1st time orchid society Pres. and I want to rejuvenate my society. Recommendations?

[chris_todd]

Originally Posted by Becca

And I just had another idea....I always love seeing other peoples grow areas. What if a few members a month take pictures of their own grow areas and show them at a meeting and just give a brief description of their growing area....and works for them. I think it's a neat idea for monthly meetings...but I'm just also thinking out loud..lol.

One of my other hobbyist clubs, the Greater Washington Aquatic Plants Association (Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association) holds its meetings in member's houses. That way, we get to see member's tanks in person, and I suspect something similar would work well for orchid clubs whose meetings regaularly draw 40 people or less. Sure, there are practical challenges to this approach, but for those of us that like to show off our growing environments (whether they be fish tanks or greenhouses), it's a lot of fun! And it becomes a very cordial social atmosphere.

[zygostates]

Chris, Becca, thanks for your thoughts. Becca...I forgot to include that we are going to have at least one meeting at a members house this year. It used to happen more frequently in the past when we had commercial growers. And Chris...your are so right about the web site. It actually just started out as a blog site to announce shows and special speakers. I need to use it as an attraction for our group.