I think it only apt that my first task as your new President is to thank Jan van Rooyen for his sterling work over the past four years especially for the wonderful relationship  he has cultivated with our principal  sponsor Royal Canin.

Jan it has been a pleasure serving under you as your Vice President.  We had some wonderful times, WODAC for example, which was held in Cape Town for the first time.  We were also asked to help a club continue to function ...

Another special word must go to Clare Coutinho, who has served as the secretary for quite a few terms.  I noticed a very broad smile on Clare’s face when the AGM was brought to a close, and with it her term of office. Clare, from all your friends and colleagues on council, a very big thank you for all your hard work and we hope to see you back sooner rather than later.

When members move on, we need to elect replacements.  It is my great pleasure to welcome Ian Moore as the Vice President, and Hazel King as the new Secretary. A warm welcome to you both and I hope that you have a very rewarding and interesting term of office.  While Jan has stepped down as President, he is still with us in his new portfolio of Treasurer.

We all have lots to look forward to in the New Year – please don’t let the economists get you down. Sometimes it does feel like we are looking at the old picture of a man wearing sack cloth with a sign ―the end of the world is nigh‖. But let’s use the new show season to cheer ourselves up, and get out see all the new exhibits and meet the new owners. Early in the new show season we will have the National  kitten show, followed by a National  show in Cape Town, and later COTY in Kimberley.  Hopefully many of you will be travelling to Kimberley to Cat of the Year, and supporting the Northern Cape Free State region.  This will be a trip I am keen to undertake,  as well as an adventure, as I have never travelled to this part of the country before.

Regards

Lance

• Promote the welfare of cats and the improvement of their breeds.
• Administer the registration of pedigrees of cats and kittens.
• Promulgate the rules of the management of cat shows.
• Promote interest of breeders and exhibitors of cats.
• Ensure the efficient co-existence of its Councils and offices.
• Promulgate rules, regulations and codes of ethics.
• Lay down standards for all Breeds in conjunction with member Clubs, the Breed Council and the S.A. Council of Cat Judges.
• Promote a knowledge of Cats and Breed Standards by investigating or to assist in investigations to ensure that the breeding of cats and the showing of cats are according to the highest standards.
• Train or to assist in training of persons for the breeding, judging, show managing and stewarding of cats.

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The organized SA cat fancy originated in 1945 with the formation of the Governing Council of the Associated Cat Clubs. In October 1996 the council was restructured into its current form and renamed to the Southern Africa Cat Council (SACC). SACC is an affiliation of 9 cat clubs, 14 cat breed groups and 4 cat judges panels.