Adding to "made a decision to buy dog food or renew, and the dog food won" type of responses, there was " The Review isn't worth it anymore," "Publishing the roster in the Review, too public" "my friends/handler/dogowner/etc. quit, so I did too," "not happy with what the BOD is doing," and a few more. My answer to all (except the 'can't afford it" answer!) is that if someone is unhappy with what is happening, then the best thing to do is be in a position (or try to be) to change it. Take it from me, I've been battling a force that seems unmovable for way too many years now, and just now, I'm beginning to see that there are more people lining up with me to push it back, push it back,push it back. Stormy HOpe Ever the Optimist On Mar 13, 2011, at 10:27 AM, ADMINISTRATION wrote: > Here are the Objectives of the GSDCA. Without the parent Club to > protect the breed, we would > not be able to hold Conformation and Performance shows as we know it > > Support your Breed by being a member of the GSDCA: > snip..... > > Many People could not renew because $66 was more money than they > could manage according to > to inquiries made to encourage renewal. > > How many more people would not renew if dues were raised? This > is not an economic enviornment for the raising of dues. > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================