MEETINGS: The Great Dane Club of New England meets via Zoom and in person. We welcome guests. Our last meeting was held via Zoom on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Watch for news of our next meeting.
SPECIALTIES & SUPPORTED SHOWS: Thanks to everyone who supported our Fall 2024 specialties November 22 and 23, held in conjunction with the Thanksgiving Classic cluster shows at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield, Mass. We had a wonderful raffle table, beautiful trophies, and spectacular entries for our four-point major shows.. Please plan to attend next year.
NATIONAL SPECIALTY: Please support the 2025 Great Dane Club of America National Specialty to be held October 12-18 in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. Find all details here: https://gdca.org/shows/national-specialties/2025-east-division/
DISASTER RELIEF CHALLENGE: The Great Dane Club of New England and members recently contributed $730 to the Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust Disaster Relief Fund. We appreciate the generosity of our individual members who donated $480, to which GDCNE added $250 in matched funds.
DANE LINE NEWS BULLETIN: Click to see the latest Dane Line Reimagined with GDCNE specialty plans and results, new member listings, GDCA news, litter updates, member brags, health articles, dog-related items to sell or give away, and more. Members should send contributions for the Spring issue as soon as possible to Editor Carol Urick. Past issues can be found here: January 2021, March 2021, May 2021, August 2021, November 2021, January 2022 , March 2022, May 2022 , September 2022, December 2022, March 2023, May 2023, December 2023, March 2024, June 2024, September-October 2024.
DONATIONS/DUES: Deadline for 2025 dues was January 1. Dues payments, trophy fund and raffle contributions, and other donations can be mailed to Treasurer Carol Urick or made on our Contribute page via PayPal. Gifts to GDCNE are tax-deductible as provided by law.