It came up in another thread what goes on at fish club meetings. So instead of hijacking Snakeice's thread, thought I'd start my own (for once, right?)
This is just the club I go to, maybe others can chime in whith what the clubs they are in do, and maybe we can exchange ideas.
I've not been a member long, but my friend has, so a lot of info is second hand. I can get further info if someone has questions.
Our club has an agenda and a newsletter. Dues are $20 a year for a family membership. General membership meetings are at a public location, when I first went they were at a public meeting room at a bank, now they are in a classroom at a parochial school. As payment members donated items and fish for a nice 55 gal tank for one of the classrooms, and help care for it.
Meetings follow the usual old business/new business format. Someone presents a program on an area of particular interest. The last meeting was on breeding bristlenose plecos, complete with powerpoint presentation. The club has 2 sales a year, and a fish show at the local mall once a year. There is usually discussion either leading up to or after these major events. The meeting is informal, a lot of people have known each other for years. At the end of the meetings they sell raffle tickets and have all kinds of donated goodies they raffel off...fish food, water conditioner, stick on thermometers, etc. And they have a speciman bowl show where people who have a certain kind of fish bring their best speicman and they are judged..they have a schedule in their newsletter as to what the type is for each mtg.
The officers meet monthly for an officers meeting, and they do go to each others homes for that.
The club also goes on driftwood hunting trips, and go out of town to other areas to shop at nice fish stores.
And they also get together for a family picnic in the summer and a weiner roast in the fall. There is also a website.
There is even a couple that met at club and got married!
This is just the club I go to, maybe others can chime in whith what the clubs they are in do, and maybe we can exchange ideas.
I've not been a member long, but my friend has, so a lot of info is second hand. I can get further info if someone has questions.
Our club has an agenda and a newsletter. Dues are $20 a year for a family membership. General membership meetings are at a public location, when I first went they were at a public meeting room at a bank, now they are in a classroom at a parochial school. As payment members donated items and fish for a nice 55 gal tank for one of the classrooms, and help care for it.
Meetings follow the usual old business/new business format. Someone presents a program on an area of particular interest. The last meeting was on breeding bristlenose plecos, complete with powerpoint presentation. The club has 2 sales a year, and a fish show at the local mall once a year. There is usually discussion either leading up to or after these major events. The meeting is informal, a lot of people have known each other for years. At the end of the meetings they sell raffle tickets and have all kinds of donated goodies they raffel off...fish food, water conditioner, stick on thermometers, etc. And they have a speciman bowl show where people who have a certain kind of fish bring their best speicman and they are judged..they have a schedule in their newsletter as to what the type is for each mtg.
The officers meet monthly for an officers meeting, and they do go to each others homes for that.
The club also goes on driftwood hunting trips, and go out of town to other areas to shop at nice fish stores.
And they also get together for a family picnic in the summer and a weiner roast in the fall. There is also a website.
There is even a couple that met at club and got married!