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ORCHID SOCIETY HIGHLANDS INC.Affiliated with the American Orchid Society

MEETINGS HELD FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH

*******SEBRING CIVIC CENTER*******

319 WEST CENTER STREET, Sebring, FL

Web Site

http://orchidsocietyhighlands.org/

MEETING MONDAY- AUGUST 26, 2013 @ 7:00 PM

PROGRAM

Our speakers this month are Paul and Patricia Phelpsowner of Phelps Farm Orchids in Tampa. They started

business in 1986 and it has grown out of Patricias love of orchid collecting into a thriving commercial business. have 7000 feet of green houses and are adding another 1600 feet. Cattleyas are their specialty but they grow mdifferent genera. They started a breeding program in the 80s with the main focus on cattleyas and have made 800 hybrids. Their program will be "Growing Orchids from Seed". Paul will have plants for sale and Im surewill want to take a few home, he will also supply plants for the raffle table.

THANK YOUThank you to Ken Russ for his presentation on back yard orchid growing. It shows you can grow orchids anywhe

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FOOD COLLECTION

The Humane Society and the Mission were very thankful for the food donated by the membership. The spdrawing for those that donated food was won by Debbie Wingard, she went home with a beautiful blooming congratulations.

PIN PLANT

The pin plant drawing was won by JoAnn Dean. If you are a new member and dont have a society pin they capurchased at the welcome table from Bettie, All member names are put in a special plant drawing and if your nis drawn and you are wearing the society pin you win the plant.

SHOW & TELL PLANTThe show and tell plant was won by Darlene Ross. For each blooming plant that you bring in for the show &table, you will receive a ticket for a special plant drawing. Be sure to check in with Pete and get your tickets.

GUEST REGISTER

Thanks to the following guests that attended our July meeting: Ed & Pat Looins, Lea Word and Christi ScagliYou will receive this months newsletter but must join to continue receiving them. We hope you will join the soc

and become an active member.

NEW MEMBERSWe are pleased to welcome new memberCarol Barnhart. We certainly hope you enjoy the meetings and becomactive member of the society.

SNACKS

The following members have signed up to bring snacks this month: Joan C. Brown, Julia Newell, Lori Coon, C

Barber, JoAnn Dean, Diane Elliott, Darlene Ross and Nina Coghlan. If your name is on the list and you wilbe at the meeting please let Lori Coon(414-3381) know at least three days prior to the meeting. A big thank you to all the members that support the society and bring in snacks.

UPCOMING PROGRAMSAug - Paul PhelpsSepBill Thoms, Bulbophyllum CultureOctTBANovMac Rivenbark

UPCOMING EVENTS

September

14-15 Ridge Orchid Society Show, Lake Mirror Center, Lakeland.

October

5-6 Florida West Coast Orchid Society Show, Largo Cultural Center, Largo11-12 South Florida Orchid Society Show, University of Miami, Coral Gables12-13 Fort Pierce Orchid Society Show, Ft Pierce Shrine Club, Fort Pierce19-20 Gainesville Orchid Society Show, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville25-27 Delray Beach Orchid Society Show, Old School Square Gymnasium, Delray Beach25-27 East Everglades Orchid Society Show, 28100 SW 182 Ave, Homestead26-27 Brevard County Orchid Society Show, Melbourne Auditorium, Melbourne

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CHANGES

If you have any changes to your address, email address or phone number please let Ed know so that we can upour data base.

NEWS LETTER INFORMATION

If you have any information, ill members, special recognition or articles to be put in our newsletter please coEd at 465-2830 or by email atorchidman124@yahoo.com.

NUTRICOTE

We have a new supply of slow release Nutricote fertilizer in stock. This is same as Dynamite that you can purchalocal garden stores but at a lesser price. 2 pounds is $7.00 and 4 pounds is $12.00 this is 13-13-13, 90 day releThis fertilizer can be used on all your plants not only orchids.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions please contact one of the officers or board members.appreciate your input.

President Cindy Barber 307-2300 cindybarber2@gmail.com1st VP Sheri Macchia 863-467-6642 j_macchia@yahoo.com2nd VP Pete Otway 699-1575 gatorgalanddoughboy@embarqmail.comSecretary Amada Bouffard 452-1515 amyb032@embarqmail.comTreasurer Bettie Kendrick 385-8350 No emailTrustee Lori Thompson 382-7924 southern_rose_1@hotmail.comTrustee Lori Coon 414-3381 yankeecoon14@yahoo.comTrustee Betsy Miller 314-9354 bepgm12@aol.comTrustee Bill Ross 699-2061 awesomeorchids@embarqmail.comTrustee Julia Newell 385-6564 jewelsinthenight57@yahoo.comTrustee Jim Elliott 863-763-3265 jimelliottknives@gmail.com

AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY

If you are not already a member, membership in the American Orchid Society is a truly rewarding experieWhether a beginner or an expert orchid grower you will find information to inform and inspire in both our printon-line media. Join others worldwide who share a passion for orchids, as well as supporting AOS conservationresearch efforts for these wondrous plants.

Join todayand begin receiving a wealth of membership benefits including:

TWELVE issues of award-winning ORCHIDS magazine Electronic edition or ORCHIDS magazine, available to members from any computer Access to reliable on-line orchid information and features available only to our members at www.aos.org Receive the annual Orchid Source Directory detailing orchid suppliers worldwide Free and discounted admission to more than 200 botanical gardens and arboreta 10% discount on purchases on-line at www.aos.org including discount on back issues of ORCHIDS maga

and on American Orchid Society published books

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