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My thinking is why pay a membership fee if it's just goin to be a social club? You can make new friends by hanging out at koi shops or being introduced to other hobbyist. If a club has a good size membership why not throw a show. Would there be a big voter turn out if they did not have a convention for both the Domocratic and Republican parties...no...My opinion is just I notice alot of clubs who have been around for awhile and haven't thrown a show in years...AKCA should have it that if you are under the AKCA your club asassociated should throw a show every year. That's all I am saying, don't members find it embarassing that they have to show their own koi at another clubs show, knowing your club doesn't want to put out the effort to organize one. Atleast clubs should support joint koi shows to say like a All-NorCal Show where all the clubs are together for a one big show a year...