President's Letter

March 2026

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We have a Nominating Committee of Sheila Nathanson, Carol Panza and Don Ammon. They will present a slate of officers and directors for election at our June Annual Meeting. Our thanks to them for taking on this responsibility.

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And Kathy Collins is looking for two assistants, one for membership and one for secretary, to share some of the work with her. (It would be great if the membership assistant lived in the western portion of our area.) Please step up and let Kathy know.

 

We had a terrific meeting on Sunday, February 15th at the Spartan Event Center in Hazelwood. Over 50 members attended. Carlos J. Pasiche gave a great talk on how to determine what type of problem you might be having with your orchids and how to remedy it. Carolyn Bolton had lots of members for her Mini-Class on how to prepare your orchids to exhibit in the show. It’s great to always learn so much.  

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And special thanks to Ron Beck and his wife for hosting our speaker over the weekend. Ron is a new member and decided to step right up and help. Thanks again to Ron and his wife!​

 

Time to get involved! Now is the time to see how you can help with our 2026 Orchid Show in the South Hills at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The show will be in April, because of a hotel booking issue. Our show will be 4/9–4/12, open to the public 4/11–4/12. We need your help! Go to the OSWP website and sign up to volunteer.

 

We hope to see you on Sunday afternoon, March 15th, at the Spartan Event Center in Hazelwood for our monthly meeting with OSWP member orchid sales, orchid books sales (great orchid books for just $1), mini-class, business meeting, show and tell, raffle plus a great presentation on how to create an orchid exhibit. And we have wonderful treats as always! Hope you can join us.

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Think Orchids!

Gary VanGelder and Demetria Marsh