perhaps it would be a good idea if we ALL waited for the internal audit report to come out before we cast aspersions, make claims or create innuendo. i believe the report will be done in the next couple of months - someone the internal audit committee can correct me if i am wrong about the time. 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 8/19/2011 11:19:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: A few years back, previous to when the Bunch administration purportedly made all of these "deals" with Purina, Royal Canin used to have a booth at our National, and they hosted and paid for the best Hospitalities I had ever attended. I think the Orlando hospitality may have been the last one they footed the bill for. And, their booth was empty that year. A spokesman for Royal Canin told me that the morning after they set up their booth, they were not allowed in the Showgrounds. I never got a straight answer from anyone in the PC regarding that! I believe that, somehow, we managed to alienate Royal Canin when we allowed the Purina "Infomercials" to take over our Annual Meetings and go away from the published Agenda for our Annual Meeting that year. I confronted a couple of Board members in the hotel that evening, (one is running for the Board again this year, and another is currently on the Board) and they told me that I shouldn't complain, because, I didn't realize how much money Purina would be giving us, so, going off the Agenda of our Annual Meeting was, apparently, perfectly acceptable to them! Something stunk then, and still stinks today, regarding Purina funds! I think we are extremely naive to believe that these monies ALL ended up in the GSDCA bank account! Just my observations over the past few years. Don't get me wrong....I love, and feed, Purina, but, I think the PC, in those days, was into some shady dealings, to say the least. Paula, 38 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, AKC JAM/AOE, International & American Champion, Bronze Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson v Plamark, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid), 1st male German Shepherd Dog Grand Champion, Lifetime #1 GSD in California & Michigan (AKC Stats as of 8/2/11), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:46:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Royal Canine REproductive Seminar call me crazy but, instead of parties and dinners at the national that cost the club and cost the members, (many of whom can no longer afford to attend), wouldn't programs like these be a great alternative? the quentin laham seminars on movement used to be a wonderful addition to our national - the one in 1988 was great and VERY well attended. just a thought, diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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