HMmmmmmmm.......return of wooden Futurity plaques......and take away a GREAT National site.............. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Neiman To: grnram415@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:22 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: BOD meeting, a brighter note And who says we aren'y listened too puts a new faith in our BO had a nice talk with a Board member earlier and thanked him. Bob Neiman / Walled Lake, Mich. From: grnram415@xxxxxxx <grnram415@xxxxxxx> Yes, there are ton of issues to be worked out. Like anything in life, not everyone is going to be happy with the outcome. This was the first BOD meeting I was able to attend. I saw a board that was passionate about finding solutions, even if they didn't all agree on what would be the best solution. I saw people passionate about the breed and that is what matters the most. I also saw the board listened to the membership and reinstated Faturity plaques. These folks are trying to do the right thing. Increase membership and entries, cut costs and get focused in the right direction. I don't agree with many of the decisions but I do agree with the big picture. I really thought there would be a bigger turn out from the CA people. I was dissappointed. Locations are a big issue, yet not many felt passionate enough to show support for a CA location. I urge anyone passionate about the GSD to attend any BOD meeting that comes to your area. It is an amazing education. All that said, Casino Night was a blast! I won play money I wish was real ,LOL! Darn, I thought I was the winner of the prize :-) I played craps for the first time and the dealers were awesome! What an education. I don't gamble but it sure was fun. Thank you Evan for putting on this wonderful event. It was fun and I'm going to impress my Dad with my craps skills the next time he forces me to go to a casino, LOL! Laura Thomas ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================