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What: Party, potluck, "white elephant" gift exchange, awards and FISHO
When: Saturday December 13th, 5:30pm; food at 6pm
Where: SPU Student Union "Fireside Room"
Bring: a dish to share, optional present for gift exchange, family/friends
RSVP: info@gsas.org
ALSO bonus online-only party Tuesday December 16
It is time for our annual Holiday Party! Mark your calendars for Saturday December 13th at 6pm. The doors will open at 5:30pm (note earlier time!) -- feel free to come a little early and help us set up.
It's also that time of the year for colds and flu (not to mention COVID), so if you feel at all sick, please stay home (and join the rest of us the following Tuesday online)!
We will be holding the party in the Student Union Building, in the same room as the last three years, the Fireside Room, 315 West Bertona St, Seattle, WA 98119.
We will have a potluck dinner, for which the club provides ham and rotisserie chickens, drinks, paper plates and plastic utensils. PLEASE bring a dish to share, sweet or savory … Your choice.
If you would like to participate in the White Elephant gift exchange, bring a gift-wrapped, fish themed item and see what you can take home. (Value ~$10-$15)
We’ll also play FISHO … a roaring game of fishy themed bingo where you can win great prizes.
Jennifer, our HAP chairperson, will award prizes to the most accomplished plant geeks. Leslie, the HAP chair, cannot make it, but will be at the online party (see below).
We hope to see you there, and bring the family!! If you could drop me a line at info@gsas.org to let me know you are coming and how many will be in your party, that would be very much appreciated! We want to make sure to have enough utensils, drinks and ham/chicken for all!
NEW FOR 2025: Online-only Party! Whether or not you can make it to our big in-person party on Saturday, join us over Zoom the following Tuesday, December 16, 7PM Pacific Time for a completely separate online holiday party with its own FISHO game and completely separate prizes (hopefully) redeemable online! This is a great chance to catch up with members who have moved away from the Puget Sound region too. All members will get access to the Zoom link and enough FISHO cards for the whole family to play by clicking the button:
Thanks to all who attended our record-breaking plant and fish auction this month, from the bidders and sellers, to the auctioneers, recorders, check-in table, runners and all the other volunteers. We hope everyone came home with something interesting for their aquariums. And a special thanks to the generous donation from Florida Aquatic Nurseries!
The back half of the season is going to be amazing -- just look at what's in store:
All GSAS meetings and auctions are on Saturday now. For questions on speakers or events, e-mail us at info@gsas.org
TL;DR: Saturday November 8th, 10AM, Upper Gwinn Commons, Seattle Pacific University.
Park in the Dravus Lot.
Plants, Fish and other Live Things
Card or Cash
It's time for the GSAS Aquatic Plant and Animal Auction. All the best cuttings and spawns from GSAS members, plus another generous order of plants from Florida Aquatic Nurseries. This is one of our two main yearly fundraisers for the club, and pays for bringing in big speakers and our monthly rent.
For the third year, we are at Upper Gwinn Hall at Seattle Pacific University, same campus as our monthly meetings and Holiday Party. Click on Google directions above, or on the map to see details of the area. Please park in the Dravus lot to the Southeast. A very small amount of accessible Parking and load/unload space is available at the North side of the building as well. Outside food is not allowed inside the room...but directly downstairs is the SPU cafeteria and an Einstein Bros Bagels. Bring a water bottle!
Bidding starts at 10 AM, preview and setup at 9. We go until everything's gone (likely around 2 PM). Please read the auction guidelines for more information. If you are a member, please pre-register your items.
Remember, live items only! Please leave tanks, logs, CO2 equipment and fertilizer for April. Check Airstone and our Facebook page for updates and photos of the plant order and what members are bringing!
Non-members are always welcome to bid -- spread the news, print and hang the amazing poster from Amit! Volunteer to be a runner or recorder for a stretch.
Sellers: We are again offering 70/30 split in your favor. And for this auction, we are introducing Table One, a special table for your #1 item (make sure to put the item first when you pre-register it). Table One will be fully auctioned before any other items are sold or pushed.
Hope everyone's having a great summer. The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society Fall Schedule is out, and we have an incredible line-up for the next four months. We once again have the second Saturday of the month for all our meetings this year!
A big thank you to everyone who came out in force to our record-breaking general auction this year, especially to all our volunteers who worked tirelessly the whole day. And a special thanks to the sponsor stores and national companies.
Our big auctions still remain the primary source of income from the club, and their success means we can pay our rent and Internet video storage bills, bring in top quality speakers, and have nice prizes in our contests throughout the year. Thanks again!
