Carolyn , The Board was supposed to vote on keeping the Amateur Futurity but never did. Joan Joan F. Fox website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com 17500 Haskins Rd. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 Home & Fax: 440-543-9165 Cell: 440-759-4119 ________________________________ From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 12:53:09 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Amateurs & no futurity wood? I can live with the 'no wood'...... or it would have been OK to keep the first place plaque for the winners of a class. What I do NOT understand is why Clubs will be forced to host an Amateur Futurity?? How can that be forced on a Club when that is extra time, workers, and expense for a hosting Club?? I've never understood why we couldn't just insert an Amateur CLASS in the Futurity and an Amateur CLASS in the Maturity and that's IT. Too Simple?? No age specifications....just an extra class. No extra judge, or show, or expense or extra time and no complicated hardship on a Club......just one extra class for Fut / Mat. for Amateurs with no Professional handlers......no matter WHO owns the dog. Simple!! If you win......you compete in winners with all the others. Please, not have Clubs have to put on a whole extra show ........... Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 7:15 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] No futurity wood In a message dated 11/8/2010 6:57:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: THIS is why the Futurity Chair recommended to the Board of Directors that the plaques for placings be eliminated. I would like to see the vote. I must have missed it in the minutes. Would some board member please let me know who voted to eliminate the plaques, and how much we would be saving? What do the plaques cost? I remember when we paid our treasurer for the heads, and maybe we needed to get quotes. I don't need no stinkin wood, but it sure does impress the people who have not done the winning before. We need to consider carefully what we take away. I did notice that holding the amateur futurity is a requirement for the future futurities. Who voted on that? I have yet to talk to anyone except one person who wanted to even keep it. With it being required, I do wonder what clubs want to host a futurity? Also, I bought an extra Select ribbon from Magic Marker to her co-owner. Do we need to spend $60.00 for each ribbon? Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================