07/30/2024
GEMS – AKA The Global Egyptian Mau Society would once again like to congratulate the Egyptian Mau Breeders and Fanciers from around the globe who came to celebrate the 2024 annual Breed Club show held in conjunction with our good friends of Cat Fanciers Of Washington in Chantilly, VA.
Build it and they will come they say – and indeed they did! We had breeders and fanciers from all over the U.S. From Maine to Hawaii, Canada and Sweden. With cats, or without, the people who have taken on the stewardship of this breed converged on Chantilly to celebrate the spotted beauties who have stolen our hearts. We had a number of new breeders who joined us as well as the stalwarts who are the foundation of this breed. Shout out to those who made such an effort to support this special event! Some old friends, and new…. All stepped up to help put on not only a phenomenal cat show, but breed extravaganza that promoted our breed at the highest level. Just an incredible show from start to finish. No way to name them all, but kudos to all.
Once again, the summit was a success with a plethora of breed related special events including the combined breed specialty judging and the Best of the Best finals, The breed workshop was well attended and generated some lively discussion – thank you to all who volunteered their cats and all who participated. We also had a lovely presentation on Colors in the Egyptian Mau. Many thanks to Caroline Melia for putting that together.
A million thanks to all the exhibitors who went above and beyond in bringing their Egyptian Maus, the judges who handled them so well, the fabulous members of our partner club in this venture, Cat Fanciers of Washington, and to everyone who supported the show. Special thanks to Albert Sweitzer for presenting the breed showcase and judging the stuffed animal contest in the Education Ring and to Benji Edwards for all his hard work coordinating the wonderful speakers that kept the education ring hopping all day long. Susan Cook Henry, Helen Edwards, Dilka and Diana Slivinski were powerhouses on “front of the house”. They manned the welcome booth and provided endless hours of hands on fun with a parade of beautiful cat ambassadors generously volunteered by our wonderful exhibitors. Rave reviews all around!
The spectators just kept coming thanks to herculean efforts by our publicity team of Jennie Batten, Jen Bristol and Dilka Slivinski.
And our intrepid floor managers and show managers – we could not have done it without them! Cannot begin to imagine the many 1000s of steps logged by those 4… Linda Peterson, Mark Hannon, Tim Fowler and Mike Slivinski…. It may not seem like it now, but truly – it was worth it. Great job.
As mentioned previously, the list of people who stepped up to make this weekend an event is long indeed (see below). No question it takes a village of talented and dedicated individuals to accomplish what we were privileged to attend this last weekend. Impossible to name every one, but suffice it to say each and every one of the GEMS and CFW members were incredible.
We had a record breaking entry of 39 Egyptian Maus present and competing; 16 kittens, 7 in championship, and 16 in premiership with a number of National winners competing in premiership! They represented 13 different catteries and an impressive 30 individuals who came, with, or without cats to support the show!
Please join me in recognizing the very special Egyptian Mau cats and kittens that rose to the top in Breed at this very competitive breed show –
Egyptian Mau Best of the Best
Emau’s Talk About Town Emauge. Silver Male. Bred by Melanie Morgan, owned by Tim Fowler . 3rd highest scoring kitten in show with only 9 rings scored.
2nd Best of the Best
GC Emau’s Northern Lights Of Aion. Silver female bred by Elizabeth Vukman and Melanie Morgan, Owned by Dena Bracy. Full sister to last year’s Best of the Best!
3rd Best of the Best
GP NW Emauge Faracci. Smoke Male. Bred by Tim Fowler/Pat Summers, Owned by Joe Vollen
4th Best of the Best
Emau’s Fly Me To The Moon Of Meryt, smoke female. Bred by Melanie Morgan, Owned by Mike and Dilka Slivinski.
5th Best of The Best
GP Emau’s Walking in Memphis. Silver Neuter. Bred by Melanie Morgan. Owned by Jennifer Bristol
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Championship
Best - GC Emau’s Northern Lights Of Aion. Silver female bred by Elizabeth Vukman and Melanie Morgan, Owned by Dena Bracy.
2nd Best - GC Karmau’s Prudii Skirata. Silver male bred by Kathryn Dunham and owned by Kathryn Dunham and Matt and Karen Overholser (New grand at this show!)
3rd Best – GC BW RW Emau’s Once In A Lifetime Of Meryt. Silver female bred by Michael Slivinski and Melanie Morgan, owned by Mike and Dilka Slivinski.
