Ruth ask me to put this on the list for her, so here it is and that is her message. ****************************************************************************** ************************ Dear Lee: Please pass this on for me. I am very sorry that I have not had time to thank all of you who have called concerned about our welfare. We were lucky and were not hit. I would like for you to know that we had many expenses for the show. As you know we have a big buffet at ring side the evening of the specialty. All of this food was already prepared. But I think "most" of you will be happy to know that it served over 100 evacuees. They thought the GSD people were special. It grieves me to know that some of you are so self serving that you have no compassion for those less fortunate. There were no profits from this show. Jeanne Marcovitz, Pat and myself have been working non stop at the evacuee animal shelter here in Monroe. These people are in dire need....most have lost everything. We have been sending supplies to those like Margaret Trahan, Greg Eschette and others who have opened their homes and have taken in lost animals and people. The funds from the shows and other funds from the clubs treasury have gone toward this effort. Also, we have had many donations from all breed clubs, GSD clubs and other specialty clubs and rescue groups. I hope you are never in this situation. If any of you feel that your $23.00 is so important and that you need it more than these unfortunate people please e-mail me and we will try to take up a collection for you. Right now we have put all of our money and efforts into helping people and their animals put their lives back together. We have a family and their 7 dogs living with us and I guess they will be here for several months. This is a small thing I can do...I feel so lucky that I have my family, home and animals all safe and sound. I have always believed that what goes around comes around. We all need to pray that Margaret has a good report. As always, Ruth Booker ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================