Showsight September 2020

LINES FROM LINDA: PERSEVERANCE AND FOLLOW-THROUGH

WAS THIS YOUR FIRST DOG SHOW WITH COVID RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE?

Doug Ljungren, AKC Executive Vice President of Sports and Events, expressed his thoughts to me as follows, “As one of the first clusters to be held after the shutdown, the Carolina Foothills Cluster (Greenville and Piedmont Kennel Clubs) played a key role in leading the way back. From their thorough planning and thoughtful execution, to their document- ed lessons learned and after event survey, they provided valuable insight and learn- ing for other clubs. Moving ahead in the face of uncer- tainty is not easy. These clubs were deter- mined to make this work and they did. The sport and the American Kennel Club congratulate and thank you!” See what community officials and others you know had to say about the shows:

YES 510 89%

NO 62 11%

DID YOU OR ANYONE IN YOUR GROUP GET SICK WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS AFTER ATTENDING OUR EVENT?

NO 568 99.3%

YES 4 0.7%

PROFILE OF FOUR “YES” RESPONDENTS:

I forwarded your survey results (you said I could) to the head of our con- vention center division. Thought you’d appreci- ate his comments. Can’t thank you enough for your efforts. And FYI, we had no staff health issues. As an aside, one element of their COVID plan that wasn’t mentioned is that in addition to limiting entries, they closed the event to the general public. The event orga- nizers took this very seriously and were very diligent on monitoring mask compliance. John Wilusz, General Manager, Greenville Convention Center

#1

#2

#3

#4

Which group did the response come from? Was this the first dog show since COVID?

Exhibitor Exhibitor Exhibitor Exhibitor

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Traveled with others?

1

No

2

No

Did you take a COVID test?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Was it positive?

Yes

N/A Yes

N/A

Known contact with other positive person? Did you go to another show after our shows?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Where did you stay?

Hotel

Hotel

Friend Hotel

How many times did you eat out?

1

0

0

0

Did you shop at vendors?

Yes

No

No

No

Did you shop in Greenville?

No

No

No

No

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