NorCal ZNA News!
CONGRATULATIONS TO LARRY GILL , elected President of NoCal ZNA !
Just wanted to take a minute to congratulate Larry Gill for his win as President of NorCal ZNA. Great bit of news for the new organization. For those who do not know Larry, he has been in the hobby for many years and is a true koi kichi. Very quite about what he knows, Larry is one of the better judges in the country, with Gosanke being his specialty. A certified AKCA judge, larry has judged shows on both coasts and advises hobbyists within both AKCA and ZNA. On top of this, Larry is a great guy and a loyal friend. Best of Luck, Larry!
Erwin Santos, our newest judge trainee was elected VP.
Included in the new slate of officers is:
Donald Dang ( Treasurer)
Karen Turtle ( Secretary)
Steve Eckard ( Membership)
the address to their chapter website is znanorcal.org
2rd Annual ZNA NorCal Nishikigoi Show will be held on November 15-16, 2008.
This year the show will be held at:
Clarion Hotel San Jose Airport
1355 North Fourth Street
San Jose, CA 95112
We had many high quality koi at both Sakura and NorCal Nishikigoi shows last year, we plan to have even more this year. We would love to have you all attend our show. More info about NorCal show including show packet, schedule, judges, vendors, sponsors, and hotels info in details will be posted here later. In the mean time, any additional questions, please contact:
Showchair, Donald Dang at cartoonzz@yahoo.com or (408) 390-1938
President, Larry Gill at gelldu@sbcglobal.net or (510) 352-7168
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ZNA NorCal Chapter is proud to announce “The 3rd Annual ZNA NorCal Nishikigoi Show” to be held on November 14-15, 2009 at Holiday Inn at 1740 North First Street, San Jose, California. Please click on the following image to know more about this venue:
Holiday Inn San Jose (San Jose, CA) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
Rooms will cost $84 a night with free continental breakfast and free Internet.
The show will be open to public for free. Free lunch refreshments and soft drinks will be provided on Saturday (Thanks Long Vo at Long Phung Fast Food and Dunous Tran at Pasteur Noodle House Restaurants!)
In addition to Trophy Awards for Championship, cash will be awarded as well. As of today, $1000.00 will be awarded for the Grand Champion and $100.00 for each of the other championship awards. If we have any more donations, cash awards will be increased.
Your participation in the ZNA NorCal Koi Show will help further our koi hobby. For vendors, it is a great way to promote your business’ products and services directly to the hobbyists who use them. In addition to the koi show and vendor booths, vendors are invited to demonstrate their products and present information in seminar format throughout the day on Saturday. This focused opportunity will provide you with increased visibility and is intended to educate hobbyists in the latest advances in construction/filtration technology, koi nutrition and health care.
We also need your help with raffle/auction donations and sponsorship of :
Trophies and awards
Show pins
Friday night judges dinner
Friday or Saturday luncheon to show volunteers
Please visit our website www.znanorcal.org">www.znanorcal.org for more info including show packets, judging team, or vendor list.
Should you have any question, please feel free to contact either of us. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing all of you at the show.
Best Regards,
Barbara Jackson - Show Chair, (408) 446-9382 or barbpj@gmail.com
Dr. Sanjiv Kapoor - Vendor Coordinator, (408) 223-8776 or sanjivkapoork1100lt@yahoo.com
Larry Gill - Club President, (510) 352-7168 or gelldu@sbcglobl.net
www.znanorcal.org">www.znanorcal.org
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