A design by Caymanian youngster Charles Gilman was chosen by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee to create the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games pin for the Cayman Islands team.
Cayman Islands team pins are always a hot commodity and these were no different in Russia last month. Around 1,100 pins were traded by the team while in Sochi and 400 remained at the Olympic Committee offices for purchase.
These pins, available for $5 locally or US$10 for overseas fans, were sold out within four weeks of becoming available.
The Olympic Committee has ordered another small batch which will be available for purchase on Apr. 1. All proceeds from the sale of pins and Cay-Fan merchandise goes directly to funding Caymanian athletes.
Gilman also assisted the Olympic Committee in developing the new CIOC logo which is currently being reviewed by the International Olympic Committee.
Gilman was able to put the ideas of the Olympic Committee executive into one contemporary design that ties the Cayman Islands culture with the Olympic movement. The CIOC vice-president Lori Powell and treasurer Bernie Bush presented Gilman with a Cay-Fan T-shirt, three Sochi pins and a personal thank you letter.
Around 1,100 pins were traded by the team while in Sochi and 400 remained at the Olympic Committee offices for purchase.
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