Not to worry Evan. As I understood the discussion, the reimbursement of the Board members would absolutely cover ALL expenses and no new member would be excluded because of inability to serve due to expense. Instead, the meetings would be scaled down to accommodate the costs of the meeting itself so that the check would cover all of the costs. In other words, no one will have to worry about inability to serve as a Director due to fear of out-of-pocket expenditures during their term. Instead, the reimbursements will adjust to cover costs realistically with emphasis on budget flights and budget hotels. Cost saving plans are going into effect but not at the cost of good people. We have some great people out there and I hope they volunteer! Helen Franklin ......................................................................... van L. Ginsburg sgard German Shepherds ttp://www.asgardgsd.com/ here Type Movement and Temperament come together n a message dated 4/30/12 8:33:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, _fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx writes: s to expenses, I still think that one or two e-meetings a year would also e effective, but then, what do I know? But the expenses paid to board embers for the meetings should not be reduced. I worked for General otors n my younger life, back in the day, and their per diem and travel xpenses ere much greater in the 70's than ours is today. f course, General Motors went Bankrupt, and the Federal Government bailed hem out. As much as I love America, I doubt this congress would vote to dvance any funds to the GSDCA. ut the number of members, but don't make it too hard on those who do erve. veryone has to cut these days, with the exception of congress and the hite ouse. did agree and argued against cutting the board payments to those who an't afford to serve, due to so many being unable to afford it. I remember oard members sharing a room, and when I was serving I always had to spend t least $300.00 each meeting over what the club paid. But, times are ifferent now. have heard from some who seem to know, and some who are on the board as ell, that we are committed to a lot of money for the Centennial. I don't now what sponsors we have, but the last I heard, we didn't have any. I on't know where the money will come from, since our treasury is so limited ow. We have less than 1/2 of what our accountants say we should have, (one ear's budget in reserve). nyone who has idea how to help Frank and this board survive this financial crisis, please let them know. We are all trying to survive on our own, nd we may have to give up things, even showing dogs. That option should not e considered for the GSDCA. =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its dministrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any ost. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION 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 ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================