Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:05 pm
I agree on the avatar issue, I will fix this since I personally know the people.
Mobile Bay Reef Keepers - A reef keeping community located in the Alabama and Gulf Coast region.
https://www.mbrk.com/
No one that I have asked - and there have been many - told me that MBRK was a club - for all I have seen, it was merely a website that a very dedicated reefer kept going. There is nothing anywhere about a MBRK club on this website. The title says this is a forum.....I'm sorry, I wasn't there when the 'club' name was voted on, that's why I asked.......MBRK - the clubs name Mobile Bay Reef Keepers had been voted on at that time.
I'm confused; so all of us newbies should just give up on having a group?So to be frank with you- All of the stuff being suggested has/had been suggested and tried before.
As far as property being broken -Like I said, I don't drink. I am truly apalled that someone actually would get drunk at a person's house - I can't even fathom someone doing drugs - and damage property. I have to say I'd be very, very dissapointed as I'm sure you were, and would probably drop out of the group altogether, website and all. That is why I offered to have meetings at a local restaurant, so no one has to put up with that kind of crap. We can have tank viewings, where you go to a members house to look at their setup, but ONLY a visit. No meetings......We had the LAST MBRK meeting we are going to host due to the lack of respect of our home, property and our time
First off, I don't know if we need dues, but it's something we should at least entertain. The club would have to be a business if we did, but that's not as difficult as it sounds like it would be. As far as what to do with the $$$, how about pay for Kevin's website expenses? How about to pay for the T-Shirts you mentioned? How about the club purchase a gift certificate each month from a local vendor to give away as a door prize at the meetings? How about an end-of-the-year party for the members? How about pay for a trip - if just gas - to a gulf coast aquarium? How about even help pay for a needy marine biology student's tuition? There are many, many things a club could contribute to.......What would you do with dues? Just curious. or with the money you'd make with fund raisers?
If someone want to rekindle the club and give it a fresh start then by all means do it
Kevin, Brandon, that's exactly what I meant by starting this post......I mean have regular meetings, etc where you accomplish stuff, setup frag swap dates with local clubs, arrange for field trips to aquariums, manufacturers, etc.. that kind of stuff