Cayman Island Koi Club Pins Generate KHV Research Donation

[Dale Torok]

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeM After much good intentions, which became interminable procrastination, I am, at last, a member of the Cayman Islands Koi Club. Thanks, Dale. The pin arrived today. And, thank you, Lee, for the genorosity. You're one of the good guys. ...See you in Orlando at CFKS. ...Too bad the bartender at the hotel can't make Yellow Birds. Perhaps we can test his skills with something else?

You are certainly welcome Mike.

Thank YOU for purchasing the 2007 pin and pre-paying for a 2008 pin. I understand the 2008 pins are enroute, but they are made overseas, so we don't have an arrival date. I'll send your 2008 pin as soon as they come in.

Hey, I don't think I've ever met a bartender that couldn't make yellow birds. Shoot, you can get one of those in Lexington, Kentucky!!! You're gonna have to come up with a harder test of bartender skills than that!!

Hope you have a great CFKS show in a couple weeks. Wish I could come, but have other plans. Lee will be there and will have pins with him for anyone attending the show that might want one.

Thanks again,
Dale

[jnorth]

Dale send me the info on paying for the 2008 pin. I'll take 5 so I can hand them out to my koi friends that aren't on the boards .

[MikeM]

I bet the Show co-chairs would go along with new members signing up and getting their Cayman pins at the show's 'pins table' in the registration room. After all, this is a very special club.

[mitten]

I will be wearing my used and abused 2007 pin to the Orlando show, but scouting out a 2008. Thankfully for us all, (right Russ?) because it is not a regularly scheduled club meeting on home turf, my pants will stay on.

[Dale Torok]

News from the Cayman Islands Koi Club.

We have two announcements.

The 2008 CaymanIsland Koi Club pins have arrived! And we are sending a donation of total sales so far to the AKCA KHV research project.

For those of you who have pre-paid for 2008 pins, the new 2008 pins will be sent to you this week. If you have been waiting to order a 2008 Cayman Islands Koi Club pin, you may place your order, today!

The same offer as was made for the sale of the 2007 pins applies to people who purchase the 2008 pin. Your purchase price of $10.00 for each pin will be donated 100% to KHV research.

We’ve now sold over 200 Cayman Island Koi Club pins.

Our 200+ pin fund raising efforts makes possible the Cayman Islands Koi Club’s first donation in the amount of $2,000.00.

And, of course, we hope that with the sale of the 2008 pins we can soon make another donation of an even greater amount.

We would like to acknowledge the people who are responsible for this donation. Yes, Lee Aronfeld made the offer, but it has been the koi hobbyists who purchased the Cayman Island Koi Club pins that has made it possible. Therefore, it is in their name we are making this donation.

Lee announced his fund raising efforts at the Chicago Koi Show last year. Many pins were sold at that event, and many more pins were also sold at the MAKC show and at Ray Abell’s pond pull last November. However, I didn’t know the majority of the people who walked up to me or Lee to purchase pins at these events by paying in cash. I do have the names of all the people who read about the pin offer on koi forums and who mailed checks to me to purchase pins.

Here is a list of people I have a record of purchasing Cayman Islands Koi Club pins and includes several people who purchased pins at koi shows that I can remember. Many on this list bought more than one pin and some have paid in advance for the 2008 pin. It is an incomplete list. I apologize to those who bought pins at koi shows or at Ray Abell’s fall harvest or directly from Lee whose names I do not have. However, if you bought a pin your purchase price is included in the donation being sent to AKCA.


Bryan Batemen
Bay Bateman
Kevin Karsten
Bill Doyle
Pete Ponzio
Jim Castillo
Tony Malone
Steve Childers
Marc Scaggs
Tamara Scaggs
Charles Phelps
Carolyn Phelps
Bob Brudd
Ray Abell
Mike Pfeffer
Paul Korf
Mickey Stonepainter
Art Lemke
Ruth Rice
Graham Hawkins
Daniel Moerning
Larry Gill
Steve Eckard
Jim North
Russell Peters
Bruce Madetz
Barbara Jackson
Norman Call
Larry Christianson
Grant Patton
Penny Patton
Burt Ballou
Jackson Chen
Carrie Lewis
Rita Cullen
Ray Jordan
Mike Murphy
Doug Back
Glenn Leveridge
Randy Fischer
Cindy Coombs
Robert Mungo
Bob Winkler
Bill Story
Cindy Badder
Terri Janas
Ed Thomas, Sr.
Lynda Pope
Mike McMahon
Mark Lawson
Monique Carr
Tony Prew
Sandy Campbell
Lonnie Harris
Dixie Harris
Terry O'Neill

Pins sold outside the United States:

Roger Hand – Great Britain
Bernie Woollands – Great Britain
Jason Miles – Great Britain
Myles Sharman - Great Britain
Thomas Webster - Scotland
Phil Hibbard – Great Britain
Antonius Feyen – The Netherlands
Barry Relf – Great Britain
Christopher Potts – Great Britain
Gary Hazley – Ireland
Jimi Guiler – Ireland
David Smith - Delta B.C., Canada
Clark Shea - Delta B.C., Canada

If you have a Cayman Islands Koi Club pin and are not on the list, please feel free to chime in so we can add it!

Congratulations to everyone who has participated so far!

Dale Torok

[Graham]

I paid Ruth at KA and took my 2007 pin right off Lee's lapel ,,,,fresh from the Caymans I'll get my 2008 in Orlando in 2 weeks..........

[Dale Torok]

Quote: Originally Posted by Campcheryl Hi Dale, Just wondering if the 2008 pins will be on sale at the CFKS in Orlando in a couple of weeks. I know a couple from England that would like to purchase some pins. Plus a crazy couple from the frozen state of Illinois. I hope you and/or Lee will be in Orlando. Thanks for handling this great endeavor. Hugs, Cheryl Childers

Hi Cheryl,

Yes. Lee will be at the CFKS show in Orlando. He will have 2008 pins with him, so your friends and anyone else who would like a Cayman Islands Koi Club pin can get them there.

Lee will also be at the Tropical Koi Show at the Morikami Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida this weekend. Pins will be available there, too.

If you are not familiar with this show, this weekend, Feb. 23 and 24 is the 7th annual show sponsored by the Tropical Koi Club. For more information, here is a link: Tropical Koi Club

Dale

[wcstory]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dale Torok Lee will be at the CFKS show in Orlando. He will have 2008 pins with him, so your friends and anyone else who would like a Cayman Islands Koi Club pin can get them there.

Another reason to look forward to seeing Lee.

Put me down for two of the 2008 pins.

Bill

[Dale Torok]

Quote: Originally Posted by wcstory Another reason to look forward to seeing Lee. Put me down for two of the 2008 pins. Bill

Bill,

Lee has two of the 2008 pins with your name on them coming to the Central Florida Koi Show next Friday.

I told him to look for the man with the camera!!! Thanks for all the great work you do at so many shows.

Dale

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dale Torok Bill, Lee has two of the 2008 pins with your name on them coming to the Central Florida Koi Show next Friday. I told him to look for the man with the camera!!! Thanks for all the great work you do at so many shows. Dale

Could you please ask Lee to bring a few for me?