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mamakoi
07-26-2010, 07:38 AM
Mid-Atlantic Koi Club’s Koi America 2010
22nd Annual Koi Show & 6th Annual Goldfish Show

September 24-26, 2010
Carroll County Ag Center
Westminster, MD (near Baltimore)

Koi Show Judges
From Japan: ZNA Judges Mr. Kunizo Narita, Mr. Shuji Matsuzawa, and Junichi Kayano, Interpreter
From the U.S.: AKCA Judges Pam Spindola and Grant Patton
Candidate Judges: Ray Jordan (ZNA) and Mike Frady (AKCA)

Koi Show Chairs: Philip Gray (philiegray@me.com) and John Lentzis

Goldfish Show Judge: Tony Reynolds
Goldfish Show Chair: Terri Emerson (coldwatergold@atlanticbb.net)

Koi & Goldfish Show Registration: Friday, September 24 from noon to 7 pm and on Saturday, September 25 from 8 am to 9 am (with permission from the fish registrar). Judging begins at 10 am. For koi and goldfish registration information, go to www.makc.com [Click on the Koi America 2010 poster]

Buy a Koi or Goldfish on Friday, September 24 from a participating Vendor * Enter it into the Show! * $5/fish entry fee

See www.makc.com [Click on the Koi America 2010 poster] for hotel and other information.
New information is added daily!

Are you interested in being a vendor at Koi America 2010 ? Email Ellie Cooper at mamakoi@verizon.net.

mamakoi
08-06-2010, 03:30 PM
It is with sadness and a sense of disappointment that we must announce that Koi America 2010 – the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club’s Koi and Goldfish show has been cancelled. It was decided that in these uncertain economic times it would be unwise for MAKC to expend the money necessary to put on this show when we have a limited amount of koi and goldfish show entrants and vendor commitments as well as lagging hotel and banquet reservations. We are not the first show to have been cancelled this year. And, it is no secret that the AKCA Seminar struggled. Koi America 2010 is just the latest casualty. Maybe we could have done something sooner to avoid this outcome. Hindsight is always 20/20.

In any event, we did not make this decision lightly. We know how much our members and volunteers look forward to Koi America 2010. We hate to disappoint. It was only after many phone calls and sleepless nights that we decided that we would rather disappoint now than put on a show which was less than what we wanted it to be and could potentially damage MAKC and our participating vendors financially.

Many thanks to Philip Gray, our Koi Show Chairman, and Terri Emerson, our Goldfish Show Chairperson, for all their efforts. They poured their hearts into the show and we know that they are both truly disappointed. And, we also thank ALL OUR LOYAL VENDORS AND SPONSORS. Last, but certainly not least, many thanks to all our volunteers and everyone who was planning to attend the show.

We are already re-evaluating and we do plan on being back next year.

MAKC Executive Committee Koi America 2010 Event Chair
Ellie Cooper, President Susan Boland
Bruce Levine, Vice-President
Nicole Lembke, Secretary
Carolyn Broussard, Treasurer

stephen
08-06-2010, 03:46 PM
It is with sadness and a sense of disappointment that we must announce that Koi America 2010 – the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club’s Koi and Goldfish show has been cancelled. It was decided that in these uncertain economic times it would be unwise for MAKC to expend the money necessary to put on this show when we have a limited amount of koi and goldfish show entrants and vendor commitments as well as lagging hotel and banquet reservations. We are not the first show to have been cancelled this year. And, it is no secret that the AKCA Seminar struggled. Koi America 2010 is just the latest casualty. Maybe we could have done something sooner to avoid this outcome. Hindsight is always 20/20.

In any event, we did not make this decision lightly. We know how much our members and volunteers look forward to Koi America 2010. We hate to disappoint. It was only after many phone calls and sleepless nights that we decided that we would rather disappoint now than put on a show which was less than what we wanted it to be and could potentially damage MAKC and our participating vendors financially.

Many thanks to Philip Gray, our Koi Show Chairman, and Terri Emerson, our Goldfish Show Chairperson, for all their efforts. They poured their hearts into the show and we know that they are both truly disappointed. And, we also thank ALL OUR LOYAL VENDORS AND SPONSORS. Last, but certainly not least, many thanks to all our volunteers and everyone who was planning to attend the show.

We are already re-evaluating and we do plan on being back next year.

MAKC Executive Committee Koi America 2010 Event Chair
Ellie Cooper, President Susan Boland
Bruce Levine, Vice-President
Nicole Lembke, Secretary
Carolyn Broussard, Treasurer

Thank you for the update and unfortunately it seems to be the sign of the times. As you said, the recent AKCA seminar was dismal at best. Hopefully things will soon pick back up.

Thanks again for the update.

Noahsnana
08-06-2010, 05:02 PM
Sorry to hear this the economy bites

Graham
08-06-2010, 06:43 PM
That came at just the right time since I was about to book my plane ride on non refundable points......................!

richtoybox
08-06-2010, 08:58 PM
I just made my hotel reservations today. We have been looking over the herd to see who wants to go to the show, guess they will have to wait until next year.

surfsup
08-07-2010, 09:48 AM
bummer

Joey S
08-07-2010, 11:05 AM
That's a real shame that a club of this size with a long and proud history can't put on a show this year. Our club didn't put on a major show last year - first time in like 29 years.

Grumpy Bass
08-12-2010, 01:30 AM
Does anyone know of any other shows that will be held in the MD, PA, VA, NC area? Any insight is appreciated.

Grumpy

Graham
08-12-2010, 09:09 AM
http://www.znapotomac.org/