Did you read the post asking for donations? It paints a somewhat desperate picture, not your regular "please donate" request we are familiar with. And yes, we do donate, good grief ! <G> * Ileana * In a message dated 3/1/2011 9:13:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, joank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Up until the past 3 or 4 years, regional clubs soliciting trophy donations was a regular part of hosting a futurity. Because we are doing it again does NOT mean that the Futurity system is dying. Get over it! Joannie ----- Original Message ----- From: <InquestGSD@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:51 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurity donations My concern is that this program, which is touted to be the second most important program in the parent club, is down to survival by donations. Now, that's scary. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. 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. 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/ ============================================================================