Yes, our holiday party is this Friday the 20th! Hard to believe that the new year is upon us in just a couple of weeks. We are going to have heroes, salads, and all the fixings as usual. There will be a dollar-a-bag fish auction where one dollar goes to the club and the rest of the money you get to keep. Bring fish, lots of fish! Make room in your tanks or set up another to make sure you’ll have space for all the great fish that will go in this auction. Many times, I have set up a five-gallon pail or two before an auction to put fish that I won into when I get home. The next couple days I will try to figure where I am going to put them which is most times difficult LOL.
There will be no fish show, but the winner of this year’s show will be announced. I thank all those who participated and the clock will be resent for the next meeting in January, so be ready and line up some fish for the year. As they say, you have to be in it to win it, plus it’s nice to see show fish during the meetings.
In my craziness and trying to do new things the raffle will be totally different this time. I ran my idea past Nick, and he agreed that we should give it a try. I will announce how it will run at the party. I think it will be fun, and you will be able to even win something for someone else and gift it to them.
If possible, try to arrive early so we can talk and have more time to put fish in the auction and set up. I will be there at 6:30 for those that want to help or talk. I would like to start around 7:30 instead of 8. If you cannot make it by then no problem. I know it’s a busy time of year, but this will be some relaxation before the last-minute shopping weekend. Sometimes it seems like there is not enough club time to mingle and talk and besides this is the holiday meeting!!