San Francisco Orchid Society
SFOS is a California non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation
The December 6th meeting is an end of the year in-person social event with a potluck dinner* starting at 7pm. There will be a show and tell, opportunity table and gift exchange. AOS judging will take place as usual. *Please label potluck food in consideration of those with food allergies 6:30 pm plant entry for AOS judging 7 pm potluck dinner 8 pm show & tell Everyone is encouraged as always to share orchids they have in bloom with the group (in-person only this month) followed by the "Opportunity Table" -every attendee will get a chance to pick a plant (or plant-related item) from the table there will not be raffle ticket sales this month if you have extra items to share you can 1) donate them to the opportunity table OR 2) add them to the separate gift exchange table OR 3) you can always bring items to sell to other members / attendees
Next Meeting: 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 at San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) NOTE CHANGE FOR Show & Tell submissions - in person only this month Welcome new member! Stephanie Zhu, Lien Nguyen, Max Holm, Katherine Lin, AnaCena & Kevin Hinterman *** Heidi is still looking for a membership co-chair Monthly AOS judgings: Pac Central JC on the 1st Tuesday night (12/6, 6:30 pm at SFOS meeting) & on the 3rd Sat (11/19) each month (9am at Filoli Gardens in Woodside); for more info contact Sylvia Darr, syldarr@gmail.com CA Sierra Nevada JC (CSNJC) judging: at SCOS monthly meetings (next on Wed 12/7) at Odd Fellows Hall, 1831 Howe Ave, Sacramento. AND CSNJC resumes weekend judgings in Lincoln, CA: 8:30 am Sunday January 22, 2023 at Dueling Dogs Brewing Company, 3030 Barrett Park Lane, Lincoln CA. Contact: Lynne Murrell (lynne.murrell@outlook.com), More AOS details on page 6-7. Save the date! 2023 Pacific Orchid Expo (POE) Celebrating Diversity February 24-26 More info on page 9. Tickets on sale here Have you signed up to volunteer at POE 2023? Click here to sign up! Interested in being more involved with SFOS? Sign up to volunteer! More info on page 10. On Instagram? Share your IG handles here to be tagged on show and tell photos posted on IG
December 6th member meeting in-person only
For over 70 years the SFOS mission has been to foster the culture and conservation of orchids and to promote education of its members and the public about orchids. Our goals include: an exchange of information from exhibitions, publications, and the Internet, maintenance of a reference library, and participation in worldwide activities.
Tips for the Virtual Meeting on Zoom * Please note, the Dec. 6 Member meeting will be in person only. We will still be holding Zoom versions of our meetings from Jan. 2023 to maintain access for those who prefer the virtual format. For the virtual show and tell will resume in Jan. 2023
In-person meetings at the Hall of Flowers We welcome everyone back to in-person meetings at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. To protect one another, please be prudent: wear your mask, and stay away if you're feeling ill. Please bring your plants for the in-person Show and Tell! Please do keep an eye on your email for updates. We hope very much to see everyone in person, but if local circumstances change we may need to return to exclusively virtual meetings.
Opportunity Table We will raffle off some orchids for in-person attendees at the December 6th meeting.
