Allene Tartaglia, Executive Director
Annual Meeting & Awards
As usual, the National Award winners from the most recent show season (2021-2022) will be honored at the Saturday night awards banquet and ceremony on June 25, 2022. A little unusual is honoring the National Award winners from the 2019-2020 show season. The Annual Meeting in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic and the 2019-2020 national award winners did not experience seeing their cat’s picture on the large screens and being on stage for accolades. They will have the opportunity at this year’s ceremony. Both the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 National Award winners will be part of the ceremony and cat’s pictures from both years will be shown.
To gain the extra time needed to present two years of national awards, the Service awards (Judge, Clerk, Board Member, Credentials), the Star awards and the Memorial slide show will be during Friday’s Delegate meeting. Saturday night’s cocktail hour will start at 4:30 p.m. On the Road Again (OTRA) will be shown at the beginning of Saturday evening’s festivities instead of at the end of dinner. This will provide the time needed to start lining up award recipients at the back of the room and ready to go earlier in the evening.
A reminder to make your hotel reservations at the Galt House by Monday, May 30 to receive the CFA rate. There is a direct link for hotel reservations on the Annual Meeting page on CFA’s website, https://cfa.org/annual/
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Annette Wilson
CFA Breeds and Standards Chair
It is time to renew your Breed Council membership for the 2022 membership year. If you are eligible for Rapid Renewal for your breed council(s), you should have gotten an email the week of May 2 from Lisa Brault at Central Office with your current information (separate emails if you have membership in more than one breed council) and renewal instructions.
You can use the CFA Catalog to renew and pay your membership fees here.
Two Year Renewal Option: as a Rapid Renewal member, you may renew your breed council membership for two years instead of one in even-numbered years (this year).
You may also use the hard copy form and a PDF version is available at the this link.
If you do not have Rapid Renewal (you are joining for the first time or qualifying by way of exhibiting requirements), here’s the link for the application form.
To join an advancing breed Breed Committee…i.e., Toybob, Lykoi and Khao Manee) use this form.
The completed PDF forms can be snail mailed with a check for the fee to the address at the bottom of the form. You can also email the form to Lisa Brault and she will direct you to where to pay on the website. |
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Carol Krzanowski
CFA Clubs Chair
The following clubs have applied for CFA membership and will be considered at the June 23, 2022 CFA Board meeting. Anyone wishing to submit comments regarding the applicants should do so in writing and send the comments to Committee Chair Carol Krzanowski no later than June 8, 2022.
As stated in the CFA By-Laws - Article III - Membership, Section 3 - Election to Membership: "If negative information is submitted regarding the applicant, the information will be provided to the applicant with enough time for the applicant to prepare a written rebuttal prior to board consideration.”
Alianza Felina
President: María Gamero Galán
Secretary: María Angeles Vilches Cabezas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Blue Lucky
President: Sun Wei
Secretary: Qu Tang
Location: Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
China Cat Fanciers
President: Xiaoming Yan
Secretary: Ruixuan Pang (Rain)
Location: Beijing, China
China Morning Star Club
President: Mulin Yang
Secretary: Lei Zhou
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Glamorous International Ambassador
President: Thomas Yiu
Secretary: Fanny Ng
Location: North Point, Hong Kong
Great China Magic Meow Meow Planet Club
President: Chen Wang
Secretary: Yue Liu
Location: Shanghai, China
Osaka Norwegian Forest Cat Club
President: Tomomi Kawakami
Secretary: Yukiyo Matsushita
Location: Osaka, Japan
Tokyo Midtown Cat Club
President: Kiyoko Otaka
Secretary: Chieko Otaka
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Uncle Love Cats Club
President: Wang Weixin
Secretary: Zhao Xiaoyu
Location: Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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CFA Allbreed Judge Robert Goltzer passed away on April 15, 2022 with his son and daughter by his side.
Cat Writers' Association President Paula Gregg passed away May 2, 2022 after a swift battle with pancreatic cancer. CFA has been associated with the CWA since its founding and applauds Paula's spirit and the work for all things feline.
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June Issue of Cat Talk
in progress
We hope that everyone is taking advantage of Cat Talk's new REDUCED subscription rate! It's now only $20 USD/year! And thats the price for fanciers all over the world!
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June's issue will include stories about moving with your cats, a revisit with our FIP fighters, and what you don't know about American Shorthairs.
