Ok, I think we’ve returned all the wolverines back to Woodland Park Zoo and tossed the lobsters back into the Sound so we should be good to start with our monthly HOWL! This month marks SEA-PAH’s 12th year after being founded in 2012. That was the year that Washington legalized same-sex marriage and recreational cannabis, Gangnam Style came out, and the world didn’t end in any sort of Mayan-related incident. Whether you’ve been with us since then or just joined recently, here's to another dozen years of being ourselves and having fun!

Events

W.E.T. Mosh (21+) | April 6th & May 4th

Our W.E.T. (Women, Enby, Trans) Mosh returns to WILDROSE this month on April 6th and next month on May 4th! WILDROSE won’t be able to host us during the summer due to Pride event bookings so we’re having an extra W.E.T. Mosh in May to make up for it! Bring yourself, your partners, handlers, and friends for an evening of camaraderie and fun!

Monthly Social & Mosh (21+) | April 12th & 13th

Our monthly social will be held at the Cuff from 6 PM - 10 PM on Friday, April 12 with our monthly mosh also at the Cuff on April 13th from 2 PM - 5 PM. For the first hour of the mosh we’ll be playing some birthday games to compete for prizes and celebrate SEA-PAH’s 12th birthday this month!

SEA-PAH’s Bark-aoke Birthday Bash (21+) | April 14th

Who let the dogs out, And why are they howling so loud? 'Cause, it's SEA-PAH's 12th birthday! And this year we’re celebrating with a song, Come bark along! Join us at Rock Box Karaoke cause we’ve rented out the party room so you can woof, meow, and neigh your heart out! Space in the party room is limited to 40 people at a time, but Rock Box has other private rooms available, as well their general stage which will be open to the public if there isn’t room in the party room at that time.

Get your tickets here: http://thq.fyi/se/iJS1O4I

Dungeons & Doggies (18+) | April 27th

Have you ever seen games like Dungeons & Dragons and wanted to play, but been too intimidated to learn or struggled to find a group? Well, on Saturday, April 27th at 2:30pm meet up with Asher & other folks at Phoenix Comics and Games to be walked through creating a character for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition or Pathfinder 2nd Edition, & then learn to play that character & the game in a short single session adventure!

The first hour of this event is dedicated to character creation, so if you have already made a character come around 3:30-4pm to hop into a one-shot, or come at 2:30pm to help people make characters or play short board games while you wait! Interested in being a GM? Send a message on Telegram to @AsherThePup & he can answer any questions or concerns and provide resources for the task.

Community Notices & Events

Tacoma Leather & Pup Social (21+) | April 4th

SEA-PAH is happy to support our friends to the south by promoting their monthly Tacoma Leather & Pup Social. We love any chance for pups to get together and play. Here's the info they’ve provided:

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Hello, Pups and Furry Pals!
The Tacoma Leather Social will be taking place on the FIRST THURSDAY of EVERY MONTH from 7PM until 2AM, meaning our party will be going ALL NIGHT LONG allowing for those of who cannot come out until the later hours to still have more than enough time to enjoy the company of our fellows!

There is karaoke every night starting at 9pm so practice your howling.

If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to reach out to Pup Vortex or Ember on Telegram (@Vortex12000, @Ember10000) for more information.

Membership Price Raise

As voted on by the board in our March board meeting, General membership yearly fees will be raised from $20 to $30 and associate membership will be raised from $10 to $15 (payment lasting until their 21st birthday) effective May 1st, 2024 . This comes after months of deliberation from both 2023 and 2024’s SEA-PAH boards as well as being informed by a survey to the membership made last year regarding membership fees. The board believes this fee increase will allow us to fund more events without having to raise event fees. All membership renewals and first time sign ups before May 1st, 2024 will stay at the current cost. If you have financial need and could benefit from having some or all of your fee waived, you may be eligible to use the SEA-PAH scholarship fund. For more info on the scholarship fund, please visit: https://seapah.com/public/pages/seapah-scholarship-fund

Mosh Nudity Survey

As you may be aware, Governor Inslee signed Senate Bill 6105 last week (3/25/2024) which includes a mandatory repeal of WAC 314-11-050. This means that, effective 6/6/24, nudity will be legally permitted in all Washington bars. We as a board have been following this news closely given that we host our monthly social and mosh at local bars as well as other events. Particularly, we're curious how this may affect our monthly mosh at The Cuff. While we have hosted clothing optional moshes at previous non-alcohol serving venues such as campgrounds, Gallery Erato, and Doghouse, we have never done so at the bar. Some have raised concerns about sanitary risk and general discomfort while others are excited to go full bare on the mats. We wanted to know, what are your thoughts?

Note that this is an informal poll. The results of this survey do not codify any rules for or against nudity at the mosh. This survey is primarily for the board to gauge the opinions of our membership and event attendees.You can Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/ouQRBdpvNmukkanc6

May Underwear Auction

Get your wallets out, it’s the return of the SEA-PAH underwear auction! This year we’re doing a silent auction at our mosh on Saturday, May 11th, with the money going to Lambert House & the SEA-PAH scholarship fund. Like a good Krispy Kreme donut you’ll be able to get them warm, because we’ll have models showing off the goods throughout the mosh!

Auction runs from 2pm to 4:30pm. Winners will be announced at 4:30, and must be present to collect their winnings.

SEAF Volunteers

We are needing just a few more volunteers for SEAF coming up April 26th, 27th, and 28th. See the graphic below for additional information. Thank you to everyone who has already offered to volunteer!

Happy Birthday to the following SEA-PAH members!

Telpur H.	Jason S.	Wolfen Lightstone	ian a.	Lupo	Clifford S.
Ben L.	Shiloh A.	Ashe	Pup Husky	Handler Sir J	Emmy
Joshua S.	Ripley H.	Cannon Pup	Sorrel J.	Pup Winston	Bizkit
Hank S.	Nahmii V.	Nightcat	Christopher P.	Pup Spark	Sp!ke
Rainier	Pup Zi	Tyber	Pup Gadget	Pup Moss	Brice C.
Becky P.	Kellen L.	Squeaks	Nicholas K.	Kai H.	Pup Necro

That’s right, birthday announcements are back! Happy happy birthday to all of you wonderful creatures!

Your name appears as it is on your SEA-PAH profile (last initial used for hooman names) with nicknames being checked first. You can update your name/nickname by logging into seapah.org and clicking "Contact Profile" in the top right corner. If you are not wanting to have your birthday in the HOWL, scroll down to the bottom of the contact profile and hit "Birthday HOWL OPT OUT".

April Calendar

Camp K9 Planning Committee Meeting - Tuesday, April 16th 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Board Meeting - Tuesday, April 23rd 7:30 PM - 9 PM

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Tacoma Leather & Pup Social (21+) - Thursday, April 4th & May 2nd 7 PM - 2 AM @ The Mix

W.E.T Mosh (21+) - Saturday April 6th & May 4th 5 PM - 7 PM @ WILDROSE

Monthly Social (21+) - Friday, April 12th 6 PM - 10 PM @ Cuff

Monthly Mosh (21+) - Saturday, April 13th 2 PM - 5 PM @ Cuff

SEA-PAH’s Bark-aoke Birthday Bash (21+) - Sunday, April 14th 5 PM - 7 PM @ Rockbox Karaoke

Dungeons & Doggies (18+) - Saturday, April 27th 2:30 PM - 8 PM @ Phoenix Comics & Games