March 2026 Meeting

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Hello OSWP Members and Friends,

 

Below is the information regarding our upcoming meeting on Sunday, March 15th, at Spartan Event Center: 134 E. Elizabeth Street, 15207. (Off Second Avenue in Hazelwood)

 

Parking in the lot at the door, street parking, or in the overflow lot across the street.

 

12:30 Spartan Center opens

 

12:45

Members can sell their orchids at the two tables on the left side of the room toward the back.

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PLEASE NOTE: Our agreement with the Spartan Center requires us to cover the tables. Please wait until the tables get covered before putting anything on them.

 

1PM Mini-Class in upstairs classroom

Topic: All About Dendrobiums

Speaker: Sheila Nathanson

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1:45 Break

 

2:00 OSWP Business Meeting, Show and Tell, Raffle

Lots of information about the OSWP to be discussed, see our members beautiful orchids in bloom and learn about them and buy a ticket and win something from our raffle table.

 

2:45 Break

 

3:00 Speaker

Topic: Interactive construction of an orchid exhibit

Speaker: Carolyn Bolton & Carol Panza

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The March program at our upcoming OSWP meeting is an interactive construction of an orchid exhibit, using the plants brought into the meeting for Show and Tell. Carolyn Bolton and Carol Panza who design the exhibits for Akron, West Shore and the OSWP will lead the team. We are hoping members at the meeting will be part of a constructing team for an orchid exhibit with only a few orchids available. Members, in preparation for the spring show, can group together to create a novice exhibit. You only need a few orchids and a fern or two to make it happen. We will bring the supplies needed for this demonstration to keep it simple.

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If you would like to view our work, the first show is in Akron, Saturday and Sunday March 7th and 8th. If you would like to help us with the exhibit, we are always happy to have a few helping hands. We will accept plants for the exhibit as well, you can bring them to Carol Panza in Cranberry area or Carolyn Bolton in Jefferson Hills or come and bring it to the show set up and help us with exhibit set up.​​

 

4:00 Meeting Over and Clean-up

 

4:30 Spartan Center closes

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We hope to see you there to hear great growing information and learn more about orchid plants and orchid people.  

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Happy Growing and Think Orchids,

Gary and Demetria