November 2005
Officers
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President: |
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Treasurer: |
Dana White |
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Vice-president : |
Toni Doty |
Program director: |
Larry Sanford |
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Secretary: |
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Members-at-large: |
Jim France & Roni
Adkins |
The next meeting of the Greater
Program
This month’s program will be by Steve Benjamin on “Mini and Compact
Cattleyas”. Refreshments by Steve Helbling and Pat June.
Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Raffle plant will be from the MAOC -Den.
(Burana white x Thanaid Stripes) ‘
MAOC Orchidfest
When visitors to ‘Orchidfest’
started using their cell phones to call friends because “you wouldn’t believe
how big the show is!” and the vendors had “cool stuff, ” we knew the show was a
success.
Attendance was steady throughout
both rainy Saturday and Sunday and visitors left carrying lots of orchids to
new homes. By most accounts, the display
of red phrags by Chris Purver, Curator of the Eric Young Foundation, was the
traffic stopper. Most were Phrag. Jason
Fischer, their quality so high that two plants received FCC’s during AOS
judging, of 97 and 93 points respectively, as well as the Frank Gastright
Cypripedium Alliance Trophy and the MAOC Class Trophy. A 97 point FCC is unheard of! (The flowers were extraordinary. All the more remarkable because the phrags
were cut flowers which traveled across the
The AOS Show Trophy went to the
display from Hoosier Orchids and the Orchid Digest Show Trophy went to the
Central Kentucky Orchid Society.
Photographs of the winning exhibits, the AOS awarded plants and class
winners will be on the society’s web page with highlights in the next
newsletter.
Since Orchidfest was held in
conjunction with the Mid America Orchid Congress, there were speakers Saturday
afternoon for Congress registrants and a business meeting Sunday. Highlights from the business meeting will be
posted on the MAOC web site, including updates on conservation efforts and
education that the MAOC is funding.
As a special feature of
‘Orchidfest,’ beginners lessons were offered twice Sunday afternoon, both
sessions taught by Elaine Better, who brought some of her plants (thanks Stan) and some tips on ‘how not to grow
orchids.’ Combined attendance was nearly
40 people, many of whom also picked up information on joining either the
Greater Cincinnati or Miami Valley Orchid Societies. The societies’ information table was very
busy offering handouts on both societies, cultural information from the
American Orchid Society, and information about joining the AOS and subscribing
to Orchid Digest.
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Thank You
Everyone deserves congratulations for
outstanding effort and skills in putting on an outstanding MAOC!!!!
From venue choice and meals, to
exhibits, to logo, to booklet, to vendor selections, to email registration, to the layouts, to the
greeters, to the riderboard, to setup and teardown, to hospitality, to
unloaders and loaders, to judging and clerking, to beginners lessons, to 12
awards to nine awarded plants, to speakers (Wilma was fortuitous !), to the
banquet music and flowers and much more importantly, to the spirit of thoughtful
cooperation and friendliness demonstrated by everyone involved.
We can be pleased that it was one of
the best MAOC in recent times. Again Congratulations! Serious Congratulations !!!
Thank
you! Thank you!!!
If you attended ‘Orchidfest,’ as a
registrant you already know that the ‘goody bag’ was stuffed with interesting
items, including a Catasetinae alliance seedling from both GCOS and MVOS. Thanks to the following individuals and
companies who graciously donated other items: Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati Visitors
Bureau, Dayton Visitors Bureau, Kings Island Amusement Park, Cincinnati Zoo and
Botanical Garden, U.S. Air Force Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center, Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Carillon Historical
Park, Cox Arboretum & Gardens Metropark, Worms Way, Procter & Gamble,
Oak Knob Orchids & Soaps, Esther Price Fine Chocolates, Dr. Caroline
Miller, Associate Vice-President, Enrollment Management, University of
Cincinnati, Staples, Glier’s Goetta, Fox Farm Soil & Fertilizer Co.,
Crystal Co., Warren & Carolyn Sipos, Iron’s Fruit Market, and Lora
Thompson, Hair Etc.
Both societies would also like to
thank the following individuals and companies who donated items to the MAOC
auction: Wildcatt Database Co., Trader
Joe’s, Jo Boudinot, Paul Groneck, Fox
Farm Soil & Fertilizer Co. as well as society members and vendors who
contributed items Saturday afternoon for auctioning later that evening.
Kudos also go to Furst Florist which
designed orchid arrangements for the show, some of which were in the lobby at
the Kings Island Resort, in hospitality and on the banquet tables Saturday
night, each arrangement on a
pedestal. (The orchid arrangements were
highly sought after - after the meal was over, the arrangements were sold to
some happy buyers.) Furst Florist
prepared the flowers at virtually no charge and donated the riser rental, a
very generous contribution. Thanks also
to Orchids by Hausermann which donated almost all the orchids for the arrangements
and which has been a strong support of the Mid America Orchid Congress and to
Nearby Shows/Events
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October 30 |
Potting Bee 1- |
Krohn Conservatory, |
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November 5 |
Potting Bee 1- |
Krohn Conservatory, |
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December 2 |
Christmas party |
Lois Conyers has agreed to Chair |
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February 18 -19 |
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Cox Arboretum, |
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March 4- 5 |
Greater |
Krohn Conservatory, |
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March 25 - 26 |
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Franklin Park Conservatory, |
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October 21 - 22 |
Greater |
Krohn Conservatory, |
Porter's
Orchids invites you to our annual Holiday Open House: When?
Printable
map available on our website: http://portersorchids.com Or Contact us
at: orchidsuzi@aol.com
(517)
622-4188 A few special prices, and holiday delights! Don't miss
this opportunity to boost your collection of quality orchids, and think about
orchids as gifts for your family and friends.
