Paula asks... Why isn't RALEE-F non-profit? Is it legal, under IRS codes, for the GSDCA, a non-profit, to sponsor for-profit committees/organizations? Are there other GSDCA committees/organizations that are for-profit? Where do the profits go??? Well, the GSDCA sponsors a show committee each year that makes a profit. I don't see why this would be an issue or a problem. As a member of the RALEEF committee I raised $500 at the NE Futurity weekend to support RALEEF activities on behalf of the parent club. Those monies were handed directly to Bill Pfieffer and deposited into a GSDCA account. I don't believe the money has been spent for anything as of yet, but I do think some would like to raise enough money to hire a lobbyist to help with anti-dog legislative issues. Laurie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================