President's Letter

September 2025

Gosh, summer is almost over! Lots to do, especially if you have moved all your orchids outside. Be sure to attend our September 21st meeting, when a panel of OSWP members will share how they bring their orchids back inside. Don’t miss it!

Our OSWP picnic on August 3rd at the Ohio Township Nature Center was terrific with over 80 members attending. From our members’ plants sale, to the show and tell plants, the raﬄe and all the great food brought in, it was a very special afternoon and a great time to re-connect and meet new members and their friends and family. Many thanks to the great group of volunteers who did so much to make it all happen and happen so beautifully.

Special thanks to Kaitlyn O’Toole, who has volunteered to be our new newsletter editor for the year. We look forward to enjoying her work bringing us our monthly newsletter. She will take over starting with the October issue. Please be sure to get any contributions to her by the 20th of the month. Thank you, Kaitlyn! (otoolek415@gmail.com)

Have a great finish to your summer and hope to see you on Sunday, September 21st, for our September OSWP meeting at the Spartan Center in Hazelwood.

Think orchids,

Gary VanGelder and Demetria Marsh