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TL;DR: Saturday April 5th, 10AM, Upper Gwinn Commons, Seattle Pacific University.
Park in the Dravus Lot.
Fish, Plants, Tanks, Drygoods, EVERYTHING aquarium-related!
Card or Cash
Masks encouraged, but not required.
It's that time again for GSAS's main fundraiser, the HUGE General Auction!
We are once again holding the auction at Upper Gwinn Hall at Seattle Pacific University, same campus as our monthly meetings and Holiday Party. It will be on April 5th, which is a bit earlier than previous years (avoiding Easter and Tax weekends). 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 on 6th Avenue as well. We will try to have our sandwichboard sign and doorbell set up outside this North entrance for drop-off and pickup. Outside food is not allowed inside the room...but can be purchased directly downstairs in the SPU cafeteria or Einstein Bros Bagels. Bring a water bottle!
Bidding starts at 10 AM, preview and setup at 9. We go until everything's gone (likely late afternoon). Please read the auction guidelines for more information. If you are a member, please pre-register your items. The board has again approved a bump of the seller split to 70% (historically it's 60%)!
What will you find at this auction? Everything! Tanks, logs, CO2 equipment, boxes of stuff from people's basements, and of course FISH, SHRIMP and PLANTS! We've got new donations donated by our generous Sponsor Stores and national companies. And hundreds of items being sold by GSAS members. Check our e-mail group 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.
Masks are encouraged but not required. If you have any symptoms of sickness, please be respectful of others and stay home. Similarly, be respectful of others' mask-wearing or distancing choices at our meetings.
Saturday, March 8th, 1:00 PM (noon social)
Home Show Video and Awards Presentation
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
The Home Show meeting is always a member favorite -- Back in January, a crew of 6 visited seven homes around the Puget Sound area (oddly, none in Seattle itself). Join us March 8th at 1PM, where we will first visit the aquarists via a 49-minute edited video. We'll also show some great photos taken by the show photographer Carl, and the judges will present the top awards. You'll also be able to vote for Audience Favorite. The home show is a family event -- oftentimes we have "spot the ..." games for the otherwise-disinterested fish spouses and kids, dragged to the meeting by the erstwhile competitors, to play during the video!
After the presentation, join us for our Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here).
The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society Spring Schedule is out now! All events are Saturday at 1 PM at usual SPU location, except as noted!
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 donations from Florida Aquatic Nurseries, and our sponsor stores Aquarium Zen, Aquarium Co-Op and The Arium Store!
A belated 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!