From the President We are ending 2022 with a greenhouse tour and potluck dinner party. From 10am to 3pm on Saturday December 3rd Amy and Ken Jacobsen are opening their greenhouse doors in Half Moon Bay for a tour for SFOS members and guests. Ken and Amy are both AOS and former CSA judges, and are premier breeders and collectors of many different types of orchids, specializing in Asian Cymbidiums, Cattleya alliance, and Sarcochilus. Many will be available for sale. This tour has limited space and is first come first serve. To arrange a time slot and to receive the address, please email Ken at: kenneth.p.jacobsen@gmail.com. Are you interested in potentially hosting a small group of SFOS members to see your greenhouse or growing space? SFOS member Don Nadler is leading an effort to collect names and other relevant details (Where is your greenhouse / space? How many people and when might you be open to hosting? What do you grow and when might they be in bloom? …) to start planning at least one of these smaller group tours of members’ growing spaces. You can send your information to me via info@orchidsanfrancisco.org. Our holiday dinner party on December 6th will officially start at 7pm in the SF County Fair Bldg auditorium. There will not be a speaker or Zoom meeting this month - everyone attending will get a free plant or other plant related item from the opportunity table in lieu of the usual raffle tickets - and all attendees are encouraged to bring blooming plants in for show & tell, one or more plants or plant related items for the gift exchange and/or opportunity table, as well as a potluck dish to share (it should be enough for 5-10 people, and labelled with relevant ingredients for those with food restrictions or allergies to nuts, seafood, etc.) - the room will be open for setup for the potluck by 6:15pm - so please plan to arrive between 6:15-7pm to help. The Combo SFOS Board / Show Committee meeting will be on Dec 12 from 7-8:30pm on Zoom only this month. Discounted advance sale tickets for POE 2023 are now available online from our website. The theme is “Celebrating Diversity,” and Preview Night will be on Thursday, Feb 23 from 6pm-9:30pm. So buy your tickets and spread the word to your friends - or perhaps gift them tickets or memberships. Remember that the higher sponsorship level SFOS memberships often include weekend tickets to POE and those will be emailed to you closer to the event in February. If you have questions about your membership level or POE tickets please reach out to Heidi or me via info@orchidsanfrancisco.org. Heidi is still looking for a co-chair that preferably can be available in person at the monthly meetings. -Jeff
Phalaenopsis lindenii, Dave Hermeyer
Howeara Lava Burst ‘Puanani’ AM/AOS, Winnie Wang
Monthly Show & Tell Highlights Members pictures of their blooming plants & growspaces
Diplocaulobium sp., Kay Klumb
Vanda tesselata ‘Mimi Palmer’ Jeff Harris
Coelogyne assamica, Judy Carney
Scaphosepalum ovulare, Kay Klumb
Rhyncholaeliocattleya (Rlc) Hawaiian Wizard ‘Carmela,’ (aka Brassolaeliocattleya or Blc) Lisa Perla
Leptotes bicolor, Dave Hermeyer
Maxillaria soconuscana, Paul Bourbin
Another Orchid Culture Day is coming! Join us Saturday, December 4th starting @ 8:00 AM Pacific This event will be held virtually using our GotoWebinar platform Come with your coffee and snacks! Enjoy a day with these delightful speakers and learn about these topics, history, hybridizing and of course, orchid CULTURE! Schedule (All times are Pacific Standard Time) 8:00 -8:45 am Russ Vernon 8:45 - 9:00 am Q & A 9:00 -9:15 am Coffee Break 9:15 - 10:00 Peter T. Lin 10:00 Noon -10:15 pm Q & A 10:15 - 10:30 pm Refreshment break 10:30 - 11:15 pm Ron McHatton 11:15 -11:30, We will take questions for Ron to answer later 11:30 -11:45 pm Refreshment break 11:45 - 12:30 pm Tom Mirenda 12:30 - 12:45 pm Q & A 12:45 - 1:00 pm We will spin the Wheel of Orchid Fortune for prizes Unable to Join the Live Stream? No problem! We will provide registrants a link to view the recording at your convenience. Cost: $30 (Please go To AOS Website to Register) AOS has a wealth of information for growers on their website, titled Orchid Care. Here is a sample: Why are my orchid's leaves wrinkled and leathery? This orchid has lost its roots, probably due to overwatering, and cannot take up water. Shriveled leaves indicate a lack of water to plant tissue. The next step is to determine why the plant is not getting sufficient water. First, look at the roots. If they appear a healthy white or green and are plump, and the medium is in good shape, suspect underwatering, especially if the roots are white and the pot is very light. If, on the other hand, the roots are in poor condition, suspect root loss. If the plant has no roots, it cannot take up any water, no matter how much you give it. In this case, the cause may be root loss owing to overwatering or medium deterioration, or a recently repotted and poorly established plant. The immediate solution is to raise humidity in the plants’ vicinity to reduce stress on whatever roots there may be, and then deal with whether to repot or to simply wait until the plant establishes in the fresh medium. MONTHLY AOS ORCHID JUDGINGS : Pacific Central Judging Center hosts 2 monthly: – Tuesday December 6, during the regular SFOS monthly meeting at the Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. AND Saturday November 19 at Filoli Historic House & Garden, 86 Canada Road, Woodside CA. Questions? Contact James Heilig heiligja@msu.edu California Sierra Nevada Judging Center (CSNJC) upcoming judgings – Wednesday December 7, during the regular SCOS monthly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall, 1831 Howe Ave, Sacramento. And CSNJC resumes weekend judgings in Lincoln, CA: Sunday January 22, 2023 at Dueling Dogs Brewing Company, 3030 Barrett Park Lane, Lincoln CA; plant entry at 8am; judging starts at 8:30am . Questions? Contact Lynne Murrell: lynne.murrell@outlook.com Until we meet again, hopefully SOON, stay healthy, Happy Holidays, and Happy Growing. -Lynne Murrell, Your AOS Representative
