I would worry about you getting enough people brave enough to serve!!! :) Really though, the club must run like a business. We handle way too much money to not be as strict with ourselves as a business must be. In fact, as a non-profit, we should be even stricter minding our p's and q's - financially and otherwise. That said, it helps if the board members have business experience, and the leadership has experience running a successful business. And, in some situations, such as the treasurer, that must be a CPA. That's a tough one - how many CPA German Shepherd Club members do you know? We are fortunate to have many dedicated board members, and I'm hoping there will be more dedicated people willing to serve this next year. The deadline is coming up - get your petitions in to Sharon Allbright! Cyndy -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ELG440@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:45 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A sign of the times In a message dated 8/5/2007 7:08:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sally@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: would like to limit the board members to only excellent people. Now, there is a rule I could support. +++++++++++++++++++++ Just how would we determine that - IQ, temperament test ? I would suggest committees of three. Me, Fred and Paul. Another, Jammie, Christine and Mo. A third, Molly, Helen and Oak. There would be a lottery to determine who is decided by which committee, and the decision would be final. Before running for the board of the GSDCA a name would be submitted, and the vote would be secret, as would be which group decided. We would have a fire at the home of the Jane, and the color of the smoke would determine if that person could run for the board. Or, we could use a sorting hat. Evan Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================