January 2018 Orchid View January 6 & 7, 2018 There isn t a meeting this month-it is Show month. 1
You must have your plants ready and at the auditorium by 8:30am Friday Jan. 12, 2018. When you bring in your plants come to the front table (on left) to get your plants tags for the show-they must have the show name on them before they go to the display area. In order to have plants in our display they must be prepared. A few basic hints are as follows: 1. Remove all dead or dying leaves. Also trim off any dead leaf tips. 2. Remove all sheathing on plants that have sheathing. I use a spray bottle of water and saturate the sheathing and then scrub with an old toothbrush. 3. Wash your plant leaves. I use carbonated water and a soft towel. It also helps to finish with a product like leaf shine. 4. Stake the flowers if needed to give their best view. Also stake any unruly parts of the plant that don't look good. --------------------------------------------------------- 2018 Show Volunteer Sign-up Please enjoy our annual show by participating on one of these committees! Only volunteers will be admitted to the show at no charge. If you haven t signed up for any of the committee s and would like to help please contact the committee chairperson or maybe you have a question as to what is entailed, call they will be glad to talk to you and give you details. Please come and help it s your show too. Chairperson email Committee Patti Quinnelly: quinnelly@yahoo.com 2018 Show Hospitality (Jan.5, 11-2, 2-6, Jan. 6, 8-12, 12-4:30, Jan. 7., 8:30-12, 12-4:30) Roy Krueger: RDK2901@tampabay.rr.com 2018 Front Door (Jan. 6, 2 or 3 hour shifts 9-5, Jan. 7, 10-5) Marta Hudson: martadiazhudson@gmail.com 2018 Information & Membership (Jan. 6, 2 or 3 hour shifts 9-5, Jan. 7, 10-5) Al Langdon: alangdon4@verizon.net 2018 Plant Hotel (Jan. 6, 2 or 3 hour shifts 9-5, Jan. 7, 10-5) Jane Shapiro: ejane1120@gmail.com 2018 Raffle Ticket Sales (Jan. 6, 2 or 3 hour shifts 9-5, Jan. 7, 10-5) 2
Alan Marlor: ajmarlor@verizon.net 2018 Show Clerks (Jan. 5, 5:00 PM) Norm Hillstrom: normnursula@hotmail.com 2018 Show Set-up (Jan. 5, 7:00 AM), 2018 Show Tear-down (Jan. 7, 5:00 PM) Jack Knuese: knuese25@gmail.com Tear-down (Jan. 5, 9:00 AM, Jan. 7, 5:00 PM), New Members Stefanie Malcanas Marcia Dove Michele Lewis Doriel Boyce Susan Robbins 2018 SOS Exhibit Set-up & ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- December 2017 SOS Meeting Minutes - Final Denny welcomes all members and Guests to the annual SOS Holiday Dinner and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. The meeting started at 6:45 p.m. Marta Hudson to review any new members there were 5 new members and there were many dinner guests Denny reminded all the members present to pick up their member 2018 Show Raffle tickets from the table in the front of the room. Tickets are in alphabetical order on the table(s). Please pick your envelope up so we don t have to put it in the U.S. mail and pay for postage? Laurie will review all the Show Committee Openings and talked about what a great time everyone would have participating in the Show. She asked each Committee chair to stand. She reminded the membership that this Show is the once a year Society fund raiser to fund our special programs, our Scholarship programs and our monthly speaker program and plant raffles. He reminded members that if they participate on a committee, they did not have to pay to get into the Show. Remember, you get the most enjoyment out of your membership by participating & volunteering. To encourage you to do so, volunteers do not need to pay the entrance fee of $5.00 for the show. After Dinner we re going to ask the Committee chairs to gather over by the plant table (or at a specific empty table) so members could go over and talk to them about joining their committee. The committees are Laurie. Do you want to get up and talk about openings on Committees Set Up on Thursday - Pickup materials from the storage shed Thursday afternoon and bring over to the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, for set up Friday morning Set Up on Friday Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Friday Morning Set Up SOS Plant display o Most of your Blooming Orchids are put into a display for judging later in the day. Please read the newsletter for the instructions about entering your orchids. Plants are judged by AOS judges for ribbons (1st, 2 nd and 3 rd place ribbons) and some might be pulled for AOS awards. This is a GREAT Way to learn a little about how AOS judges look at plants!! 3
