[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Regional Challenge Addition Maybe?
- From: Kim McNamara <klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 07:40:11 -0400
Wow - I had no idea my little note would stir up such a hornet's nest!
Our club has had the associate membership since long before the
Regional Challenge existed, and its purpose is to provide a club
"home" for people just like Beth describes below. They pay dues (just
less than a full member), they get the newsletter where they can brag
about their dogs, they have an opportunity to participate in all our
club activities if they feel like coming to Atlanta - what's so bad
about that?? What about people like Julie Degen, who has to travel
all over the world with her husband - are people whose jobs require
them to move around not to be allowed to consider a particular club as
their "home club" unless they happen to live nearby?
Terry Cochran wrote "why let people from outside their club compete"
in the Regional Challenge. To that I say - our associate members are
NOT outside our club - they are a part of us and we're just as proud
of their achievements as we are of any of our local members.
Kim McNamara - Kimberlite
On 8/2/05, Beth Reynolds <beth0024@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dawnmarie,
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> Its been forever since we e-mailed each other. I was reading your questi=
on
> to Lew and thought if its ok I would try to answer from my prospective. =
Or
> rather a past one. I have had a GSD since I was 19 years old that was 21
> years ago ( ok you can do the math) anyway I had not lived anywhere near =
a
> regional club until I moved to Aurora Colorado 6 years ago. I would have
> killed for an opportunity for an associate membership in the past years. =
I
> just wanted to belong. I would always show up to events but couldn't man=
age
> the 3 hours each way for a meeting. I do know there are many out there w=
ho
> would also kill to live closer to a regional club but just don't. So if =
a
> regional club does indeed offer an associate membership and these people
> indeed do fill the requirements to belong to one I personally feel they
> should count towards the Regional club challenge. Granted I have no impa=
ct
> on the decision made by Lew and his group but this isn't slacking this is
> simply logistics. If these people do add points to a club via an associa=
te
> membership then it means they are out there working their dogs and doing
> what it takes to belong to a club any way they can.
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> My Best
> Beth
> VP Rocky Mt.
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> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Regional Challenge Addition Maybe?
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> Lew, what is the reason for the Regional Challenge, what was the original
> purpose?
> I thought this Regional Challenge was about bringing club members closer
> together, bringing forth a common bond and love for doing what we all lov=
e
> to
> do, together... working as a team... rooting for each other, healthy
> competition
> against other clubs, together, i thought that was what this was about...
> why
> would a club want to take credit for "associate" members when they dont g=
o
> to
> meetings together, show together, work together??? Unless i am misreadin=
g
> what was written, if so please explain to me what "associate" member mean=
t.
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> I dont know... it doesnt sit real fair to me for the clubs who are workin=
g
> hard at making a difference and competing honestly against each other, to
> invite
> "independants" to their club just for their "points" towards the
> Challenge...i mean if these "independants" are going to work your shows a=
nd
> committ to the
> club in some way.. sure no problem. but i personally wouldnt feel right
> accepting points from a person who wasnt a part of our club... if we all
> worked
> as hard as we could and didnt win but we built friendships and respect fo=
r
> one
> another... we tried and we did our best...oh well better luck next year,
> but
> if we won because we got members from , OH, MD, PA etc... because they ha=
d
> nowhere else to go... i personally wouldnt even be proud of that, wouldnt
> even
> want the win.
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> Dawnmarie
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> In a message dated 8/2/2005 1:09:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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> >
> > Sorry to post so late on this subject - but just in case it wasn't
> > mentioned - anyone who wants to participate in the Regional Challenge
> > is welcome to become associate members of the GSDC of Atlanta. You do
> > not have to attend meetings - we have several out-of-state members.=3D2=
0
> > We will be happy to include you and your dogs' achievements in our
> > club's totals next year. We are a strong, diverse club and look
> > forward to new members. Contact me or any other GSDC-Atlanta member
> > for more info.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kim McNamara
> >
> > <<<Lew wrote:
> >
> > Sally poses an interesting problem. What about those GSDCA members who=
do
> > not live close enough to a Regional Club but who would like to particip=
ate
> =3D
> > in the GSDCA Regional Challenge. I will ask my Committee for suggestio=
ns
> > but =3D
> > my first thoughts are like the Football teams who do not belong to a
> > Conferenc=3D
> > e but instead are classified as Independents. Maybe we should make a
> > classification for those who do not have a Regional Club in their area,
> they
> > could form a group and compete, wonder how many would be interested? >>=
>
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