Mr. Ugly
Past President
Ok, super last minute post...
We'd been talking about extending our DBTC activities to our sponsors. It might go under a slightly different name, and just like with our regular program, we want to see what positive things might develop from it.
The main thing is that a participating sponsor will set aside and maintain a space in their store for showcasing BAR donated captive propagated corals. It helps us promote our club and our mission of education and propagation. It also shows customers and newbie reefers the possibilities of the hobby.
Our sponsors will help us do outreach to new reefers that can benefit the most from our information and resources. If things go well, BAR will become like the BORG of reefing, and all newbies will be assimilated
Sponsors won't be selling the BAR frags/colonies, but will use them to promote propagation and proper coral care. They might pass out frags of the mother colonies, but it will be left to them to innovate ways to be reefy like BAR
I've talked to several sponsors who are interested in varying degrees. We'll be starting out slowly to see how things work.
Anyway, first one to step up to the challenge officially is Steve at New Alameda Aquatics. (There's some informal stuff in progress with other sponsors)
I'll be taking some of my red prostrata to him today. Gonna look for some other stuff as well.
If anybody would like to get in on this, you can bring stuff to the meeting today 6/14. I'll drop them off to NAA afterwards.
You also can get in touch with Steve directly and work things out if that's more convenient.
Hopefully we can have some stuff going in time for another DBTC magazine article
We'd been talking about extending our DBTC activities to our sponsors. It might go under a slightly different name, and just like with our regular program, we want to see what positive things might develop from it.
The main thing is that a participating sponsor will set aside and maintain a space in their store for showcasing BAR donated captive propagated corals. It helps us promote our club and our mission of education and propagation. It also shows customers and newbie reefers the possibilities of the hobby.
Our sponsors will help us do outreach to new reefers that can benefit the most from our information and resources. If things go well, BAR will become like the BORG of reefing, and all newbies will be assimilated
Sponsors won't be selling the BAR frags/colonies, but will use them to promote propagation and proper coral care. They might pass out frags of the mother colonies, but it will be left to them to innovate ways to be reefy like BAR
I've talked to several sponsors who are interested in varying degrees. We'll be starting out slowly to see how things work.
Anyway, first one to step up to the challenge officially is Steve at New Alameda Aquatics. (There's some informal stuff in progress with other sponsors)
I'll be taking some of my red prostrata to him today. Gonna look for some other stuff as well.
If anybody would like to get in on this, you can bring stuff to the meeting today 6/14. I'll drop them off to NAA afterwards.
You also can get in touch with Steve directly and work things out if that's more convenient.
Hopefully we can have some stuff going in time for another DBTC magazine article
