RE: auction letters

[heathen Candelaria <fishgirl@oz.net>]

This is draft 1... get your feed back in quick because I'm going to try to have 
these in tomorrows mail.

Steve, is there a bulk postage rate/trick I can use? how about accompanying 
these letters with a copy of last months newsletter so they have something 
worth looking at and not just throwing away?

ciao,
--h
____________________

Greetings!

I am contacting you on behalf of the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society in regard 
to our up comming annual fund-raising event.

Every year at the April general meeting, we host an auction where both  members 
and non members are able to bid on an purchase assorted aquarium fish related 
items. Live fish and plants, as well as equipment, magazine subscriptions, 
medicine, tanks and books are among the items which are sold.

This auction is the primary funding for our club. Members will sometimes donate 
used items, manufacturers also make contributions, and we also ask that the 
local stores participate.

If you choose to make a donations to our annual auction, not only will you be 
helping in our goal to promote the hobby, your store will also recieve 
promotion at our auction (please label all donated items as comming from your 
store). We will also be giving your store written thanks in future issues of 
our newsletter 'NorthWest Aquaria', and listing you as an annual auction 
supporter on our web site; WWW.GSAS.org 

The money which comes in from our annual auction helps fund our club activities 
including our philanthropy projects, our library, and arranging to have famous 
speakers from across the country giving presentations here in Seattle 
including; Karen Randall on aquatic plants (last October), Wayne Yamashita 
talking about Rainbowfish (scheduled for May this year), and a presentation by 
Wayne Leibel on South American Cichlids (scheduled in June).
 
While the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society is a non-profit organization, it is 
classified as a social organization and you should therefore check with an 
accountant to see if your donations can effect your annual taxes.

Early next week, a member of the club will be stopping by your store to see if 
you will be able to support us, in supporting the aquarium hobby. 

Thank-you for your time and consideration,
Most Sincerely,



Heather Candelaria
(GSAS President 98-99)

Auction schedule:
Send letters to supporting stores       by 3-27
follow up letters with a visit  by 4-3
collect donations       betweeen 4-3 and 4-13