Every dollar you donate toward trophies helps support the Specialty by allowing us to use our budget funds to offer you a better show! Please consider donating, whether you won a trophy in 2022, or just want to support the 2023 Specialty’s efforts.
Although last year’s winners got priority to sponsor the trophies they’ve won, lots of really great placements are available. If you’re into performance sports, consider sponsoring trophies for obedience/rally, agility or herding. Do you cheer loudest for juniors or for the puppies? Please sponsor one of those trophies. Can’t decide? Donations toward the General Trophy Fund are just as welcome.
You may sponsor a trophy with a dedication. You may use your name (and kennel name, if you have one). You may dedicate a trophy in memory of a person or dog.
NOTE:
You may not sponsor a trophy in honor of a living person or dog. AKC made the rule; we didn’t.
If you donate before August 20, your name and dedication will appear in the 2023 show catalog. You can even use the Master Registration Form to pay for your donation at the same time as your other tickets, events, and donations. How easy is that?! Just make sure that you email Merilynn to specify the trophy you want to sponsor and your dedication (if any) along with the form. (Of course, we’ll happily accept sponsorships after the deadline date as well — they just won’t make it into the catalog.)
Don’t want to wait for the Master Registration Form to be available? You can download the Trophy Sponsorship form. Fill it out with your info and the trophies you want to sponsor, and you can either send payment with the form, or we can invoice you to pay with PayPal. NOTE: You might want to have first- and second-choice trophies for each one you want to sponsor. That way, you won’t be disappointed if the trophy you wanted has already been taken.
NOTE: You can still sponsor trophies after the August 20 deadline date. We’ll try to sneak your donation into the show catalog, but we can’t promise anything. You will, however, still be deeply appreciated by the show committee! Thank you!
Which Trophies Are Available?
Check the list of available trophies here. Contact Pat with any questions.
Last Updated: 8/20/23
General Trophy Fund
As you know, trophy sponsorship for specific placements are usually offered first to those who won the year before, and then to all other donors. However, the trophy fund is open to all donors, and accepts any amount.
All general trophy fund donors will be recognized in the show catalog.
Thank you for supporting the 2023 National Specialty!
Questions? Contact Pat.
How to Donate
Donations can be made via PayPal, via email, by snail mail using the Trophy Sponsorship Form, by using the nifty QR Code below, or by adding a trophy donation to the Master Registration Form (when the time comes). If you use the MRF, be sure to contact Merilynn to tell her what the donation is for.
Donate with PayPal button
NEW! To make a donation from your phone, you can either use the button or this QR code:
Paying by Check
To pay by check, mail checks to:
Merilynn Bergstresser
BCCA 2023 Specialty Treasurer
3407 Hemmingstone Court
Midlothian, VA 23113