| Cayman Island Koi Club Pins Generate KHV Research Donation
Several people have posted comments on this forum that Lee Aronfeld announced at the Chicago Koi Show he had Cayman Island Koi Club pins for sale at $10.00 each and he would donate 100% of the purchase price to the KHV research project.
This is the same project supported by AKCA that Ray Jordan has worked so very hard to raise money for with auctions of koi art and other items donated by koi hobbyists to help support this cause.
Since Lee is in the Carribean and mail can sometimes take many weeks to get to him, Lee has entrusted me to collect payments for the pins and send them out. Once we wrap up this 'fund raiser', Lee will send on check for the total amount of all the pins that have been sold to the KHV research project.
There has been an excellent response so far. Over 70 pins have been sold. I have received payment for all of them with the exception of a few pins purchased by hobbyist in England, whose 'check is in the mail' and a couple people who have sent me emails that their checks are on the way.
I say kudo's to Lee for doing something to help koi keepers everywhere by coming up with something the rest of us can support.
It's really a funny story to me how this whole thing started. Lee liked the koi pins he saw from other clubs and koi shows he attended . In fact, he started his own koi pin collection. Then Lee decided to start a koi club in the Cayman Islands so there could be a Cayman Island Koi Club Pin. This new club is comprised of 4 members made up of Lee and his wife Sheila and another couple on the island who also have a koi pond.
Of course, the new club had to have a pin. So the pin was designed and the pins have been made. A picture of one is attached.
If you would like to purchase a pin, here is what you get......
1. The pin, of course.
2. Through Lee's generosity, you are responsible for a $10.00 donation to KHV research for each pin purchased.
3. You become an honorary 'offshore' member of the Cayman Island Koi Club.
What a deal! And what a generous gesture by one of the most avid and serious koi keepers in the hobby.
If you would like to have a Cayman Island Koi Club Pin of your own and help support KHV research, PM me and I'll send you the details of where to send your payment. The pins are $10.00 each with $1.00 to cover shipping costs.
Dale Torok |