I have not yet received the new ballot, my children have no ballots yet. Once they arrive I will be able to vote for 3 board members and think about more. (or maybe not) Then on to judges, that will be very easy 2 guys one lady. Werner http://imagegermanshepherds.com/ BISS Am/Can CH. Scher-Lo's Mr Karizma HIC.OFA h&e Am.CH. Hadori's Samantha OFA h&e B.O.F CH. Pointed, Lorien's Play By Play OFA h&e --- On Tue, 9/14/10, ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Board not bored To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 3:18 PM I received the ballot and have voted. I am struck by the fact that there are two offices not opposed, and only ten people willing to serve on the board. It may be due to the current hostilities, or just a result of the economy and people are too busy to donate their time to the GSDCA. I do know that of the twelve people on the ballot each and every one of them has my respect, and admiration for being willing to donate their time and energies for no reward. I was only able to vote for four board members, as I tried to pick those who I felt would not only do a good job for the club, but would work together with the rest of the board. With only ten people willing to serve, it might be time to reduce the number of board members. We have plenty of people willing to serve on committees, and to donate time to the club, but not willing to be elected to the board. With that in mind, this board should consider a change in the by-laws to reduce the number of board members to six or seven. In doing that, it would be as current terms end, and then only elect new members for the new term. It would have to go to the membership, but with the reduced income, that would be a solution to the expenses of the board. Think when you vote, this year we will be working towards the World Trials, and it is important to protect the breed, the club and the membership. Vote for those who you believe will do what is right, and only for those people. Evan 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/ ============================================================================