I suspect because he doesn't want lots of other aquarium clubs asking for donations, but I don't know for sure. He's also just a very private guy. In any case, I guess it doesn't really matter why. If he's nice enough to donate, we should respect his wishes. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com> To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] The Emperor's New Plants... > Why? > > Cheryl > > Karen Randall wrote: > > > Be careful about that with Fan... Brad has made it very clear in the past > > that he is happy to support AGA, but does NOT want it publicized. > > > > Karen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com> > > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] The Emperor's New Plants... > > > > > > > >>They are, but Mr. Amano changed his list by about 50% and FAN didn't have > >>all of it, so Phil is scouring around for more. > >> > >>Phil, I asked Kathy at FAN if she would like to include some company > > > > flyers > > > >>in the welcome packets and she said no thanks, because hobbyists cannot > >>order from them directly. But I could mock up a thank-you ad of a certain > >>size for the program, listing those who donated plants and asking the > >>convention-goers to support them wherever possible. And then make sure > > > > that > > > >>the plant-donators get a copy of the program. <g> > >> > >>Cheryl > >> > >>Kathy Olson wrote: > >> > >>>does this mean FAN didn't come through, I thought they were sending us a > >>>larger than usual order... > >>> > >>>Kathy > >>> > >>> > >>>On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Phil Edwards wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>I just spoke with Gene at Jermack and he's going to do what he can to > >>>>help us out. I'll have more details later, but they've got good > >>>>potential of taking a big load off us. In return I'd like to give > >>>>them some advertising space in the program, when is the absolute > >>>>latest we need it in order to get to the printer in time? Barring > >>>>that we should put something in a visible location and definately > >>>>mention them sometime during the conference. (Preferrably right > >>>>before Amano goes on and make sure Tomoko imparts the last minute back > >>>>bending required to get these plants). > >>>> > >>>>Best, > >>>>Phil > >>>> > >>>>_________________________________________________________________ > >>>>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > >>>>FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>AGA-mcm mailing list > >>>>AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > >>>>http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > >>>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>AGA-mcm mailing list > >>>AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > >>>http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > >>> > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>AGA-mcm mailing list > >>AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > >>http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-mcm mailing list > > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm