At the fish store today....

[H2Ochem]

and I hear an employee say "we are not going to sponsor MASST this year".

They mention other sponsors have not renewed, don't intend to, are past the year point.

As it is obvious this information is "out there" I wanted to ask.

Has MASST been informed by any sponsor that they will not renew and are any behind in fees?

Thank you

[Europhyllia]

So which stores will stop sponsoring?
I am kind of excited new stores have been joining!

I wouldn't be surprised though if you get out of it what you put into it.
Like I bet MAAST is a great tool for those owners that are also active on the boards, post their stock lists and particpate actively.
I still visit other MAAST sponsors but definitely go more to those that post on the forum rather than those that just pay their fee.
I could see where the sponsorship is less effective for those that just pay the fee and otherwise don't get involved.

[hobogato]

actually, gabes, alamo aquatics, phenominal aquatics, reefs2u, austin aquadome, and aquatek all renewed in the last few weeks and polly's became a sponsor as well. there are a few more sponsors that are online sponsors that are up for renewal that we have begun to contact also. the only sponsor who has not renewed so far is a dallas store who became a sponsor because of tmac last year - he did tell us that he will be a vendor at our conference this year tho

[H2Ochem]

So which stores will stop sponsoring?

Not sure. The info I heard was second hand. Perhaps the one that has not paid? Those in charge would know best. I was just inquiring. Unless more than one sponsor is past due? I prefer to refrain on further comment and let those in the know reply.

[hobogato]

there are no san antonio, austin or corpus christi stores that are up for renewal now - all that were due have already renewed. the owner of the store in dallas who elected not to renew has never logged onto our site and his sponsorship was part of his benefits for participating as a vendor at tmac last year.

[H2Ochem]

there are no san antonio, austin or corpus christi stores that are up for renewal now - all that were due have already renewed. the owner of the store in dallas who elected not to renew has never logged onto our site and his sponsorship was part of his benefits for participating as a vendor at tmac last year.

That is good news to know. Thanks for the quick reply. I was concerned from what was heard.

Would it be a problem to ask when each sponsor is due and when they need to renew? I know you show overall records but the itemization is unknown to most and I don't know why.

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

It is good to see that all store in SA and Austin have renewed their sponsorship....H2O it should be an easy request, there is a Spreadsheet that was created last year, where all Sponsor's donated items are entered. The way it was created, was by each sponsor, what the sponsor donated, the date of the donation, and who p/u the donation. We also "updated" as the items donated were won by the Member with a date.
I also used to "Give Thanks" to the sponsors with donated items in their threads aka forums, so the Members could also see what items were donated.

[hobogato]

actually, we have several online sponsors and a couple of dallas stores who were up for renewal as of the end of march - those are the ones we are working on getting renewed right now. after they are taken care of, there is one sponsor up at the end of may and all of the others are scattered throughout the rest of the year after june. we are also working on some new sponsors too

[H2Ochem]

actually, we have several online sponsors and a couple of dallas stores who were up for renewal as of the end of march - those are the ones we are working on getting renewed right now. after they are taken care of, there is one sponsor up at the end of may and all of the others are scattered throughout the rest of the year after june. we are also working on some new sponsors too

Thanks for the reply as mentioned before.

But I must admit I like Mrs. Byrd response, it has some detail to it, that is lost in yours.

So I refer to my previously posted question. Is there a problem if members know when sponsor fees are due and when?

[The Butcher]

Not sure. The info I heard was second hand. Perhaps the one that has not paid? Those in charge would know best. I was just inquiring. Unless more than one sponsor is past due? I prefer to refrain on further comment and let those in the know reply.

I was always taught to believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.