The next monthly member meeting is Tuesday, March 7th at 7 pm in greenhouse #10

We will finish the rest of the repotting webinar and we will have repotting stations to repot your orchid so

bring one of your orchids in and repot it.

The February Show was a success again this year! Thanks to the members who helped set up and work at

the raffle and sales tables, and hospitality was excellent as usual. Thanks to the members that put in

such beautiful displays.

The Botanical Gardens reported attendance for the weekend at #1993

Sat – 925Sun – 1068

The orchid talks on Sat and Sun were well received by the public with many positive

comments.

The new educational orchid exhibits in the orchid display area are receiving a lot of

attention if you haven’t seen them go take a look at the meeting.

Spring MAOC MeetingGreater Omaha Orchid Society

30th Annual Orchid Show and saleMarch 24-26, 2017

AtLauritzen Gardens

100 Bancroft St. Omaha, NE 68108

MAOC AuctionOrchid related items for the auction needed

If you have anything to donate please bring it to the meeting on Tuesday so our members

going can take it with them.

February 22, 2017 Board MeetingPresent: Sue Lach, Jim Gibbons, Cindy Robinson, Russ Miller, Tony Achtyl, Donna Lipowicz, Sue Charles, Peter Martin, Karen Mace-Stevens, John Kocela

Shade cloth will be hung to shade vendors in GH 10 from heat from the sun Saturday morning of show signs will be out by the street. Roast beef Friday, pizza Saturday, and subs Sunday. There will be

no breakfast items unless brought in by members. Cynthia, Clevelands Botanical Gardens outreach coordinator is our contact person if we want to ask her husband, Mark,

the “Orchid Doctor” for a speaking engagement. John Kocela brought up important matter of new members to join the group. “Bring a friend to a meeting?”---ideas

anyone, please? Members are encouraged to bring orchids for the sales table if they so choose to. Looking into tax exempt form for the club. Discussion needed about fall show. There will be no judges available because of the World Orchid Conference that same

weekend in Ecuador. There can be a show but coordination needs to take place to get it off the ground. More at March meeting.

Repotting March meeting, the 7th. There will be stations for repotting different orchids. Bring in one you need repotted. We will also be watching the end of the repotting webinar.

Genesee Region Orchid Show Set up Friday March 31

Show April 1-2Rochester Museum & Science Center

657 East Ave.Rochester NY 14607

www.geneseeorchid.orgCheck their website for class list, and registration forms

We will need plants to take to the show, you can bring them to the gardens on Wednesday March 29

Please have your plants listed and in the correct class.

WOC 22 in Guayaquil Ecuador

Nov 8-12, 2017

www.woc22.com

Check out the website, there are a ton of speakers scheduled. Orchid tours are available before and

after the WOC days with our friends from

Ecuagenera

NFOS Calendar of Events 2017

NFOS board meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month @ 11 am in greenhouse #10. All members are invited to attend.

NFOS Board MembersPresident Joe DiDomenico

Vice President Sue Charles

Corresponding Secretary John Kociela

Recording Secretary Peter Martin

Treasurer Laurie Joyce

Sunshine chair/Librarian Barb Domagala

Webmaster/Newsletter Donna Lipowicz

Members at large Tony Achtyl, Al Baran, Russ Miller, Sue Lach,

2017 NFOS Mtg Schedule

January 3, 2017 Monthly meetingFebruary 7, 2017 Show plans & repotting webinar February 24-26, 2017 NFOS Orchid ShowMarch 7, 2017 Repotting session, bring your orchidApril 4, 2017 Orchids in Full Water Culture FWCMay 9, 2017 How to register your plant in a showJune 6, 2017 Plant Swap, bring in plants, books ect…July 2017 No meeting Enjoy the summerAugust 2017 NFOS PicnicSept 5, 2017 ????????Oct 3, 2017 ????????Nov 7, 2017 Display only show???Dec 5, 2017 Christmas Party

AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY EVENTS JOIN US FOR 2017 WEBINARS

8:30-9:30 pm www.aos.org

Public Webinars open to allMarch 14, Greenhouse Chat April 18, Greenhouse Chat

AOS Member Only WebinarsApril 5, Virus Testing and Identification