For you Vanda lovers, we hope you made it to the last meeting. Scot gave a great presentation about Vanda culture and brought some interesting specimens that showed the diversity of these sun-loving orchids. Thank you, Scot! The last Oahu orchid show of 2019 is coming up. It will be hosted by the Honolulu Orchid Society. They will be celebrating 80 years of orchids! This event will be held Oct 11th to Oct 13th. We want to end the show year with a bang. To do this, we need blooming orchids --- your blooming orchids! If you can, please put you name and phone number on your plants and bring them to Dot’s house on the display set-up day, Thursday, Oct. 10th by 11 a.m., or by 12 p.m. at Washington Intermediate School. Then, our Display Chair Ariel Harwood, will lead our display team and create a bedazzling display for hundreds of orchid admirers to enjoy. Please do your best to groom your plants and check you plants to be sure that there are no thrips, or spider mites, or other critters on your plants when you drop them off. If you missed the Saturday Workshop at Dot’s house in September, you will have another opportunity in 2020. Watch your newsletter for details. We sincerely thank the new refreshments committee and all the members that have donated snacks and made monetary contributions. The foods have been so good! This committee comes early to set up and takes care of the clean-up after the meeting. Let’s all be sure to express our appreciation to them for their time and thoughtfulness. One of the most unique events of the year for WOS is coming up in November. The annual Orchid Auction Night will be held in lieu of our November General Meeting. We host this once a year opportunity for the public to get bargain prices on a variety of orchids, orchid supplies and ono-licious foods. We will be encouraging our members to come out and donate some of their delicious baked goods for sale and to also take advantage of the auction to grow their own collections. It’s always a fun-filled night. I hope to see you all there. Aloha, Craig Nakahara WOS President |
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