OSET May 2012 Newsletter

Event Reminder!

OSET will have an orchid display and orchid sale this weekend at Exchange Place Spring Fest. Hours are Sat -10-5 and Sun 1-5. There are slots available on Saturday afternoon if you care to drop by and volunteer.

Next meeting is May 6^th, at 2 PM Linda Lee Earl will speak about Phragmipediums. She hopes to have plants for sale and members are invited to bring any plants they would like to sell. A Board meeting will follow the program.

Editor’s note:

While I was unable to attend the field trip to Marble Branch, I understand that several members did and had a grand time. You can find pictures of the trip on Facebook. Search for Orchid Society of East Tennessee. Alicia Neely posted many pictures of the trip on the page for our pleasure.

Many people have concerns about using Facebook. You can protect your privacy by setting up an email acct at yahoo, or a similar site etc. under a bogus name. Use that email address when you sign up for Facebook. You do not have to use your real name.

Hostess Table for May meeting

Salty Snack Evelyn Stillner

Sweet  Snack  Melodie  Davis

Upcoming Events

April 28^th-29^th Exchange Place Spring Fest   OSET will once again have an orchid display and sales table at the Spring Fest this year. WE need volunteers to set up Sat morning, man the booth during the two day event and take down on Sunday.  Saturday the hours run 10-5 and Sunday hours are 12-5 Please email Linda Lee Earl if you can help artuponthehill@hotmail.com.  These outreach events yield a little income for the club but more importantly give club members a chance to share their love of orchids with the public. Please consider supporting the club for a few hours during this event.  Please consider lending your blooming orchids for the display table. Linda will need to have the flowering plants by April 27^th.

May 19^th, Beginners Workshop at Gray Community Center 2-4 pm

 May 26^th -The JONESBORBOUGH GARDEN GALA OSET will have a booth inside the International Storytelling Center. This is a one day event, starting at 9:00am and this year will go to 5:00pm. We will have an orchid display as well as plants for sale.  Set up will begin at 8 am. This is a really neat event with some new things added this year to pull more traffic through the Story Telling Center. Please consider Volunteering to help with this event. PROCEEDS FROM THESE EVENTS HELP TO PROVIDE SPEAKERS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS. So come out and get involved.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail Linda Lee Earl or call (423)349-8099.

Meeting schedule

Note: OSET needs a Program Chairman!  Linda Lee, OSET President cannot continue doing both jobs. Please consider volunteering for the position. The program schedule is complete for 2012. The new chair would get ample time and mentoring to prepare for  2013.

May 6^th – Linda Lee Earl discusses Phrags. Member plant sale.

June 3^rd – Tom Wise, owner of John’s Island Orchids http://johnsislandorchids.com/index.html  Tom is an AOS judge and specializes in species. Members can see his inventory at his website and pre order plants.

July   OSET usually doesn’t meet in July. The Board has decided to make July our social month. Date and place to be determined.

August 5^th   Auction Day!

Sep 8^th   SATURDAY ! OSET will take another field trip. I will have more information in the next newsletter.

Oct 7^th    Member sale day and plant diagnosis day. 

Nov 4^th   Tom Harper  Phalaenopsis species specialist

Dec 2^nd   Christmas Party!

Submissions for the newsletter will be welcomed! Please email your news, reports or articles by the 22^th of the month to ensure they are included in the new edition. Mail to tpfletcher@charter.net

Directions to the Gray Community Center:

Directions from I 26(I-181) - Take the Gray exit #13 and turn Right. Turn Left onto Old Gray Station Road from the traffic light in front of Dairy Queen. Take the 1^st Left onto Gray Station Road. Take the 2^nd Right onto Gray Ruritan Drive. The 2^nd building on your Left is the Gray Community Center. This building is located next to the Gray Volunteer Fire Department. Address is 113 Gray Ruritan Road, Gray TN 37615