Want to subscribe? That's easy too! Use this direct link to sign up and pay: https://simplecirc.com/subscriber_login/cat-talk. Remember, digital subscriptions are now only $20 and we are looking forward to welcoming both old and new readers from all over the world! |
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CFA Marketing and Outreach |
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Desiree Bobby, Director
Nicole Turk, Social Media Coordinator
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"CFA Cats and Their Humans" Photo-Taking Tour
There’s been much excitement around CFA’s new photo style and the photo shoots we’ve held to obtain them. But there’s more to these awesome photos than just a good time. Here’s some information to keep you in the know.
CFA’s REDBRAND and WEBSITE PROJECT
We kicked off the “CFA Brand Refresh Project” this year with the assistance of a professional branding agency and leadership support from Mark Hannon and Melanie Morgan.
There are three phases to this project:
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Iris Zinck, chair
VCC Committee Event Raises Over $2000 to Help Cats in Europe
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The “Fun for Funds” virtual cat competition has come to a successful conclusion, reaching and exceeding its target of raising over $2500 to help CFA-BAP-BRP support distressed cats in Europe. Over 80 people voted for the 94 entered cats. Photos were selected from past virtual cat competitions, going all the way back to the Regional Qualifiers and Top Cat Challenge. The final amount raised was $2539; however, this will be reduced by approximately $125 in processing fees. (NOTE: following our announcement of the results on Facebook, a generous contribution was made to cover the amount of the processing fees so the whole $2539 will be going to BAP-BRP!)
Prizes will be awarded to the winners in six categories, rather than the top overall vote placements, as in previous competitions. Still, special mention and thanks must be given to the top cat, Whisperstar Tommy of Singville, a Toybob owned by Meg Lambert. Tommy competed in “The Eyes Have It” category and was the top winner there. Meg’s Facebook posts urging people to vote for Tommy and his friends were instrumental in helping raise the bar for voters and the VCC Committee is very grateful for her support.
Winners should note that the rosettes are being made overseas and will not be available for shipping until early June. Amazon gift cards should be sent within the next two weeks. We appreciate the assistance of CFA’s Central Office with the gift card distribution.
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Legislation - What's Hot... |
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Kelly S. Crouch, CFA Legislative Information Liaison
Sharon Coleman, CFA Legislative Legal Analyst
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Delaware Considers Emotion-based Damages for Pets this Session
In Other News….Maryland, New Hampshire, and Montgomery, Alabama
Delaware is the second state to consider emotion-based damages this year. The first state was Maryland but neither of those bills progressed out of the legislature. As introduced, the Delaware bill would authorize these damages and place a cap of $15,000 for both compensatory and emotion-based damages.
In Other News…. The Maryland Declawing bill, New Hampshire Senate Bill 368 FN, and amendments to Montgomery, Alabama’s animal ordinance.
Recent CFA Legislative Group Blog Posts:
What's Hot………… Montgomery, AL Considers Breeder Licensing and Other Animal Code Changes
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EveryCat Health Foundation |
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submitted by Virginia Rud |
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN! COMPLETE AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE!
“Health Breakthroughs for Every Cat: FIP and Beyond” - A Feline Health Symposium.
EveryCat Health Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting a feline-specific health symposium July 8th and 9th, 2022 at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
In-person and virtual enrollment available. In-person enrollment will be limited to 150, on a first come, first served basis.
You can find complete information including speakers and the agenda at this link
Hotel accommodations can also be found at the above link.
Also, in celebration and support a brighter future for feline health, in conjunction with the Symposium, EveryCat Health Foundation will be hosting the “Fabulous Feline Fête” banquet and fundraising event on Saturday, July 9th from 6pm until 9pm, at the University of Florida Hilton Conference Center. Dinner, Music, Awards, Silent Auction, Special Cats from Local Shelters, and much, much more…
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information, contact Virginia at vrud@everycat.org
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Lets Get “CAT-letic”
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!
This virtual race can be joined from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym, or on the track.
You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself.
Participate on your own or build a team with friends and raise money to support feline health studies!
T-shirts and medals available!
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Tax Tips with George Eigenhauser
With many retirement accounts, such as a traditional IRA or a 401(k), you must begin taking money out of the account by a certain age or face penalties. These withdrawals are called your required minimum distribution. For persons born July 1, 2019, or later, the SECURE Act of 2019 raises the age at which you must begin taking money out of your IRA from 70-1/2 to 72. These withdrawals may be included in your taxable income. However, a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is a nontaxable donation made directly by the trustee of your account to a qualified charity. A QCD may be used towards meeting your required minimum distribution but is not subject to taxation. Since a QCD won’t be part of your taxable income you DO NOT need to itemize your taxes to take advantage of the rule. You will need to note on your form 1040 that the distribution was not taxable. You may contribute to multiple charities by making a separate QCD for each one but the total each year per taxpayer may not exceed $100,000.00. You must make your QCD by December 31 and the charity must be a 501(c)(3) organization, such as the EveryCat Health Foundation, to exclude that amount from your taxable income and avoid the penalty for failing to make the required minimum distribution. For more information please see IRS Publication 590 B.
