Keystone Cluster 2021 THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE GREAT SECRETARIAT HOSTS A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER
I t has been well over a decade since the Penn Ridge Kennel Club joined the Harrisburg Kennel Club on their August weekend to form the Key- stone Cluster in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For most of those years, the cluster was led by Sally Kamm and her team of members from the Har- risburg club, while the Penn Ridge shows were chaired by Charlie Olvis and Liz Muthard with assistance from the Penn Ridge members. The membership of both clubs worked together diligently to get the cluster off to a great start. In the second year of the newly formed cluster, the Penn Ridge Kennel Club was asked to hold an evening event to benefit “Take the Lead.” That first charity fund raiser was a huge success, and the members of the PRKC elected to form a charitable foundation to have the ability to raise funds for donations to various canine-related causes. Under the leadership of Charlie and Liz, the Penn Ridge Kennel Club Charitable Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to various canine-related organizations, including Take the Lead, The AKC George Ward Scholarship Fund, the Harrisburg Kennel Club K-9 Foundation and other local K-9 Units in police work, The Canine Health Foundation, and other charities. The main fundraisers for the foundation have been the numerous “themed” Casino nights, held after Best in Show on the Saturday night of the week- end. Some of the past themes have been the Roaring 20’s, The Old West,
BY WALTER J. SOMMERFELT PHOTOS BY JEAN EDWARDS
100 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 2021
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