April 2009 - Kitchener Waterloo Aquarium Society

Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Lezley Smith, KWAS
General Meeting on March 3rd, 2009
Welcome guests. There were 55 people
present along with 1 new guest.
Announcements:
• Welcome guests
• Brant Aquarium club show and
Auction Mar 29 th , Paris Fairgrounds
• 50 th annual CAOAC convention May
15-17 th Fanshawe College in London
• Newsletter see Cam and Mary Lynne
• Miecia is sick. Please keep her in your
prayers.
• Constitution changes will be voted on
in April.
• Beanie boxes $3.00 each. See Zenin.
BAP:
• None to report looking for a new
chairperson
HAP:
• None to report
Name That Fish:
• This month’s first “Name That Fish”
was a group of four Dwarf Flag
Cichlids ( Laetacara curviceps ) guessed
by Jamie McDougall.
• This month’s second “Name That Fish”
was a pair of Brevis ( Neolamprologus
brevis ) guessed by Ryan Barton. The
fish along with the conch shell were
donated by Geoff Money.
Program:
• Catherine Salmon speaking on Bettas
Show Jar:
• 5 people showing with 15 entries,
details will be in the newsletter and on
the web.
A P R I L 2 0 0 9
Library Draw:
• Proceeds of $15.00 will go to CDAS for
purchasing books. Marianne Boulton
won $15.00
Raffle:
• Victor Dinh won a 100 power filter,
Mary Lynne Lucier won a Hi Tech
Pump of 30 to 80 gallons and Cindy
Butler won a Pond Food Kit.
Business Meeting on March 10th 2009
Held at the home of Mary Lynne Lucier
Executive in Attendance:
• Geoff Money (Vice President)
• Lezley Smith (Secretary)
• Brad McClanahan (Treasurer)
• Al Ridley (Past President)
• Zenin Skomorowski (Exchange Editor)
• Phil Maznyk (Webmaster, CAOAC rep)
• Katie McClanahan (lunch Committee)
• Anthony Mc Aslin (Jar Show)
Regrets:
• Cam Turner (Newsletter)
• Charity Gilmore (Raffle)
• Filipe Martins (HAP)
• David Bradley (Library)
Motion to approve February’s business
meeting minutes as published.
Motion: Al Ridley
Seconded: Ed Koerner
Voted on and Carried
Motion to approve March’s general
minutes as delivered (e-mail).
Motion: Phil Maznyk
Seconded: Brad McClanahan
Voted on and Carried
Future Business Meeting Locations:
April: Cam’s House
May: Undertermined
June: Zenin’s House
Treasurer’s Report (Brad McClanahan):
• Going well
Motioned: Phil Maznyk
Seconded: Zenin Skomorowski
Voted on and Carried
Correspondence:
• None to report
Committee Reports:
NL Editor/Publisher (Cam): Absent
Webmaster (Phil):
• Going well
• Al Ridley and Phil Maznyk are working
on the KWAS buy/sell section
Program (Al):
• New Meeting Format: We will keep
going as stated.
• April: Setup a pond
• May: Katherine talking about Shrimp
• June: Pizza party and a tank draw
Oktoberfish (Al):
• Planned Date: November 1, 2009
• Auction chair: Ed Koerner
• Show chair: Geoff & Sue Money
• There will be a meeting scheduled in
June on the third Tuesday
Exchanges (Zenin):
• Going Well
• Take over responsibility of sending out
exchanges
CAOAC (Phil):
• Nothing to report
Membership (MaryLynne):
• Will send out email copies of
newsletters
• Has the laminator
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