Region 12 Proudly Shows Off Award Winning Daylilies
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Region 12 Proudly Shows Off Award Winning Daylilies
Spring 2007 A Region 12 Newsletter Region 12 Proudly Shows Off Award Winning Daylilies Region 12 Officers and Committee Chairs AHS President Kevin Walek 9122 John Way Farifax Station, VA 22039 [email protected] Editor Allen McLain P.O. Box 717 Belzoni, MS 39038 [email protected] Executive Secretary Pat Mercer P.O. Box 10 Dexter, GA 31019 [email protected] Region 12 Director David Kirchhoff 1301 Gilbert’s Creek Road Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 (407) 416-9119 [email protected] Journal Advertising Rates: Black and White: Full Page $100 Half Page $50 Quarter Page $30 Color: Front Cover Full Page Half Page $250 $150 $75 Note: Unless there are enough other advertisers to fill a page with color and fully pay for the extra cost to the journal, we reserve the right to withhold acceptance of color photos. Regional Vice President Elaine Alito 6171 47th Ave. N. Kenneth City, FL 33709 (727) 544-9207 [email protected] Garden Judges Liaison Linda Sample 3603 Lightner Dr. Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 831-8294 [email protected] Regional Publicity Director Arlene Wierschem 48 Marie Dr. Ponce Inlet, FL 32127 (386) 767-6434 [email protected] W.E. Monroe Endowment Fund Liaison Ottis Houston 2147 SW SR 47 Lake City, FL 32025-9180 [email protected] Regional Newsletter Editor Dawn Page 6350 Allmont St. Cocoa, FL 32927 [email protected] Ways and Means CJ Gregory 3801 Pelican Ln. Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 896-9232 Treasurer Mark Headley 1110 West Cason St. Plant City, FL 33565 (813) 759-6924 [email protected] Youth Liaison TBD Secretary Sandy Soderberg 903 Jungle Ave. N. St. Petersberg, FL 33710 (727) 347-6906 [email protected] Exhibition Judges Liaison Floyd Sewell 4540 Southside Blvd, Suite 1102 Jacksonville, FL 32216-5495 [email protected] Awards and Honors Liaison TBD New Member Liaison Tom Dickson [email protected] Historian Kay Smith 232 Gulf Blvd Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 [email protected] Scientific Liaison Patrick Stamile 1050 Enterprise-Osteen Rd. Enterprise, FL 32725-9355 [email protected] Call for Your Vote On the cover, you ask what’s in a name? This is a sampling of daylily names that involve Presidents and First Ladies. In memory of the recent passing of President Gerald Ford, I have selected the stunning namesake of his lovely wife, Betty Ford. Did you know she has family in the AHS. It’s the lovely wife of Charlie Baker, Bonnie, from Denver. It’s a small world. Flags should also bring to mind the fact that we need your votes upon many occasions throughout the year. Please take the time to vote for our new Region 12 Director. We will sorely miss David Kirchhoff as he and Mort Morss have relocated to Kentucky. Many thanks for all you did for our Region David! 2 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 2 2/20/2007 2:18:56 AM RVP’s Message… Elaine Alito, St. Petersburg, Florida As your new Regional Vice President, I want to first thank Joe Agosta and his team of Officers and Liaisons for the tremendous job they have done for the past four years. My plans and goals for my term are along the same line as Joe and that is increasing membership in Region 12. We have all the tools and talent necessary to accomplish this. In addition to increasing membership in our local clubs I see a huge area that is underserved by any daylily club and I am going to work hard to get a club started in the Citrus - Marion County area. There are a lot of daylily folks in this area. I want to encourage all of our members to join in and help me in the effort to increase our membership. I welcome all of your thoughts and ideas and I am always available to talk to you about them. I want to thank all of our new and returning Regional Officers and Liaisons for volunteering to help me during my tenure as your RVP. I am still in need of a Youth Liaison and an Awards and Honors Liaison and if you would like to volunteer to serve please get in touch with me. Don’t hesitate to contact the Officers and Liaisons if you have ideas to share or suggestions for improving Region 12. I believe we have a good team assembled and I am excited to be working with them all. As you can see, we have a new name and a new format for the Region 12 Newsletter. “The Daylilian” was the name of the newsletter prior to Joe’s RVP term. I am not going to guarantee that the color and upgraded paper will continue as it is strictly about the cost of production. Since I am writing this article before the printing of this issue I will calculate the difference in cost of this issue and prior issues and will bring this to the table as new business at the spring Regional meeting. In the meantime, I would love to hear from all of you about this issue and what you The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 3 would like to see your Newsletter be in the future. In this issue is the ballot for a new Region 12 Director. As most of you know our current Director, David Kirchhoff, has moved to Kentucky and is no longer eligible. This is a very important position in that the Director is the voice of every one of us in Region 12 with the AHS Board of Directors. Please take the time to vote for the nominee selected by the Nominating Committee or write in your preferred candidate. Return your ballot to Margaret Tucker by the deadline stated on the ballot. Region 12’s new Director will be announced at the spring Regional meeting. I want to thank all of our clubs that have set up their club websites and we have them linked to the Region 12 website, www.ahsregion12.org. Pensacola and North Florida