Hi everyone: at this time of the season my thoughts turn to the spirit of giving. Giving equals happiness for me. I don't have much to give, but I do what I can. So I've been thinking about our German Shepherd community.......especially the children and the rescue dogs. "What could my measly couple of dollars do for anyone," I ask myself. So I'm turning to the community that I'd like to give back to and see if you'd like to join me in making some children's and the fur kids dreams come true this holiday season. I'm doing a 50-50 chance which will be donated as follows: 50% of the collection will be given to the children of the German Shepherd dog fancy and the other 50% will go to Dawn's "Last Hope, Safe Haven" rescue. Here's how I propose it to work (any suggestions will gladly be appreciated): 50% goes to Dawn's rescue and the other 50% will be divided among as many children as we can give it to. For example, if we collect $500, $250 will go to Dawn's rescue. The remaining $250 will be divided up among several children (to be decided by you.....do we give each child $10, $15, $20 or what)? Many families find it hard this time of year to buy their children a gift. I thought it would be nice to help them out. Isn't that what this season is all about? We could assign a number to each person who donates money to this effort along with the name of a child they'd like to see the money go to. Then around the 20th of the month, we'd pick the winners. I would ask someone who did not donate to choose numbers for me without them knowing who they belong to and those numbers would be the recipients of the money. What do you all think about this idea? You can donate anything from $1 to whatever you'd like. The sooner we get this started, the more we'll have to give to the children of the German Shepherd community and to Dawn's rescue. Love to hear what you think about this. I don't know about you, but it does my heart good. Best wishes, Barbara ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================