Perhaps if something was presented to the board it might help. I have spoken to 3 board members who know nothing about this proposal..other than what they have read on the list. If there is someone out there who will sign something to agree to cover all costs in writing to the board, and present it as such, and the sod is a decent sod (there are many types and several are unsuitable to our needs) and the SHOW CHAIR is aware of this and can look at it and approve it, then have at it. But all board members need to know what is going on....and have something firm to make decisions on. There are more than 2 or 3 people on this board......... Molly In a message dated 9/15/2011 2:22:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: The reason I am addressing this is to say that there is still time to correct this and get sod in the arena, WITH NO COST to the club. The sod, installation, and then final removal has all been taken care of. When I heard this I figured this was a no brainer, the board would jump on this, no cost to the treasury and the ability to insure that our National is what it always has been, the premier show of the year with dogs on grass, the way they should be shown. (I do believe the P & P does state that the ring surface is sod, Zoe I'm sure can quote quickly word for word what it states) But to my understanding, the Show Chair and the President have not acted upon this, and now time is getting critical. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================