Kathaleen, I don't think clubs look at Futuritiers as a money loser, but a money maker. Our club has it this year. We will not have to beg to get a major. We will probably have 5 points. We get a percentage of the advertising in the catalog and futurity entry.Has a club ever lost money by holding a futurity? Ann Kathaleen Strong <inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Tish. You forget the major portion of the sentence that I wrote "why would they RISK financial loss". Sure a lot of hard work will generate the ability to potentially "make" money. BUT. when the GSDCA is receiving money for this work from Purina, it sure doesn't make a lot of sense the the REGIONAL club that actually DOES the work. doesn't benefit from this financial gain. Regards, Kathaleen "Savagette" Strong ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kathaleen Strong - Inflight Kennels Reg'd - Breeders of: 1995 US GV, AOE-1996 US GVx, Jubilee ROM Check out my website edits - New Flash! http://inflight.cnc.net ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _____ From: TISHW@xxxxxxx [mailto:TISHW@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:41 AM To: inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Futurity sponsorships and other thoughts... part 1 In a message dated 1/19/2005 11:21:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: ". Well... Why would a club want to host a futurity when they risk a large financial loss, due to lower entries and then having to pay for the trophies, etc. Now, if the Parent Club were offering the host club up to 1/9th of the Purina fund gained that year Just for the record, there are many reasons clubs don't bid for futurities but I don't think financial loss is one of them. Even the SE region which was very small last year made money. I don't recall any clubs losing money. If a club is will to work it can do quite well. Tish ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================