Dania, That was beautifully expressed. it should go into every Specialty Premium list in bold letters. The last shows I was secretary for were in 2000. I was secretary for both GSDC of St. Louis, and Southern Illinois GSDC in conjunction with the Midwest Futurity. Ten days before closing I had to be hospitalized. People were hand delivering entries to me at the hospital. The dual Specialty catalog was done using a TYPEWRITER, then taken to Office Max to be printed the day before the shows, then brought home, collated, folded, and stapled. I was there to steward at both Specialties, and help sell catalogs. There was one typo. I misspelled the name of one of our Judges! I fixed his copy, before I gave it to him after the show. (Sorry about that Paul "Poot"...ROOT.) <G> Was the hard work worth it...you betcha! The Futurity was on Mother's Day. I did no work that day, I sat and enjoyed watching Angie Stegner judge, and was given some beautiful flowers from the Southern Illinois Club. (Yep, I am a Mom, and a granny too.) On the following day, I marked several catalogs, signed them, sent them to AKC, The Review, The ROM chairs, and the GSDCA. I had surgery two weeks later. Our St. Louis Club is blessed to have had Gail Stiefferman Chair our last several shows, and Denise Bussey for Secretary. these ladies work so hard to make our shows a success, and I don't think they ever get enough praise, and thank yous. Thank you again Dania, for your beautiful words. To all the hard working Show Chairs, and Secretaries out there..Bless you all for loving our Breed enough to take on the job. Marcia Hadley ~ Life Member & Current President, GSDC Of St. Louis ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================