Here's the spell-checked version minus most of my typos
(It's getting late.)
Bob Holmes' Board Meeting Notes - January 22, 2004
* Treasury
* Balance 3385.49 (no unpaid bills)
* Plant Auction
* Volunteers to be rounded up via GSAS-Board and GSAS-Member email
lists and the newsletter. Need computer operators (3), auctioneers (3),
tallier (1), Late check-in person (1), runners (usually 2 or 3), baggers
(usually everyone who gets there early pitches in) and someone to bring
pizza.
* Plant Sources
o African NW. Erik and Sam will arrange for a supply of plants.
o I will contact aquastore.com, the people we bought the Kasselmann
plant books from. They told me they donate to plant auctions.
* Laptops - I (Bob) will ask Erik if June's Mac will work. Paul may
have one. He has to check and see if it still works. I will ask for
volunteer laptops along with the human volunteers via emails and there will
be a request in the newsletter.
* Publicity - We will run an ad in the Little Nickel. General feeling
is that running ads in the Seattle and Tacoma papers is not worthwhile.
Most non-members who have showed up over the last couple of years found out
about it on the internet.
o I (Bob) will quiz Erik about publicity in the past via GSAS-Board,
which will also quiz past board members.
o I (Bob) will inventory our supplies (bags, etc.) at the Aquarium
well before the auction.
* Home Show - I (Bob) will email Jeff to see where we stand, then
write up a short reminder for the newsletter. We didn't talk about a
newsletter article last night.
* Newsletter - There will be something in it about Puget Sound
Killifish Society, Auction Help, Need Assistant Editor, and the writing
contest - also the Home Show.
* Rainforest Tanks (Sandu) - Back burner, other than I may mention
them as part of the Home Show blurb.
* Meeting Location Research
* Paul will check on the particulars of renting the yacht club
facility.
* I (Bob) will research community center meeting room availability
through the department of neighborhoods. Also I'll look into what's
available at libraries, fraternal organizations, and whatever else I can
think of.
* Membership
* New Members
1) Simon Slagter (single)
2) Travis Pearl (single)
3) Jenni and Larry Litton (family)
4) Paul and Jennifer Wallace (family)
* Renewal
1) Mer
* Library - I (Bob) will do a complete new inventory of everything in
the library. We can publish it in the newsletter or reproduce it for use as
a handout.
* Misc.
* Documents - We agreed to spend a maximum of $30 to obtain GSAS
Official documents from the secretary of state - $10 for a copy of Articles,
and $20 for Certification. (Rick, what do you have as far as
documentation?)
* Speakers and Programs
* March - Yohan Fernando - Wild Bettas
* May - Thomas Waltzek - Loaches
Ideas for future speakers and subjects
1) Lucanus - Importer, explorer, belowwater.com, Toronto.
2) Mac's Discus - Macdonald - local
3) Pond and Water Garden
4) Marine - Anthony Calfo - Corrals (Sandu)
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