In a message dated 3/1/2011 9:52:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, conleegsd@xxxxxxx writes: The way I remember this is, the GSDCA decided to not do the plaques as trophies to be more cost productive at the F/M. The membership had a "fit" and so they now they have there plaques back. The hosting clubs are asking for donations to help a little for the trophies and the members are having a "fit" again? Wow, talk about being between a rock and a hard place. Not quite right. The committee, without talking to the membership suggested to the board to get rid of the plaques. The board voted to do it, again without any discussion. Then the membership made it clear how important the plaques are. So, Carole working to support the membership found a way to cut the costs in half, and listened to the members. She then suggested the plaques be returned, and that was the vote. The board works hard, but if they don't know what they are voting on, or don't know the consequences they should not vote for something. I listened to Carmen say that we have lost 60% of our income by having litters nominated for free. No one asked how many of those would have been nominated if we had charged? With free nominations we have to consider the additional entries we probably get. Our board needs to think about what they are voting on, and not just vote if someone suggests it. Changing the National in 2012 is one of those things. Another is hosting the World Trials. These decisions were made with little information. Only the future will tell us if they were blunders or the smartest thing we have done. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================