Just an historical fact that might interest you--Membership certificates were not handed out to anyone for the first 30 years I was membership Chairman. The only one I ever received was when I had been a member for 25 yrs,by the next chairman, and the custom was created. Since then ,of course,I have been presented with a 50 yr .certificate. And the funny part is that when I was President,we were celebrating the GSDCA 75th anniversary,but no certificates for long time members. So it's been an off and on thing,and now my membership card says Lifetime on it So,if you are patient, and hang around long enough,you'll be awarded yours. I love your idea of changing placemen of names LOL Helen ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================