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Auction for koi
raises money
By Ayako Ando
On-line Forty-Niner
Hundreds of koi
fish lovers and collectors gathered at the Earl Burns Miller
Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach on Sunday to join
the 15th annual Koi Auction, conducted by the Zen Nippon Airinkai
Koi Club of Southern California.
Most of the participants were at the site before the auction
started at noon and were ready to purchase their favorite
koi, which were brought by the Zen Nippon Club and brought
from the Japanese Garden's pond, as they were inspecting many
different kinds of koi shown in the tubs.
"I want to bid on a small beautiful koi, so that I can
enjoy watching it grow with my family," said Lisa Payne
of Long Beach.
Participants were able to ask experts from the club how to
take care of koi and its environment such as koi ponds. Prices
for the auction began under $5 and went up to $700, depending
on the sizes, patterns and color of the koi.
"The main purpose of this event was to keep the balance
of the numbers of koi fish in the pond, so they can keep the
healthy beautiful koi for the garden," said Jeanette
Schelin, director of the Japanese Garden.
All the proceeds from the event will benefit the Japanese
Garden, a nonprofit organization, to maintain the garden and
its other events, Schelin said.
"Since the gardening became popular as a hobby, more
people have been interested in koi fish, Schelin said.
"So we are happy to hold this event for those people
who love koi and for us to maintain the Garden."
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Cara
Garcia/On-line Forty-Niner
Chai Taevanitcharoen, vice president of ZNA
Southern California, tempts the crowd with prize-winning koi
on Sunday.
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