Personally I think there are a lot of people out there, such as Gail S, and others that could find alternative ways to pay for the Wood Trophies. There have been excellent ideals posted to this LIST. What superb concepts rather than just saying there is no money or we are tired of them. Part of our problem in the GSDCA is that as we age we forget or maybe don't care what the new people and or the semi new people like or how exciting it is to get the "Wood" or a plaque or whatever. Yes there might be only one show up for a class so...That could be the next GV or GVX. That person entering their dog had no idea who or how many might be in their class. They came to compete. Don't dismiss them because entries are low or and this list could go on and on. Just saying that there are so many variables to this whole thing that it would be nice if people would think about what they say before they put it in print. We really need to stop running off potential newbie's and others that are on the verge of leaving this club. We really need to try to be a solution to the problem rather than just eliminate it. YES MONEY is always an issue but come on people at least try to figure something out. And excuse me if this has already been worked on in committee. If it has I wish we would have been apprised of the situation. I hope that the Wood stays and hope that a simpler, less costly, trophy can be ordered and of course reused if not used. That is another sign of the times, recycling. Also think about pulling in new people to help with outside committees such as this. Many like Gail S. and others have some GREAT IDEAS! WE LOVE OUR GSDCA FUTURITY MATURITY PLAQUES INCLUDING THE 3RD AND 4TH PLACINGS! Terra Fairburn & Nanc Kinley Keggi Fair German Shepherds www.keggifair.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================