In a message dated 9/19/2006 7:20:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I am sure this is a minor thing in the grand scheme of things.... but it really ticks me off. A lot of thought and effort went into those trophies... and the attitude of the winner is RUDE and uncaring at best. I am with you, I have in the past year or so have donated two oil paintings (to be of their dog!), in two events, neither winner either bothered to thank me, or to contact me about the paintings. I give up, too. SYD MAILBERG 23910 SE 276TH ST MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================