There is one more thing we need: A parliamentarian. Someone who KNOWS the process, how a meeting is supposed to be run, according to our by-laws, who can keep the club out of the messes it has been involved this past year. Ileana ************************************ In a message dated 8/5/2007 11:24:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: 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 Ileana ************************************** 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 ============================================================================