I likewise have a breeding to the Girlz that I bought for that child, things just never worked out jobwise; but the Giving was the important thing. Morgan and His Angels Precious, OFA Princess, CGC, TDI, GSDCA Health Award "RAW" fed, No Vaccinations --- On Tue, 3/24/09, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: It's not supposed to be a bargain... To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 12:13 PM Good post!! This kind of this has been done for fund raising before. I still have a handling fee donated by Eric Norby from the List raffle [funds went to rescue] and a breeding to Big Ben that Evan donated [frozen] for a child that needed assistance a couple fo years ago - and didn't even have a bitch old enough to breed back then. It was just fun bidding and the money was going to a good cause. We raised funds both times and I really don't think the end results were dog shows I attended just to burn the handling certificate or tons of litters without planning....... not a my house anyway....... Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "stormy435" <stormy435@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:54:30 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: It's not supposed to be a bargain... I've been reading all the posts about� "This won't work because....." And "That shouldn't happen because......." And "It's too little.." �"It's too much..." Maybe it's because I haven't had my second cup of coffee yet, but why all this negativity? This has been started, it's going great, And many people are looking forward to perhaps a good breeding, if not donating to a great cause. Perhaps if those who think this is NOT a good idea couild think up a good way to raise a lot of money quickly. Send the ideas to the Sunshine Squad. � It can publicized �through our lists (and out there to other GSD owners). �Let's be positive instead of negative, o.k.? How many people would buy a raffle ticket (NOT a $2 one!) for a free (1 night) room at the National Host Hotel? �Who would donate the room cost so the raffle could work to the max? Or the tickets to the Victory Dinner? �Handler's fees? �Which handler would donate their fees at an important show/futurity/national? See... easy to be negative, hard to think up ideas, huh? � S Stormy Hope ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================