Shows

Jessica Lavender (Co-Chair) jess@desertjulesgreatdanes.com

Thank you to all the Members and Affiliate Clubs who cast their vote!

Halloween Party

Description: Tuesday, October 31^st .  $35 in advance and $40 at the door.

The Halloween Party is from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the Barranca Ballrooms.  There will be a no-host bar and we will be serving a combination of Charcuterie Board and Cheese Board, small plate reception style food.

Costumes are encouraged but not required.  There will also be a DJ and dance floor!  Fun will be had by all!!

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:00 AM Tewa Ballroom available for setup. Hotel will begin setting up for Vendors.
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Western Division Committee Members Arrive
8:00 AM Ring Setup (Conformation / Futurity) including plastic floor covering installation. No personal chairs allowed. Tewa Ballroom
8:00 AM Welcome Bag Assembly Pueblo Ballroom
8:00 AM Vendors Begin Move In Tewa Ballroom
12:00 PM RV’s Begin Arriving

Grounds Setup
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked All rooms *
NOTE
The Registration office and Vista Room will be managed by
individuals responsible for Trophies and Hospitality / Raffle
rooms.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
7:30 AM Vendors Continue Move In Tewa Ballroom
Photographer Setup Rear Pre Function Area
Videographer Setup Tewa Ballroom
8:00 AM Hospitality & Raffle Setup Vista Room
9:00 AM 1st GDCA Board Meeting Executive Conference Room
Welcome Bag Assembly (If necessary) Pueblo Ballroom
5:30 / 6:00 PM Welcome Party / Birthday Celebration Tewa Pre Function Area
Dog Crating Setup (No Dogs) Caldera Ballroom
7:30 PM Futurity Judge Selection Pre Function Area
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked All rooms

Monday, October 30, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
7:45 AM Obedience & Rally Briefing Pueblo Ballroom
8:00 AM Futurity Judging – Day 1 Tewa Ballroom
9:00 AM Obedience & Rally Trial #1 Pueblo Ballroom
8:00 AM Breeders Education During Futurity Tewa Ballroom
Handling Seminar (Mari Lynn Davisson) 30 minutes following
futurity Judging. Tewa Ballroom
Breeders Education 30 min after Judging Mesa Room
Presentation on DNA & Color Genetics by
John Walsh & Regina Bachman Mesa Room
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked All rooms
Free Night

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
7:45 AM Obedience & Rally Briefing Pueblo Ballroom
8:00 AM Futurity Judging – Day 2 Tewa Ballroom
9:00 AM Obedience & Rally Trial #2 Pueblo Ballroom
8:00 AM Breeders Education During Futurity Tewa Ballroom
Division Meetings (30 minutes following Judging) Mesa Room
4:00 PM Rescue Meeting Painted Parrot Restaurant
7:00 PM-10:00 PM Halloween Party Barranca Ballrooms
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked except Barranca
Ballrooms. All rooms
Barranca Ballrooms locked following Halloween Party Barranca Ballrooms

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
7:45 AM Agility Briefing (Agility Site in Albuquerque, NM)
Animal Center Humane
615 Wyoming Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
9:00 AM Agility First Dog on line Agility Site
8:00 AM Medical Clinics Barranca Ballroom
8:30 AM GDCA Annual Meeting Mesa Room
9:30 am-11:00 AM Nutrition for Repro and the Pup in the Great Dane (Dr. Naik)
(Virtual) Mesa Room
11:30 AM-12:30 PM AKC Pet Insurance – Breeder Support Presentation (Emily
Larson) (Virtual) Mesa Room
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Neonates: The First Few Weeks of Life in a Great Dane
Puppy (Dr. Hesser) in person Mesa Room
1:00 PM Top 20 Owners Meeting (Karen Desjardins) Painted Parrot Restaurant
3:00 PM Top 20 Handlers Meeting (Karen Desjardins) Painted Parrot Restaurant
4:00-6:00 PM Performance – Annual & Invitational Awards Mesa Room
4:00 PM Top 20 Judges meeting followed by dinner Executive Conference Room
4:00 PM Vendors Close for Top 20 performance Tewa Ballroom
6:00 PM
8:00 PM
Top 20
* Dinner
* Competition
6:30 – Doors Open for Owners & Breeders
6:45 – Doors Open for General Admission
All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked at conclusion of
TOP 20 All rooms

Thursday, November 2, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
8:00 AM Day 1 – Dog Classes Tewa
Veteran Dogs and Stud Dogs
8:00 AM Medical Clinics Barranca Ballroom
2nd GDCA Board Meeting (30 min following Judging) Executive Meeting Room
8:00 AM Agility / Coursing Ability Test (Fast CAT)
30 minutes following
Judging
CGC / Trick Dog Testing & Performance Demo Tewa Ballroom
3:30 PM Affiliate Club Meeting (Linda Cain) Mesa Room
6:00 PM Auction Dinner & Auction (Justin Auctioneer) Pueblo Ballroom
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked except the Pueblo
Ballroom
All rooms except the Pueblo
Ballroom
Following Auction Pueblo Ballroom Locked

Friday, November 3, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
8:00 AM Day 2 – Bitch Classes
Veteran Bitches and Brood Bitches
9:00 AM-10:30 AM Judges Education Seminar Mesa Room
Judges Education Hands-on: 1/2 hour after completion of
judging. Tewa Ballroom
6:30 PM Ringside Cash Bar & Evening Parades Tewa Ballroom
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked except Tewa
Ballroom All rooms
Tewa locked following conclusion of Parades

