On Sunday September 30, members of the Ayr and District Orchid and Allied Plant Society (ADOAPS) met at the home of President Sharon Kenny for their Annual General Meeting.
Most executive members were re-elected unopposed, but Charles Lee was elected as President and Sharon was elected to a well-deserved rest as Vice President after 13 years of guiding the society.
An ordinary meeting, chaired by the new President Charles, followed the closing of the AGM.
In his opening remarks, Charles stated that he wished to keep the formal meetings short and concise.
“After all, the reason we meet is to discuss and learn about orchids and other green house plants,” he said.
It was decided that ADOAPS would hold another market stall at the Plantation Creek Markets on Sunday, November 19.
It was also decided to offer a year's free membership to all members of the general public who bought a plant from our stall.
Charles hopes to have a schedule of topics for the ensuing 12 months for publication at the next meeting on 5th November.
He also asked members to nominate topics for discussion that are of interest to them.
The theme of the next meeting will be 'potting mixes for specific genera'.
After the meeting closed, members enjoyed an afternoon tea and a wander around Sharon's garden and orchid houses.
The members of ADOAPS extend an invitation to anyone interested in orchids or gardening in general to join.
Meetings usually starts with a short business meeting followed by a technical talk and discussion before the raffle is drawn.
Afternoon tea, a bit of socialising and casting popular vote on plants tabled is next.
After smoko there is commentary on the plants tabled by one of their more knowledgeable members.
The meeting concludes around 4:30 pm.
ADOAPS meet at the CWA hall in Ayr at 2:00pm on the first Sunday of the month (excluding January).
For up-to-date information on activities, please refer to the 'Ayr and District Orchid and Allied Plant Society' Facebook page.
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