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 I spent an hour with Google, and came up with the list below of local area aquarium shops (this list may be outdated, but I'm certain most of the names and locations are correct.)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 _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member