Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Well, neither of those groups needs plants for prizes.  I think bragging 
rights is all they need. ;-)  But at least I think it's a good choice.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)


>I think they have all but picked contestants already. Talking about an 
>Aquaforest versus ADG face-off.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 7:43:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)
>
>
> PRIZES!?!?  JUDGES?!?!?  I wasn't even THINKING about prizes or judges. 
> We
> don't even know how they're picking contestants!
>
> Karen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)
>
>
>>I agree, let's give'em some rope here and see what
>> they do with it. If they do nothing I think we can all
>> agree to pick some cool donation plants to give out as
>> prizes.
>>
>> Maybe even booby trap prizes for the losers like a bag
>> of duck weed or better yet a bag of that darned
>> cladophora species that I have yet to get rid of after
>> 5 years of infestations ;-)
>>
>> The bottom line is noone wants to give SFBAAS anything
>> because they do not deserve it yet we are in a catch
>> 22. We can't let them fall to hard on their face lest
>> we look bad. Our obligtaion is to the members so we
>> have to have a back up plan in place.
>>
>> Rember all of us me included (heck me especially) had
>> our doubts about the workshop thing and yet it turned
>> out to be one of the highlights of the AGA2k3
>> convention. Let's let them figure it out but have a
>> plan B just in case.
>>
>> Plan B, buy three tanks, use the hotel tables for
>> stands, they will work trust me ;-), Lights, dunno, we
>> could buy some on-line cheap and then auction them or
>> see if we can get a doantion or just plain go without.
>> Judges, Heck we have plenty of people, Karen, Cheryl,
>> Erik, etc.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
>>
>>> Then let's not even offer them the FAN plants.  They
>>> DID say that they were
>>> "handling" the IA stuff.  If KAthy can give them
>>> some leads, great.
>>> Othwerwise, let them figure it out.
>>>
>>> If, at the last moment, we need to bail them out, we
>>> will at least know we
>>> can count on the FAN plants as a back-up.
>>>
>>> I still haven't heard anyhting about how they are
>>> choosing their
>>> "contestants".
>>>
>>> Karen
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Kathy Olson" <kathy@thekrib.com>
>>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)
>>>
>>>
>>> >I think we can earmark the other plants from FAN
>>> for the auction.  They
>>> > can get local stores to donate exactly what they
>>> want or go to chucks's
>>> > wholesaler-maybe and get big clumps of specific
>>> things, then they can go
>>> > to auction.
>>> >
>>> > Sorry, feeling a little touchy today about them
>>> cutting in on things, I
>>> > may calm down and be reasonable later.
>>> Specifically FAN was relieved they
>>> > didn't have a list to match this year, or at least
>>> that was my
>>> > interpretation of it.
>>> >
>>> > Kathy
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Kathy Olson wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> NO WAY!!
>>> >>
>>> >> they have all these expert aquascapers there,
>>> that grow plants.  AND THEY
>>> >> HAVE TONS of local stores.
>>> >>
>>> >> I personally know a local wholesaler that Chuck
>>> Rambo brought us too and
>>> >> let us have free rein for all the plants and fish
>>> we wanted to bring home
>>> >> for us.  They have resources, let me talk to Jim,
>>> I can give him
>>> >> ideas....Erik???
>>> >>
>>> >> Kathy
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Christ. Pardon me, but Christ.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Okay. We could earmark a portion of the plants
>>> donated by FAN and Don M.
>>> >>> to the aquascaper contest. I mean, How about we
>>> allow the contestants
>>> >>> their pick of the plants or something? I don't
>>> see the harm in that.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Well, at least they're thinking about it.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Cheryl
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Erik Olson wrote:
>>> >>>> The latest list of volunteers from SFBAAPS.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Since we've got the T-shirt thing figured out
>>> (didn't want to distract
>>> >>>> from the core weighing in on this), I can also
>>> mention that Jim asked
>>> >>>> if
>>> >>>> we could get companies to sponsor the goods for
>>> the Iron Aquascaper
>>> >>>> event.
>>> >>>> After quietly surpressing the spit take I was
>>> doing with my soda, I
>>> >>>> said I
>>> >>>> would ASK but that all the sponsorship letters
>>> and calls were done a
>>> >>>> month
>>> >>>> ago.  I also suggested maybe they could get
>>> Aqua Forest to donate a bag
>>> >>>> of
>>> >>>> substrate and SFBAAPS folks to donate the
>>> plants and three small tanks.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> It may be me and my really crappy mood I'm in
>>> right now, but Jim didn't
>>> >>>> seem quite so happy and enthusiastic as in
>>> former phone calls.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am sorry, by the way, for said crappy
>>> attitude in last 24 hours,
>>> >>>> especially to Kathy who has been getting the
>>> brunt of it.  I am clearly
>>> >>>> way too deep in this stuff to stand back and
>>> view things calmly and
>>> >>>> objectively.  I will endevour to do better
>>> today.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>    - Erik
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ---
>>> >>>> Erik Olson
>>> >>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> >>>> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:45:27 -0400
>>> >>>> From: jiml1029@aim.com
>>> >>>> To: erik@thekrib.com
>>> >>>> Subject: Re: Update?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Erik,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> This is the Vol list I have for now:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Tom Ray General Help
>>> >>>> John Feuerhelm Bouncer
>>> >>>> Donna Feuerhelm Bouncer
>>> >>>> David Hui Auction Runner/Aide
>>> >>>> Andrew Yaros Iron Aquascaper
>>> >>>> Jim Lockhart Trip, Hotel, Auction, IA
>>> >>>> Michael LaFlame AV equipment
>>> >>>> Bill Harada Graphics, collateral
>>> >>>> Marc Lao General
>>> >>>> Karlton Lau General
>>> >>>> Erik Leung Event Photographer
>>> >>>> Dave Gomberg Auction, Goods Receipt
>>> >>>> Jennifer Greene Desktop Publishing / Graphics
>>> >>>> Eic Do Presenter
>>> >>>> Michael Sidmore Promotions ??
>>> >>>> Sarah Reginaldo Bagger
>>> >>>> Leon Garden MBA Trip
>>> >>>> Mark Faulkner MBA Trip
>>> >>>> Kirsten Klinghammer Program
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Any add'l suggestions as to how we use people
>>> would be welcome.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Jim.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>>> From: erik@thekrib.com
>>> >>>> To: jiml1029@aim.com
>>> >>>> Sent: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:09 AM
>>> >>>> Subject: Update?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Tried calling a couple more times, got dumped
>>> to your answering
>>> >>>> machine...
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> T-SHIRTS: I was wondering if you had gotten a
>>> chance to ping Bill. If
>>> >>>> we're going to do convention shirts, we need to
>>> move fairly soon.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> VOLUNTEERS: We need that list of people willing
>>> to work at the
>>> >>>> convention. Any news?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Thanks for any insight,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>    - Erik
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -- Erik Olson
>>> >>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>> >>>>
>>>
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