And I agree with you....saving money is becoming paramount. Don't want to see cuts to the point that anyone cannot serve that's willing. Perhaps a pro rated system would work. If all meetings are in the middle of the country, several board members could drive and just get gas costs, leaving a little extra for those board members who require more from the allotment. Think anyone living within 5 hours could drive and that would sure help. Molly In a message dated 4/30/2012 9:26:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx writes: I'm sure you're right and just glad I'm not in charge of finding the flights or hotels. Since this is not going into effect for another year or more, I'll let older wiser people take charge. I like the thinking and the direction of the cost-saving ideas though. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================