If everyone donated to the fut mat trophy fund in their region then the problem would be solved. The hosting club paid for their trophies for years. If you require an amateur Maturity Futurity be held then the PC may find it hard to find a hosting club in each region. How many of you want to make a 50 to 100 donation to your hosting club in your region? The list of hosting clubs for for 2011 is on the PC site. Lets stop complaining and start writing checks. How about this idea. For every 25.00 or more donation the name of the donor be published in the Review with a big thank you from the PC. If we are in this sport for ego enhancement maybe our names published in the Review would help loosen the purse strings. From the PC site a list of the hosting clubs for 2011 2011 Futurity/Maturity Locations, Dates, and Chairs NE - GSDC of S. New Hampshire, Sunday, June 19, 2011 Marc Carbonneau Chair MA - Delaware Valley GSDC, Monday, April 11, 2011 Dean Wylie Chair SE - GSDC of E. Tennessee, Sunday May 1, 2011 Lisa Carroll Walker Chair GL - GSDC of Toledo, Saturday, July 2, 2011 Peg Phillips Chair MW - GSDC of Mpls/St. Paul, Sunday, June 26, 2011 Verna Kubik Chair SW - GSDC of Oklahoma, Sunday, May 22, 2011 Carol Smith Chair SP - Grand Canyon GSDC, Thursday, April 14, 2011 Naomi Ebertin Chair MP - GSD Fanciers of N. Calif., Friday, June 24, 2011 Isabelle Dupzyk Chair NW - GSDC of Gr. Washington State, Friday, May 13, 2011 Donna Gonzalez Chair Terry ________________________________ From: Terra Fairburn <terraf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 3:34:01 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Getting Wood 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 othe rs 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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================