Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Regional Challenge Addition Maybe?

  • From: WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx
  • To: klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, LEWIEB@xxxxxxx, CherlynGSD@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 22:43:14 EDT

Lew, what is the reason for the Regional Challenge, what was the =
original=20
purpose? =20
  I thought this Regional Challenge was about bringing club members =
closer=20
together, bringing forth a common bond and love for doing what we all =
love
to=20
do, together... working as a team... rooting for each other, healthy
competition=20
against other clubs, together, i thought that was what this was about...
why=20
would a club want to take credit for "associate" members when they dont =
go
to=20
meetings together, show together, work together???  Unless i am =
misreading=20
what was written, if so please explain to me what "associate" member =
meant.


I dont know... it doesnt sit real fair to me for the clubs who are =
working=20
hard at making a difference and competing honestly against each other, =
to
invite=20
"independants" to their club just for their "points" towards the=20
Challenge...i mean if these "independants" are going to work your shows =
and
committ to the=20
club in some way.. sure no problem.   but i personally wouldnt feel =
right=20
accepting points from a person who wasnt a part of our club...  if we =
all
worked=20
as hard as we could and didnt win but we built friendships and respect =
for
one=20
another... we tried and we did our best...oh well better luck next year,
but=20
if we won because we got members from , OH, MD, PA etc... because they =
had=20
nowhere else to go... i personally wouldnt even be proud of that, =
wouldnt
even=20
want the win. =20

Dawnmarie=20

In a message dated 8/2/2005 1:09:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20
klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx writes:

>=20
> Sorry to post so late on this subject - but just in case it wasn't=20
> mentioned - anyone who wants to participate in the Regional Challenge=20
> 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.=3D20=20
> We will be happy to include you and your dogs' achievements in our=20
> club's totals next year.  We are a strong, diverse club and look=20
> forward to new members.  Contact me or any other GSDC-Atlanta member=20
> for more info.
>=20
> Thanks,
> Kim McNamara
>=20
> <<<Lew wrote:
>=20
> Sally poses an interesting problem.  What about those GSDCA members=20
> who do not live close enough to a Regional Club but who would like to=20
> participate =3D in the GSDCA Regional Challenge.  I will ask my=20
> Committee for suggestions but =3D my first thoughts are like the=20
> 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=20
> could form a group and compete, wonder how many would be interested? =
>>>



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