dog Training Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655830372347633167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281178825488245293.post-41292185936892400652011-08-09T13:57:00.006+10:002011-08-09T16:49:48.323+10:00<div class="widget-content"><div>The <a href="http://dogclub50thanniversary.blogspot.com/p/club-history.html">Club History</a>&nbsp;of the Eastern Suburbs Dog Training Club (DTC) records that in March 1961 a branch of Sydney All Breeds DTC was established in Centennial Park. In July 1962 an inaugural meeting of the Eastern Suburbs DTC (then known as "Easts") was held and in September the Easts Club was officially affiliated.<br /><br />In 2012 the Club plans to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. The goal of this blog is to post the ideas and suggestions collected by the "50th Anniversary Subcommittee" for discussion by our Instructors &amp; Helpers, General Members, past and present, and other interested parties, to help us plan the event.<br /><br />The following Club Members have been appointed to the "50th Anniversary Subcommittee" and are on the Club's training grounds on most Sundays:<br /><br /><ul><li>Robert Fairhead</li> <li>Leonie Kelly</li> <li>Claire Scivyer</li> <li>Kate Mackay</li> <li>Martin O'Loughlin</li> </ul><br />Ideas discussed by the subcommittee to date include:<br /><br /><ul><li>An Obedience Class demonstration</li> <li>Activity Class demonstration</li> <li>Face painting</li> <li>Dog washing</li> <li>How tall/short is my dog competition</li> <li>Sausage sizzle</li> <li>Commemorative signage beside the bridge leading onto the training groundsPress releases to media outlets</li> <li>Invitations to Life Members, past Instructors &amp; Helpers, and General Members</li> <li>Invitations to Centennial Parklands Trust Members</li> </ul><br />If you have an idea for the the Club's 50th Anniversary, then please discuss it with a Subcommittee Member or <a href="http://dogclub50thanniversary.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html">Contact Us online</a> to pass it on so that it can posted here. Also, please feel free to add to and/or comment on ideas already posted on this blog.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6281178825488245293-4129218593689240065?l=dogclub50thanniversary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eastern Suburbs Dog Training Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655830372347633167noreply@blogger.com0