**GIRS meeting announcement**

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The 2008 Greater Iowa Reef Society Board of Directors will be holding its first meeting on January 19th in Coralville, IA. The meeting will be held from 1:00-3:30PM and will be open to members and non-members alike. However, members will have the opportunity to win over $600 in prizes to be raffled at the meeting! Free refreshments will also be provided.

If you are not a member, now is the perfect time to join! We encourage membership dues to be paid via Paypal through our website, http://greateriowareefsociety.org Or you can simply join by filling out the form and send in your check or money order to the address listed on the form. The options is located under the "Join GIRS" tab on the right hand side of the front page. There will also be a computer available at the meeting for registration.

Below is the meeting schedule. As always, feel free to ask any questions.

Board of Directors Introductions
GIRS By law ammendments
GIRS financials
Changes to membership dues
Chat software announcement
Regional activities announcement
Questions and feedback

Announce raffle items and receive tickets

DIY Two-part solution presentation

Draw tickets for raffle items

Dry goods garage sale - Free to everyone, no buying or selling fees. Bring on the goods! Please be respectful of the meeting space and make sure items are clean and dry.


Directions:

IDT
2300 Oakdale Blvd
Coralville, IA 52241

From I 80, take exit 240(Coral Ridge Mall) and go north on Hwy965. Go past McDonalds and Super Wal-Mart. Keep going north and you will come to a stoplight. There will be an American Inn and a Culvers on that corner. Keep going north to the next stoplight. That will be Oakdale Blvd. Go right (east) on Oakdale Blvd. Go over the tracks and the building will be on the right hand side about 1/2 mile.


Thank you,
GIRS Board of Directors