Recently Lea Ruggieri posted this to the list: Please remember that there is the 25th annual AGSD Charitable Foundation benefit this year on Friday night. I left that out by mistake on the advance brochure order form. please go to the parent club web site to get additional information about how to purchase tickets. Here is my post (Peter Cacioppo's): I thought I would save you some steps and have pasted in the order form below for your convenience. If it comes through as unreadable, it is also on The American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc. Web site ( www.agsdcf.org ) and in particular this page on that web page: http://www.agsdcf.org/AGSDCF_benefit_tickets.pdf . FOR 2007 BENEFIT TICKETS 2007 AGSDCF 20th Anniversary Benefit Friday, October 19, 2007 "The Ranch" Loveland, Colorado Immediately following judging Questions regarding the Foundation should be directed to Tish Walker at TISHW@xxxxxxxx Complete and return with check. MAIL ALL ORDERS TO: VAN A. DUKEMAN, AGSDCF Inc. Treasurer 1401 South River Oaks Drive, Mahomet, IL 61853 TICKETS: $60 (2 TICKETS) Make all checks payable to: AGSDCF INC. CHECKS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL ORDERS (All checks must be in US funds) Please reserve 2 tickets @ $60 $60 Please reserve #_____ additional tickets @ $30 each $_____ I would like to include a tax deductible gift. $_____ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $_____ NAME: ____________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _________________________________________________ Street City/Town State Zip TELEPHONE #: ___________________________________________ Regards, Peter Cacioppo, Board Director and Planned Giving Officer, The American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc. ( www.agsdcf.org ). Here is some information from our web site: A need for an independent organization was recognized and thanks to some dedicated GSD enthusiasts since 1984 we now have The American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc., which allows tax deductible gifts to be made for projects beneficial to the German Shepherd Dog. The Foundation is an exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered and files The State of Wisconsin's Form 308, Charitable Organization Annual Report. Your help is needed now to continue funding valuable research studies on various medical problems that affect the German Shepherd Dog and other breeds (some research has also helped human medical research at the same time). It is acceptable to specify which condition your funds should be applied to. Our goal is to reduce the incidents of and increase the education of treatment of many types of medical conditions. The conditions that the Foundation are interested in include: cardiac defects, esophageal defects, pancreatic insufficiency, toxic gut syndrome, bloat, spinal cord/degenerative myelopathy, hypothyroidism and others. We believe gene research will be extremely rewarding in the years ahead. Your help is urgently needed now. Enter in the fight by contributing generously and follow your initial gift by annual donations. Please show your support for the goals of the Foundation and take pride in its charitable purposes. We have directors who can discuss various ways to structure your charitable gift to meet your needs. Information on bequests and wills is available on the Contribution Page. Donations can be sent to the Foundation's Treasurer, Mr.Van A. Dukeman, 1401 South River Oaks Drive, Mahomet, IL 61853, #217-586-5039. The Foundation recognizes that charitable gifts can be structured in many different ways and would like to talk to you or your advisors on various possibilities; please call or email the Foundation's Planned Giving Officer, Peter T. Cacioppo, 925-377-6416, PeterCacioppo@xxxxxxxxxxx The Foundation's email address is AGSDCF@xxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================