The Charter Members who have financially supported this all arrived at the Plaza Restaurant and Oyster Bar for an evening of festivities and recognition. It was the first event of the 2017 MAI and the room filled quickly as people met each other and discussed the past week's pre-National training. We all looked forward to the event beginning and the other scheduled activities to come …
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| Co-Chair Bob Montler and Rob Ehlers |
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| The coveted Qualifying plate – AWESOME! |
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| Dorothy Ruehman and Jack Morris, Stellar Retrievers |
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| Bob Swift and Frankie Prendergast |
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| David Carrington of Avery Sporting Dog and Kelsi Toth |
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| Bob Swift, President of the MARC |
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| Betsy Pohl, Corporate Sponsor Liaison |
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| Dean Reinke from Purina receives a recognition gift – Purina is the Exclusive Dog Food of the event |
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| David Carrington of Avery Sporting Dog receives his gift also – Thank you, Avery |
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| John Gerbino signs the Master Amateur poster to be framed … while Missy Lemoi, Betsy Pohl and Bob Swift look on. |
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| John Gerbino, Randall Gerbino and Macy Swift |
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| Gloria Nusbickel, Jack Combs and Fred Nusbickel |
