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PERSEVERANCE AND FOLLOW-THROUGH
GREENVILLE AND PIEDMONT KENNEL CLUBS’ OUTSTANDING SUCCESS, PART 2
BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR
Many months of hard work and determination from a team guided by Carolina Foothills Cluster Chair Kris Harner resulted in a great four- day weekend of conformation shows at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
These were the first shows to take place in the South since the pandemic began.
Following the shows, Greenville Kennel Club AKC Delegate Gloria Askins set up a survey of ten questions on Survey Monkey and sent it to the exhibitor list provided by Show Superintendent MBF. Judges Selection Committee Member Sue Dwelly sent it to the judges, and Vendor Chair Tracy Iffland covered the vendors. Harner also included the Stewards’ Association, Carolina Dog Show Judges Study Group par- ticipants, Cleaning Crews, Greenville Convention Center employees, AKC Delegates, AKC Field Representatives, and MBF employees. The following are the results:
GREENVILLE CONVENTION CENTER
Greenville, South Carolina July 23-26, 2020
COVID SAFETY MEASURES
• Limited entry to 2,000 dogs per day
• Preassigned reserved grooming provided safe space for all exhibitors
• Handsanitizeravailablethroughoutthebuilding
• Masks or face shields required inside the building
• Separate entry and exit gates for all rings
• Distancing required inside and around the rings
• Floor areas in and around rings were marked for distancing
• Extra cleaning of all surfaces—throughout each day
• Minimal handling of armbands, ribbons, etc.
SURVEYS SENT TO ALL ATTENDEES TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SHOWS
• Approximately 1,200 Surveys Sent Out
NO RESPONSE
628
52%
1,288 total attendees represented in responses Note: Respondents were asked to tell us how many additional people traveled with them.
RESPONDED
572
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48%