have recently done a tremendous job of adding their club pages and our newest addition is Sunbelt Daylily Chapter with their newly created website, www. sunbeltdaylilychapter.com. Check it out. It has all the information for the spring Regional too. Anytime you have changes to your websites, please send the information to me and I will have our very able and competent web mistress, Rita Meng make the changes for you. Our club and regional websites let everyone know what is going on in and around the Region and is a great tool for communication among our members. Speaking of the spring Regional, this is going to be a really fun and exciting event. It’s being held Friday and Saturday, May 18th and 19th and is being hosted by the Sunbelt Daylily Chapter. Friday afternoon is the annual Volusia Hybridizers Party at Dan and Jane Trimmer’s home. Clinics and Workshops will be held on Friday and Saturday. Sunbelt has plans for a wonderful ice cream social and plant auction on Friday night at the Deltona Civic Center. Saturday evening is Frank Smith’s annual party with a free barbeque. The Region 12 business meeting and auction will be held here in the pavilion. There is no registration In this issue…3 RVP’s message RPD’s messge From the Editor Director’s message Complete Fall meeting Leadership article New Member article Popularity poll winners Club reports Clubs (cont.) SPRING REGIONAL Garden judges Who’s NEW? Exhibition judges Call for auction plants Photo contest rules* Locate clubs Director VOTING AHS membership 4 4 5 6-8 9 10-12 12 13-16 20 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 back fee for this event but registration is required. I am confident we will have a huge attendance as everyone around the country will be making a beeline for “mecca”. No bus tours are planned, but all the gardens are open for visiting. See the notice elsewhere in this newsletter and plan on attending. I look forward to seeing all of you there. I am sure we are all anticipating another wonderful bloom season. I love the spring with all the daylilies blooming, then the anticipation of all our club flower shows and plant sales. I hope you will invite your friends to your show and to your garden as well. Give them a plant or two and hopefully you can spark their interest in our favorite flower. And don’t forget to invite them to your club meeting. Wonderful friendships can be made along the way and help increase our membership too. Lastly, I want to give you my contact information. Don’t ever hesitate to call me with any question, concern, suggestion or anything else you have. You can always call me at work from 8:30 – 5:30 toll free at 1-800-940-6000 or at home at 727-544-9207. You can email me at AHSRegion12RVP@ tampabay.rr.com and I will respond promptly. Best wishes for a glorious bloom season. Elaine 3 2/20/2007 2:18:57 AM RPD’s Message… Creating awareness As Publicity Director for Region 12, I want to encourage a region-wide effort to increase awareness of daylilies. A direct result of this effort should also be an increase in memberships, show attendance and plant sales. How can we do this? Promote daylilies in your local paper. I have contacted all of the clubs within Region 12 to collect contact information for AHS news releases. It was apparent that most clubs knew the person to call to get attention in their newspaper. Talk to your contact—do they want to send out a reporter? Do they want you to write the article? Open your gardens and show off your daylilies, folks! If you need help to write an article, I am a phone call away! Feel free to invite the press to your show! AHS offers all affiliated clubs free space for a website. This is a great way to reach out to interested people! The AHS uses a talented web lady. She is patient and very willing to help set up the website in a format that you design. To start the process, contact your RVP Elaine Alito. I’ve done two of these sites and found the process easy to use. The site can be as complex or as simple as you desire, and the web lady will help you in any way she can. I know that almost all our clubs have sites, and urge those who don’t, to contact me. I’m more than willing to help! An attractive, colorful flyer is a wonderful tool to promote your club! Be sure that your flyer includes the name and email address of one or two contact people to make it easy to get details on the club! (Central Florida Daylily Society’s flyer and website are identical.) Flyers can be posted in your community, handed out by cooperative nurseries, distributed during sales events, and may also be used as an excellent direct mail solicitation. Direct mail?? Glad you asked. Direct mail is appropriate for a flyer (to promote membership) and for publicity announcements for sales and events. I learned this trick when I performed publicity for the Volusia County Master Gardeners. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) sponsors garden clubs throughout Florida (more than 40 clubs are in Central Florida). The FFGC sells what they call a “Book of Information” for $2.50, and this publication lists all FFGC garden clubs (with contact names, addresses and phone numbers) within the state. You can send a check for $5 (includes $2.50 postage) to order the book, but be sure to request its supplement (an update). Send your request to The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, 1400 So. