[GSAS-Member] URGENT: Still need some auction help with local stores

["Phil Lacefield Jr." <phil@lacefield.com>]

To those who made it to the meeting this week, thanks!  The store signs
seemed to go over very, very well indeed.  Today I took signs to the Petcos
in Factoria and Redmond, and they seemed happy to have us (but alas, no
donations.)

However, I'm noticing a LOT - and I do mean a LOT - of our local stores seem
to either go unmentioned, or are never frequented by our membership.  I'd
like to change that.  I spent an hour with Google, and came up with the list
below of local area aquarium shops (this list may be outdated, but I'm
certain most of the names and locations are correct.)  If you know of any
other ones not on this list, speak up!

Please, if you live near one of these stores, won't you go in, introduce
yourself as a GSAS member, ask them if you can hang a sign in their store
supporting us, and maybe even ask them for a donation of some kind for our
auction?  The stronger we support (and visit!) our local stores, the
stronger they will support us, especially in these dark economic times.
Just this past Tuesday I was speaking with Jonas, the owner of Blue Sierra,
and he said things were mighty terrible for them right now, and have been
for some months, and he's not sure how much longer he can hold out.  Our
community and our hobby can scarcely afford to lose such an enormously
important retailer, so get out there and support your fish store!

Take a look at this list, and if you'd like a sign made up for a store (or
two, or three, or more) near you, just let me know and I'll send email you a
sign that you can print out and hang in their window (color inkjet works
fine, or Kinko's charges about $.50 a color copy.)  Speak up, folks! We
can't make this thing a success without some footwork from you!

Thanks - Phil

Little Amazon Fish & Pet	10316 Aurora Ave N		Seattle
The Fish Store			6109 Roosevelt Way NE	Seattle
A Place For Pets		431 SW 152nd St		Burien
Liem's Aquarium & Pet Shop	511 Maynard Alley		Seattle
A Red Sea Aquarium		17716 15th Ave NE		Shoreline
Dragon Fish & Pets		9619 16 Ave. SW		Seattle
Ballard Pet Store		6115 15th Ave. NW		Ballard
Denny's Pet World		12534 NE 120th Ave		Kirkland
Sierra Fish & Pets		3710 Fatoria Blvd SE		Bellevue
(Phil)
Fish Gallery & Pets		601 S Grady Way		Renton
Des Moines Pet Center	21915 Marine View Dr S	Des Moines
Pet Safari			22833 Bothell Everett Hwy	Bothell
Fairwood Pet Center		14242 SE 176th St		Renton
Pet Country			26120 Pacific Hwy S		Kent
Whole Pet Shop		14220 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd	Woodinville
Blue Sierra			90 Front St.			Issaquah
(Phil)
African Northwest		470 S Kenyon St		Seattle
QT Aquarium			509 S Jackson St		Seattle
B&D Aquarium			10402 16th Ave SW		Seattle
Far & Beyond Aquarium	9619 16th AV SW		Seattle
Barrier Reef Aquariums	1717 NE 44th St #A		Renton
Rainforest Aquarium 		15433 SE 11th St		Bellevue
That Fish Guy			446 Tracy Ave N		Port Orchard
Salt Water City			13626 NE 20th St		Bellevue
Dolphin Pet			15230 NE 24th St.		Redmond
Midway Tropical Fish & Pets	24101 Pacific Hwy S		Kent
Exotic Aquatics		2725 165th Ave NE		Bellevue
Petosphere			14 Auburn Ave			Auburn
Reef Mystique			430 91st Ave NE		Everett

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