I am wondering the same things Molly. I was under the impression that we, as a club, were still hurting for $$$. I WAS all for raising dues to $100 a year; like Flowerboy said, shame on me, if we're not in financial trouble. No need to raise the dues then. Penny in NC The Farmdog Forever ****************************************************************************** But the next question is.....IS there a need? This is a not for profit organization, and contrary to the impression that it is really tough times for the PC, with over $600,000 available funds we are not hurting, so again I ask.......is there a need to accrue more? We have had losses, yes, but this club is financially viable still. Also still makes me wonder why the national needs to be at the same place when there is more in the treasury than there was in 2007? We were handed it was to save money so the club could recover. We aren't so bad off folks........ Molly Trillia GSD's, bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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 both 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. POSTS CANNOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. 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/ ============================================================================