Our July meeting will be at our usual room at the Lakeside Garden Center in Lake Merritt park on Sunday - July 19 at 1:30 PM, program starts at 2 PM.  

The program will be a presentation on the recent World Orchid Conference last March in Dresden, Germany, and the plant table will be provided by Marni Turkel, pending her confirmation.  

For August, I am asking for someone to do a program/activity as I will be out of town the last half of the month.

All 2026 dues payments should be done by now; and remember we have several open Board and other positions:  Director, VP, and Hospitality come to mind.  The society needs your support so please consider joining the Board.

On a similar note, this year will be my last as President (and nominal Vice President) for the society.  I have been happy to see the society return from its hiatus of 2020, and hope going forward we are able to sustain our group by staging shows and sales for the public.  However, I have done as much as I can and need to step back a bit.  Therefore, starting in January of 2027, we need a new person for President, and hopefully someone else as VP.  I stand ready to help both individuals with programs, plant tables, etc but need to reduce my involvement in both positions. 

See you on Sunday, July 19th,

Carol 

OSC President

The Orchid Society of California (OSC) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the conservation, propagation, and knowledge of all orchids. Founded in 1934, the OSC is one of the oldest and most cherished orchid societies in the world.

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