The October 2011 newsletter is available to view / download.

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http://www.TucsonOrchidSociety.org/news/TOS_News_2011_10.pdf

Members:

Normally our society meets on the third Wednesday of each month and the phoenix society meets the following day on the third Thursday of the month.

However, for September the third Wednesday (9/21) falls almost a week behind the third Thursday (9/15) since 9/1 was a Thursday itself.

In order to coordinate the speakers, the Tucson Orchid Society will move its meeting to the second Wednesday (9/14) so that the speaker can be in Phoenix the following day.

To summarize … the meeting for September is being moved to Wednesday the 14^th of September.

Thank you,

Tucson Orchid Society

Just a reminder ...

The June 2011 TOS meeting will be held at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, located at 2150 N. Alvernon way.

Please make note of this change.

AOS is on the move.  At the members meeting held in April, it was announced that all members with email addresses would receive an invitation in early May to explore the AOS web site that has been under development which also included the new Orchids Plus program and to provide feedback.  During that time, both web sites will run simultaneously.  When the new site is made active you’ll notice a new, fresh  look to the AOS website.  Its more than a cosmetic change.  Along with upgrades and added material, the new Orchids Plus program will be available.  If you are a current subscriber to AQ+, you will need to re-register in the new program.  AOS also anticipates a ‘social network’ component to the website and it is currently under development.

In addition, at the Members meeting, the Board of Trustees announced that a committee has been formed to assess the future strategic partners for the AOS.  Possible strategic partners are Huntington Gardens in California, Fairchild Botanical Garden in Florida and Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.  The current AOS property in Delray is under contract for purchase and the potential purchaser is going through some local zoning change requirements.  It is anticipated that sale will be completed in the last quarter of 2011.

The traditional Affiliated Societies breakfast was well attended.  We had a conversation of what the AOS means to the affiliated societies and what can the societies do to further promote the AOS.  The AOS reps present at the meeting asked for more communication between the AOS and the affiliated societies.  The Affiliated Societies Committee members will be reaching out to the societies throughout the upcoming months with the goal of getting all the contact information corrected and updated.

Does your society have any special members that they would like to recognize?  If so, AOS can provide Certificates of Appreciation for your society to use in recognizing them for their outstanding achievements or contributions.  If you have a need for these certificates or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the AOS in general, please feel  to contact me through This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Lynn Fuller, Chair
AOS Affiliated Societies Committee