I'll presume the posts favoring directors from each region is a knee-jerk reaction resulting from the decision to hold the national 3 years in a row at Purina. My question is what if there is no one qualified in a certain region willing to run for the Board? What do you do then? How would you set up the voting for each region? I can only imagine what that ballot would look like. The fact that our club is in serious financial straits is the REASON for those decisions, as is the reason for reducing the number of directors. I am with those who want the BEST possible directors willing to serve regardless of region. I'm sure those decisions by our Board trying to protect our club were difficult. Unfortunately when you have to make the hard decisions (some that have been very unpopular) its for the continuation of the club. If you use the analogy of a family budget which dictates that you can't spend more than you take in, it's just common sense that sometimes hard decisions have to be made in order to survive. Our club is in a budget crisis, and in order for the club to exist and continue to promote the breed we love; we sometimes have to take steps that aren't always pleasant. I think some people need to remember that our Board is strictly voluntary, and I'm guessing their pay grade has got to be the envy of other breed clubsâ?¦ NOT! Regards, Pat P.S. Thank you Jack Kilgour for your excellent post. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================