I think this says it all…. cus·tom·er /ˈkəstəmər/ Noun • A person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or other business. • A person or thing of a specified kind that one has to deal with: "a tough customer". Synonyms client - purchaser - buyer - shopper - patron - vendee Personally, I think of myself as a "member" who has a membership in a club of "like" members, all for the good of what the club represents. Customer of the PC? Not. However, I am not a "member" of the AKC, as I have never joined the AKC. I do purchase registrations, etc. So I guess I could be considered a "customer" of the AKC. Birgit Rhoads Woodland Designs wdlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx woodlandpwc.com/photography.html Member GSDCA, GSDCNO, PWCCA, PWCCWR, BTC visit my Zazzle page at: http://www.zazzle.com/woodlandesigns On May 3, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Stormy V. Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > During the last Board Meeting, a couple of the Board members kept referring > to us PC members as 'customers.' I know that AKC refers to their member > Clubs and the Club members as 'customers' and I understand their rationale, > but I don't think of myself as a Customer of the GSDCA Board. I think of the > Board as a group of people that are working for the PC Members, and doing > their best to do what the Members would want from them. > Could we discuss this? (Calmly, please :-). What is your thought about what > the relationship is between the Board and the Members it represents? > > OR maybe I should just go get another cup of tea and forget it? > > > Stormy V. Hope > https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness > https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================