Mike Cheeks Stated: This board is working for all of us, they have made it about us (the membership),not about themselves...what more could anyone ask for? Give them a break! You know, everybody, I have been attending Board meetings for a long time -longer than I should admit (20 years). I think I have missed maybe 4 meetings since I became National Futurity Chair in late 1985 - 3 in the early 90s (1 for a blizzard when I couldn't get out of D.C. and 2 because the club had money problems) and the National in 2003 after my back surgery. I can't recall a Board that wasn't working for the membership. The people on those previous Boards were doing their best to serve the interests of the GSDCA and its membership. This Board may be more vocal about its efforts to serve the membership but let's not disparage the previous Boards and imply that those who served on them were serving themselves and not the membership. Tish Walker Former National Futurity Chairman ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================