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President’s Message
October
2014
The 14th Annual Butterfly Conference will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, November 15th at the Edison Ford Winter Estates for those who
are interested.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ORCHID
SOCIETY NEWSLSETTER
MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:30 PM AT
THE FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Our big auction is Oct. 14th, with the doors opening at 6:30 and the
actual auction beginning at 7:00. Please be generous with donations of plants and the purchase of new items of interest. We have
advertised this auction with the church and local newspapers, so we
are expecting a large turnout. It would be helpful if some members
brought some additional snacks to help with this crowd. See you
there!
The membership that was present for the September meeting voted
unanimously to adopt and ratify the revised By-Laws, and the Membership list is up to date. Now, we can go ahead and print the Membership booklet for this year. I will try to have that done by the next
meeting.
The following is the current list of nominees for the Board of Trustees – anyone interested in adding their name to the list please see
Gary Murza. Both Dan and Barb have asked for anyone to step up
and take over their positions, as they have been doing these functions for 8-10 years and feel it is time to let someone else have an
opportunity to participate. Both are more than willing to stay on
and train their replacements and continue to offer any support a
new member would find helpful. Please think about this.
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President:
Vice President:
Treasurer:
Asst. Treasurer:
Recording Secretary:
Corresponding Secretary:
Webmaster:
Trustee:
Trustee:
Trustee:
Bill Overton
Barb Murza
Michelle Schooley
Dianne Holly
Linda Sapp
Dan de la Torre
Pam Hyyti
Steven Bessellieu
Michael Staskie
Francis Dames
Anyone else is more than welcome to add their name to the list (see
Gary) and we will have the election at the November 11th meeting.
Great Growing and see all of you at the auction!
James
[email protected]
Phone 574-3450
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SWFOS Orchid Table Results, September 2014
SPECIES SECTION
HYBRID SECTION
SPECIES BLUE
RIBBON
HYBRID BLUE
RIBBON
Dendrobium
[Den] biggibum
var.compactum
Ascocenda [Ascda]
Laksi 'Chili Pepper'
AM/AOS
Dan de la Torre
(Vanda Thonglor X
Ascda curvifolium)
Pam Hyyti
SPECIES
RED RIBBON
HYBRID RED
RIBBON
Oncidium [Onc]
papilio (also
known as
psychopsis, or
“butterfly
orchid”)
var. alba
Brassolaelia [Bl] Yellow Bird
(Bl. Richard Mueller
x Brassavola
nodosa)
Barb Murza
Dan de la Torre
SPECIES
WHITE RIBBON
HYBRID WHITE
RIBBON
Oeceoclades
maculata (also
known as
“monk orchid”)
Vanda [V] Nancy
Brown ‘J-Yai
(V. Faye Bennett x
V. Fuch’s Delight)
- a naturalized
Florida native
originally from
Africa.
Eleanor Kinzie
Betty Ann
Prevatt
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Club Section results, September 2014
SPECIES
HYBRIDS
Unknown
Oncindium [Onc]
(varicosum ?)
Carolyn Avoglia
No species
plant entries
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c/o Dan de la Torre
5576 Montilla Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Visit Our Web Site at
www.SWFOS.org.
Next Meeting:
The next mee)ng will be a Tuesday October 13th at the Faith
United Methodist Church.
WELCOME OUR OFFICERS
FOR 2014 !
PRESIDENT
James Schooley
VICEVICE-PRESIDENT Barb Murza
TREASURER
Michelle Schooley
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Dianne Holly
RECORDING
RECORDING SECRETARY
Linda Sapp
CORRESPONDING
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Dan de la Torre
WEBMASTER
TRUSTEES
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In lieu of a General Mee)ng in October, we will have our
Annual Fall Orchid Auction. See the President’s Le7er on page 1
for details. All dona)ons welcome.
Cookie Commiee:
Rosemary Sowa, Edna Wheeler, and Carol Warrell
Clean-up Commiee:
Mike Staskie and Carol Warrell
Please consider staying to help with cleanup !
Visit Our Web Site at
www.SWFOS.org.
www.SWFOS.org.
Pam Hyy)
Steven Bessellieu
Michael Staskie
Francis Dames
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Minutes of the August SWFOS Meeting
The general meeting of the Southwest Florida Orchid Society was called to order by
President James Schooley at 7:30 p.m. on September 9, 2014. He announced that the
church had sent a thank-you letter to the club for installing the new planting of orchids
on the trees outside the church.
The proposed by-laws were voted on and passed by the membership in a unanimous
vote. James encouraged anyone interested in running for an office to let him know before the election in November. He did tell us that Bill Overton will be running for the
office of President in the upcoming vote.
October 14th will be our annual auction, which will take the place of a general meeting
that month.
Our program, led by Barb Murza, was a hands-on workshop on mounting orchids onto
supports. Orchid plants, wood, tree fern, wire, and tools were made available to all the
members, who each mounted their own orchid to take home.
Barb showed us the basic techniques to follow plus a few of her hints on how to ensure
success. She said that the only rule you have to follow is to firmly secure the plant so it
cannot wiggle or move.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Sapp
Recording Secretary
Coming Florida Orchid Events:
Summer is officially over, and the Florida orchid events calendar is growing !
• Oct 3 – 6 : South Florida Orchid Society Show "Orchid Jubilee", University of Miami, Bank
United Center, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL
• Oct 14 : Southwest Florida Orchid Society Annual Fall Orchid Auction , Faith United
Methodist Church **mark your calendar ! Good deals on orchids and other tropical plants **
• Oct 17 – 20 : East Everglades Orchid Society Show "Orchid Melody", RF Orchids, 28100
SW 182nd Ave, Homestead, FL
• Oct 25 – 27 : Tampa Orchid Club Show , USF Botanical Gardens, 12210 USF Pine Drive,
Tampa, FL
• Nov 15 – 17 : Deerfield Beach Orchid Society Show "Orchid Obsession", Emma Lou Olson
Civic Center, 1801 NE 6th St., Pompano, FL
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