The Oklahoma Orchid Society met on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Kirkpatrick Horticultural Center at OSU/OKC.  The meeting was called to order by the president, Jana Butcher. 

Minutes of June  Meeting:

Motion made, seconded and passed to approve the June minutes. 

Treasurer's report:

There is $2,990.20 in the OOS account.  There is $20, 298.60  in  the 2010 show account.  This money will be transferred to the society's account when all checks have cleared.  Motion made, seconded and passed to approve the treasurer's report.  Motion made, seconded and passed to have our $200 donation to OSU/OKC be for scholarship purposes.     

SWROGA:

The next SWROGA show will be here in Alexandria, Louisiana, October 1-3.      

Great Plains Judging Center:

Out of sixteen plants brought in, five plants were awarded at the July meeting of the Great Plains judging center:  3 HCC's, 1 CBR, and 1 CHM.  Pictures of  awarded plants will be available on the society's web site. 

AOS

Cost for an annual membership to AOS is $60.  Membership entitles you to receive their magazine.  If you can't visit the AOS gardens in Florida in person, you may now take a virtual tour on their website.  

Orchid Digest

Our society is an affiliate member of ODC.  There is no paid staff.  All their efforts are by volunteer help.  Burrel Gambel has membership applications. 

Garden Club

No report.     

Old Business:

No old business. 

New Business:

Our society's next show will be April 15, 16, & 17, 2011.  Rooms at Will Rogers Garden Center have been reserved.  We will need a chairperson and committee chairpersons, as well as volunteers.  Please plan to volunteer.  Donated items will be needed for the silent auction table.

President Jana Butcher suggested that we sign up to bring a plant for greengrowers and for the raffle table at the main meeting.

Kansas Orchid Society will host a fall show on November 5-7, 2011.  Carolyn & Lowell McCabe will put up a society exhibit.  We need a volunteer to go up to Wichita on the November 7th to take down the exhibit.

The McCabe's annual open house will be on Sunday August 1st.  The greenhouse will be open at 11am.  A pot luck lunch will begin at 12:30pm.  There will be plants for sale with proceeds to go to the society.  Mike Friday's new greenhouse is close by and will be open at 3:30 pm.

Greengrowers

Burrel Gambel presented a program on dividing overgrown plants and repotting them.  It was hands on with audience participation.  Thank you for a very informative program! 

Program

Karlene Sanborn of Prairie Orchids presented a program on Draculas.  (Latin for Little Dragon!)  Thank you for an interesting program with great photos!