www.eaos.org Since 1966 Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2014 Inside this issue: 2013 Holiday Party pictures Pages 2 & 3. Upcoming meetings & 2014 Show Schedule Pg.3 New! Beginning Growers Program Pg. 4 EAOS 2014 Annual Show Pg. 5 President s Message Pg. 6 Don t miss our Next Meeting! Monday January 13, 2014 6 pm Englewood Chamber of Commerce 601 S. Indiana Ave Englewood, FL EAOS meets at the Englewood Chamber of Commerce, 601 S Indiana Avenue 2nd Monday every month except August & December Monthly Meeting Program Please note new schedule: 5:45 pm Doors Open 6:00 pm Culture Class: Beginning Orchid Growing 6:45 pm Announcements 7:00 pm Break-Orchid Sales, buy raffle tickets, refreshments (members may bring snacks to share) 7:10 pm Guest Speaker 8:00 pm Members Plant Table 8:30 pm Raffle 8:45 pm Clean-up 2014 Show Schedule Venice Orchid Society 48th Annual Show February 1-2. Display Chair: Carol Nissen Englewood Area Orchid Society Show: Feb 28- March 1. Set-up Feb 26-27 Show Chair: Ann Baldwin 2014 Dues Now Due! All members who remit their $15 annual dues by Feb 10, 2014 meeting will be listed in our EAOS membership directory. Holiday display at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, visited by Ann Baldwin last month. Note orchid chandelier in top-center. Purple moth orchids Christmas tree (Phal Beauty Sheena Rin Rin ), Pteris Ferns, and Tillandsia xerographica displayed on a custommade tree-shaped form.
January 2014, Page 2 Volume 2, Issue 1 December 2013 Holiday Party Show your blossoming orchids at our monthly meetings! (except December)
Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2014 Page 3 Upcoming Meeting Schedule January 13, 2014: New meeting location! Englewood Chamber of Commerce 601 South Indiana Ave, Englewood Guest Speaker: Mike Owens, Florida State Park biologist, will present Orchids in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park PowerPoint presentation. New!: Orchid Culture Class-Mickey Carnell of Blue Pagoda Orchids will present Beginning Orchid Growing 6-6:30 pm. Doors open 5:45 pm See new program schedule front page. February 10, 2014 Guest Speaker: Jim Roberts Suncoast Orchids A Few Encyclias to Enjoy March 10, 2014 Guest Speaker: Steve Hawkins The Orchid Specialist April 14, 2014 Sharon Meola Orchids Amore Den Species May 12. 2014 Roy Krueger A Few Orchids We Should All Grow At our 2013 Holiday Dinner meeting, A South Pacific Christmas, members enjoyed great food at LaStanza Ristorante, entertained by a Hula dancer, and featured a theme costume contest. Ed Opatrny won the men s Hawaiian theme contest with his sailor on shore-leave costume. More pics on page 2. 2014 Show Schedule Sarasota Orchid Society Show: January 11-12 Set-up Friday, January 10. See Procedure for entering plants on page 4. Display Chair: Toni Marie Venice Orchid Society 48th Annual Show February 1-2. Set-up Friday, January 31. Display Chair: Carol Nissen You can print photos, articles, extra copies, or magnify view of our newsletters: 1. Go to our website www.eaos.org 2. Click on Newsletters link under Main Navigation 3. Click on the month of newsletter 4. Hover your mouse near bottom of your screen-toolbar appears Click on symbols on toolbar to reduce size, print, change page, etc.. Englewood Area Orchid Society Show: Feb 28- March 1. Show Chair: Ann Baldwin There was no plant table awards in December.
Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2014, Page 4 New! Beginning Growers Program Beginning orchid growers can get the help they need with this new EAOS mentor program. You ll learn basic skills such as controlling pests, fertilizing, light exposure, potting, and proper watering. This program is in addition to our new classes on orchid culture on meeting nights. Mentors and mentees visit each other s homes to discuss orchid culture, share ideas, and promote fellowship among our members. To become a mentor or mentee, contact Carol Nissen at ccnissen@verizon.net. Special thanks to our Sarasota Show Display volunteers: Toni Marie-Show Display Chair Carol Nissen-Registration Chair Helpers: Ann Baldwin Edward Baldwin Edna McClenney Corey Plasek Carole Stein EAOS Library The following books and videos are available for members to borrow. Contact Ann Baldwin 941-475-5097. Books: 1. An Introduction to Orchids 2. Growing and Displaying Orchids 3. Growing Orchids 4. Home Orchid Growing 5. Miniature Orchids & How to Grow Them 6. Native Orchids of Florida 7. Orchid Care & Cultivation 8. Orchids for the South 9. Orchid Growing Illustrated 10. Orchid Growing 11. The Specialist Orchid Grower 12. Ortho s All About Orchids VHS: 1. Growing Orchids 2. The Many Worlds of Orchids 3. Orchid Pests & Diseases 4. The Judge, the Hunter, the Thief and the Black Orchid 5. Orchids Made Easy
Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2014, Pg. 5 EAOS 2014 Annual Orchid Show Vendors Green Barn Orchids & Supplies - Delray Beach, FL Tom Ritter s Tropic 1 Orchids - Kissimmee, FL Blue Pagoda Orchids Englewood, FL Louis Del Favero Orchids Tampa, FL Odom s Orchids Fort Pierce, FL Orchids Amore Fort Meyers, FL Show Committee Chairs 1. Admissions Karen Fisk 2. Advertising Ann Baldwin 3. Breakdown Edward Baldwin 4. Clerks Mary Anne DiGrazia 5. Display Carol Nissen 6. EAOS Tables Cathy Mrasak Sponsors (so far) Xpertech Auto Service Englewood Gulf Coast True Value Hardware Critter Cottage Ryan Roberts, DMD 7. Hospitality - Mary Commer/Barbara Reitz 8. Plant Registration Carol Nissen 9. Raffle Neil & Eunice Schattauer 10. Show Set-up Edward Baldwin 11. Signs & Permits Edward Baldwin Rosemary Hutchinson Join EAOS Today! Dues $15.00 per family per year All members who remit dues by our Feb 10 meeting will be listed in the 2014 EAOS Membership Directory. Please remit dues at our next meeting or send to: EAOS P.O. Box 257 Englewood, FL 34295 Treasurer s Report December 1, 2013 Starting Balance: $9663.17 Dec. Income : $679.00 Dec. Expenses: $2,130.93 ($1,008 for dinner) Dec. 31 Ending Balance: $8,221.42 Karen Fisk, EAOS Treasurer 2014 EAOS Officers: President Ann Baldwin 941-475-5097 Vice President Mary Anne DiGrazia Secretary Cathy Mrasak mrasakc@yahoo.com Treasurer Elaine Squires Education Officer Edward Baldwin Historian: Mary Anne DiGrazia Newsletter & Website Submissions Send photos and news items for publication to: EdwardLBaldwin@frontier.com Please submit captions for all photos. Submissions will be published on a space-available basis. Coming Soon! Editorials & E-mails to the editor
Volume 2, Issue 1 January, 2014 Pg. 6 President s Message In July, 1966, Mr. W. Hamor called a meeting at his home to discuss forming an orchid society. Forty charter members started EAOS that first year. EAOS first judged show took place in 1969 at Englewood Savings and Loan. Manatee, Sarasota, Venice, and Port Charlotte Societies attended that show. EAOS won Best Plant in Show and Best Society Display. Two thousand people visited our first show. The 50th anniversary of EAOS is fast approaching in 2016. The success of our club depends upon members volunteering their time to do the three shows that we do every year (Sarasota, Venice, and our own), as well as other activities such as our annual plant sale in October, garden tours, raffles, meeting programs, and serving as officers of our club. The number of members helping with these activities is at an all-time low. Our executive board has discussed doing away with shows and other activities because of the lack of adequate help from our members. Volunteering is a part of your commitment as an EAOS member. We need at least 8 hours per year from every member. No experience needed! Don t be a freeloader, expecting others to carry your load. Just call me or come to our next meeting and sign up to help. During the holidays, I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Their orchid displays featured a 15-foot Phalaenopsis Christmas tree and several Phalaenopsis chandeliers. See pictures First Page. Ann Baldwin EAOS Library The following books and videos are available for members to borrow. Contact Ann Baldwin 941-475-5097. Books: 1. An Introduction to Orchids 2. Growing and Displaying Orchids 3. Growing Orchids 4. Home Orchid Growing 5. Miniature Orchids & How to Grow Them 6. Native Orchids of Florida 7. Orchid Care & Cultivation 8. Orchids for the South 9. Orchid Growing Illustrated 10. Orchid Growing 11. The Specialist Orchid Grower 12. Ortho s All About Orchids VHS: 1. Growing Orchids 2. The Many Worlds of Orchids 3. Orchid Pests & Diseases 4. The Judge, the Hunter, the Thief and the Black Orchid 5. Orchids Made Easy