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Our friends at Motel 6 would like CFA to continue to receive the 10% discount at participating locations by using the new updated reservation code of CPOAPHHT. There is a dedicated reservation site for CFA at www.motel6.com/en/cp/cfa.html or you may call 800-466-8356. |
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Code: 1000026977
or call 877-999-3223 and ask for the discount code CFA CAT FANCIERS ASSOCIATION
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Sharon Roy, Regional Director |
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Seacoast Cat Club hosted the first shownof the new season in Region 1 last weekend. Although small, most of the entries were champions and premiers. Lots of applause and shouts of new grand throughout the weekend. Special thanks to all the HHP people as well that came to participate. |
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Lots of new grands and new exhibitors at the Seacoast show! |
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Sunday afternoon members of the musical group Recycled Percussion visited the show. (right) This group was a finalist a few years ago on "America's Got Talent."
The region is now looking forward to the return of one of CFA's oldest clubs, Empire, who will host the next Region 1 show.
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Terri Zittel, Regional Secretary
Happy end of the show season and Happy Mother’s Day to all of you two legged and four legged moms. I am fortunate to be both.
We have had three wonderful shows in Region 2. Two of them featured “cat” dress up contents. The Albany show in March held a dress up contest that was very well attended. I, beling height challenged, could not get close enough to take pictures. I did talk Michelle Thompson into sending me a picture of GC Kubaland Szoko of Forest*Star in his St. Patrick’s day attire. Szoko is a handsome green-eyed white Siberian.
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At the Puget Sound/McKenzie River cat show in April, a “Cowboy Hat” cat contest was held. Again a huge success with a large spectator attendance. Our favorite Judge, Pam Moser, orchestrated both contests. |
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The cat dress-up contests have been hugely successful in bringing in spectators. The crowd really loved the cats in their outfits and attire. I am also pleased to announce that Pam Moser has had her back surgery and all seems successful! Looking forward to having Pam judge again. |
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Paula Noble, Regional Secretary
Spring has Sprung!! May is National Pet Month here in the U.S. so be sure you go out shopping for that special toy or treat, now is the time to spoil your pets!! Remember, you can shop for yourself for anything coming in a medium-to-large sized box and the box will be a treat for your cat(s)!!
The 2021-2022 show season is over and a new one has begun. Region 3’s final show this season was the North Texas Cat Club with Show & Tell Cat Club 10 ring back-to-back in Belton, Texas. The clubs were pleasantly surprised with the number of visitors to the show as it was Easter weekend! (photos below)
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Oh, those intact males!!! (and how clerks prepare for them!) |
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The Greater Baton Rouge Cat Club started off the new season with their show on April 30, 2022. There was a terrific response from the community as there hadn’t been a show there for the past two seasons. (photos below)
As shows begin to get back to normal, please continue to be safe!
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John Colilla, Regional Director |
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Just Cat-in Around Cat Fanciers April 9-10, 2022
Written by Staci Taylor
Just Cat-In Around Cat Fanciers club put on an amazing show in Bowling Green, Ohio the weekend of April 9-10th. As soon has you walked in you could see the beautiful decorations with flowers in vibrant colors to give you all the feels of Spring! The club offered on Saturday a pre-ordered boxed lunch with lots of choices to choose from, and on Sunday they had amazing homecooked delights. Even without a raffle or vendors the club came up with some fun ideas to keep the exhibitors entertained. On Saturday 10 people won $5 to go towards to cost of their pre purchased box lunches, the club placed a $5 coupon under the chairs of 5 lucky exhibitors for the food vendors who were there Sunday. The 100th entry received $50, the 50th and 75th entries got a delicious chocolate bunny, the winner of the 50/50 raffle won $211 and the 2nd place winner of the 50/50 raffle won a coupon for a free photo sitting with Larry Johnson. What original and new ideas to make the show fun! Of course the show had an amazing judge line up and real ribbons! Thank you so much to the club for all your hard work and for putting on such a spectacular show. Thank you to the judges for handling our babies with such care, and of course thank you to the exhibitors for showing up and continuing to support the clubs! It takes a village, and we are in good company with our Great Lakes Region family!
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Howard Webster, Regional Director
The Southwest Region is preparing for our banquet. It is going to be held on June 18th at the Doubletree in Ontario, CA. Art Graafsman has been working diligently on getting everything ready for another wonderful Awards Banquet! Thank you for all of your hard work, Art!
