In a message dated 8/12/11 6:58:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, BAERENTATZE312@xxxxxxx writes: As I have said many times in the past, I am more then willing to answer questions, hear your concerns and keep you abreast of what your board is considering and the reasons for past decisions. And you know I appreciate your work as I do everyone who serves this club. Has anyone seriously considered why we need a 20 person board for a 2,000 member club? I am the attorney and parlimentarian for the Model A Ford Club of America with 30,000 members. They have a six person board. Also, between you and me, are we going to take a bath on the World Trials? I know Tom Mesdag gave me all kinds of information about all his committees and how much was being done. I was very pleased to hear that. Now Dan Yee takes it over, and he isn't even on the GSDCA board, and hasn't done anything to show he supports the GSDCA. I saw him at the first meeting in Los Angeles. He seems like a nice guy, but how can someone not on our board have this kind of responsibility? The Budget and Finance Committee works hard for us. but, we want more. We don't want to hear that the National is projecting a loss. We want to hear that things are being cut to make sure we make a profit. We were told that $10,000 a year was being set aside for the World Trials. What happened to that? I will continue to support the club in every way I can, but I sure am concerned that no one is standing back and looking at the big picture. Or, maybe I am wrong. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================