I support this but am unable to tie any flies at present Nevill Gosling
> On Dec 2, 2020, at 2:29 AM, Rene Zillmann <rene.zillm...@t-online.de> wrote: > > Folks, fellow VFB Members and Tiers (Tyers), > > In the past, we did a couple of swaps to honor certain members. I would like > to pick up this for a really memorable tyer who passed away recently. > > I suggest that we run a swap to honor Tony Spezio. > > Unfortunately I cannot host it, as it makes no sense to send the contribution > to Europe and back to the USA. > > So, as a first step I'm looking for someone in the US who is willing to help > (Let's call him/her host for now). I assume that it would make sense if this > member is close to the NAFF in Mtn Home, AR. > > My idea is, that the participants ty one to three flies, send them in to the > host. The host will frame the flies, so that they can be handed over to the > NAFF and they can auction the frame off during the next Sowbug. The NAFF > might use the money for a good purpose in Tony's name. > > We can use paypal to send the financial contribution to the host for the > frame etc. > > My idea is, that we send in 3 flies, one for the NAFF frame, one frame for > Dot / Robert (Tony's son), and the 3rd set is for the host for is effort. > Maybe he can distribute a picture of the frame, so all participants have > something what they can can frame and put it at the wall. > > I would do the usual stuff on this list, to keep things going. However, I > need input from the host while the flies are arriving. > > I'm open for sure for better ideas, but I really would like to get a "Tony's > swap" running. > > Please don't sign up for now. First, we need a volunteer for the 'host' in > the US. > > Best > > Rene > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/1229a7eb-f42a-2c65-97f8-9b651474215e%40t-online.de. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/155225A2-23AA-4A2D-9A0A-F11331462482%40gmail.com.
