{"id":7321,"date":"2024-12-23T21:42:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:02:37","slug":"ovas-holiday-brunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/ovas-holiday-brunch\/","title":{"rendered":"OVAS Holiday Brunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To welcome the new year, please join us for a holiday brunch!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OVAS will be hosting its 2024-2025 holiday party on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 10:30am.\u00a0 The venue (and time) will depend on member attendance, so we ask that you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/forum\/index.php?topic=63623.msg348981\">RSVP<\/a>\u00a0by January 6, 2025 on the forum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/forum\/index.php?topic=63623.msg348981\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0 You may also RSVP via the website &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/about-ovas\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a>&#8221; page; please provide the number of guaranteed attendees.\u00a0 We have tentatively reserved 2 venues and both are within five minutes of Ikea.\u00a0 The final location will be announced on the forum following the RSVP deadline.<br \/>\nThis is a great opportunity to socialize with other aquarium enthusiasts \u2013 family and friends are welcome to join!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope to see you there!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates to remember<\/strong><br \/>\nJanuary 27th, 2025 (Monday 7pm) Meeting &#8211; Aquascaping (Carl Presseault)<br \/>\nFebruary\u00a024th, 2025\u00a0(Monday 7pm)\u00a0Meeting<br \/>\nMarch 22nd, 2025\u00a0(Saturday 11am)\u00a0<strong>Giant Auction\u00a0<\/strong>(Location:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Woodroffe+United+Church\/@45.3753082,-75.7733525,15z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x4cce014a9769edf7:0x86c2298742f40307!8m2!3d45.3753082!4d-75.7733525!16s%2Fg%2F1tjl5jl2?coh=219816&amp;entry=tts&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgxNC4xKgBIAVAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodroffe United Church<\/a>)<br \/>\nMarch 24th, 2025\u00a0(Monday 7pm)\u00a0Meeting<br \/>\nApril\u00a028th, 2025\u00a0(Monday 7pm)\u00a0Meeting<br \/>\nMay 26th, 2025\u00a0(Monday 7pm)\u00a0Meeting<\/p>\n<p>OVAS memberships can be renewed for the 2024-2025 season at monthly meetings or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/about-ovas\/membership\">online<\/a>\u00a0(PayPal), valid until September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This event has been arranged by the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society.\u00a0 Anyone with an interest in aquariums and related hobbies is welcome to attend.\u00a0 OVAS events are a great place to meet other aquarium hobbyists, exchnage ideas, and learn more about fish and aquatic plant keeping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor<\/strong>\u00a0discounts for members:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/akuadesign.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akua Design<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/aquariumzen.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AquaZen<\/a>\u00a0*<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/bigalscurbside.com\/ottawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Al\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0*<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.critterjungle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critter Jungle<\/a>\u00a0*<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lanicheetmoi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Niche &amp; Moi<\/a>\u00a0*<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pondsandaquaria.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ponds &amp; Aquaria<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* 10% discount<\/strong>\u00a0for aquarium-related goods and livestock. Please see the sponsor for restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Holidays and Merry Fish-mas to All!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634178511754000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEGDlnul2n62HaTrbAIPWIDtWYkw\">www.ovas.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634178511754000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEaaz0tqOCqS11RpeOAdUrrJtUKfA\">facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovas_ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovas_ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634178511754000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFX5Wqg1-wOcg8bkyrpiEGeE_zpug\">instagram @ovas_ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liam Epp (tanksalot360)<br \/>\nMembership Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fish-friendly reminder from the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society&#8230; &nbsp; To welcome the new year, please join us for a holiday brunch! &nbsp; OVAS will be hosting its 2024-2025 holiday party on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 10:30am.\u00a0 The venue (and time) will depend on member attendance, so we ask that you RSVP\u00a0by January 6, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-general","category-special-events","post_format-post-format-aside"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}