Interested in becoming a member?

MKC welcomes anyone who loves dogs, enjoys dog sports, or likes hanging out with other dog people, and is willing to abide by our governing rules and policies.  We are an all-volunteer organization, so we rely on members to make our programs run smoothly.  We’d love to have you join us.

Application for membership can be found here: –> Application for Membership

 

Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month (except for August and December) at 7:00 p.m. at our Training Center (6840 Lake Road, Medina, Ohio 44256).Both members and non-members are invited to attend!   Because most of the functions of the Club are labor-intensive, this is an important consideration in the admission of new members. The Medina Kennel Club owns a building and 22.5 acres in Lafayette Township, Ohio, there is a substantial responsibility of members to support the programs that are essential for the financial stability of the Club. Before an application for membership is submitted, prospective members are required to attend at least three membership meetings and to meet current members.

Guidelines and procedures for application for membership:  Becoming a member of Medina Kennel Club:

The club’s constitution and bylaws state that membership starts when the club receives a completed application and payment of dues for the current year. Only for those people who join the club in October, November, and December their dues will be applied to the new year. People who join in September are paying for that year, not the new year. At that time the new member is an associate member.

To become a regular (or voting member) the bylaws state that an associate member must attend 3 meetings and the vote will take place on the third meeting. not necessarily in consecutive order but within a 12-month period. The board has made it a policy since Covid to accept Zoom attendance as a part of the general meeting attendance and the applicant has 12 consecutive months from the date of their application to attend those 3 meetings. So the meetings start to count when we get a completed application and dues payment.

Also, there is no “couples” or family membership. Each person in a couple or family must complete an application and pay the dues, except Junior members. Junior members pay no dues and have no attendance
requirements since they can’t vote or hold office. If you have any questions, please see one of the club officers or directors.

Thanks,
Janet Ward
Treasurer

 

  Annual Dues: $20