Save the Date for the Annual GAAS Christmas Party
Please make plans to attend the annual GAAS Christmas Party on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 7:00 pm* at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House.
*Please note the early start time of 7:00 pm. No RSVP is needed. Just show up.
Dinner and payment: The club will provide the meal, dessert, drinks, and everything for the meal. The menu will be a pasta bar with meatballs, chicken, and salad. (Attendees may bring a dessert if they wish.) There will be a minimal cost for dinner: $5.00 for current GAAS members; $15.00 for non-members (non-members will be buying a 2-year membership plus dinner with the payment of $15.00). Cash payments for dinner will be collected at the door.
Gift Exchange: We ask that members bring in a donated bag (or as many as you want to bring) of fish, live plants, driftwood, only new decorations or equipment, live food, or other hobby-related items. These donated items will be offered as a gift exchange in our traditional manner. Donations of livestock, plants, food, supplies, or anything hobby related do not need to be wrapped, but please label the items appropriately.
All BAP and HAP items turned in at the December 12, 2025, meeting will also be placed among the gift table items and will be applied to the 2026 BAP/HAP competition.
There will be no bowl show at the December meeting.
Awards for the 2025 Bowl show competition, Breeder of the Year, and Horticulturist of the Year will be presented at the December meeting.
The November Program Was Provided by Tom Arbour
The November program, “Keeping the Hingeback Tortoises of West Africa and How They Led Me to Fish,” was presented by GAAS Member, Tom Arbour.
The Fall Auction Was a Success
Thanks to all the hobbyists who traveled from near and far to attend and participate in Akron’s fall auction on Sunday, November 2. We were fortunate to have over 120 registered buyers along with many sellers and volunteers who made the magic happen. A good crowd stayed until the very end, and the items up for auction were of good quality and variety. Especially nice were the donated plants from wholesaler, Florida Aquatic Nurseries. The club is grateful for auctioneers, Randy and George, for keeping the auction moving with their enthusiastic knowledge and skills. Thanks to everyone who made it a very successful auction. We will do it again on March 1, 2026
Here are a few pictures from the Fall Auction on November 2, 2025.