A week ago Saturday; specifically on August 7, 2010, I wrote a letter to the 19 Board Members of the GSDCA. I sent EACH of those Board members an email (not one email "cc'd" to the others, but an individual email to each one of the board members) containing four questions, answers to which require very little thought..if you are an active Board Member. I cared enough to ask each member directly instead of believing one version or another that has appeared on various lists and official GSDCA communication instruments. Below the listing of the Board Members, I have included the four questions I had asked, just so you would know the simplicity of the content. From those 19 members, I received eight (8) responses. The following Board Members (in alphabetical order) responded: Zoe Blackman, Laura Gilbert, Helen Gleason, Nancy Harper, Lanalee Jorgensen, Dorothy Linn, Pam O'Dell, Gary Szymczak. The following Board Members (alphabetical order) DID NOT respond: Ginny Altman, Bart Bartley, Carmen Battaglia, Bill Burggraaf, Ken Downing, Lamar Frederick, Nadine Grady, Tom Mesdag, Nancy Nellis, Tish Walker, Dean Wylie. 1. What is the official Board policy/procedure regarding the signing of contracts? 2. Has a new contract been signed with Purina? Does it detail where the mon ey is to be used? If so what are the limitations imposed in this contract, if any? 3. If a new contract has been signed, who signed it and was it processed according to the official policy/procedure of the Board? 4. If such a contract exists, is it available for viewing by the members? My comment(s): 42% response is not acceptable in my humble opinion; I have been a member of the pc for over thirty years with a one year lapse somewhere in that time period because my dues were received late. I am an active member of my regional club; I actively show and am involved with other venues of the GSD. I was courteous enough to write directly to each member, I even gave everyone an option, by saying if you do not wish to answer the questions, please respond accordingly; I allowed enough time for family, travel, and any other valid priorities in those members lives. Bottom line - I so appreciate the responses I received, your professional courtesy is so noted; to those who did not respond, I am disappointed; I thought better of you...Pauline Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German Shepherds:Member-GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta - Best In Show AKC JAM/AOE/ BISS CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS AKC CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Our future: AKC BISS & GRP W CH. Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis; AKC MJR PTD Ropaja's Je Suis Gabrielle. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================