As you can see, both your board and your National Show Chair are working hard to acquire the best venues possible for our National show. Are all the sites being discussed perfect? No, but we feel these are very viable sites, designed to meet the needs of the majority. Will we make everybody happy? No, But we are doing our very best to accommodate both performance and conformation exhibitors in the future. As always your input is very valuable. Bill Burggraaf Well as Evan says, facts are stubborn things. Thank you for providing this Bill. Since there has been considerable discussion on how the costs got so high for Springfield, and I have suggested to many people to ask the show chair, perhaps you can address this and help explain to the membership How did the contract go from well under $15,000 for site costs to around $40,000. IWhy was the contract with the Champion center not valid in the final costing? Molly Trillia German Shepherds since 1972 PH 409-287-3940 Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont (recording secretary), Life Member CKC "Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again." NOTICE: This e-mail is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. Any other person is strictly prohibited from disclosing, distributing or reproducing it. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail and delete all copies. ============================================================================ 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================