AOS judging Friday evening o GREAT opportunity to see AOS judges go around and award ribbons to the best plants in each category. SOS Members participate on judging teams. We need several members to help out here!!! Saturday and Sunday Actual Show Committees o We always need volunteer's working in Hospitality committee but bringing food and help the team with the food. This is normally a 2 to 4 hour commitment Suggestions: Salads, Casseroles, & some desserts. Please bring in your food by 10:30 on Saturday & Sunday, but please pick up your dish at the end of the day you bring in the food!! Also, label any and all bowls, serving utensils, etc. with you name. This is very important!! o SOS Information & Membership table; Providing information about the SOS and accepting new memberships; a 4 hour commitment o Plant Raffle Selling tickets to the hourly Plant Raffle; a 4 hour commitment o Front Door Selling tickets to get into Show; a 4 hour commitment o Plant Hotel Store guests plants while they shop for more plants; a 4 hour commitment o Tear down -- Sunday @ 5:00 PM. Break Down Show and put everything into truck and return to Storage Shed Sign up book for all these Committees is at the Membership Table. o We still need people to bring in food for Saturday & Sunday. Please park in the back parking lot of the Auditorium to allow our guests to park in the front the Show days If you do not volunteer at the Show, you are expected to pay the $5.00 admission to come to the Show While you are waiting or when you are done eating o Buy some plant raffle tickets Remind folks to Buy Raffle tickets for the plants on the tables o Tickets will be on sale----- 1 for $5, 3 for $10, 10 for $20 Vote for Plants on Plant Show Table There are a few plants that I brought for the Silent Auction Table Point to table Dinner: o Committee chairs and their family or guests can go first to get their food. Remember, we d like you to be available after dinner to talk about your Show committees. o Send ½ tables up to get food o When line starts to go down. Rest of the folks can get their food Plant Raffle Laurie coordinated the plant raffle The Plant Show Table Roy Krueger and Jim Roberts did a GREAT job!!!! Made a plea for everyone to stay and help clean up!!! Meeting ended at 8:35 p.m. If you have a friend or family member that would like to become a member of the SOS, print the membership form and bring it to the next meeting with that important person. We welcome everyone young and older. 4
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Monthly Plant Awards For those who bring plants to show at the meeting, the plants are awarded ribbons by the members and the speaker. If you receive one of the ribbons please don t leave until you and your orchid are photographed. Thank you for your cooperation- Karen Best Species, Cathy Lewis-Phrag. longigolium Best Hybrid, Kathy Lewis-Phrag. Hybrid? 6
Speakers Choice, Jack Kuese-Bcy. Puna kea -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Photos 7
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----------------------------------------------------------- Announcements 2018 ORCHID SHOW SCHEDULE Sarasota Orchid Society Show (January 2018) Saturday Jan 6th - 9am - 5pm Sunday Jan 7th - 10am - 5pm Set Up: Friday Jan 5th - 9am - 5pm Location: Sarasota Municipal Auditorium: 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota Venice Area Orchid Society Show (February 2018) Saturday Feb 3rd - 10am - 5pm Sunday Feb 4th - 10am - 4pm Set Up: Friday Feb 2nd - 1pm - 8pm Location: Venice Community Center: 326 So. Nokomis Ave., Venice Englewood Area Orchid Society Show (March 2018) Friday March 2nd - 10am - 5pm Saturday March 3rd - 10am - 5pm 9
Set Up: Thursday March 1st - 10am - 5pm Location: Englewood United Methodist Church: 700 E. Dearborn St., Englewood, FL Wild Orchid Man --------------------------------------------------------------- When Stig and Darryl traveled to Tasmania, their good friend Gary Hill suggested they contact the guide who specializes in orchids, Geoff Curry. Darryl has produced a promo for Geoff's Eco Tours Tasmania at https://youtu.be/z5wvb-xzeyi The poster for the next Wild Orchid Man adventure is attached! Reminder coming events: Jan. 3rd. Wild Orchid Man Journey to Machu Picchu at Sarasota Master Gardeners https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wild-orchid-man-journey-to-machu-piccu-film-screeningand-qa-registration-38777823514?aff=es2 Jan. 6&7. Sarasota Orchid Society Annual Show https://sarasotaorchidsociety.org/2018-show-love-orchids/ Darryl Saffer Studio Ray Productions www.thefieldjournal.net https://www.youtube.com/channel/uc6lbsmxbaqwerjj_eslzdaw www.studiorayproductions.com www.wildorchidman.com The award-winning Florida Field Journal http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plqm-l68fnvtedkwhqym0zuyl7isicyzte earthcare@aol.com datearthcare@gmail.com 941-228-7288 10
Our Sponsors Big Earth Landscape Supply, on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, will be selling Orchid Products for potting and spraying, including some items which Roy Krueger discusses during his monthly Learn to Grow Orchids sessions at 6:15 pm, prior to the Sarasota Orchid Monthly Meetings. 11
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