Jay Smit, maker of among the world’s finest fly vices, has just written me this note:

Just been reading your newsletter and came across your fund raising efforts for the Children’s Hospital Trust.

 I have for a while been toying with the idea of what to do with Jvice No.1000 and my wife and I on seeing the piece in your newsletter about the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust, have decided to auction it to support you in your cause for the Children’s Hospital.

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The 1000th JVice

Would you be willing to run the auction for me on your site and help drum up a bit of publicity for the event? If so, would it be possible to run it for the first 3 weeks in December?

I responded immediately to Jay saying it would be an honour for me to host the auction and that I was delighted that he and his wife had chosen the Red Cross Children’s Hospital as the benefactor. I will post notice of the auction on my website and in my newsletter in early December.