Saturday, November 4, 2023

6:00 AM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms unlocked All rooms
8:00 AM Junior Showmanship Tewa Ballroom
Breed Judging – immediately following Junior Showmanship. Tewa Ballroom
Best Puppy; Best Bred-By-Exhibitor Puppy, Best Bred-By-
Exhibitor; Best Owner-Handled; Brace & Team Judging
8:00 AM Judges Education Ringside Mentoring – available upon
request Tewa Ballroom
6:30:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:50 PM
8:00 PM
Closing Ceremony & Event
Buffet Dinner
Native American Dancers
Jamie present Awards
New Committee Awards
Division Chair Presentation
Pueblo Ballroom
9:00 PM All Ballrooms and meeting rooms locked All rooms except Pueblo
Ballroom
Following Closing
Ceremony
Pueblo Ballroom locked

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Great Dane Club of California Specialty
6:00 AM Tewa and Caldera Ballrooms unlocked Tewa & Caldera Ballrooms
5:00 PM All vendors packed and out of Ballrooms
9:00 PM Tewa and Caldera Ballrooms Locked Tewa & Caldera Ballrooms

2023 GDCA Western Division Sponsorship Program

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2023 GDCA National, and plans are currently underway. Reserved seats are in order of sign-ups, and will be assigned accordingly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, and we can help you with your plans.

Debi Romerosa    debiromerosa@verizon.net   559-410-1897

Diamond (Donations of $10,000 and above)

In appreciation of your generosity, you will receive the following:

• Booth space during National Specialty up to 25’ when possible. This will include electrical and Wi-Fi connections whenever available at no expense to the sponsor. **
• Two ad pages in the National Specialty Catalog
• Two Futurity catalogs, two National Specialty catalogs and two Top 20 catalogs
• Recognition by the Announcer at least four times a day during show hours
• A listing on banners to be placed throughout common areas at the show site
• Recognition on a catalog page listing the sponsors
• 4 Tickets to the Top 20 Dinner with reserved seating *
• Four reserved seats at the Top 20 Invitational
• 4 Tickets to the Auction Dinner with reserved seating *
• 4 Tickets to the Awards Dinner with reserved seating *
• Reserved ringside seating for four***
• 800 Raffle tickets

Platinum (Donations of $5,000 – $9,999)

In appreciation of your generosity, you will receive the following:

• Booth space during National Specialty up to 20′ when possible. This will include electrical and Wi-Fi connections whenever available at no expense to the sponsor. **
• Two ad pages in the National Specialty Catalog
• Two Futurity catalogs, two National Specialty catalogs and two Top 20 catalogs
• Recognition by the Announcer at least four times a day during show hours
• A listing on banners to be placed throughout common areas at the show site
• Recognition on a catalog page listing the sponsors
• 4 Tickets to the Top 20 Dinner with reserved seating *
• Four reserved seats at the Top 20 Invitational*
• 4 Tickets to the Auction Dinner with reserved seating*
• 4 Tickets to the Awards Dinner with reserved seating*
• Reserved ringside seating for four***
• 800 Raffle tickets

Gold (Donations of $2,500.00 – $4,999.99)

In appreciation of your generosity, you will receive the following:

• Booth space during National Specialty up to 15′ when possible. This will include electrical and Wi-Fi connections whenever available at no expense to the sponsor. **
• One ad page in the National Specialty Catalog
• One Futurity catalog, one National Specialty catalog and one Top 20 catalog
• Recognition by the Announcer at least four times a day during show hours
• A listing on banners to be placed throughout common areas at the show site
• Recognition on a catalog page listing the sponsors
• 2 Tickets to the Top 20 Dinner with reserved seating *
• Two reserved seats at the Top 20 Invitational
• 2 Tickets to the Auction Dinner with reserved seating *
• 2 Tickets to the Awards Dinner with reserved seating *
• Reserved ringside seating for two***
• 400 Raffle tickets

Silver (Donations of $1,500.00 – $2,499.99)

In appreciation of your generosity, you will receive the following:

• Booth space during National Specialty up to 10′ when possible. This will include electrical and Wi-Fi connections whenever available at no expense to the sponsor. **
• One ad page in the National Specialty Catalog
• National Specialty catalog
• Recognition by the Announcer at least four times a day during show hours
• A listing on banners to be placed throughout common areas at the show site
• Recognition on a catalog page listing the sponsors
• 2 Tickets to the Awards Dinner with Reserved Seating*
• Reserved ringside seating for two***
• 300 Raffle tickets

Bronze (Donations of $1,000.00 – $1,499.99)

In appreciation of your generosity, you will receive the following:

• Recognition by the Announcer at least four times a day during show hours
• A listing on banners to be placed throughout common areas at the show site
• Recognition on a catalog page listing the sponsors
• National Specialty catalog
• 2 Tickets to the Awards Dinner with Reserved Seating*
• Reserved ringside seating for two***
• 200 Raffle tickets

* Seating will be reserved for sponsors

** In the event that an individual qualifies for a Silver or higher level by virtue of his donation, the booth space will not be included.

***In the event that the first row is filled, we will assign seats to the second row based on the order that the sponsorships are purchased. All seats are pending COVID 19 Guidelines.

For questions concerning Sponsorship, please contact:

Debi Romerosa, GDCA National Specialty Sponsor Chairperson
(559) 410-1897
debiromerosa@verizon.net

Make your Sponsor Donation online via the GDCA National Store at gdca.org

OR

Make a Personal Check, Cashiers Check or Postal Money Order payable to: “GDCA Western Division”

Mail completed Sponsor Donation Information and check to:

Kathy Munyan, Treasurer

GDCA Western Division

13201 S 34^th Way

Phoenix, AZ 85044-3623