I am writing you on behalf of the GSDC of Central Indiana, host of the Great Lakes region shows. Entries are down across the country folks and small clubs will NOT survive without some help. It was not that many years ago the we all paid for litter nominations and chipped in with trophy donations because we didn't have money from Purina to help with these costs. How many of you nominated "FREE" litters this year? Entries may be declining but the costs associated with putting on a futurity have not. We all need to pitch in and give these clubs some support. Through the generosity of many people and clubs in California & Arizona, the MP & SP region clubs managed to raise nearly $1,000 each. Many of the donations were in the $20 to $50 range. It's time for the Great Lakes regional members to help their own. The Central Indiana club needs your help to defray the cost of putting on the Futurity this year. We are asking for a donation of ANY AMOUNT which will be so GREATLY appreciated. It also would be wonderful if all the clubs in the Great Lakes region chipped in too! Remember, it may be YOUR club looking for donations next year! All donations will be acknowledged in the regional catalog. Please send this request on to anyone you think might be willing to donate. To date, they have ONE pledge from one of the Ohio clubs in the amount of $50. Due to the early show dates, we need to have all pledges and checks by the 21st of March in order to have them listed in the catalog. Email Kelly or myself with your pledges. Her email address is kbroadus17@xxxxxxxxxxxx Make checks payable to the GSDCA and send to Kelly Broadus, 8649 Bay Colony Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46234. She can also be reached at (317) 446-3675. We thank you in advance for your support. Best regards, Joan Intersimone, National Futurity Committee member Dream Come True GSD - Stockton CA - Home of Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne HT, PT, TC, CGC, ROM; CH Dream Come True-Rivendell Fandango HT, TC; Am GCH / Can CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee, HT, PT,TC, Amateur FVX/MVX / Can CH Norhaus-DCT Floating on Air Tebe Nobe, and too many others to list! http://www.dct-norhaus.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================