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| Tuesday, February 02, 2010 |
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Save the Date - Spring Swap 2010
By apjohnson @ 3:00 PM :: 56 Views ::
0 Comments ::  :: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Des Moines Area, Frag Auction, Frag Swap
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We have just confirmed our facility for the 2010 Spring Fest. Following in the footsteps of last years very successful spring fest, this years event promises to be better than ever. We anticipate more individual sellers, more vendors, and possibly even a few special speakers or demonstrations. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for a great event!
Where:
Iowa State Fairgrounds - Walnut Center
When:
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time:
Noon to 5:00 PM
More information to come....
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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CR / IC Area Holiday Party
By apjohnson @ 1:15 PM :: 69 Views ::
0 Comments ::  :: GIRS News, GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Frag Swap
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Come join us for the Cedar Rapids Holiday party! This is open to members and non-members alike. If you have been considering becoming a member, now is a great time. We will be having an area members only raffle which will include:
- 2 - $50 gift certificates to a hobby related online retailer of your choice.
- 4 - $25 gift certificates to a hobby related online retailer of your choice.
- 2 - embroidered GIRS t-shirts (one gray, one black)
- 2 - embroidered GIRS sweatshirts (one gray, one black)
- 2 - embroidered GIRS hoodies (one gray, one black)
That's over $300 worth of stuff to be given away. Each member will be given a ticket at the door free of charge. Additional tickets will *not* be available for purchase....just one ticket per member.
In addition, we will be doing our Secret Santa Frag Swap. Bring a frag with you (if you can), and we'll make sure that everyone leaves with a frag. Details of the game will be revealed at the event. Secret Santa Frag Swap is open to members and non-members alike.
Please bring a side dish or a dessert to share. Soda, ham and turkey will be provided. This will be hosted at CyberJester's place and most of you are aware that he has other liquid refreshment on tap in his basement.
It will be a great time to get together with the rest of the club for some great food, conversation, Frag Swap and hopefully even meet a few new faces. Please go to this thread (click here) to RSVP, indicate what food you will bring and how many people you will be bringing
I can't stress it enough...PLEASE RSVP so that we have a rough count for food planning purposes.
Below are the event details.
Date:
Saturday, December 12th
Time:
5:30 until Jeremy kicks us out
Location:
Jeremy Orchuck's house (CyberJester)
1205 Waldenwood Ln NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(click here for map)
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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| Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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Fall Fest activities are here!
By apjohnson @ 2:04 PM :: 95 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Frag Swap
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As we speak, board members and event coordinators are working hard getting things set up for Fall Fest tomorrow. Guest speakers and vendors are arriving in town, and everyone is looking forward to having a great event. After all, hundreds of hours of planning, labor and of course, a lot of money, are all coming together into this great event. Just to remind you, here's a brief summary of the Fall Fest activities:
TONIGHT
Anthony Calfo book signing at Pet's Playhouse - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TOMORROW
Fall Fest at Lowe Park Arts & Environement Center - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Things to remember:
- The Lowe Park Arts & Environment Center is in the middle of a bunch of corn fields. If you think you're driving out of town into a place where you wouldn't expect a show like this to be, you're probably driving in the right direction. :-) Check out the http://fallfest.iowareefs.com website for more information on how to get there.
- Bring a small cooler to put your corals in, especially if you're coming in from out of town.
- If you participated in the group buy and need to pick your stuff up, see AJ or ask at the GIRS information booth near the front check in table.
- Club members get a $5 discount on admission. If you plan on becoming a member, please do so online ASAP. You can also do so at the show, but it will delay your admission onto the show floor and hold up the admission line.
- Bring as much cash to the event as you think you may need. The nearest ATM is a couple of miles away.
- Name tags will be available at the check in desk. While not mandatory, they are encouraged. I know many of us don't live in the same area, but chat frequently on the site. Wearing a name tag is a great way of putting a face to the name of those people that you chat with on the site all the time.
- If you're planning to stay for the whole show, post show clean-up assistance is always appreciated.
After the show, please let us know what you thought. What we did right, what we could improve on. We work really hard on this event and would love to hear your ideas on ways that we can make it better. Also, thank the sponsors. Many of these prizes are donated and the revenues generated by ticket sales, help to pay the expenses for the event. This event would not be nearly as good without the generous contibutions from our sponsors. Please give these sponsors extra consideration when spending your money on reef gear and livestock and when you do buy from them, tell them that you're a member of the Greater Iowa Reef Society.
See you at the show!
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| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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| Sunday, November 08, 2009 |
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| Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
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Group Buy Order Placed!
By apjohnson @ 10:32 PM :: 60 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Saltwater/Reef
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The Key's Critters group order has been placed. All in all, there was over 1100 livestock items purchased, 16 people participating with a total order of just under $800. Thanks to everyone that participated in the group buy. The order arrives on Thursday so anyone is welcome (and encouraged to if you're local) to pick up as soon as possible. If you're not local, you can pick up at Fall Fest. See you all there!!
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| Friday, July 03, 2009 |
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CR/IC Regional monthly social
By CyberJester @ 1:07 PM :: 107 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area
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Hey all,
Time to have a social, come out meet your regional members and have a bite to eat and a few drinks.
This event is open to both Due's paying and non-due's paying members alike.
So if you are not yet a full fledged member of the club, come on out and meet some of the members.
This is your chance to come out and share in food, friendship, & BEER, and even some reef chat, with those who share your passion.
We will be meeting downtown CR at Parlor City (owned by our very own Nick Jelnick's father).
They just got married, so, lets get out their spend some money and help build that new house fund that Steph is going to be asking Nick for shortly. 
Here is the information for the event.
EVENT:
CR/IC Regional monthly social
DATE:
Thursday July 9, 2009
LOCATION:
Parlor City PUB and Eatery
1125 3RD ST. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
(319) 247 - 0000
TIME:
7:00 PM - Until (You all go home)
See you all then
Jeremy Orchuk
"CyberJester"
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| Monday, June 08, 2009 |
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Recent Website Changes
By jbrunken @ 7:01 PM :: 112 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: GIRS News, Des Moines Area, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Area, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Quad Cities Area
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You may have noticed that there have been a few changes on to our website. If you look at your profile page, you will now see that you have some additional capabilities including the ability to create your own photo galleries inside your profile. Please take a few minutes to update your profile and settings by clicking on "Edit Profile" and or "My Settings" from within the profile page. You can get to the profile page by clicking on your username in the upper right hand corner of the page or by selecting "My Account/Profile" under "My GIRS" on the main menu.
We have setup "group" pages for each of the primary regions to better facilitate communication within the region. Please consider joining one or more groups to help us improve communication between the trustees and the members in their regions. Club membership is NOT required to join the regional groups. To join a group, visit one of the group pages linked below and click on "Join Group".
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