At first when I saw this I was a little POd but after thinking about it for awhile, I came to the conclusion that this was done and posted on the FB site to encourage (not discourage) new membership in a club that is losing its members left and right. Its a good promotion to intice people to join the club. Do I wish that I could pay $36 heck yeah..... but if this brings in new members so be it. Congrats to the person or persons who thought of this. As for putting board information on FB this is the only thing that I have seen and I wouldn't call it vital news or info from the board meeting being displayed on FB for the public to view. Its a marketing gimmick to grow the club's membership. We have elected board members to represent us we need to let them do their job, we don't need to have input on every single thing that is discussed or decided. "Pick our battles?" MYJOY SHEPHERDS Joyce Willis -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: cherlyngsd <cherlyngsd@xxxxxxxxx>; Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:31 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] SERIOUSLY Now?? GSDCA-marketing ideas! Well I'm not on Facebook at all...........I simply do not have time. ow is it some learn information from the Board Meeting on Facebook efore the minutes or Board O Gram even gets out??? ow do we know this is official??? Do we have to join facebook to heck into it to find out early what is going on at the Board Meetings? ill we no longer have a BOG? arolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ww.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lyn Chernak To: Joan Fox ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, anuary 31, 2012 5:20 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSDCA- Needs to improve marketing ideas! Here's the link to the GSDCA FB German Shepherd Dog Club of America Lyn Chernak From: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> Are you kidding me? Joan Joan F. Fox website: http://camaignersgsds.com 17500 Haskins Rd. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 Cell: 440-759-4119 >________________________________ > From: Lyn Chernak <cherlyngsd@xxxxxxxxx> >To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:59 PM >Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] GSDCA- Needs to improve marketing ideas! > >As a longtime member of the GSDCA I was not happy when I just read on my aceBook news page that the GSDCA was offerring all new members full membership at the price of $36 for he year of 2012. > >I joined the GSDCA in 1984 and had a two month lapses in 1990 when my daughter was born, which caused me to lose 28 years of consecutive >membership to 20 years currently. I for ne had been laid-off from my job since 2008, I am a single parent and head of household. I have three GSDs that uring this time continued their training and earned titles. Each year I would come up with the dues, without a iscount. I have also attended the National during that time span. > >I consider this a slap in the face from the GSDCA. > >Cut and pasted from my FaceBook: > > >German Shepherd Dog Club of America >BIG NEWS!! >THE GSDCA IS OFFERING ALL NEW MEMBERS A FULL MEMBERSHIP OF 36.00 FOR THE 2012 EAR!!!!!!!! >(OUR REGULAR FEES ARE 65.00) >HERE IS THE LINK TO OUR SITE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYONE ON BOARD! >Lyn Chernak > > >Lyn Chernak >CherLyn Shepherds - Updated Nov 29,2011 > >http://www.cherlynshepherds.com >Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~ Membership > CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC > Ulric vom Kriegerhaus, CD, RA, TC, CGC > ===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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