The Successful Ventures of Vicki and Kelly

We all love our Angora rabbits. Some of us show and some of us make products from our rabbits. It is seldom that we could be successful in both activities.

Vicki and Kelly of MN, a mother and daughter team, are one of the very few who are successful in both the show ring and business world.

In 1996, Kelly was still showing in youth. Her doe won the group in the Peoria convention. In 1998, the last year Kelly was showing in youth, her doe Lauren took the Youth Best In Show in the Portland convention. Both does were the daughters of Betty's rabbit Chu's Casper.

Vicki, after Kelly went off to college, decided to start a wool business with all the Angora rabbits that they own. Less than six years later, she is running a business that is successful in every aspect. Here is a report about her success

http://www.startribune.com/539/story/546490.html

Her business website is

http://www.northlandwoolens.com/Links.asp

The top picture was taken immediately after Kelly's winning the Youth Best In Show in the 1998 convention, mom Vicki is in red blouse. The two judges in the picture are Cliff Dick at the left, the judge who picked the Best In Show; on the very right was Don Matthews who picked Kelly's rabbit as the Group winner. Don had since passed on.

The second photo is Kelly with Lauren and the Best In Show trophy at the Heinold booth in the 1998 Portland convention.

The third and fourth photos show one of the booths that Vicki and her reps put on in trade shows. The banner in the middle is truly a crowd stopper. The two rabbits at the top and bottom of the banner are Kelly's rabbits; the big one on the left is Chu's Emilia and the small one on the right is Chu's Ashka. These two photos were supplied by Betty.

Vicki also served as the NARBC secretary for several years. She is considered as one of the best secretaries in the NARBC history.