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The July newsletter is here! CLICK HERE to read
This month's host:
We will host Mary Mancini, as well as have “Show & Tell” and a virtual opportunity table. Mary will speak on: Dr. Mary Mancini is a thoracic surgeon and an avid orchid grower from Shreveport, Louisiana. She has served as president of the Southwest Region Orchid Growers Association, as well as chairwoman for its Orchid Show. She grows thousands of greenhouse orchids and has a special interest in leafless orchids - which is what she will speak to us about. (Note the picture of the famous leafless "Ghost Orchid" Dendrophylax lindenii are from OrchidWeb.com, and the animated picture of the moth pollinating Dendrophylax lindenii in a Florida swamp are from Carlton Ward Jr's recent piece in National Geographic ... |
7:00 PM
Announcements and Show & Tell
8:00 PM
Speaker Mary Mancini - "Leafless Orchids”
8:45 PM
"Opportunity Table" - chance to win Opportunity to get a plant (worth $20)
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Show & Tell:
Everyone is encouraged as always to share orchids they have in bloom with the group - though you can try doing it spontaneously with your smartphone/pad camera or computer camera in real time, it may actually be easiest to take pictures and short video clips ahead of time, and to send them to me to share with the group while you talk about them.
Again please send photos or video clips by email in advance to Jeff: president@orchidsanfrancisco.org
Virtual Plant Opportunity “Table":
At the end of the meeting instead of the traditional raffle where people buy additional tickets, this time we are not selling tickets, but will be giving out Opportunity credits to get a plant (worth ~$20) from The Tiny Jungle - the winners will be given a coupon code redeemable on https://www.thetinyjungle.com/#/
How do you win an opportunity plant?
Names of all attendees that are paid members of SFOS will have their name included once in the raffle ticket pool to be drawn at the end of the meeting.
1) You must be in attendance at the meeting.
2) You must be a paid member of SFOS - so pay your 2020 dues if you have not done so already (via MemberPlanet (http://mp.gg/ja905))
NOTE: You can have your name included in the raffle ticket pool more than once, IF:
You RSVP by calendar or email by noon on the day of the meeting
OR
You participate in Show & Tell by sending photos or video clips in advance by email as outlined above
OR
Prepare and give a brief talk (5-15 min) - any orchid related topic of your choice - but these need to be confirmed in advance - so please let me know if you want to do one at an upcoming meeting.