Innovative Society?

Are you an "Innovative Society"? If you have some new methods or ideas which are helping to make your orchid society successful, please share them with us. The American Orchid Society Affiliated Society Committee is gathering these ideas to be distributed at the Affiliated Society Committee Breakfast on April 30 -- during the Oklahoma Orchid Society Spring AOS Members Meeting. You are all invited to attend and hear about these innovative societies or you can receive the information from this blog, our Facebook page, by email or telephone.
Orchid Societies are facing a multitude of challenges including the economy, changing demographics and changing communication methods. Our greatest asset is volunteers who have come up with solutions to these and are willing to share their ideas. Send us your best ideas and come to the breakfast.
You can find information on the meeting at the AOS web site under "Events" and "Members Meetings".

Printable Membership Form

We have added a printable PDF membership form to the website here.
This can be printed out by Affiliated Societies and used for recruitment at shows and meetings.


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Happy Holdiays!

Happy Holidays from the American Orchid Society!

We really appreciate the support we have been receiving both from orchid societies and individuals! Thank you so much. We appreciate our orchid friends all year, but especially in these tough times - if you would like to make a donation, either as a gift or in honor of someone, you can mail it to American Orchid Society % Susan Wayman 16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33446 or call 561-404-2031. You will receive a thank you letter for your tax records and your donation will be listed in the magazine.

AND, please consider an AOS gift membership for your orchid lover (or yourself) they will love getting the wonderful Orchids magazine each month. To give a membership contact Terri Rivera, Dir. of Membership, trivera@aos.org Terri can put a postcard in the new member packet.

Happy Holidays everyone!

And check out the American Orchid Society Facebook page!

AOS is on Facebook!

AOS is on Facebook! If you are an avid user of Facebook or a newbie, just getting started, be sure to join the American Orchid Society's Facebook Membership Page. It was set up to create a forum for discussion, questions and news all about the national headquarters and affiliate organizations of AOS. People from New Hampshire to Florida are already members, sharing their orchid-related news.

Just log-on to your Facebook account (or create one at http://www.facebook.com/ it's free and easy!), then in the Search box, type in "American Orchid Society..." Click on the icon with two, blue people on it, indicating a Membership page. Once you're in, become a Member and join the conversation.

Onc. Jiuhbao Gold 'Tainan' AM/AOS in 14K yellow gold

Southland's Golden Anniversary

Twice a year the American Orchid Society has a Members Meeting which is hosted by an affiliated orchid society. Next week we’ll have the Fall 2009 AOS Members’ Meeting in California outside of Los Angeles at the fabulous Huntington Library & Gardens from October 16 – 19th. The meeting is being hosted by both the Huntington and the Southland Orchid Growers Show – this is the 50th Anniversary for the Southland Orchid Show and in celebration of that they have a special poster and AOS has a special pendant. You can find the show information and the poster at www.aos.org under Events and Members Meetings. The Southland Orchid Show poster shows one flower of Oncidium Jiuhbao Gold ‘Tainan’ AM/AOS which has been reproduced in 14K yellow gold by award winning orchid artist Dawn Vertrees. Jeff Bradley, longtime AOS member, commissioned the gold oncidium pendant which will be auctioned off, along with exciting orchid trips, special orchids as well as other items at the AOS auction on Friday, October 16th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Arcadia, California. Auction preview at 5:30 PM, bidding beings at 6:30 PM. Everyone is invited to attend the auction – registration is not necessary. If you want more information and would like to bid on this piece please contact Susan Wayman at 561-404-2031 or swayman@aos.org or Carol Holdren affiliated_societies@aos.org

Great Idea for Fun Meeting

We all try to have fun as well as educational orchid society meetings so here's a great idea from the Boca Raton Orchid Society in Florida. Last night, at their regular monthly meeting, they had "movie night" complete with popcorn and the new Stig Dalstrom movie which discusses orchids in the wild and ecosystems. I heard it was a great hit!! Here is where you can order the DVD from:

http://www.wildorchidman.com/shop.htm