Helen, Nope. Many of the current board and officers were involved almost from the start. Please get your facts straight - Ken Downing was not the one who committed the GSDCA to participate, and that's been confirmed by more than one former or present board member. Please, instead of spreading rumors "It is my understanding" usually means you heard gossip from someone, why not go to the source and get the facts? Really, why are we blaming each other within the GSDCA when clearly Dan Yee does not want to comply/cannot comply with requests to validate his expenses? What company or club or other entity would pay such huge amounts without some validation? And as far as taking entries without payment, no way should GSDCA be responsible for his personal decision to pay the entry fees for those clubs. Cyndy Davis -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Helen Franklin Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 6:30 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The WDA and the GSDCA It's my understanding that the past president, Ken Downing, thought that the this World Trial was actually the "Sieger Show" and thus committed the GSDCA to participate in a financial partnership. He was unaware that this show was not the big show...the Sieger Show, but meanwhile the agreement had been made. Our current officers and directors have been "stuck" with agreements made long before their elected terms of office and have done a great job in protecting us. Time you knew the whole story. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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 2014. 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/ ============================================================================