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NEBRASKA FLORISTS SOCIETY
SEASONS
FALL ISSUE
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NEBRASKA FLORISTS SOCIETY FALL SEASONS
HEARTLAND/FALL CONVENTION HELD IN OMAHA
Our Heartland/Fall Convention was held
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in Omaha on October 11 and 12 at the
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Comfort Inn and Suites at 72 & Grover.
We would like to thank all who attended.
Our weekend was full of fun and
education.
We started the weekend off with two
hands-on classes. Kevin Smith AIFD,
CFD, NAFD showed them techniques for
putting a new twist on the basic elastic
wristlet for corsages. Molly Boulden
NAFD and Pam Cyboron NAFD taught
them to make a traditional sympathy
piece and using the same flowers, turn it
into a contemporary piece.
A very special “THANK YOU” to
DWF Wholesale Florist Omaha for
graciously providing all the product and
sponsoring both of these classes. We
truly appreciate your support!
Saturday evening was our “NEBRASKA
ACADEMY AWARDS” red carpet dinner.
Attendees were able to actually walk the
‘red carpet’ and have their photo taken in
front of our own step and repeat. As they
entered they were welcomed by
“Humphrey Vendela” aka Damon Samuel
AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI, NAFD, NMF.
We inducted two new Hall Of Fame
members, Jeannie Flynn and Althea
Wiest NAFD. Jeannie has spent many
years specializing in bridal work. Jeannie
has been an inspiration to many in the
floral industry. Althea has been in the
industry for many years also. She has
owned her own shop and has been a
designer for several other shops as well.
She is a very active member of the
NAFD. She has graciously accepted the
job of flower room coordinator at
Heartland many times. We are very
proud of both of these ladies and were so
pleased to be able to surprise both of
them.
Later in our dinner we inducted three new
members into the Nebraska Academy of
Floral Designers. These three, Rhonda
Bullington NAFD, Stacy Schulte NAFD,
and Gary Tharnish CFD, PFCI, NAFD
have all worked hard through
competitions to attain this award.
Our congratulations to all who were
honored. We are proud to have each
of you as a member of our Society.
Pictures from top to bottom:
Jeannie Flynn honored as Hall of Fame Member. Shown her with her granddaughter.
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Althea Wiest NAFD honored as Hall of Fame Member. Shown here with her family.
Stacy Schulte NAFD, Gary Tharnish CFD, PFCI, NAFD, and Rhonda Bullington NAFD inducted
into the Nebraska Academy of Floral Designers
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Teleflora designer
Gerry Toh AIFD, CFD, CCF
A very special “THANK YOU” to
all our sponsors and donors who
helped our Heartland a success!
Accent Décor
Bill Doran Company
Bloomnet
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
TELEFLORA FOR SPONSORING OUR
GUEST DESIGNER.
Craftware Pottery
Gerry presented his program entitled, Winning
Everyday” In this program attendees learned
how to stand out by utilizing the four “M”s of
marketing, merchandising, management, and
maintenance.
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Gerry showed very creative designs as well as
inventive product displays. These are things
that every shop, whether in a larger city or a
smaller rural area, can put to use in their
business and help manage their inventory and
help maintain sales.
We truly appreciate Gerry spending his
weekend with us and sharing not only his
design talents but his marketing techniques as
well.
CRI Sales
DWF Wholesale
Fern Trust
FTD
Green Valley Growers
JW Perry
North American Wholesale
Smithers Oasis
Sunwest Wholesale
Syndicate Sales
Teleflora
United Rental
Local members also presented programs.
Rhonda Bullington NAFD, showed attendees how to connect with their clients
and reach new customers in her program “SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE FLORAL
INDUSTRY…ARE YOU CONNECTED”. She helped them see how using the free
social media can help promote and grow your business.
Steve Barton AIFD, CFD, NAFD and D. Damon Samuel AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI,
NAFD, NMF gave us all a new respect and love for greenery in their program,
“FLEUR DE’ GREEN…OUI, OUI”. In this program they used greenery in every
design element of their work.
This program was sponsored by FERN TRUST, BLOOMNET and Bill Doran
Company. We thank them both for their support!
