reading ed's and others' posts, i'll be the first to agree that the board of this or any organization needs new blood to keep the organization alive and moving forward with new ideas. that being said, it makes me wonder ... this year, there were only 9 candidates for 7 positions, (including nancy), and now there will be 8 candidates for 7 positions. where are all the people who claim to want term limits - which we already have - and feel that new people should run for and be on the BOD? if you REALLY feel that way, then RUN! no GSDCA member is prevented from running by petition yet, every year, we have a small pool of candidates and every year the same people complain about the "lifers." please don't tell me that you don't run because you can't win - that's an excuse, not a valid reason. i can only speak for myself but i would love to cast my vote for someone new who i feel would do a good job. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================