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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Be sure to check out the Event Calander for more scheduled events!
By Waverz @ 10:27 AM :: 85 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Club Events (Non-GIRS)
Just go to News & Events and view the latest planned events for the club!!

See you there!!


Monday, January 14, 2008
Raffle Prizes for January 19th
By BGreenlee @ 1:54 PM :: 103 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: GIRS Events

Well everyone we are getting close to our first meeting of 2008. As everyone knows we will have several exciting prizes to be raffled off this week. The raffle tickets will be sold for $1 each, 6 for $5, and 30 for $20. Each registered membership will recieve one free ticket when they sign into the meeting as well.

For prizes we will have well over $600 in prizes to be raffled off. Their are a few larger prizes such as a 2 full registrations to the 2008 IMAC in Chicago, complete Phosban Reactor Kit including Phosban and pump, fragging kit, and many other exciting prizes including one we really feel you will like.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there this coming Saturday.

2008 Board of Directors

Monday, January 14, 2008
Rockford FragFest 2008
By glaspie69 @ 12:39 PM :: 92 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Club Events (Non-GIRS), Saltwater/Reef, Frag Auction, Frag Swap

Midwest FragFest Doubles Up in 2008!

2 DAYS OF FRAG SWAPPING
2 DAYS OF SPEAKERS
2 DAYS OF RAFFLES

May 3 and 4, 2008
Clock Tower Resort
(featuring CoCo Key indoor water park)
Rockford, Illinois

**A special DELUXE frag seller package is available**
Frag Seller registration will open on Thursday January 17, 2008 at 08:00 am. Attendee registration is now open. Please visit http://
www.midwestfragfest.com for registration packages and more details about the event.

Saturday, January 12, 2008
Got Aptasia?
By jbrunken @ 11:44 AM :: 101 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: GIRS News, GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area
If you have a problem with those pesky little anenome's in your tank, there is a sure-fire solution:  The Berghia Nudibranch.    These aren't readily available at any of the LFS's (at least not in Cedar Rapids) so we are organizing a group order to be delivered at the GIRS Kickoff meeting on the 19th.   For more information, please read the following Forum Thread.
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
**GIRS meeting announcement**
By slovan @ 12:51 PM :: 97 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: GIRS Events
The 2008 Greater Iowa Reef Society Board of Directors will be holding its first meeting on January 19th in Coralville, IA. The meeting will be held from 1:00-3:30PM and will be open to members and non-members alike. However, members will have the opportunity to win over $600 in prizes to be raffled at the meeting! Free refreshments will also be provided.

If you are not a member, now is the perfect time to join! We encourage membership dues to be paid via Paypal through our website, http://greateriowareefsociety.org Or you can simply join by filling out the form and send in your check or money order to the address listed on the form. The options is located under the "Join GIRS" tab on the right hand side of the front page. There will also be a computer available at the meeting for registration.

Below is the meeting schedule. As always, feel free to ask any questions.

Board of Directors Introductions
GIRS By law ammendments
GIRS financials
Changes to membership dues
Chat software announcement
Regional activities announcement
Questions and feedback

Announce raffle items and receive tickets

DIY Two-part solution presentation

Draw tickets for raffle items

Dry goods garage sale - Free to everyone, no buying or selling fees. Bring on the goods! Please be respectful of the meeting space and make sure items are clean and dry.


Directions:

IDT
2300 Oakdale Blvd
Coralville, IA 52241


From I 80, take exit 240(Coral Ridge Mall) and go north on Hwy965. Go past McDonalds and Super Wal-Mart. Keep going north and you will come to a stoplight. There will be an American Inn and a Culvers on that corner. Keep going north to the next stoplight. That will be Oakdale Blvd. Go right (east) on Oakdale Blvd. Go over the tracks and the building will be on the right hand side about 1/2 mile.


Thank you,
GIRS Board of Directors
Friday, December 28, 2007
GIRS January Meeting.....
By einsteins @ 11:21 PM :: 67 Views :: 0 Comments ::
We will be having the 2008 kickoff meeting Saturday January 19th at 1:00 in Coralville. The meeting will be at the IDT building at 2300 Oakdale Blvd Coralville, IA 52241.

Directions from I-80: From I 80, take exit 240(Coral Ridge Mall) and go north on Hwy965. Go past McDonalds and Super Wal-Mart. Keep going north and you will come to a stoplight. There will be an American Inn and a Culvers on that corner. Keep going north to the next stoplight. That will be Oakdale Blvd. Go right (east) on Oakdale Blvd. Go over the tracks and the building will be on the right hand side about 1/2 mile.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Sunday Super Chat.....Fun had by all!
By einsteins @ 10:50 AM :: 71 Views :: 0 Comments ::
We had our Super Sunday Chat on the evening of Dec. 23rd.

There was a breif instructional demo by einsteins and a general chat session afterwards. We set a record for the most people in our chat room at one time (17)

Glaspie69 also won the original Frag pack and generously donated 4 of the frags back to be given away to another member. einsteins then added another frag to those 4 to make another full frag pack........Congtratz to reeffreak3652 who ended up the winner of the Frag Pack.

Thanks to Slovan who also gave away a frag for  the first person who could identify " Who made the first official post on the GIRS  new website".
Congratz to JB who won that  Frag from Slovan.

The BOD sponsored this event and  hopes to make the Live Chat  a very active part of GIRS.
Stop in and see whos there and have a live conversation its quite fun!!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Sunday Night Live Chat
By einsteins @ 1:06 PM :: 102 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: GIRS Events
We are getting together on Sunday evenings for live chat sessions. Come in and talk about our great hobby or bring your questions.
Remember our chat room is always open, so if you cant make the scheduled Sunday chats pop in any other time....
Sunday Chat starts at 7pm every Sunday evening....Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Cedar Rapids Tank Tour Being Organized
By jbrunken @ 5:19 PM :: 107 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Tank Tour
Josh (reeffreak3652) is organizing a tank tour in the Cedar Rapids area for Sunday December 9th.   If you are interested in attending the tour and/or having your tank be a stop on the tour, please read the Tank Tour thread in our CR/IC regional forum for more information.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Local Trustee Nominations/Elections
By jbrunken @ 4:44 PM :: 97 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Des Moines Area, Dubuque Area, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Quad Cities Area

Now that the club has elected its new Board of Directorys for 2008, we are moving on to the process of nominating local trustees for the 4 main regions of the club.  Trustees play an important role in supporting the GIRS BOD and making sure that each region is well represented in the club.  If you would like to nominate someone (or yourself) please do so in the following discussion threads:

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