It's a damn shame that this occurred after most of the ballots are in; sound like a conspiracy Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> To: "sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx" <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx>; "ELG440@xxxxxxx" <ELG440@xxxxxxx> Cc: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:42 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Well, you could floor me Oh come on guys spit it out !!!!!!! We want to know who the D**b S**t is :0) Terry From: Sally Hayden <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> To: "ELG440@xxxxxxx" <ELG440@xxxxxxx> Cc: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 9:43 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Well, you could floor me I don't think the change is Bill's idea. I thought others brought it up Sally On Sep 4, 2011, at 11:24 AM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 9/4/11 8:54:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, blmoney@xxxxxxx > writes: > > I can see no reason to pull this up and spend a small fortune on sod. > > > > > What we need to undestand is that Bill with the board works hard to make > sure we have the best national we can have. They try to give everything they > can to the membership, and they even go the extra mile to find ways to cut > costs, and to add extra events. > > However, that being said, Bill has to work with the reality that we have > lost money in the past few years, and we no longer have a prudent reserve. We > were advised by our financial experts that the club should always have in > reserve one years budget, that is about $800,000.00. We used to have that, > and we now have less than half. > > Bill is working with restrictions. He is trying to please the membership > and at the same time reflect the necessity of our club. That is a fine line. > If he cuts things, we will scream that without it we won't enter, and then > the club will suffer. If he tries to give us everything we want, the club > will suffer more loses. > > Expenses, like flooring, have to be balanced by the costs as well as the > needs of not only those who enter, but those who are trying to protect the > future finances of our club. It is a difficult situation and with 20 board > members and over 2,000 club members I know the solution can be found. It > is probably a little of each and less of both. > > Will one school scream or the other? Yes. But that blance has to be met, > and everyone needs to understand that the first function of the GSDCA is to > exist. When I suggested that if we lose money on the National, that we no > longer hold it, I did not hear one person blast me. They should have, but I > understand why everyone stopped, thought about it, and didn't respond. > Reality is a difficult thing, and as Adams said in defense of the British, > "Facts are stubborn things." > > I trust Bill and the board, and I expect they will solve the conflict. I > won't like it all, and a few may notl be happy, but everyone will > understand with open discussions and transparency what is necessary. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > Evan Ginsburg > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > ===========================================================================> > 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. 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