albertareef Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Hello all, It's almost time for the annual PNWMAS December Meeting/Holiday Party so thought it would be good to share some additional details. As noted in the save the date thread, this year's event will be at the McMenamin's Kennedy school location in NE Portland (https://www.mcmenamins.com/kennedy-school). Our event will be from 1-4 PM on Saturday Dec. 2nd in the Jordan room which is located at the back of the building. Directions and a map of the location are both available from the link above. It is located just north of Killingsworth St.on 33rd ave. For those that don't know, this is the building that housed the Kennedy grade school (where I actually attended back in the day) and our meeting will be in one of the old classrooms - hope that doesn't cause anyone bad flashbacks! There are many things to do there including a movie theater showing recent big release movies and a nice, heated, outdoor soaking tub as well as multiple small pub and restaurant spaces if anyone wants to make an adventure out of it. There also appears to be rooms available for Friday and Saturday night for any out-of-towners who might want to get there early or stay late (too much beer perhaps?). Food: The club will be providing some "snackable" pizza (small cut pieces) in a few varieties - Green w/ Envy, BBQ chicken, Margherita, and Pepperoni - as well as salad and non-alcoholic beverages (ice tea, lemonade, water). If you would like something different or more substantial, you will be able to order "to go" in one of the restaurants and bring it back to our space. For those wishing to enjoy one of the many adult beverages, there will be a dedicated server in the room to take drink orders (non-hosted). As noted above, there are several dinning options in the building so you could come early/stay late and indulge in one of those options as well and keep your hand free for other activities during the meeting! Activities: As you may have already noticed, our industrious VP, @badxgillen, has started a frag swap thread for this event and it sounds like we might have some action happening there so check it out. Please note, we wont have a frag tank available. Also, as per usual, we will have a fantastic collection of items up for raffle again this year and you can keep track of those on the special raffle thread that @Emerald525 started for us... Raffle tickets will be available for $5 each or 5 for $20 with paid members getting one free. There are plans to repeat the white elephant gift exchange (recommended value of $10) of "reef related" items (please ignore @spectra's Justin Bieber suggestions in the save the date thread - it will be better for all of us). To top it all off, I believe some of our more reef-geeky members (I will let you guess who) have been working on some trivia questions for you all! Stay tuned! Not sure how we will fit all of this in but we will do our best! Hopefully many of you will be able to make it and share some food, fun and reef-talk with the rest of us as we finish off another calendar year of PNWMAS-sponsored events. It's been a great year for the club and hopefully all of you as well so let's celebrate it together. See you there! 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Thanks Sean for the information! This is going to be one of the best meetings of the year! Kennedy school is a very fun venue and just like all the McMenamin's facilities they have great food and microbrews! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 How can I make a Justin Bieber starfish......................hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm now you have me thinking Sean............ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, spectra said: How can I make a Justin Bieber starfish......................hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm now you have me thinking Sean............ Haha! I broke my own rule "do not encourage Scott re The Bieber" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, albertareef said: Haha! I broke my own rule "do not encourage Scott re The Bieber" No encouragement needed Watch out what you say I may have to put one of these on your car 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, spectra said: No encouragement needed Watch out what you say I may have to put one of these on your car Making mental note to walk to the event this year... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 ...Ditto.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Just giving this a pre-meeting bump and added info on raffle ticket prices. The date is fast approaching (this Saturday!) so hopefully you all have been able to clear your calendars for this event. Should be fun! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Got my sequin sweater washed and ready! Shopping for white elephant gift tonight. READY TO PARTY! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yes, these are some good highlights here Albertareef...And no I don't mean the Bieber! I think some people will want to take a second glance at how much will be going on this Saturday so they can get their priorities straight and make sure they are at this meeting. And FlashyFins, you are always Festive! I might be just enough to wear a tie dye tank top but thats about it, no sweaters or Santa hats for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 @badxgillen I read that too fast and thought you said tie and tank top. Quite the mental picture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 That would be me at a job interview...Tank top, tie, khakis, and army boots. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Well meeting day is upon us! I hope you all have your reef trivia game fine tuned, frags cut and white elephant gifts ready for the event... not to mention raffle tickets! Hope to see you all there soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hopefully everyone has a great time!!!!!! I feel like the weather outside and just couldn't get Justin to come with me so not making it........ Hopefully some good white elephant gifts are exchanged...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Looks like the room is getting setup and our name is on the door so appears all systems are go! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 minute ago, albertareef said: Looks like the room is getting setup and our name is on the door so appears all systems are go! That looks fabulous !! Great job Sean finding the venue! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I think the last time I was at Kennedy School, I was in that very room for a party. This is going to be a blast! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrc Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Thanks Albertareef, Flashyfins, Emerald525 and all the others I am sure I missed. It was a great event. I'm looking forward to the next one. Nate 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, nrc said: Thanks Albertareef, Flashyfins, Emerald525 and all the others I am sure I missed. It was a great event. I'm looking forward to the next one. Nate Glad you enjoyed it Nate - it was good to see you there! We don't do trivia or gift exchanges at all the meetings but do typically have a good time none the less so hopefully you will be make it to some others between now and next December! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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