DUES ARE STILL DUE FOR 2008

Please contact Nadine to join the club or renew your membership!

MASLAC BOARD MEETING

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

7:00

EL PRESIDENTE

11451 SEPULVEDA BLVD

ALL MEMBERS WELCOME

OUR NEXT MEETING
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 20087
AT 6:30 P.M.
ENCINO GLEN GOLF COURSE
16821 Burbank Blvd
ENCINO , CALIFORNIA
(818) 363-7661

Click on the Lion/Lamb for the map.

PAY YOUR DUES FOR 2008.

BEING A MASLAC MEMBER HAS A VARIETY OF ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING DISCOUNTS AT LFS, RAFFLE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE FISH GEEKS WHO ENJOY OUR COMRADARIE.

PAY YOUR DUES TODAY. USE PAYPAL ON THE MASLAC WEBSITE OR PAY NADINE AT THE MEETING.

BEGORRA! WAZUP FOR MARCH

FIRST, a few Tank Yooos…

**Tanks Matt for your enthralling presentation.  I’m going to SCUBA school ASAP!

**Tanks Julian and Aq'm Pharmaceuticals for your illumination, and MANY thanks for

 your raffle merchandise.

**Tanks Nadine for the EXTRAORDINARY member badges.

**Tanks Lance for a WONDERFUL raffle, chock full of stuff.

**Tanks Dave P for your Audio/Visual prowess. 

I hear everyone here could hear.  Hear-Hear!

**Tanks Prez Rich for your organization skills and keeping it all together for us.

**Tanks Scott for being BUMPED until March.

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MARCH 8th MEETING SCHEDULE: 

Johnny Rodriguez from Sea Chem will speak on his company’s products and hopefully be a raffle contributor. 

 Scott Fellman, who was bumped from the February meeting, will show us the DOs and DON’Ts of Aquascaping our reefs.  Bring your questions because Scott is one of MASLAC’s experts.

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The All New MASLAC FORUM http://www.maslac.org/phpbb/index.php.  Thanks to Greg B we have a full-blown internet forum.  You don’t have to be a member to log on.  And if you are a member, log on and see what’s going on in your club and participate in the threads.  It can only make our group better informed and more fun.  Ken L is keeping a watchful eye on the chat and keeping it a pleasurable, informative place to be.  So LOG ON today.

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MAX SHOW APRIL 5TH and 6TH

We need volunteers to staff the MAX booth and sell raffle tickets, give out MASLAC literature and be a representative of our club.  If you are going to MAX, volunteer some of your time to spend at our booth – WE NEED STAFFERS April 5th and 6th Email Rich to volunteer.

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BOWLING TOURNAMENT WITH LAFF:  MAY 4th

Sign up today at ghaas@socal.rr.com for your chance to be part of the FIRST ANNUAL MASLAC vs LAFF bowling tournament.  We’ve got a Private Bowling Alley for this tourney.  We need 16 bowlers to compete against LAFF and crush their balls in this first annual event.  SIGN UP TODAY.  $20 per bowler.

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FARMERS CORAL MARKET:  FEBRUARY 24th

If you haven’t been to this event, you’re missing a great time.  This is their third year.  I’ve been there all three years and always came home with something fantastic.  This year, Rich has arranged for $12 tickets for MASLAC – at the door $30.  So if you missed it this year, keep our eyes out for next year’s event.**********

SPRING TANK TOUR:  APRIL 12th

We need volunteers for our Spring Tank Tour.  MASLAC’s Fall Tank Tour was such a rousing success; we’re planning an April event to start off the California summer season.

Volunteer to be an exhibitor in our spring event.  So far we have one tank.  We need around five or so to make it a full day.  Who’s up to show off his/her reef???   Email me. Include you name and address so we can plan the route.

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MASLAC GROUP BUY:

            KALK – 4.5 lbs - $10.00

            GFO -   l lb - $21.00

            RO/DI Filter Sets - $25.00

            75 gph Filmtec Membrane - $45.00

I need your orders ASAP so we can get the merchandise ordered and shipped.  It will be shipped to me and distributed at the next following meeting (other arrangements can be made).  There may be a slight shipping charge. Email me today!

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SUPPORT THIS MONTH'S SPONSORS

MARCH 2008

MASLAC

Marine Aquarium Society of Los Angeles County