Werner, Over the last year, Carol Moore, Futurity Chair, and the rest of the Futurity Committee have worked diligently to try and improve the futurity system BASED UPON THE DESIRES AND INPUT OF THE MEMBERSHIP. Suggestion boxes were put out at the 2010 regional Futurities and, thankfully, people took advantage of the opportunity to express their opinion(s). Kathy Potter put together a comprehensive study of what suggestions were made and Carol and the committee read the study carefully and made recommendations based upon the same. Entries are down; Futurities have not been immune to this problem. The plaques are expensive and, when you have many classes without even four participants, the cost of the plaques becomes prohibitive. THIS is why the Futurity Chair recommended to the Board of Directors that the plaques for placings be eliminated. This does NOT mean that, if entries were to increase substantially, the issue would never be reconsidered; it is simply what is be st and most financially prudent for now. The decision to eliminate the plaques for placings in Futurities/Maturities in NO way inferred that the GSDCA is "that broke." Diane Silver-Strasser GSDCA Futurity Committee Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 11/8/2010 4:36:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx writes: I'M not sure, did I read no wood for placings as of 2011 come on now are we that broke? Werner http://imagegermanshepherds.com/ BISS Am/Can CH. Scher-Lo's Mr Karizma HIC.OFA h&e Am.CH. Hadori's Samantha OFA h&e B.O.F CH. Pointed, Lorien's Play By Play OFA h&e ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================