Our club hosted the Great Lakes Futurity last year and we made a very nice profit. I do not have the specific numbers in front of me, but it was substancial. In fact we bid on hosting a Futurity as often as we can because that money keeps our club going. Without hosting a futurity every few years, I am not sure where we would be. I do not believe we have ever lost money on a Futurity. **Granted, I know we are in an ideal location (central Ohio) and this may not apply to all clubs..... Jeff Pyle Windfall -----Original Message----- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, Mar 1, 2011 12:04 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I think/ NOT! So...we're having a Futurity this year....actually our money maker is all reed Agility. I'm not looking at financials right this minute, but I ould guess all breed rally & OB show & goes combined w/ CGCs, microchip linics etc., come in next...followed by specialties COMBINED w/ all breed ally nd OB.... f you are VERY careful, you can make a few $$$ on the F/M...maybe, and aybe the entries will get a boost...especially if judges are ompatible.....maybe....but clubs have lost money too... athy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC elebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions isit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) n a message dated 3/1/2011 11:52:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, arhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: OH that would be GREAT! Then those of us that DO double entries and ctually enter he Futurities and support them could drive even FURTHER to show our pups?? TWO or THREE day drive would be better some how? ocal Clubs are typically OPTING to host Futurities to increase their show ntries.....and you hink we should take that option away and just give it to 'specific' clubs n certain areas? hy not actually support the Futurities .....and Clubs and the breeders hat support them! o support the breed we have to support our Local Clubs. nce they stop ....or cannot 'put on' Shows or Trials and uturities.....they FOLD! Would you support herding Trials if they made them farther way................?? arolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ww.Marhaven.com ---- Original Message ----- rom: Terry Cochran To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 011 7:19 AMSubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] I think t is time to reduce the number of regions to reflect the number of reeders howing in the Fut. Mat system. What would be wrong with west, central, ast egions?. Let the folks that compete in them find the most accessible ites. Let hem pick the judges. Let those who want to donate to the system do so. et hose of us who want to donate to rescues or regional clubs do that. I on't reed any more so the Futurity system doesn't really mean anything to me. do onate pictures and time and money to local clubs. To me the Regional lubs are he backbone of the breed not the National and not the Futurities. It is he egional clubs that meet the public and promote the breed to the public. f you ave strong regional clubs you will have a strong Parent Club. Without the egional clubs what is the Parent club Parenting? erry =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the riginal author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of ny kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of he Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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