Important notice: Some people may have missed the November SCAT due to a computer malfunction. If you missed yours please let Pat or Dave know and they will take care of it and ensure your address is on the e-mail list.
President’s message November 2008
Small things are things that our club is big on.
Some of the things that have amazing positive effects on your club are actually very small things. This makes perfect sense if you think about the effect the guppy or neon, arguably very small things, have had on the hobby.
The guppy tiny and active and full of colour has created so much wonderment as the first fish that many aspiring young and old were able to breed, well let’s face it you just kept them alive and they did the rest, but seeing those babies growing and having more babies was and remains just amazing.
The little neon full of activity, pretty tolerant of conditions and showing brilliant colours takes it up a notch to the first real tropical’s you proudly showed off to friends and family. Years later you know it wasn’t any great accomplishment. They are easy to keep. They need only a little space and eat only a little food.
So how does a little thing have a great big affect on your club. Well little things are; a thank you or a bit of help setting up a room, a short article, a breeding report, a warm welcome to a new member or guests and even patience with other members who may have a different idea how things should be done. These can give someone a big boost. I think we are particularly good at these small things, both as part of our hobby and as fellow club members. I am happy to say I am the benefactor of many of them. Without the small things the big things maybe won’t happen. They certainly won’t be remembered with the same feeling of fun and camaraderie.
So keep it up and as the old saying goes if you take care of the pennies “small things” the dollars “big things” will take care of themselves.
What’s happening? We will have a major Auction Saturday May 2nd 2009. The November program will be a recent marine program from CAOAC. November will be Larry Johnson on cichlids. Also with a huge thanks to Pat Bridges we have a new donation of great items from Seachem to use in our monthly raffle. I hear more items are on the way!
Pam is going to be gathering information from willing members on what fish they are keeping. This will give us a quick way to find answers for questions on those fish and also link up persons interested in obtaining fish with breeders who have a surplus.
Thank you,
Ken Brady, President SCAAS
Here is the weather (continually updated) for the monthly meeting
St. Catharines and Area Meeting Dates and
Jar Shows 2008 / 2009:
| MEETING DATES | Fish Of The Month |
| September 8th 2008 | Corydoras & Catfish |
| October 6th 2008 | Guppies & Tetras |
| November 3rd 2008 | Cichlids over 4"(old & new world)-Not including Angels & Discus) |
| December 1st 2008 | Swords, Platies, Mollies |
| January 5th 2009 | Barbs & Anabantids |
| February 2nd 2009 | Loaches & Sharks |
| March 2nd 2009 | Plants |
| April 6th 2009 | Angels & Discus |
| May 4th 2009 | Dwarf cichlids under 4"(old or new world) |
| June 1st 2009 | Goldfish & Koi |
Upcoming Shows and Auctions:
The CAOAC Events Calendar Updated as of 09/08/2008Sept 13, 2008 All Day Sarnia Aquarium Society CAOAC Sanctioned Show & Auction ________________________________________
Sept 21, 2008 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Budget Review (All committee heads should try to make this meeting) ________________________________________
Sept 28, 2008 All Day London Aquaria Society CAOAC Sanctioned Show & Auction ________________________________________
Oct 5, 2008 All Day Hamilton & District Aquarium Society Auction only ________________________________________
Oct 19, 2008 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON ________________________________________
Oct 26, 2008 All Day Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society CAOAC Sanctioned Show & Auction
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Nov 16, 2008 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON ________________________________________
Dec 14, 2008 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Second Sunday of the month • Christmas Pot Luck Lunch at 12 noon • Membership Applications & Insurance are due • Authors & Advanced Authors nominations due ________________________________________
Jan 18, 2009 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Newsletter Award Nominations Due • Memberships Accepted
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Feb 8, 2009 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Second Sunday of the month • All other Award Nominations/Applications Due ________________________________________
Mar 15, 2009 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Awards Meeting at 9:00 am • Registration of Cub Websites for Web Award ________________________________________
Apr 19, 2009 10:30 AM CAOAC Executive meeting in Waterdown, ON 12:00 PM CAOAC General meeting in Waterdown, ON NOTE: • Annual Reports for each commtittee due • Registration of Cub Websites for Web Award ________________________________________
May 16-18, 2009 50th Annual CAOAC Convention NOTE: • Annual General Meeting & Election of Officers • Location to be announced
For our Editor
If you enjoy writing, you might enjoy contributing to our monthly newsletter/s called "THE SCAT". Fish that you have kept, breeding you have done, funny experiences that you've had, how you started keeping fish, and many other topics, make interesting copy.If you like to draw, whether it's cartoons, plants, fish, caricatures, etc., it's great fodder for the newsletter!
All contributions will be gratefully accepted by our editor and enjoyed by many readers!
Map
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