I was the chair of the SP Futurity. We received two checks. After the first I was able to talk to Nancy Harper and questioned her about it since I was sure we had to have more money coming. This is the most gracious lady and so much in tune with people and their problems. She assured me that there would be another check as there had been a mistake made which will be rectified. So, yesterday we received our second check. However, in neither envelopes there was an explanation for the disbursements. Our club had the second most ads of all the Futurities so we really did expect more than what we got. I had no idea that Rau was charging such an exorbitant amount of money and, yes, all future sponsors of Futurities should make themselves familiar with what they eventually end up with regarding monies. What good will it do us that the trophies are paid by Purina if it goes out of the window paying Rau? Just my thoughts. Lee -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rikers123@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:25 AM To: fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx; almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: question for the clubs that hosted Fut Mat in 2006 In a message dated 11/4/2006 1:24:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: So what did you bill to the PC and what did you receive? Did you receive a balance sheet explaining your reimbursements? What I am saying is that every club that is thinking about hosting a Fut Mat had better know UP FRONT what they are and are not going to be reimbursed for. All it is doing now is sucking money from the regional clubs. There is no way you can make up for the expense that the clubs are putting out. You say you provided all of these wonderful things and you only spent 250.,00 Dollars That is amazing to say the least. We have to rent the park and extra day, pay for an extra day of insurance naming the PC co-insured Fly a judge in and put them up for a night. Feed the people who come to the show. You would need 35 extra entries to pay for the extra expense for the hosting club. Did your club get that many extra entries? Terry I was at the SE Futurity. The shows were held in a park on a beautiful ball field that my bare feet just swooned over. They had a tent set up all 3 days for the handlers that had ice, cold drinks and fresh fruit available. They had raffles all 3 days and members had food available for everyone. If I recall correctly, they pulled 3 point majors for the specialty shows and the Futurity/Maturity itself was small. The members worked hard and did a great job. I too am curious as to what the 950.00 was for. Denise Groenewald SE Regional Representative for the GSDCA Responsible Animal Legislation Education Effort Federation _www.greenwoodshepherds.com_ (http://www.greenwoodshepherds.com/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================