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TL;DR: Saturday April 22nd, 10AM, Northgate Community Center (NEW!).
Fish, Plants, Tanks, Drygoods, EVERYTHING aquarium-related!
Cash or Cards accepted
COVID vaccination proof no longer required, but see note!
For the first time since 2019, it's the return of the GIANT GSAS General Auction. We did a medium-sized one last year, and now we're going full-size, including an appropriately-sized venue, the Northgate Community Center at 10510 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125. The community center has a moderate-sized parking lot (shared with the library), and there is a little bit of street parking in the Thornton Creek ravine nearby, and a lot of (paid) parking in the former Northgate Mall across the street. The site is also walking distance from the Link Light Rail Station!
Bidding starts at 10 AM, preview and setup at 9. We keep going until everything's gone (likely mid-afternoon). Please read the auction guidelines for more information. If you are a member, please pre-register your items (up to 22 if you pre-register, 20 at the event). The board has even approved another one-time bump of the seller split to 70% (normally it's 60%)!
Will there be more giant logs like this? Maybe! Check Airstone and our Facebook page for updates and photos of the 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.
Hope to see our entire membership there on the 22nd!
COVID UPDATE: We are no longer requiring proof of vaccination status. 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. GSAS will continue to update our COVID policy month-to-month.
Tuesday, March 14th, 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Social)
Home Show Video and Awards Presentation
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
No vax check required (new). Please stay home if you feel sick or have any symptoms.
The Home Show meeting is always a member favorite. And this year, we were privileged to have a full home show crew of six for the first time since 2020! On March 14th, we will first visit the eleven homes via the 49-minute edited video. We'll also show photographer Hari's pictures. Then Mike and the judges will present the top awards, and 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).
COVID UPDATE: We are no longer requiring proof of vaccination status. 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. GSAS will continue to update our COVID policy month-to-month.
Do you have aquariums you’d like to share with other members? Do you enjoy seeing what others are doing with theirs? Do you like prizes? The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society has decided to add another contest for our members and so we are pleased to announce our new Monthly Photo Contest.
Go to our contest page (members only) for complete rules and submission e-mail address.
The short version: Submission deadline is the end of the month (first contest closes February 28th -- extra time!). Prize to each month's winner is either a $25 gift certificate to one of our sponsor stores or a club t-shirt (including mailing).
We hope to see your submissions soon!
Thank you to everyone who bid, donated, sold, operated computers, ran items, set up and cleaned up at our major auction this year. And a special thanks to the sponsor stores and national companies for your generous donations (some of which were sitting in storage for over two years!).
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!