AOS Corner, December 2022
Board: Jeff Harris, Adam Farrar, Faye Rabino, Alison Fishman, Yujin Kim, Stuart Menaker, Geoff Harris, Hana Hardy, Dave Hermeyer, Heidi Arno, Maria Brar Show Committee: Bill Weaver, Mishi Nova, Don Nadler Zoom Board meeting called to order: (7:06 pm) President's update: Jeff - Treasurer’s report: Faye Oct 2022 finance report review (Jeff sitting in for Faye) Stuart moved to approve the finance report. Adam seconds. VP’s update: Adam Nov 1 meeting follow up - attendance (~25 people attended the in-person meeting and another ~35 on Zoom) Future Programming Updates: Dec 6 - Holiday party - in person only potluck, show & tell, gift exchange and plant raffle - no speaker/no Zoom - note we should already have enough plants (~15 from Jeff Tyler / In Situ Orchids in Sacramento / ~ 20-30? From Tiny Jungle) + gift certificates (3x $50 from Sloat + 5-10? from SVO) for all attendees to win something - but will encourage everyone to bring some extras to gather more donated items? January 3 - Tim Culbertson on “Modern Hybrids in the Zygopetalum Alliance” in conjunction with Sacramento Orchid Society February 7 - Skills Session Spectacular! March 7 - Carol Klonowski on Tolumnias April 4 - TBD May 2 - TBD, potentially Dotty Woodson in conjunction with Sacramento Orchid Society June 6 - TBD, potentially Theresa Hill in conjunction with Sacramento Orchid Society Show & Tell - updates on new S&T process: email to info@orchidsanfrancisco.org - put systematically renamed files of submitted pictures into a shared folder and into a Google Slide deck … Heidi Arno offered to help assemble the submitted pictures into slides and Kay Klumb offered to gather some supplemental info Updates from the SFOS Programming for 2023 Survey . Results are here Proposed 2023 change for online opportunity table gift certificates Dec 3rd HMB Greenhouse tours by Mitch, Ken & Amy Dec 6th Holiday Party / Potluck Ending online raffle gift certificates in 2023. Don Nadler - proposal to arrange smaller “member greenhouse / growing space” tours vs garden/larger greenhouse tours - will poll members starting in December for interest in participating as a host. Membership update: Heidi Welcomed new members this month: Stephanie Zhu, Lien Nguyen, Max Holm, Katherine Lin, AnaCena & Kevin Hinterman *** Heidi is still looking for a membership co-chair Newsletter editor update - (Yujin) All content due by the 15th of each month. Send to yujin@orchidsanfrancisco.org Old Business: Filoli Orchid Show Exhibit - Group D: install, Monday, Feb. 6 (10:00 AM); deinstall, Monday, Feb. 13 (8:00 AM) - Lynne Murrell is leading this again, but needs collaborators. Daily “staffing” w volunteers to promote SFOS and POE 2023? Bank account updates made by Faye & Jeff including 7 month term Wells Fargo CD New Business: Dec 3rd HMB Greenhouse tours by Mitch, Ken & Amy Dec 6th Holiday Party / Potluck Don Nadler - proposal to arrange smaller “member greenhouse / growing space” tours vs garden/larger greenhouse tours —----------- SHOW COMMITTEE topics Show chair: Maria Brar Subcommittee chairs/co-chairs and summary of current activities Jeff is still finalizing permits, gathering exhibitor applications (Due by Dec 5th), as well as working with Maria on preview night and other planning and oversight items. Tom is leading vendor applications and vendor setup. Dave is helping Jeff & Maria with the floorplans, as well as setting up the volunteer website on signup.com (https://signup.com/go/VnYMtpj) Adam is leading volunteer oversight and working with Maria and Jeff on setup and other planning items. Faye, Yujin and Maria are working on the member plant sales and other areas needing barcodes or SFOS financial transactions for sales at the show. Yujin and Diane are co-chairs for the SFOS exhibit - are working on design elements now (planning a floor display just inside the entrance to the auditorium) and will be getting names of members with a list of likely plants to bring for the display closer to the event in February. Mishi and Joe volunteered to co-chair security and will be recruiting others to assist as security leads each day during the event. Mitch is co-leading the ribbon judging with Ron Norris, as well as helping to coordinate AOS judging with Japheth. Chuck and Kay - co-chairing credentials - name badges for volunteers and vendors Bill Weaver volunteered to take some pictures of volunteers / attendees Jonathan Fong - theme graphics made for ad placements and continuing to work on other versions needed for other items (possibly T shirts - https://www.accessuniforms.com/ ) - see bottom of this document Heidi, Maria and Jeff working on outreach to potential sponsors for advertising and the Silent Auction - but we need many more members to help out here and here; link to media kit Next Combo Board Show Committee Meeting: Monday Dec 12 at 7pm by Zoom only. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.
