EXCELLENT post Ms Nancy.....I love to read factual posts from someone who has the facts...there is always so much speculation and worse yet, responses that have nothing to do with an original post...it drives me crazy...of course that is my problem...grin! I am thrilled to hear that things are progressing so well for our huge celebration of all three events...do post when you have a web site or whatever advertisements with info concerning those events, would love to be able to link up and see what the marketing hype is....Thanks again for your VERY informative post...Pauline In a message dated 10/27/2010 2:41:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Msg: #4 in digest From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Missing the point !!!! Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:40:11 -0400 It is important to know that the GSDC of America has lost money since 2007. We have not realized the usual profits from nationals as in the past and we probably do not have as many applying for membership as in the past. BUT I DON'T KNOW for sure about the number of applications, so please do not misquote me. Suffice to say, we have not realized revenue as in the past. However, the club is not IN THE RED in the STRICTEST MEANING OF THE TERM. We have money in the bank, and we are paying our bills. It is healthy that the members and the Board are very much aware of the need to be CONSERVATIVE and INNOVATIVE CONCERNING THE FINANCES OF THE GSDCA. Did you know one of the past Boards approved $70,000 to research? A 2011 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING. We are already receiving, from the Chair of B&F, an outline of concerns and possible solutions. As for the 2013 Centennial event: We have developed a team of sub-chairs whose mission is the success of the Centennial which includes a large FUND RAISING EFFORT. As you know, there are 3 events in concert for 2013, National Specialty, Centennial Celebration AND the World Trials all taking place in Philadelphia. The combination of these 3 events provides the opportunity to attract many BIG NAME SPONSORS WITH DEEP POCKETS. Streaming video will be sponsored and we expect many people in German and other parts of the World to "buy into" streaming video of the World Trials. It is not unrealistic to project revenue of between $40,000 & $50,000 from streaming video alone. Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German Shepherds:Member-GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta - Best In Show AKC JAM/AOE/ BISS CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS AKC CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Our future: Multi BOB & GRP W AKC CH. Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis; Multi-BOB & GRP W AKC CH Ropaja's Je Suis Gabrielle. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================