Other Purina funds outside of the trophy designation may have been used for the futurities, as I recall there were three funding designations, trophies is but one. For my part, I assisted in the initial data collection that was given to Purina for the initial funds and get the program rolling. Perhaps looking back the minutes from that year would lend some more clarity, though not sure that helps us with the current issues which I think a systemic, and require a much bigger hammer then the Futurity funds can provide. I am simply looking for a complete understanding as to the financial condition of the PC. Good or Bad, and what the plan is to address both that and the looming 2013 show. The membership needs some assurances that the proper financial planning is in place and the folks best capable of dealing with a crisis are involved if necessary. Time is getting short regards, M ** my personal mantra - constantly resist being put in a box - of any kind ** ----- Original Message ----- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx To: lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 6, 2010 8:57:44 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurity Trophies Thanks Mike. Maybe the contract needs to be available to the current Futurity Chair AND the Board for re-evaluation. Sad enough, the facts seem unavailable to the membership, and most of us have only misinformation and half truths to go by. I am surprised to hear that only part of the money was for the Futurity, when even as recently as today some were still insisting that ALL the money was supposed to go to the Futurities. What is the truth?? * Ileana * In a message dated 8/6/2010 6:43:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Lew(and board) negotiated the previous agreement(2006-current), that arrangement did include an earmark designating a portion of the weight circle redemption program to futurity trophies in an effort to prevent that expense being driven down to the regional clubs. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================