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Fall Fest [Nov 14, 2015] GIRS Fall Fest 2015!! (Pleasant Hill, IA)

Discussion in '2015' started by Bud, Sep 15, 2015.

  1. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    You can RSVP to the event via the link!

    RSVP.jpg
     
  2. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    More Raffle Prizes added, including

    Huge donations of products by Seachem and Reef Nutrition!

    A certificate redeemable for (5) Shedd Pass tickets, which is a bump up from their previous donation!

    More coming soon!
     
  3. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Speaker Bios added to the event listing!
     
  4. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
  5. daalbers

    daalbers Well-Known ReefKeeper

    562
    Ratings:
    +24 / 3 / -0
    Do you know what the speakers will be talking about
     
  6. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Reefkeeping bwahahahahhaahahaaha

    But seriously, we're going over the options now so it should be posted soon
     
  7. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    THIS JUST IN!

    New raffle donation!

    Dr. Fosters & Smith / Live Aquaria donated a $250 gift certificate!!!
     
  8. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Another reason to attend!

    Premium Aquatics has generously donated 300 Goodie Bags, each including a discount card that is good for anything on their site, even exclusions!!

    Bags will also be stuffed with Pen, Algae Scrapers, some with Magazines, and we'll add some things for GIRS Members

    We will give these out to every paid admission (or GIRS Member) who attends the speakers; after that, only to GIRS Members. We want to make sure that if you are a GIRS member, you get a goodie bag.

    Also...one GIRS member will get a SURPRISE in their bag!!
     
  9. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Another raffle item added - Gift certificates to Frag Creations (attending the show) worth $300!
     
  10. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Event updated with some hotel information, repeated here:

    HOTEL INFORMATION

    There are probably 100 hotels in the Des Moines area that you can choose from, and generally, none of them are going to be more than a 30 minute drive (with the farthest being in the Jordan Creek Mall area of WDM)

    These hotels are pretty nice, and just a few miles from the venue:

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Altoona
    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Altoona-Des Moines
    165 Adventureland Dr
    Altoona IA 50009
    (515) 967-1855
    8 mi (10 min) away
    From $135 /night

    Prairie Meadows Hotel (connected to casino)
    Hotel Altoona, IA - Prairie Meadows
    1 Prairie Meadows Dr
    Altoona, IA 50009
    (515) 957-3000
    4.5 mi (9 min) away.
    From $128/night

    This one is downtown for anyone wanting to stay near the action on Friday/Saturday night:

    Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel (Marriott)
    Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel
    401 Locust St
    Des Moines, IA 50309
    (515) 244-2151
    7.3 mi (14 min) away
    From $179/night

    If you're bringing the kids and want to keep them entertained and/or wear them out, this hotel has an indoor waterpark, and the room comes with 4 waterpark passes:

    Ramada Tropics Resort
    Des Moines Hotels | Indoor Water Parks| Ramada Tropics Resort | Iowa
    5000 Merle Hay Rd
    Des Moines, IA 50322
    14.7 mi (16 min) away
    (515) 278-0271 (about 20 min away)

    And if you are just looking for a close room to crash in...

    Sleep Inn and Suites
    Sleep Inn & Suites, Pleasant Hill, IA
    5850 Morning Star Ct
    Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
    (515)299-9922
    1 mi away
    From $109/night*
    *this is as long as we get at least 10 rooms, otherwise it's $129/night. We are going to get a "code" from them that everyone who stays there can use - more info on that as soon as we have it.
     
  11. cameron lake Well-Known ReefKeeper

    634
    Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +129 / 3 / -0
    ill be there
     
  12. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Update on the cheapest-option hotel:

    Sleep Inn & Suites, Pleasant Hill, IA
    5850 Morning Star Ct
    Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
    (515)299-9922
    1 mi away
    $105.40/night***
    ***You must book directly with the hotel and tell them you are coming for an event and need the "local corporate rate"
     
  13. christy

    christy New User

    2
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    +2 / 0 / -0
    My hubby and I will be there and are so excited! I might nave our 6-month-old with me.
     
  14. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Donation added from Ocean's Wonders! Thanks @Jamie@Jamie!
     
  15. Waterrat41 Addicted Reefer GIRS Member

    298
    Des moines
    Ratings:
    +147 / 1 / -0
    See Y'all at the show!
     
  16. Ray/Jen_Reefin 2016 Vice President / 2015 Volunteer of the year.

    Davenport, IA
    Ratings:
    +459 / 5 / -0
  17. BrandonD32 Well-Known ReefKeeper GIRS Member

    638
    Coralville, IA
    Ratings:
    +70 / 3 / -0
    M girlfriend and I will be there. I can't wait to attend my first fest!
     
  18. jeremy Acro Addict

    Davenport, IA
    Ratings:
    +836 / 4 / -0
    Question. What time are we gonna be able to set up? And when I get my stuff goin. I am able to help where ever needed.
     
  19. Ray/Jen_Reefin 2016 Vice President / 2015 Volunteer of the year.

    Davenport, IA
    Ratings:
    +459 / 5 / -0
    6pm
     
  20. Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    West Des Moines, IA
    Ratings:
    +1,818 / 14 / -0
    Early setup 6pm Friday, on Saturday I will be getting there early, probably 7am or earlier
     

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