[GSAS-Member] Help Needed (Auction)

[Paul Wallace <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Hi Club:

With the Plant/Livestock Auction only a week away the club needs your help!  On 
the day of the auction we are looking for people that can help set up, run 
winnings, and clean up at the end.

More importantly, we need your help recruiting friends and acquiescences to 
attend the auction.  In the beginning, the plant auction was formed to be a 
special event for members in the days that plants were still rare and or 
mistreated at retail outlets.  While plants are certainly easier to find now, I 
was shocked to visit a big box pet store to find non-aquatics and other easy to 
ship/hard to grow plants in the displays (house plants!)  So even now, it is 
possible that a potential planted tank keeper goes out to buy "aquatic plants" 
($$$) expecting a masterpiece only to have the plants fail (inevitable) and 
abandon the hobby.  It is this individual who most need the help of the plant 
auction to see that you really can get fresh assorted plants at a great price.

Those that are successful in the hobby can give back (ie trade up).  I will be 
"returning" several 4 year+ anubius that we acquired when I first joined the 
club in addition to tank raised crypts and all the overgrowth on top of my 
tanks.

So in summary, we need help gently reaching out to those that may not know GSAS 
exists and or the quality of plants in the area.  We also need a craigslist 
black belt as our current adds are perpetually flagged.   If you have another 
resource (mailing list, forum, news group) I would be happy to provide text to 
spread the work.

Enjoy your week!
-Paul

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