I agree. It is a sad commentary that people would spread vicious rumors and attempt to blacken the names of other people to further their own agendas. I was surprised and disturbed to find that I have been the subject of a vicious and untrue rumor (of course propagaged by someone with an agenda), claiming that I am somehow involved in a "scam" involving List rescue funds. What a sad joke ! What makes this particularly bizarre and evil is that breed rescue affects me so deeply, and I so admire the people who do this work. I would do (and always have done) anything in my power to assist rescue, have donated personally innumerable times, currently have two rescue dogs who became and remain permanent members of my household, and cannot even take credit for the original idea to do a List raffle to raise rescue funds, although it is a great idea, and has resulted in a pool of emergency funds which we have tried to spread around in ways that seemed to do the most good at the time. For example, last year, Showgsd-l made significant donations to the Fund for the Amboy Dogs, and to Hurricane Relief. Particularly laughable, as for the 'scam' part, is that, in my career as an attorney, I have been personally responsible for maintaining many millions of dollars in escrow funds. I cannot even begin to imagine how anyone could, with a straight face, claim that I would or could do anything funky involving anyone's money at all, but least of all that small fund collected to assist unfortunate German Shepherd Dogs. How sad. By the way, if anyone wants details regarding the List Raffle Rescue Fund, we are always happy to oblige - please feel free to contact the Admins. privately. We are proud of what little the List has been able to do to assist in the bottomless pit of need for rescue funds, and have no secrets concerning these efforts. Margy Golant ============================================================ From: PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx Date: 2005/08/05 Fri PM 05:51:09 EDT To: sally@xxxxxxxxxxx, helen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Edie and Jim Hall In a message dated 8/5/2005 4:42:53 PM Central Daylight Time, sally@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Please people, when you hear vicious rumors, please consider the source. +++++++++++++++++++++= I think all of us who judge or have been around awhile have had the rumor mongers go after us. What hurts is when you think people are your friends and they spread the rumors. The interesting this is that these people are too busy wagging their tongues to take the time to ask you what the situation really was. It is much more fun to gossip- Usually they only end up making them selves look bad Sally A few years ago I received numerous phone calls and e-mails asking me if I made a certain comment at a show that past weekend in Somewhere, U.S.A. Bottom Line, Patty and I were home that weekend attending to family business. Malicious people exist, but it also becomes apparent after awhile, that they have an agenda! Gary Szymczak ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================