During this program, Steve and Damon honored several NFS/NAFD members
that we have lost recently: Lois Hall and Al Potter were both Hall of Fame
Members. Craig Boetger NAFD, Dale Schmidt NAFD, and Leigh Cave NAFD
were all members of the Nebraska Academy of Floral Designers. Each of these
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has been involved in the floral industry
for many years and have all shared their
talent with us over the years. We will truly miss them all.
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Pictured to the left: Brandi Carter with her first place entry in
Category 2. Brandi is the owner of BrandiLion Designs.
This entry earned Brandi enough points get into the Nebraska
Academy of Floral Designers. Congratulations Brandi!
Brandi was also awarded Best of Show with this entry.
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She also placed 2 place in Category 4.
DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS
REMINDER OF AIFD SYMPOSIUM
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2015
Mary Thomsen (top) with her 1st place
entry in Category 1.
Pam Deerberger (above) with her 2nd
place entry in Category 2
Both of these designers are from
Blossom Khardt.
The annual meeting was held after the
design programs.
2015 AIFD National
Symposium
“Journey”
June 30 – July 4, 2015
Sheraton Denver
Downtown
Denver, Colo.
AIFD has graciously given us
another free Education
Registration to the 2015
Symposium which will be
held in Denver.
This will provide entry to all
educational programs that
will be held in Denver.
We will be awarding this at
the March meeting so make
sure you are present.
Our sincere thanks to AIFD
for this generous gift.
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AIFD Symposium 2015 celebrates their 50
anniversary and will prove to be very
exciting for The Nebraska Florists Society!
We have three of our members that will be
inducted into AIFD at this meeting. They
have all worked very hard to attain this status
and we are very proud of them.
Another exciting part of symposium will be
that Brenda Veasman AIFD, CFD, NAFD, IMF
will be presenting a program on stage. She
will be taking a ‘journey’ into the future of
design by putting a futuristic ‘twist’ on an
existing medium.
AIFD Symposium is always food for the soul
of a florist and having
it so close to us is a
perfect time to take
advantage to
attend.
“Journey” – a
fitting
representation
of the legacy
of the past
creative
artists, the
current members and
an eye toward the future
members of the organization. (quote
from AIFD website)
To see a glimpse into the 2015 “Journey”
Symposium, go to the website:
www.aifd.org
NEBRASKA FLORISTS SOCIETY
DWF Wholesale in Denver was the
site for the location for an event
hosted by the South Central
Region of AIFD.
The program was entitled “In Loving
Memory…Funeral Tributes for Today”
This program featured AIFD designers
from the eight states in the South Central
Region.
PICTURED TO THE RIGHT ARE:
All the designers who presented the
sympathy design program.
Nebraska was represented very well by
Brenda Veasman AIFD, CFD, NAFD, IMF
and Gary Tharnish CFD, PFCI, NAFD.
You can see pictures from the event on
Facebook. Search for AIFD South Central
Region Chapter.
AIFD was also represented very well at our Heartland Convention.
Pictured left to right: Paul Simpson AIFD, CFD, NAFD, NMF, Gary Tharnish
CFD, PFCI, NAFD, Steve Barton AIFD, CFD, NAFD, Brenda Veasman AIFD,
CFD, NAFD, IMF, Mary Doyle CFD, NAFD, Kevin Smith AIFD, CFD, NAFD,
and D. Damon Samuel AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI, NAFD, NMF.
Gary and Mary, along with Holly Studthoff will be inducted into AIFD next
summer in Denver.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
NORTH DISTRICT DIRECTORS
SYLVIA SAMUEL NAFD
CINDY MARKVICKA NAFD
402-612-2588
308-346-5035
[email protected]
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
AMY BISHOP
BRENDA VEASMAN AIFD, CFD, NAFD
402-395-2430
402-333-3430
[email protected]
[email protected]
KRISTI HEMBREE
EXECUTIVE TREASURER/SECRETARY
605-338-4871
GARY THARNISH PFCI, NAFD
[email protected]
402-421-2613
SOUTH DISTRICT DIRECTORS
[email protected]
COURTNEY CRAIG NAFD
EAST DISTRICT DIRECTORS
402-802-2781
STEVE BARTON AIFD, NAFD
[email protected]
402-733-7879
JOHN RUPE
[email protected]
308-995-4832
DAMON SAMUEL AIFD, AAF,
[email protected]
CFD, PFCI, NAFD, NMF
MARY DOYLE CFD, NAFD
402-714-9514
402-421-9351
[email protected]
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Still Looking For Input
I want to start off by thanking all of you that attended and participated in this past Heartland. A great time was had by all.
