president's message
July 2010
Our auction has come and gone! And what a successful event it was, thanks
to the efforts of our 2nd Vice President and Auction Chair Rose
Fistrovic and her committees!!! The plants donated by our usually
generous vendors made a colorful display for our auctioneers, Doug
Overstreet and Peter Lin, to talk about. An
overwhelming job carried out with aplomb! There was something for
everyone: species freaks like me, Paphiopedilum growers, mini-catt lovers
etc., etc., etc. I hope you were one of the lucky ones who got that one
particular plant your collection couldn't live without!
Rose outdid the responsibilities of the occasion by getting up at 6AM and
baking those delicious pastries and making the sandwiches we stuffed
ourselves on. The fruit trays were beautiful and thanks are due to all
who brought refreshments. We welcome our guests and hope they will consider
membership in the OSSC. I'm sure they have much information to impart
to us and that we can share our experiences with them.
Lucille Banks