Let's put it on the table How many regional specialty clubs are there? How long have they been active? How many are at risk of closing and why (lack of membership, money, legal issues)? Of the clubs closing, how many have contacted or have been contacted by the Mentoring Committee? This would give the membership a better picture of what is going on, and possibly an idea of where help is needed. Certainly, if a club just needs a money boost to go on, that could be done. Legal issues, the PC has a few legal eagles that would be more qualified to assist than those here, right? Lack of membership? The Mentoring Committee sounds like a good start to deal with that. But first we need to know where help is needed, and then we can figure out if and how to help. Ileana ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================