The Irish Wolfhound Club of America Liaison Committee

Local Club Liaison: Bambi Rabe, 336-601-9708

You and your clubs are in the board meetings. We are responsible to communicate with you, and you to your membership. We are responsible to convey information from you to the board and report back to you over suggestions and concerns. This is the goal of this Board of the IWCA and our goal with you, the local clubs. The IWCA is committed to listen and to work toward the future of our breed and our sport, and within that commitment, to support and encourage the local clubs and their activities. We are committed, and this board has worked hard to open up venues for the club and the local clubs, to increase the information and currentness of news from the AKC and the canine legislation around the country. What are your priorities? There is someone who will ensure that your viewpoints are addressed and that your concerns are taken into consideration fairly and completely. The IWCA wants to share in the excitement of your parades, the winnings at your shows, and the educational programs that you produce. We want to share with you legislation, and concerns involving rescue. We want to work with you in joint ventures, and highlight your clubs’ innovations, ideas and issues with the entire IW population, while directing area people to your clubs activities, like the Specialties, and to the members of each club. We do want you to encourage your members to learn about the IWCA through our website, to communicate with the board and join the IWCA. We have made huge progress in this communication, but need to continue in a positive direction. And this requires continued quality communication. Our president has spent much time at the local specialties, holding roundtable discussions, and we will continue to do so. Each IWCA committee chair is available to first hand answer any questions or address your concerns. The reality of this is the purposeful effort towards the function of the IWCA and the clubs. It is our goal for tighter communication, and closer collaboration so that the IWCA and the local clubs can benefit from the existence of each other. Our goal is ultimately to love and protect our breed, and to involve the individual local club members and the clubs as a whole through the involvement of every one of our members. This, of course, presents a series of challenges but with communication and the sharing of information the clubs can work together in the spirit of unity and the achievement of ultimate goals. This does require the sharing of ideas, and information. We would like to publish your specific contact information on the IWCA website along with the other officers of your club to heighten the visibility of those who would facilitate communication and work to promote the “honorable dealings” in all canine matters. This will be the true method is measuring our commitment to each other and the effectiveness of our energies. The liaison committees are like Irish lace. There are multiple varieties. All of which are firmly and evenly worked. Built upon a foundation cord the supporting threads are woven into position, and once in position the spaces are filled. The committees can add additional information, insights, and suggestions like the outline of the lace to create the intricate blending of design, structure, strength and purpose. Like lace making, our clubs need experience, understanding and endless patience. Our goal: a supportive and strong club, woven by the individuals and combined threads of our local regional clubs into the fabric of the liaison committees, and thus our clubs. Please support all of the efforts of the local clubs, and the IWCA. There is much to gain. Please send your thoughts and questions to: Bambi Madsen Rabe brabe@triad.rr.com 336-886-2498