Is a line thrown to a drowning fish good news! (fwd)

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

HI guys, this is a club that needed an emergency speaker for next week,
Wens.  I know heather may be interested, I may help out/carpool.  Erik is
gone on business (I think).  

Kathy


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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 06:59:57 -0800
From: "Folmer, Edward A" <Edward.Folmer@PSS.Boeing.com>
To: 'Kathy Olson' <kathy@thekrib.com>
Cc: "'fishgirl@oz.net'" <fishgirl@oz.net>
Subject: Is a line thrown to a drowning fish good news!

Note:  I just realized that I indicated the incorrect date on my initial 
e-mail.  Our meeting is on Wednesday Jan 27, as you will see below.  It sounds 
like you will not be available.

We meet the last Thursday of the month  (In this cas, Jan 27at 7:00PM at the 
Boeing Recreation Center in Kent.  There are about 15 active members.  
Freshwater is in the majority, but we have quite a few salt waters and several 
ponds.  The club was swimming on it's side in December of 1997.   The club 
President must be a Boeing employee and there were few takers.  My 15 year old 
daughter is a fish addict and I didn't want the club to fail so I agreed to the 
job.  I am really stupid when it comes to fish, but I can keep the club going 
so I must be worth something.

Our biggest problem (and this is endemic to clubs of all types) was quality 
programs.  In 1997 we had next to nothing.  Last year we had speakers from 3 
pet stores, a speaker from the Marine Conference, a field trip to a fish 
wholesaler, a field trip to the UW fish collection and several internal club 
activities.  I wanted to start this year with a speaker from the company that 
sets up and maintains mondo tanks in public places (i.e. hospitals).  The 
business owner I contacted wanted to tell me at great length why I wouldn't 
want to hear about this topic.  The next fellow I talked to pled stage fright.  

We have had speakers with slides, view foils, video, bare hands!  We can 
provide any type of equipment support.  Let me know what you need!  Tell us 
about your club, your plant sale, show us anything you find interesting.  Our 
members are knowledgable, but are very down to earth and friendly.  (Well we do 
have some engineers who lack communication skills, but they are great folks.)

I obviously have to firm up plans.  Call and we can talk, including directions.


"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my 
fishburger and I realize, Oh my God....I could be eating a slow learner."
* Lynda Montgomery



Ed Folmer
253-773-8321 (w)
425-271-1622 (h)