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Gopher State Cat Club, one of the original chartered clubs of the American Cat Fanciers Association, is hosting the 50th Anniversary of ACFA, the 2005 Annual Awards Banquet and Board of Directors meetings and a Purebred and Household Pet cat show. The dates for this event are August 16-21, 2005. Click to see the show flyer and summary sheet. All events will take place at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, Minnesota. NOTE: Parking is free at the Kahler for the "Gopher State Cat Club" group as part of the room reservation at the Kahler. Board of Directors Meetings - August 16 – 19 |
Join Gopher State Cat Club at the ACFA 2005 Annual
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ACFA and the
2004-2005 Inter- American award winners
All events will be held at the
20 SW Second Ave.
Rochester , MN 55902
507-280-6200
| 800-533-1655 for reservations or www.kahler.com $75.00 + 11% tax Single, Double, Triple or Quad. The Kahler is offering us free parking in their parking ramp. |
Rooms were held at this rate until July 24, 2005 Check in 3pm, Check out 12pm |
To get there and back: Airport shuttle (shuttle from Mpls/St. Paul international $42.00 R.T. It is about a one and a half hour trip. There is also a shuttle from the Rochester Airport); |
Some amenities: Shuttle to the Mall of America ($30.00 Round Trip); shuttle to the Treasure Island Casino; indoor pool; three restaurants on site and many more within walking distance, shopping, the Mayo Clinic, museums, and much more. |
Gopher State Cat Club is seeking sponsors to help with some of our expenses. If you can help out in any way, we will be most grateful.
| Ring sponsor = $250.00 | This will help with the expenses of the 8 rings. Judges, rosettes for winners, supplies, etc… Each ring sponsor will receive a full page ad in our catalog, and a banner with your name displayed in that ring. |
| Printing sponsor = $100.00 | This will help with printing expenses for the Awards program and the show catalog. |
| Board Meetings sponsor = $75.00 | This will provide beverages and snacks for the meetings. |
| Support Sponsor = $50.00 | This helps with the expenses for the clerks, master clerk, and ring stewards. |
| General Sponsor = $25.00 | This will help with some of the smaller expenses that we incur. |
We will be very grateful for Cat food or other cat-related items, such as books, cat toys, discount coupons for supplies or services, etc. We hope to have items donated for Inter-American award winners (20 Kittens, 20 Cats, 20 Alters, and 20 Household pets), which will be handed out at our Banquet Friday evening. We also hope to have similar gifts for the finalists in each ring during the cat show Saturday and Sunday (40 per ring in 8 rings).
Please contact Kathy Grant @ 651-688-7984 or 612-987-7107 for more information or questions.
Respond with your contribution to: Gopher State Cat Club c/o Kathy Grant @ 3871 Canter Glen Dr. Eagan, MN 55123.