The pink tailed merman.

[Tom Cardwell]

Hi everyone, been around a few months so I should give my introduction.

I've been an anime fan for 20 years. I founded my anime club at UNC-Charlotte in 1995 and helped to start Nekocon in 1998.
I've cosplayed since 1996 and staffed many conventions from Katsucon to Otakon and Chaired Nekocon in '01&'02.

My friend got me interested in merfolk in a big way by sharing pics of FinFolk tails last summer (2014).
I was lucky to be only 2.5 hours away so I attended NC Merfest 2015 for Friday and mid day Saturday and got to see many of the merfolk.
Knowing FinFolk was there as a sponser I had to go and I was lucky to see many generations of their tails from their Minnesota pod who were entertaining my daughter and son in the other pool Saturday. I didn't have a tail but many will remember me as the guy who wore the pink full wetsuit on saturday, my daugher also wore a pink wetsuit until I bought my her a red fabric tail. I didn't get to meet and chat with many mers during Merfest since I had to stay with my kids the whole time but Facebook has been a great tool to make friends with all of you that I have.

I put a deposit down on a FinFolk tail on Feb 20th, 2015. :)
Then the pink thing happened. My grandmother passed away from Breast Cancer back 12 years ago. She was 82 years old and still very strong, enough to fight through a heart attack and drive to the hospital back when she was 70. It was very painful to see someone that strong be taken down by breast cancer in 2 short years, she would easily been alive today at 94 years old. So the Pink Ribbon MerNation tail paid for and silicone started pouring just after March 10th in memory of my grandmother. I have a facebook page called Save a Mermaid for the upcoming breast cancer awareness walk in Mid October in Charlotte, NC. My team name is also Save a Mermaid.

I swim often at the Harris YMCA in Charlotte and sometimes travel up north to swim at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
I offered to volunteer for any upcoming NC Merfests and in the process of trying to bring another merfolk festival together.

[Celaeno]

That is absolutely amazing and inspiring, Tom. And what a beautiful and unique way to honor her memory. I am in awe.

[Keiris]

Wonderful story! It's always great to welcome another Merman!

[Merman Jamie]

Welcome

[Fun123joker]

whoa you just name 2 cons i often go to. lol welcome!

[Princess Kae-Leah]

Welcome! I think it's fantastic there's a cause you're so passionate about, good luck with your charity work :)

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