Quick Thanks to all - Good meeting

washowi · 12-13-2005, 10:41 PM

I have a plane to catch at 6 AM so I wanted to properly thank Tom Wyatt and Tim the Hitman for the generous frags at tonight's meeting.

Andy for the Tunze's!! and Doug for my bulbs!! It was Christmas at Edo's for me!

Thank you. All are in the tank. Hope they look great when I get back Thursday.

Good food, great company. See yinze on the 27th. Hope we can chat more and mingle more then.

Todd

mojo · 12-13-2005, 11:03 PM

And special thanks to Bruce Carlson, his wife, and Ray Davis for joining the club for dinner, and to Noel Curry from Scientific Coral for giving a presentation!

tdwyatt · 12-14-2005, 01:37 AM

Thanks for the comment Todd, I have to do SOMETHING with the trimmings, it seems such a waste to throw them on the mulch pile...

I just got home and unloaded the empty containers and misc stuff from the meeting. It was good to see everyone again, and Noel's program on the propagation center at Scientific corals was very entertaining! Special thanks to Tim (da hitman), Melissa, and John (jlscruggs) and others for the frags they brought as well!

I hope everyone had as good a time as I did, now if i can just drag myself to the bedroom after the drive back...

SShindell · 12-14-2005, 05:27 AM

Well we filled every chair in the room! Chris - you have to start looking for a new place next year.

It was a lot of fun.

Steve

SShindell · 12-14-2005, 08:32 AM

Here is the letter I referenced at the meeting:

December 13^th, 2005

Jeffery Swanagan
Executive Director
Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30313

Dear Jeff:

It is with great pleasure that the Atlanta Reef Club presents your facility with the following accounting of our gifts toward the Georgia Aquarium. While we are proud of the total amount, it pales in comparison to our enthusiasm regarding the amazing facility and staff that you have assembled.

Not counting the countless Fish Scales and Annual Memberships the three hundred Atlanta Reef Club members have purchased, to date the members have individually donated at least an additional $13, 150. The Atlanta Reef Club as a whole would like to donate an additional $1000 to your facility, making a total of $14, 150 raised in 2005 for the Georgia Aquarium.

Warm regards,

Steve Shindell
2005 President
Atlanta Reef Club

cc: Bernie Marcus, Chairman of the Board, Georgia Aquarium