MONTHLY MEETING

INFORMATION

MEETING TIME/PLACE: ACFA meets on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Moravian Church meeting room.. The address is 10337 Old River School Road Downey CA. The meeting starts at 7:30pm and ends between 9:30 to 10:00pm. Walk on in and have a seat and enjoy an evening of "bird talk". Refreshments are served during the break and guests are invited to participate in the activities of the evening, join us as a member our membership chairperson will be glad to help you. If you would like more time to think about it, you may be a guest for up to three times. We hope you will enjoy yourself and decide to become part of your canary family.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mary Anne Buckles
mabuckles2@ca.rr.com

When emailing, please put "canary" in the subject box

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

•From the North-605 Fwy, exit at Florence Ave. Turn right. Continue west on Florence, turning left at Old River School Road which is a few miles down. Church is on the right one block down.

•From the South- 605 Fwy north, exit at Florence Ave. Street level leaves you on Studebaker Rd. Make a left and then another left onto Florence. Continue west on Florence, turning left at Old River School Road which is a few miles down. Church is on the right one block down.

•From the 710 Fwy north, exit at Florence Ave., turning right onto Florence. Continue east on Florence, turning right at Old River School Road. Church is on the right one block down.

•From the 710 Fwy south, exit at Florence Ave., turning left onto Florence. Continue east on Florence, turning right at Old River School Road. Church is on the right one block down.

•From the West--Interstate 10 (Santa Monica Fwy) east to the Santa Ana Fwy toward Santa Ana. Exit Paramount Blvd. Turn right onto Paramount Blvd. (south). Turn right on Florence Ave. (3rd signal from the freeway). Continue west on Florence, turning left at Old River School Road, third signal from Paramount Blvd.). Church is on the right one block down.

The Monthly Meetings in an Eggshell

	September Meeting: Bird Auction Setup in light rain. Later weather was perfect.
	A little bird talk & lots of socialization Lunch Time ~ Good Food Great Company


Birds donated by ACFA members.
Great birds were donated for the cause



Our Auctioneers
Albert Silva & Richard Sampson.
Great job guys

August Meeting: Topic: Getting Birds Ready For Show


Our own ACFA photographer-at-large
James Gonzalez
on the job. A big thank you for a great job.

Birds awaiting to be groomed.

Demo of tail cleaning.

Checking the bird's feet & legs.

Hand bathing the bird.

Demo of bird being wrapped to help it dry out after bath.

Checking the tail for even length of feather

Trimming an uneven tail.

A bountiful raffle table.

Thank to all members who donated.

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March Meeting

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March Meeting

Raffle Table

Rey Mena won Best Columbus at the yearly Columbus Fancy show which was in Plano, Texas this year. Unfortunately he was unable to attend. Here Rey is presented with a perpetual plaque by Columbus Fancy Canary Association secretary, Mary Anne Buckles.

At the February meeting, Jeff Leach spoke to the club about the qualities of different seeds and when you would want to feed each of them. Then he brought samples of a variety of products to control common pests in bird rooms: moths, rodents and flies to name a few

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February Meeting

Speaker Jeff Leach answered everyone's individual questions about controlling pests in their bird room.

Salvador and Rosie explained the condition of the ACFA bank account and the need to plan early for the November show. The point? Shows take lots of bucks!

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