Trophy Sponsorship

Trophy Chair:

Cindy Alspaugh
stonebaybeardies@yahoo.com

This year's trophies have been hand-crafted especially for us by the historic Red Wing Stoneware Company in Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing Stoneware has been a Minnesota tradition since the 1800s. Collectors cherish the historic Red Wing and Cobalt Blue designs on pottery made along the Mississippi River.

Our trophies have been selected to complement one another. Each piece bears the BCCA logo.

The BCCA National Specialty counts on its members, exhibitors, and friends to sponsor individual trophies. If you sponsored a particular trophy or donated to the General Trophy Fund, we thank you from the bottoms of our tired little hearts for your kind contributions.

Here's our current total:

courtesy of Kidica

It's Not Too Late!

Although the deadline is long past for getting your name in the Specialty catalog, we would never turn down any last-minute donations. There will be bills to pay and accounts to settle even after the show is over, and your donations help us reach the end of those tasks all the quicker.

Available Trophies

All trophy sponsorships not already claimed by 2008 Specialty winners are available for anyone to sponsor. Have a soft spot in your heart for the puppies? Consider sponsoring a Puppy trophy in the Sweeps or in regular Classes. How about encouraging a promising Junior Handler? Maybe you'd like to memorialize a special Beardie or Beardie person. Is herding your thing? You could sponsor a trophy for the herding events, or even for the conformation classes for Herding Tested and Herding Titled Beardies. We have available trophies for agility, obedience, and rally. Too many options? We will gratefully accept donations to the General Trophy Fund as well.

Most trophies can be had for as little as $20, and there are still some big trophies available! We'll be updating this list as frequently as possible. If you have any questions about whether a trophy is still available, contact the Trophy Chair.

What do you get for your donation dollars? If you got your donation to the Trophy Chair by August 15, you'll get your name, your kennel name (if you have one), and your dedication listed in the 2009 Specialty catalog. You'll also get to make someone's day — or even bring the trophy home yourself, if you win it. Not only that, but you'll earn the undying thanks of the Specialty Committee. Every trophy sponsorship saves more funds toward putting on a great National Specialty.

To view the available trophies in a Word document, look here.

To view the available trophies in a Web page, look here.

How To Sponsor a Trophy

It's easy to sponsor a trophy! Before you start, just remember these simple but important AKC rules for dedicating trophies (Per AKC Show Trial Manual 2-17 & 2-18 and AKC Show Policy Sec. 4-3 IV):

"In Memory of" — Person or dog must be deceased
"In Honor of" — Person is living, but no longer an active breeder or exhibitor
There is no category for living dogs

Now that you've selected the trophy (or better yet, trophies) that you'd like to sponsor, you can pay for the sponsorship in one of two ways:

Download the Trophy Donation Form, fill it out, and mail it to the Trophy Chair with your check or money order in US Funds. You can download the form in either PDF or Word format.
Use the PayPal button below to pay by PayPal. Important: Make sure that you type the class, placement (1st-4th, and 5th if you're sponsoring a herding trophy), and your dedication information into the Notes box on the PayPal form. This is the only way we'll know what you're sponsoring! If you have a second choice for a trophy, please indicate that as well, in case your first choice is already taken.

To Pay Using PayPal

Just use this handy button!