JANUARY 17, 2021 MEETING MINUTE NOTES OKLAHOMA ORCHID SOCIETY

Green Growers Presentation by Dotty Woodson PhD at 2:00pm on Growing and Blooming Phalaenopsis for Many Years. Dotty calls it “Don’t Throw Away That Orchid”. Her primary take home message was orchids are perennials. There were 13 attendees.

Meeting at 3:09 pm 

I Call to Order by Jana Butcher

II Introduction of Guests and New Members :

A. Vicki Hallock from Ft Lauderdale Orchid Society was our guest.

III Approval of Minutes from last meeting after meeting correction approval for change of habit to habitat under Reports item E. Minutes approved 1/17/2021

IV Treasurers Report: No Report

V Old Business:

A. Request for members to pay 2021 dues and send to Allen Koch.
B. Jana raised question about OOS logo. Johnita Turner confirmed that that logo is owned by the Society. Doug Needham said he would add it to the new website.

C. Website Steering Committee report by Dr. Doug Needham. Doug presented website progress report from OOS Steering Committee with discussion of website’s objectives, security-privacy, navigation, design, photos, favorite Icons, informative curated resources, welcoming voice and distributed authorship. He showcased the new website for members to see and provided its web address okOrchidSociety.org.

  1. Motion from Jana Butcher for redirecting old domain to new website seconded by Johnita Turner for going live as soon as possible was unanimously approved.
  2. Gabriel Guerrero-Savage redirected old domain to new website.

VI New Business:

A. Officers recommended that Carol Ash be a second co-signer on the OOS bank account if needed. Motion by Doug Needham and seconded by Allen Koch. Motion approved unanimously and Carol Ash accepted.

B. Birthday for Burrell Gambel turning 100 years old. Jana will give update when plans are made.

VII Announcements:

A. Thank you from Jana Butcher for everyone who attended the Will Rogers Gardens lighting project Saturday January 9th. OOS has 74 and 3/4 volunteer hours to date.

Auction -None

VIII Reports 

  A. Green Growers Recap -None

  B. Great Plains Judging Center-Did not meet.

  C. AOS Representative: No report

  D. SWROGA:

  1. Kansas Orchid Society show will be May 7th through the 9th.

2. Jana Butcher announced that all SWROGA societies will be invited to put a Zoom link for speaker presentations.

  E. Orchid Digest Representative : No report.

  F. OK Garden Council (Meets Sept-May): Carolyn McCabe reported meetings are monthly via Zoom. Their by-laws are available for pick up at the Will Rogers Gardens office. The next meeting will be February 12th, 2021.

  G. Conservation: No report

  H. Upcoming Show / Sale :

  1. May 1st sale. Postcards will be printed as well as the OOS website has a printable version for distribution. Jana asked OOS members to please “spread the word” for this event.
  2. Festival In The Park is May 15th, 2021.
  3. February 28th Mike Friday will be presenting a public class at Will Rogers Garden Center on Greenhouses. It will be announced in the Oklahoman Newspaper under the gardening section. Register for class at OK parks.gov.

   I. Other reports:

  1. February 1st is the postcard  submission deadline for the OOS show. Please send submissions to Doug Needham.
  2. Vicki Hallock gave an open invitation to the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society Zoom meetings the second Monday of every month at 6:30pm CT. The site is Flos.org and will give the Zoom link. Lindin Brazel, Patricia Hardy and Galen Decker will present in different months.

IX Program – Vice President Introduces Topic/Speaker:

A. Dotty Woodson was presented today by Carolyn McCabe for opening presentation.

X Show and Tell: Meeting adjourned at 3:25pm

A. Marcy Robinowitz, Dr Doug Needham, Jana Butcher, Gabriel Guerrero-Savage and Claire Garrett introduced their blooming orchids.

XI Refreshments and Sell Raffle Tickets: None

XII Plant Sale/Silent Auction (If Having): None

XIII Raffle Plants:None

XIV Adjournment Time  was 4:09 pm.