Meeting minutes attached: April Meeting Notes 4/21/09 Next board Meeting: May 19th @ MeridithâsAt Paulâs House. In attendance: Christine, Steev, Margie, Paul, and Roy. Financial:
â Auction Haul ~3884.72 (-mailed split checks (~250)) â Account balance 7211.35 (4/21/09) â Steve reimbursed for printing. â Bank statement switched to Christine (CR)â Budget for Speakers (May meeting on streams $300) philanthropy ($400 Clay Hess) Oliver Lucanus (~$500, check with Kathy) â Donations to Whisker city (29 and 55 from my stock)
Membership: Christine & Margie are processing PayPal and auction registrations: Paul expired memberships online. Margie will input renewals (May 5th). Paul Will gather donor contact list and pass to Margie for printing labels and mailing cards. Paul will update welcome message and send PDF. Several members would like to revisit the auction schedule to makes sure Feb/April are ideal (feel that they are too close). Update chairs. Auctions Auction is done and successful in raising cash for the operating budget. Great attendance, # items, and donations (thanks Phil!). However, we need a bigger space for both auctions and cycle through the clubs other auctioneers. Mike will get a check for the full amount for Bob ($70). Jay is short membership, cash and took a few tanks. Year Lots Bidders gross splits net 2009 501 81 5209 1977 3232 2008 329 58 2472 952 1520 2007 397 60 2954 925 2029 2006 260 41 1925 628 1297 2005 408 63 3604 881 2723 2004 317 55 2729 834 1537 2003 336 49 2148 611 2031 2002 322 71 2517 486 2054 2001 289 54 2923 869 1754 2000 411 57 2485 672 1813 Donor Summary: Local Stores Dennyâs Pet World Place for PetsB&D Midway
Conway Tropical FishBlue Sierra Aquarist World Doran (in Clark county)
National donors Tropical Science Biolabs Bowtie Press CaribSea Marine Enterprises Intl Aquaculture Tech Inc (Red Sea??) HBH Enterprises Omega Sea Marc Weiss Products Inc San Francisco Bay Brand Python Products Pfertz (www.pfertz.com)Hagen SeaChem Florida Aquatic Nurseries Drs Foster & Smith Non Auctions (meetings)
â May: Tom Murdock local stream guy (Check with Susan) Organize homeshow. â June Elections, swap meet, ice cream social: remind Florian. Homeshow! â Next year: Oliver, Shrimp guy, guppy guy, Steve L on weird fish, loach talk, plant talk (Karen Randall, ferts), Aquarium tour? Check meeting room (127?) Donations (Itemized) Local Stores Dennyâs Pet world (corner tank and $20 gift certificate) Place for Pets B&D Axylotel, rainbows, plants (anubius on wood) Midway (Cascade 1200) Conway (Piles of Stuff, books) Blue Sierra ??? Aquarist world (Mt. Hock a Luggy, sponge filter, shrimp in a can Doran in Clark county National donors Tropical Science Biolabs box of chemicals Bowtie Press book on mini aquariums CaribSea 2x big box of marine chemicals Marine Enterprises Intl 2x gift cert for marine salt buckets Aquaculture Tech Inc (Red Sea??) 5x jugs of marine food (like the last ones we had, little white buckets) HBH Enterprises 12x huge jugs of cichlid and tropical flake food Omega Sea 6x big jugs of flake Marc Weiss Products Inc big box of marine chemicals San Francisco Bay Brand big box of foodstuffs Python Products at least one Python (I haven't opened the box yet)Pfertz (really cool looking plant ferts, Roy you should check them out, www.pfertz.com), Hagen (yes, Hagen! No clue what they're sending yet...), SeaChem, Florida Aquatic (live plants), Drs Foster & Smith ($25 gift cert).
Anything left at Diane's place?
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