[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Garbage in garbage out
- From: "Bob Grady" <bobgrady@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>, <ELG440@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:59:21 -0700
I do believe that is up to Lew Bunch?
Bob
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Garbage in garbage out
Question: Do we have any sponsors yet?
Joan
Joan F. Fox
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> From: "ELG440@xxxxxxx" <ELG440@xxxxxxx>
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>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Garbage in garbage out
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>2013 is either going to put our club back in financial shape, or bury us.
>It is a big commitment, and made at a time when we thought the rodeo would
>go on forever. At one time the GSDCA brought in one million dollars each
>year, and spent one million dollars. We had $800,000 in reserves.
>
>Then hit the recession, the reduction in breeding, the reduction in
>litters, and the increase in costs. The club continued to spend as if the
income
>was going to continue, and each year we lost money. The board was doing the
>best they could, but as told to me by the head of Budget and Finance, they
>spent no matter what the budget was.
>
>Then I heard we were taking on the World Trials, going to make a big
>celebration of our 100th year, and we would be sponsored to pay for it.
Outside
>companies would contribute and the World Trials would bring in a lot of
>money.
>
>That is what this board inherited.
>
>They finally realized that the rodeo was over years ago, the income was
>down, attendance was down, costs were up and we had to find a way to
survive.
>
>The single biggest expense every year is the National. It used to be the
>biggest money maker, and was either second or first to the
Futurity/Maturity
>in bringing income to the GSDCA. Now both are not making the money they
>used to, and we could not just continue to spend $14,000 or so each year
to
>lease the grounds for our National.
>
>We don't know what 2013 is going to do to the club. I have heard both
>sides, from fantastic to gloom and doom. But, the end result is, we could
not
>go on the same as we were.
>
>I too dislike the way the West Coast has always supported the National, and
>for years now, has been refused a national. But, I understand. We can not
>afford a small show, and that is always going to be expected with a
>California national. If the national continues to lose money, we should
just not
>hold it.
>
>So, here we are. The board is sort of like Obama. They took over at a
>time when the roller coaster was headed downhill. They have to find a way
to
>stop the slide, and find a way to reverse the trend.
>
>Will it work? I have no idea.
>
>What I do know is we need to look at what got us here, what we need to do
>to get us out of the trend, and elect those who will work hard to change
>it. As Flower Boy said, if we just elect the same people, we should
expect
>the same results.
>
>Evan L. Ginsburg
>Asgard German Shepherds
>http://www.asgardgsd.com/
>Where Type Movement and Temperament come together
>
>In a message dated 7/30/12 9:51:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>I thought the plan was to make big bucks at the 100Th celebration and the
>World Trial. The 3 year run in Missouri takes place after those shows. I
>does make you wonder what upper management thinks is going to happen with
the
>finances after those shows.
>
>
>
>
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