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Kittens
Best – Emau’s Talk About Town Emauge. Silver Male. Bred by Melanie Morgan, owned by Tim Fowler
2nd Best - Emau’s Fly Me To The Moon Of Meryt, smoke female. Bred by Melanie Morgan, Owned by Mike and Dilka Slivinski.
3rd Best – CCJH’s Peppermint Godteri. Silver female bred and owned by Mark and Crystal Haney
Top Three Egyptian Mau - Premiership
Best - GP NW Emauge Faracci. Smoke Neuter. Bred by Pat Summers/Tim Fowler, Owned by Joe Vollen
2nd Best - GP Emau’s Walking In Memphis. Silver Neuter. Bred by Melanie Morgan. Owned by Jen Bristol.
3rd Best – GP, NW Emau’s Singing the Delta Blues. Silver Neuter. Bred by Melanie Morgan. Owned by Jen Bristol
Another record with FOUR new Egyptian Mau grands at the show!
GC CCJH Njord Noir. Silver male bred and owned by Mark and Crystal Haney – their first home bred grand!!!!
GC D’otz Come Fly With Me, smoke female bred by Caroline Melia and owned by Samantha Donald
GP Emau’s Born In The USA Of Emauge, Silver neuter bred by Melanie Morgan and owned by Tim Fowler and Joe Vollen – ONE SHOW GRAND!
GC Karmau’s Prudii Skirata. Silver male bred by Kathryn Dunham, owned by Matt and Karen Overholser and Kathryn Dunham - first Egyptian Mau grand in CFA for Matt and Karen
The quality was consistent with 2 Grand Champions and 9 Grand Premiers entered, plus a plethora of lovely kittens, champions and premiers. 18 different Egyptian Maus (6 kittens, 6 in championship, 6 in premiership) made finals with a total of 42 finals for the breed including two best cats in premiership and five Best Kittens.
WELL DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
Many thanks to all who helped make this another successful event. So many people came together to pull this off – the list is endless and includes but is not limited to…
Show Team
Show Managers Tim Fowler (GEMS) / Linda Peterson (CFW)
Show Secretary Melanie Morgan
Show Treasurer Jen Bristol
Floor Manager Michael Slivinski and Mark Hannon
Advertising/Publicity Jennie Batten, Jen Bristol, Dilka Slivinski
Agility Ring Master Chelsea Parker
Benching David and Shirley Peet
Breed Spectator Guide Laurie Coughlan
Catalogs Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Clerk Coordinator Caroline Melia
Decorations Mark Hannon, David Raynor
Door & Stuffed Animal Prizes Michael & Dilka Slivinski
Education Ring Albert Sweitzer, Benjamin Edwards, Tracy Petty, & Jeri Zottoli
Entry Clerk Shirley Peet
Flyers (Show & Spectator) Jen Bristol
Gate Box Office Staffing Solutions
Hospitality Coordinator Susanna Lynch
Hospitality Mia Asplund, Susan Melia, Sheila Osborne, Nicole Soltyka, Joe Vollen
Hotel Michael Slivinski
Judges Arrangements Melanie Morgan
Litter & Show Supplies Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Master Clerk Caroline Melia
Mau Exhibitor bags Whitney Nickel
Mau Exhibitor gifts Donations by GEMS members
Raffle 50/50 Jill Archibald, Katheryn Dunham, Joe Vollen
Ribbons and Rosettes Melanie Morgan,Kathy Calhoun, Michael Slivinski
Setup/Teardown CFW & GEMS members
Show Planning Jennie Batten, Jen Bristol, Laurie Coughlan, Tim Fowler, Mark Hannon, Susan Cook Henry, Caroline Melia, Melanie Morgan, Whitney Nickel, Linda Peterson, Tracy Petty, Dilka Slivinski, Michael Slivinski, Nicole Soltyka
Show Schedule Linda Peterson
Show Service Mid-Atlantic Show Service
Spectators Choice – Whitney Nickel and Linda Peterson
Sponsorships Nicole Soltyka, Michael Slivinski, Caroline Melia
Steward Coordinator Crystal Haney
Transportation Joe Vollen, Melanie Morgan, David Raynor
Vendor Coordinators Jen Bristol, Jen Batten,
Welcome cats & table Susan Cook Henry, Diana Slivinski, Dilka Slivinski
And of course
Our judges and clerks
Once again thanks to all the GEMS members who made it a priority to attend this very important celebration of our breed. Thank you to members for the wonderful donations for the Mau exhibitor bags. It was great to see all of you! Our apologies to any we may have inadvertently forgotten.
Let’s hear it for the spots!
Best,
Show Management GEMS
