i want to commend gary, fred and bart for voting for both a reduction in cost as well as keeping the Review monthly and would like to thank the board members present for this vote for recognizing the needs and desires of the membership by keeping the Review a monthly publication. to all those with petitions, please send them in regardless - they will be a good indication to the board that the membership DOES care as well as a means to let our elected representatives know that they must consider the membership in any upcoming votes as we are becoming more like our dogs and less like sheep. diane 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 8/27/2011 11:46:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, BAERENTATZE312@xxxxxxx writes: I heard there was another vote on the Review today. Their were three votes to save money by reducing the size of the Review as it used to be as a monthly magazine. Those who voted for that were: Fred, Bart and Gary. The rest of the Board voted to keep it as is now with no savings. As a reminder I found the email with the savings report for the various formats. 1) Changing the size of the format to 6x9 in color for a savings of $18,211. 2) Changing the format to 6x9 and employ black and white for a savings of $22,764. 3) Keep the same format and go to a Bi-monthly publication for a savings of $26, 558. 4) A fourth option would be not to make any change. The fourth option was selected which inhibits the club's opportunity to save a consideral amount of money. This last statement is JMHO. Regards, Pat ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================