[GSAS-board] Fwd: "2006 Year of the Aquarist" shirt and event concept

[Bob and Judy Holmes <jbholmes@nwlink.com>]

Something to chew on. Might breathe some life into our t-shirt
project.

Bob


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> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 09:51:17 -0400
> From: Joe D <joedi1@earthlink.net>
> Subject: "2006 Year of the Aquarist" shirt and event
> concept
> To: jbholmes@nwlink.com
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> Good morning,
>  
> I am sending this message with a blind
> distribution list at this time until I establish who is interested in the
> content of this message.
>  
> I am Joe Di Bartolomeo, 35 year in the hobby,
> 23 year member of the North Jersey Aquarium Society. I have held the
> positions of Web Master, Member-at-large, Membership, Vice President,
> President and currently Public Relations Director.
>  
> My club has tossed around for year the idea of
> finding a high quality "club" shirt, as opposed to the usual
> "iron-on" t-shirts most clubs provide. I want to briefly
> describe a concept I am working on and will pitch to my club at this
> month's BOD meeting regarding not only producing a high quality collector
> shirt, but also building a national awareness campaign to establish 2006
> as the "Year of the Aquarist".
>  
> I have already ran this idea past David E.
> Boruchowitz, editor for TFH and he not only thought it was one of the
> great ideas in the last ten years, and felt we could get large vendor
> support for this effort.
>  
> Without going into much detail at this point,
> my thought was to create a national "art" contest for any
> hobbyist to design a standard piece of artwork with the theme "Year
> of the Aquarist" for the back of the shirt. This artwork would be
> judged by a panel of non-club affiliated people, perhaps TFH, a few
> vendors and maybe some well know speakers.  Once the winner is
> announced,this becomes the standard "back of shirt" artwork and
> every club who wants to participate can put their club logo on the front
> breast pocket.  The pricing can be discussed amongst the clubs that
> want to participate as North Jersey is not looking to profit on shirt
> sales, but rather offer a "historical collectors item" across
> the nation, but customized for your individual clubs.
>  
> I think we could launch a very successful
> national awareness campaign across the country with the involvement of
> all the clubs, hobbyists, pet shops and vendors that would benefit
> everyone.
>  
> TFH will promote our contest and agenda all
> year .The North Jersey Aquarium Society is thinking of hosting the
> "Year of the Aquarist 2006" event, but at this point has not
> made any commitments to my project.
>  
> At this early juncture, I would like to know if
> any clubs are interested in participating, what some of the questions
> from other clubs are and if anyone can expand upon this idea of
> mine.  Once I establish who is interested, I will develop a means of
> communicating plans, progress, participation and feedback.
>  
> Email would be the best communication so that I
> can keep everyone's responses documented.
>  
> Thank you for your attention and I look forward
> to your feedback.
>  
> Joe Di Bartolomeo
> 201 909 3730


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