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It's Election Time!
Northwest Arkansas Aquarium Society is a REAL aquarium club that meets in person, every single month.

Elections for 2026 board positions will be held at our November meeting:
Saturday, 11/08/2025, 11:00 a.m.
We will be taking nominations/volunteers right up until the actual election. It is not too late to put your name in the arena! The club needs YOUR help! We're looking for people to help us promote the aquarium hobby, by helping to manage our club.

Anyone who is willing to participate can run. We hope to get multiple nominees for each position. If you would like to submit your name or nominate someone else, simply post a reply to this message. All successful candidates will become members of the NWAAS Board of Directors and control the management and future of the club.

Positions Open for Nomination:

OFFICERS
President
• Preside over monthly meetings
• Follow up on committees

Vice President
• Fill in when president is unable
• Help where needed

Secretary
• Keep notes of each meeting and post on club website
• Keep track of paid memberships

Treasurer*
• Control club funds, bank accounts, etc.
• Help oversee auction fundraising
* Due to the nature of this position, nominees must be approved by the Board. Generally, we would not grant this position to someone we don't know, or who has not been active in the club.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Programs Committee
• Line up speakers to give programs at our monthly meetings

Membership Committee
• Encourage new memberships
• Act as ambassador to meet and greet new faces at meetings

Auction Committee
• Manage our primary fund-raising events, including auctions and swap meets. These happen four times per year.

Publicity Committee
• Publicize all monthly meetings and events
• Create posters
• Create online and website posts

Website Committee
• Manage the nwaas.com website
• Option to administrate various NWAAS online social media presences (Facebook, etc.)

Breeder Award Program
• Manage the BAP, which is an awards program that tracks earned points for species bred by members

Horticultural Award Program
• Manage the HAP, which is an awards program that tracks earned points for plant species bred by members.

Species Maintenance Program
• Manage the SMP, which is an awards program to grow and maintain species that are threatened in the wild, so that they don't disappear from this world forever.

You can also volunteer to assist on these committees, without having to lead them.

Step forward to help the club grow! Look at the list above and see if you would be interested in serving in any of the above positions. Questions? Post them here. Want to nominate yourself? Volunteer to run here, or send an email to info@nwaas.com.

Find all meeting info, including location, directions, and maps HERE.

There will also be a program on planted aquariums at this meeting, publicity to be announced soon. Come learn how to keep live aquatic plants, and rules for creating a beautiful layout.