But with that said, attendance was low and somewhat disappointing. We have asked in the past how to correct that and have
attempted to try some of those things. The price was lower for this meeting for one thing. We have been asked for different people to
do the educational programs. We have had very little interest from anyone wanting to step up and do a program. And have had others
that have said they would do a program and then when the time has rolled around they have bailed.
Some have said that they don't want to give up their weekends. But I doubt seriously if you can't give up a Saturday or Sunday that
you are going to give up another day.
We certainly need to work at keeping our Society strong. So please share your thoughts, comments or concerns with one of our
Board members or our President. You can also contact us via email at [email protected].
Respectfully,
Steve Barton
Nebraska Florists Society Board Member
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“RED CARPET TO SUCCESS” FUN
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A sincere “THANK YOU” to Ed Carlson Photography
for our pictures of the evening.
Ed Carlson Photography 402.871.6791
www.edcarlsonphotography.com
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We want to give a special “thank you” again to all of our local wholesalers that made this
weekend possible. We truly appreciate your support!
Bill Doran Company
JW Perry Wholesale
Craftware Pottery
Cutts
North American Wholesale
DWF Wholesale Flowers
Sunwest Wholesale
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Petals and Stems
One of our Board Members was
quoted in the November 2014
issue of Florists’ Review. Page 24
under “HOLIDAY HOOPLA”
Amy Bishop, with Amy’s Flower
Basket in Albion, NE was quoted:
“I join with two other businesses in
the same block, and we have an
all-day and all-evening ‘block
party’. We share the cost of radio
and newspaper advertising to
promote the event. Each store
serves refreshments and has
specials. The customers look
forward to it!”
Watch for your
December issue of
Florists Review also!
Brandi Carter with
BrandiLion Designs
was interviewed and
will be in that issue.
Pictured above, “Gary and the Derek’s” as they
were referred to at the SAF Convention.
Gary Tharnish CFD, PFCI, NAFD was inducted
in the Professional Floral Communicators
International.
We are very proud of Gary. He was one of
only 4 that were inducted into PFCI in 2014.
Pictured to the left: the PFCI Board of Trustees
PFCI rocked it out at this year’s Sylvia Cup with the secret theme of “STUDIO 54”
NFS Board Member D.Damon Samuel AAF, AIFD, PFCI, CFD, NAFD, NMF was Chairman for
the coveted event with co-chair Robbin Yelverton AIFD, PFCI CFD. They are pictured here
with the rest of the PFCI Board of Trustee members:
Lisa Weddel AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI, Susan Wilke AAF, PFCI, Brian Wheat AAF, PFCI and
Marlin Hargrove AIFD, CFD, PFCI.
It was also great to have had two NFS Members Competing in the event. They were:
Gary Tharnish PFCI,CFD,NAFD and Mary Doyle CFD, NAFD.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
My dear fellow NFS members,
I would like to thank each of you who were able to attend our Heartland Convention this year. I wish more could have
attended to see the wonderful programs that were offered. We are truly blessed to have so many talented people in our
Society. I also want to thank all those behind the scenes for all the hours they spent making our weekend possible.
We are in such a unique industry. What we provide for people is purely a luxury. Human’s existence do not depend on
flowers but our lives are enriched with them. For the 25 years that I have been in this industry I have considered myself
fortunate to have been able to share in the joy and celebrations people have in their lives. I have felt truly honored so
many times as well to have been able to assist people express their final expression of love and respect to someone they
have lost.
I have gained so many friends by becoming a part of the Nebraska Florists Society. I have come to consider this group my
family. My life is truly richer with all of you in it.
It has been my honor and privilege to have served as President and would like to thank all of the people that have served
on the Board of Directors along with me for giving of their time and talent to help this wonderful group of professionals.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Sylvia E. Samuel NAFD
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