Society News - What You Need to Know About our Thursday, July 16, 2026 Meeting - This THURSDAY!
- TBOS Notices
- Jul 14
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 14
JULY MEETING AGENDA
FROM OUR PRESIDENT - Fran Roberts
1. Welcome - Fran Roberts
2. Membership - Heather Ferrell
3. Approval of June Minutes - Fran Roberts
4. Treasurers Report - Julio Hector
5. AOS Corner – Laura Newton
6. Auction Results – Kathy Cox
7. BOD election results - Cheryl Crilly
8. Larry Finnegan Estate Orchid Sale – Cheryl Crilly
9. Annual Membership awards update – Cheryl Crilly
10.Guest Speaker – Fran Roberts
*******BREAK ***********
11. Members Bloom Table – membership
12. Raffle Table – Corinne Arnold
13.Adjournment – Fran Roberts
Krull-Smith is supplying our Drawing Table plants.
Be sure and get your drawing tickets early.
SPEAKER PRESENTATION
FROM OUR PROGRAM CHAIR - Kathy Cox
Our program this month will feature Bret and Ruth with Accent Orchids. Want a different way to grow orchids other than pots and wood slab mounts? They have the solution and will be showing us many ways to grow our plants that will add interest to our collections. Plus, they will be bringing many wonderful plants for sale.
Be sure to join us this month.
FROM 2nd VP, DISPLAY CHAIR - Kim Floyd
Ridge Orchid Society will be holding their annual show in September. September 19-20 , 2026. Display will go in on September 18th. Please start looking at your plants to see what might be available for the show. Please make sure they are clean and have no pests. Please test for viruses. Please reach out to Kim. We will need help to install the display, as well as dismantling the display.
AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY NEWS
In June, Tampa Bay Orchid Society, made a donation to the American Orchid Society in memory of member, Larry Finnegan. Larry Finnigan's Estate Orchid Sale
This sale is to be held on Saturday, July 18th. Cheryl will update us on the time during the meeting. The address is : 3107 Adams St North Tampa 33611
The sale is to benefit Larry's estate and medical costs.
BENEFITS OF AOS MEMBERSHIP
ORCHIDPRO
Seek and ye shall find. OrchidPro is the proprietary database of the American Orchid Society that contains information on all AOS awarded plants. It is available to members of the AOS. Search for your favorite orchid there.
WEBSITE, Facebook and Instagram
The AOS has everything you ever wanted to know about orchids, from basic growing information to expert guidance, all at your fingertips.
MONTHLY MAGAZINE - Print or Digital
Published since 1932, Orchids magazine (formerly known as the AOS Bulletin) is among the many benefits of AOS membership. Exploding with glorious full-page color photographs, each monthly issue is packed with topics of current interest for both beginners and advanced orchid growers.
Membership in the organization has many benefits. Go there, become a member today. https://secure.aos.org/join/new-membership
CHECK THIS OUT! World Orchid Conferences are only held once every three years.
JULY 15 WEBINAR - Available for everyone to view. Join orchid expert, Kay Perry, for a virtual journey to Dresden, host city of the World Orchid Conference 2026.
Do you have a great idea that works for you in your orchid growing experience? Do you have in depth knowledge of your favorite flower? Share your knowledge with eager learners.
The American Orchid Society is looking for WEBINAR PRESENTERS. Webinars are online video presentations. Add your name to the growing list of upcoming webinar presenters. Then invite everyone you know to watch it live or view the recorded webinars anytime, at their convenience.
The AOS Development Committee is busy working on the details for the next online Orchid Cultural Day.
The great big orchids make a statement from across the room. The tiny ones invite you to come closer. It is amazing to learn that all of these, so very different flowers, belong to the same family. They are all orchids. Not everyone grows them, but it should be interesting to know them!
LOCAL American Orchid Society Judging - Wednesday July 22
Open to the public. You are invited to Bring Us your Bloomers. Sit in and observe a team of AOS Judges as they use the tools available to review each entry.
The orchid growing public is encouraged to bring their blooming orchids in for review to any of our monthly judging or to any AOS judged show.
If at a show, all host society show rules also apply.
Plants must be pest free and presented in their best condition.
Exhibitor must be willing to pay the processing fees in a timely manner for any AOS award granted.
Membership in the AOS is not required to exhibit your orchids, but AOS membership offers discounts on processing fees.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tampa Orchid Club is inviting TBOS to join them on Tuesday, July 28th, on a Field Trip to Orchids in Bloom and Eucagenera in Apopka. We will leave at 9 am. Cheryl Crilly will let you know Thursday, at the meeting, if the van TOC is using has any seats available. The cost is $10 per person. Meet up at Northdale Recreation Center. The first stop will be Orchids in Bloom. Bring a bag lunch - she has a place for us to eat.
To Keep Up with TBOS Review the following pages on the TBOS website monthly
Title of Tabs
Home Page has the announcement date of our next meeting
Orchid Press Hot News - Our Digital Monthly Newsletter
Frequently Asked Orchid Questions - AOS, Webinar and Judging Center Information
Meeting Minutes - All TBOS Meeting Minutes (log in required)
Links - Preferred Ad Partner Information and other helpful orchid related links
Committee Reports - Chairs please submit your activity report to tampabayorchidsociety@verizon.net by the first Friday of the month to be included in the newsletter.
Remember to Visit Our Facebook Group often
to see what other Members and Page Visitors are Growing and Blooming
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