SFOS Board Meeting/Show Committee Minutes Nov. 7, 2022
Join us as a member via the website www.orchidsanfrancisco.org If you are not sure about your dues status, check your email history or just ask! Automated SFOS Membership Dues renewal bills for those who paid online via the website will go out before the 12 month anniversary date. If you want help with this process we can assist you - email us at membership@orchidsanfrancisco.org If you cannot use the online process, you can still mail a check along with your updated contact information to: SFOS Membership PO Box 27145 SF, CA 94127-0145
VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES RESUMES ! We are pleased to announce that our very popular series of online presentations will return for the Fall/Winter season. Members and guests will be able to enjoy all new lectures on the 4th Tuesday of the month starting at 8:30pm Eastern time (5:30pm Pacific time). Each presentation will last 40-50 minutes and time for questions and discussion will follow. Click here for the link) SCHEDULE: November 22, 2022: Rick Burian (NOC Vice-president) Orchids of Rhodes January 24, 2023: Brandon Corder (former Case Grant recipient) Triphora: North America's Most Enigmatic Orchid Genus February 28, 2023 Jyotsna Sharma, PhD. (Texas Tech University) Orchid ecology and conservation (Title TBD) March 28, 2023: Hong Liu, PhD.(Florida International University) Orchid preservation (Title TBD) Reminder notices and speaker bios will be sent out prior to each presentation. We look forward to having you join us for these engaging talks.
Annual Dues* $25: Standard Membership (includes opportunity table access and email newsletters to one person) $40: Household membership (2 or more people) $75: Supporting Membership (includes 2 POE weekend passes*, opportunity table access plus email newsletters) $150: SFOS Patron Membership (includes 4 POE weekend passes*, opportunity table access, email newsletters, one copy of A Bay Area Guide to Orchids and their Culture) $500: SFOS Benefactor Membership (includes a mention in one of the newsletters, as well as all items in the Patron level - donation value of $350 $1,000: SFOS Orchid Circle (includes everything in the Benefactor level as well as a donation towards SFOS conservation and education funds with a donation value of $850 *We can provide a donation acknowledgement letter in lieu of POE tickets. As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, SFOS Memberships. Donations can be claimed as tax deductible, but please consult your tax professional.
You can help... The San Francisco Orchid Society joins other orchid societies and businesses participating in the 1% FOC campaign by committing to budget 1% or more of our net revenue towards orchid conservation projects. For more information: orchidconservationcoalition.org
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Volunteers needed for SFOS! For year-round SFOS positions: librarian/historian conservation & education grant oversight committees sponsorships/donations committee members/leads persons to assist VP with programming, skills sessions & greenhouse/garden tours lead for opportunity table raffle ticket sales at meetings For more info. contact: info@orchidsanfrancisco.org
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Current SFOS Contacts President: Jeff Harris (president@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Vice President: Adam Farrar (adam@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Secretary: Alie Fishman (alisonlfishman@gmail.com) Treasurer (CFO): Faye Rabino (CFO@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Directors: Geoff Harris (geoffsharris@gmail.com) Stuart Menaker (stuart@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Yujin Kim (yujin@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Hana Hardy (hana@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Past President: Dave Hermeyer (dave@hermeyer.us) Membership Chair: Heidi Arno (membership@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Newsletter Editor: Yujin Kim (yujin@orchidsanfrancisco.org) AOS Representative: Lynne Murrell (lynne.murrell@outlook.com) Orchid Digest Representative: Faye Rabino Webmaster: John Rushworth (johnrush@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Show Chair: Maria Brar (maria@orchidsanfrancisco.org) Information on open positions and General Inquiries at: (info@orchidsanfrancisco.org)
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