In a message dated 1/31/11 10:05:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Just got to the List and am now finding these posts! Is this set in stone??? The impression I got was we had to find a way to stop losing so much money. I was told that we had to assure a profit two out of the next three years, or face the club going under. We just got done losing $200,000.00 and look at losing $51,000.00 this year, unless we cut out a lot of stuff. With the free registration of litters, we lost 60% of the Futurity registration income. But, everyone wants to keep that. If the club goes back to making a profit, I am sure the board will have more freedom to consider other alternatives. In St. Louis, (which I hate and loved Colorado), we don't pay for sod, don't pay for sheep, and get a real break on costs of the facility. 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/ ============================================================================