Cathy - The same here with the 2 dog organizations of which I am involved. The idea that the GSDCA hasn't already posted a P&L for the 2014 national with itemized line item incomes and expenses is bad, but there is nothing of the like for the past several years. How can a committee or event have any chance of knowing what its profitability or lack of is when nothing is very made available. Val Manning terranorte@xxxxxxx www.ranchoterranorte.com -----Original Message----- From: fmurch <fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: GSD List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sun, Jan 25, 2015 7:41 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Financials Hi, Something that has surprises me is that there is no Profit & Lost Statement of the Shows ever given to the membership. I am the Show Coordinator for 2 days of shows for my AB Club. Our shows are at the end of August, first week of September and every year I present the membership with an initial P&L at the October meeting and the final in December. It also has a line by line comparison to the shows from the year before. This helps us to determine if we need to make cuts anywhere for the next year, or if we stay on cause and this is a decision of all the members as it affects the Clubs survival. My Labrador Club does the same thing. How can you put on shows year after year and not know how or if it is affect the financial stability of the Club and all members have the right to know this as it is their Club. By the way, we make a profit each year and where smart enough to start cutting back when we saw entry numbers going down. Gave up part of the grounds we did not need with lower entries, save money on that and tenting. As a 28 year member, I for one would very much like to know what are National is costing us and the financial stability of the Club. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com