As soon as CFA's Central Office releases the official information, we will have it up on the SWR website. We will then be taking sponsorships for the winning cats. Thank you Debi Gomez for your assistance on this.
Carolyn Osier will be taking the photos for the winning cats. As soon as you know you have a winning cat, send your photos to wiloglen@sbcglobal.net. Brian Tripp has volunteered to do the booklet for the Banquet. Thanks to Carolyn and Brian for taking on these tasks!
Art Graafsman will be giving us more of the details as soon as he finalizes them.
Looking forward to the Banquet, so save the date and see you there!
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Candilee Jackson, Regional Secretary
Show Me Cat Fanciers invited exhibitors to experience “Springtime In the Ozarks,” a one-day, 6-ring show on April 9th at the Newton County Fairgrounds in Neosho, Missouri. The club was so excited because they were finally allowed to have spectators to interact with and show off their beautiful felines to guests. The highlight of the show was a darling feline costume contest.
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The MWR ended the show year with a bang on April 23-24 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Boasting a feline costume contest on BOTH days, America’s Heartland show consortium presented a wonderful show to both exhibitors and the community. |
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Dawn Pettyjohn reported on the costume contest: “There were five cats on Saturday, and six cats on Sunday. My cat, Jade, got 4th on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday. The cutest was a Devon Rex kitten in a Pikachu costume who won 1st and 2nd.” |
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Looking ahead, the MWR is preparing for it’s Hogwart’s Spectacular on June 4th at the Hyatt in Coralville, Iowa. The Harry Potter themed show and banquet has the region’s exhibitors excited for both the hospitality party on Friday, June 3rd, as well as the show and banquet the following day. The hospitality party is hosted by the Sieving family who has gone Hogwart’s wild in its preparations and surprises. One of the weekend’s highlights is an exhibitor costume contest. Banquet attendees have been requested to “put aside their Muggle attire,” and come in their House regalia, representing Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. So, in the words of Stephanie Sieving, “ Dust off your cauldrons, polish those wands, and iron out your robes!” and get ready for some fun!
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Kenny Currle, Regional Director
The Southern Region wrapped up the season with the New Vision CC show in Plant City, FL.
It was a bittersweet end to the season but also lots of hugs and laughs. The club had cute handmade rosettes created by Mary Kolencik. And who can resist fabulous cupcakes on Saturday morning?
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Jaime Lerner's JBT and those cute rosettes! |
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Then just two weeks later, the region kicked off its season in Atlanta with the Rebel Rousers/Ocicats International show in Lawrenceville, GA. SO many beautiful cats making their season debut! |
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The clubs sponsored a clerking school, taught by MCI Teresa Keiger, on the Friday before the show. Here's hoping that we see some new faces at our judges' sides soon! |
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You just never know who will turn up at a cat show! Hairri Mohammad and Afza Kharmizi Abu Bakar came from Malaysia to attend the school and pick up their new cat! |
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Progress is well underway for our region's awards celebration in conjunction with the Cat Club of the Palm Beaches' show in Sanford, FL. Complete information about the celebration and awards' sponsorships (because we know that our fanciers have friends in ALL regions!) is available here and look under the "Southern Stars" tab for individual page links. |
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Yukiko Hayata, Regional Director |
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We had final show in the region of this season on April 24 in Tokyo. Show hall was not so big, however, entries were pretty big.
We had 90 cats in Championship. As the result, we have three
National Winner cats this year!!! Since this season shows in the world were held by special rule because of Covid-19, cats in our region did very well.
Congratulations on all of Regional and National winner cats!!
For Hisako Komota CFA All Breed judge (2001~2022) this show was her last show as judge. Just before the show started, our region thanked her for her long time judging with beautiful bouquet.
“ Thank you so much for your many years service as CFA judge!”
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There are many beautiful flowers all over Japan now. Off course, we know that the rose is the most beautiful flower in May. In our region, we can see wisteria and azalea here and there in May. Please enjoy wisteria in Wisteria Garden and various color of azalea in the park.
We hope to be able to attend shows in the new season show without masks.
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Pam DelaBar, Regional Director
No report this month
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Russell Webb-ID Chair China
China
We had two shows in China on the last weekend in April representing the last show of the season. Both did very well with entries and all the exhibitors were pleased with both shows. The sponsors for both shows were also very happy with the outcome.
I would like to congratulate all the winners for this year and also for all the support they give to CFA.
A big THANK YOU to Eva Chen and Gavin Cao for their continued support!
I hope that next year will be just as productive.
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