President's Letter

January 2026

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On Sunday, December 7th, the OSWP held its annual Holiday Party at the Crown Plaza Hotel with approximately 120 members attending. A phenomenal group! It was a very special afternoon thanks to Carolyn Bolton, the chief party planner, and her team, including Janet Greenberg, Kathy Collins, Jinghua Ou, and Brandon Williams.

 

Plus Dave Sorokowsky of Paph Paradise brought his pre-ordered orchids at a discount, our wonderful orchid favors and gave a great talk about Multi-Floral Paphs. All that plus a lovely dinner and incredible Cookie Table, made it a wonderful dinner party.  

 

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. Let our show co-chairs, Kathy McCafferty, Lawrene Neel and Mary Ann Pike know you would like to get involved. We need your help!

 

We hope to see you on Sunday afternoon, January 18th, at the Spartan Event Center in Hazelwood for our monthly meeting with OSWP member orchid sales, mini-class, business meeting and our speaker, Dave Miller, talking about American Orchid Society ideas about orchid exhibits. Plus we have great treats as always! Hope you can join us.

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May your new year be filled with happiness and good growth.

Think Orchids!

Gary VanGelder and Demetria Marsh