October General Meeting

Agenda:

• Welcome

• Member Raffle

• Annual Bowl Show

• Break

• Auction

Bowl Show Information:

• The bowl show will have three categories: 1) Fish, 2) Invertebrates & 3) Photos

• Club  Members are invited to bring fish and invertebrates to feature at the  meeting, or may submit photos of fish, invertebrates or plants before  the meeting.

• The club will only provide 2g critter keepers to display your entries at the meeting.

• For larger fish/invertebrates, please bring your own container, water and appropriate stand.

• Please bring enough water for the display and transportation of your entry.

• Please bring towels to clean up water spills and messes.

• Members  have the option to submit their entries to the club auction after the  bowl show, but must provide appropriate bags/containers for  transportation.

Prizes for each category are as follows:

• 1st Place - $20 gift card

• 2nd Place - $15 gift card

• 3rd Place - $10 gift card

• Winners will be able to choose their own gift cards from our list of affiliate stores.

• Gift cards will be available for pick-up at the November and December meetings.

Bowl Show Rules:

• Only members may submit entries.

• Three categories:

• Fish - must be brought at the meeting.

• Invertebrates - must be brought at the meeting.

• Photos - can feature fish, invertebrates or plants. Must submit before the meeting.

• Each member is allowed to submit 3 entries per category, with a total of 9 entries.

• Members must be in attendance to win.

• Each member participating in the bowl show will receive an extra raffle ticket for the member-only raffle at the October meeting.

Rules for photo submissions:

• Photos of fish, invertebrates and plants are allowed.

• Photos must focus on fish/invertebrates/plants only and not on decor or entire setups.

• Your fish/invertebrates/plants should occupy 50% or more of the photo.

• Photo must be taken by the owner and must be currently keeping the fish/invertebrate/plant.