I believe the question is really simple -- do we want to be a NATIONAL club or a regional club? If we decide we only want to be regional to one area of hte country, then so be it. This, like it or not, is a marketing decision - marketing the club to present and potential members. If we want to be regional to one area of the country, then do not be surprised if people feel disenfranchised and go elsewhere. It is not just a dog show - there are meetings, educational program and a chance for social interaction not available elsewhere. As you say, things change. The majority of the membership cannot routinely take the time and money to travel every year. Using a centralized location makes sure the same people ALWAYS need to bear th extra expense. Fair??????????????? We need to take a much broader view of the event. Ruth --- On Thu, 10/2/08, terraf <Terraf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: terraf <Terraf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Everyone counts To: caggra@xxxxxxx, EJDegen@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6:20 AM I can agree with you Julie but just because a vote was done on ???, we must look at the situation (s) now and ahead. The economy, gas, and the rest are different than the day that vote was done. We need to be people that are willing to keep assessing and understanding this world is changing. We should be forward thinkers and not what was done in the past. We also should have a written record of why something was done and how. Do we? I think that we do not need to just jump on something but we have to be open to what the need and concerns are. If not we just become apathetic to the situation and throw up our hands in disgust. I believe this should be revisited every few years. I also believe the Board members and others need to enlighten us with why or how these decisions are made. If they, the Board, does not want to take the time to communicate to the membership, then point us in the direction (s) of the written record of this so we can research it ourselves. My gosh we have the best way to communicate, the internet, and yet communication is sparse. We have the Review, and yet, where is the information from our Board on such subjects? Why don't we demand more from the Board about these issues? We can speculate all we want and that is fine, but there is a Board and there are those that know...can't we just dialogue a little? Terra Fairburn > ===========================================================================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 =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================