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789. The FFGC’s telephone number is 407-647-7016. This information is invaluable and can be used for your direct mail advertising (it is not difficult to determine which clubs are in your area). FFGC club members are already plant people, and who knows? Discovering daylilies could just make their day! If you have any unique ways to tell others about daylilies and about your club, let me know! Sharing ideas is critical to our success! Arlene Wierschem 48 Marie Drive Ponce Inlet, FL 32127 Phone: 386-767-6434 email: [email protected] From the Editor... As Newsletter Editor for Region 12, I want to thank all the providers for their interesting articles and photos. I have discovered a wide variety of talent within our organization and it starts with the regional leaders and the bonds they have formed with various talented members. I greatly appreciate each of you. A special thanks to Sandy and John who helped me tremendously, without being daylily members! With my first attempt at creating a newsletter, I hope you won’t be disappointed. This is quite an honor and very exciting to have a hand in such a project. I’d love to hear from you. As Floridians are all awakening from a brief winter, I hope everyone can smell that spring is in the air. People bustling in their gardens to make their own little paradise, aren’t you? A lot of work goes into a well manicured lawn and flower beds. Now is the time to take a daylily to a friend when they’re working outside and help them plant it, follow up with encouragement throughout the year, and you’ll soon have them asking for more. We’re just fishermen out there keeping our passion going to the next generation. Dawn Page 6350 Allmont St. Cocoa, FL 32927 Phone: 321-639-1345 email: [email protected] please state “Newsletter” in subject 4 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 4 2/20/2007 2:18:58 AM Director’s Message… Bright future Our trip to the AHS Fall Board meeting in Raleigh ended up taking thirteen hours rather than eight. Friday traffic was backed up for miles, and the trip seemed interminable. The meeting was hosted by the Raleigh Club.We regretted missing the special barbeque dinner they provided on Saturday night. Dr. John Holland, membership chair, gave his committee’s report from the questionnaire that we had received earlier in the year. The results show that the AHS is very much on track – few complaints and plenty of positive input. Folks still enjoy our shows, the Daylily Journal, regional newsletters and local clubs. The membership committee is developing a voucher system that will allow new members and some levels of renewal as incentive to join and stay with the AHS. It is the dead of winter here in the KY Bluegrass, with gray skies and near freezing rain. Times like this remind us why millions of folks flock to FL in the winter. I am looking forward to the spring and the spring meeting of AHS Region 12 in Central Florida. Please see the Daylily Journal for a full report and minutes of the Fall Board Meeting. David Kirchhoff Director, Judges Education Region 10, Zone 6 H. All About Ruffles - Kirchhoff Munson Hybridizer’s Bed H. Spacecoast Willie Marcus - Kinnebrew The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 5 This year’s Munson Hybridizer’s Bed is graciously being hosted by Frank Smith. Regional members will be able to vote for their favorite new seedling while attending the Regional meeting in May. Plants are shown with special identifying markers that keep the voters in the dark as to the hybridizer. It is very exciting to see what everyone has in store. You don’t have to be a commercial grower to enjoy the fun and exhibit what you have created. Everyone who hybridizes is welcome to participate. Last year’s winner, shown to the left, is now a new introduction by the Kinnebrews and is named ‘H. Spacecoast Willie Marcus’. It was a showstopper at last year’s Regional in Tampa. Most hybridizer’s have already submitted their five seedlings for display this spring. It is preferential to ship plants in late summer or fall for superior exhibition of the seedling. 5 2/20/2007 2:18:59 AM AHS Region 12 Fall Meeting Hosted by Tallahassee Daylily Society The AHS Region 12 Fall Meeting was called to order by Regional Vice President Joe Agosta at the Tallahassee Holiday Inn on Oct. 14, 2006 graciously hosted by the Tallahassee Daylily Society. AHS and Regional officers present were introduced as follows: Region 8 Director Ottis Houston, Region 12 RPD Virginia Gregory, Secretary Linda Sample, Treasurer Opal Howell, Ways and Means Chair Elaine Alito, W. E. Munroe Endowment Fund Trust Liaison Ottis Houston. MINUTES: A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as published in the Regional Newsletter. The motion passed unanimously. TREASURER’S REPORT: Opal Howell reported a combined total January balance of $17,451.81. After reviewing expenses and incoming funds she stated that the current total balance is $25,343.45. Sandy Soderberg and Linda Sample were thanked for the lovely daylily quilt they made as one of the items generating income. Elizabeth Salter won the opportunity to take it home. Beginning January 1, 2006 Checking: General $17,451.81 Checking: Youth Fund $2,755.09 CD $5,136.55 Total: $25,343.45 Receipts: Interest-CD $151.86 Interest - Checking Thru 1/8/2007 $121.00 AHS Newsletter Allowance Spring $189.85 AHS Newsletter Allowance Fall $198.10 Judging Handbook Sales $100.00 Spring Regional Auction $4,910.00 Fall Regional Auction $2,135.00 Clinic Fees $30.00 BADS Quilt sale $1,595.00 Total Receipts: $9,430.81 Disbursements: Newsletter Expense, Spring $800.35 Newsletter Postage, Spring $348.00 Newsletter Printing, Fall $493.36 Newsletter Postage, Fall $286.27 W. E. Monroe EFT Donation $500.00 Munson Patterned Daylily Awards $100.00 Florida Sunshine Cup Award $56.02 Munson Hybridizer Award $100.00 Clinic fees to AHS $30.00 AHS Insurance $100.00 Website Expense $374.50 Auction Expense $16.15 RVP Expenses (Postage & copies) $61.40 Director Travel Expenses: Fall 2005 Board Meeeting $414.14 AHS National Convention $500.00 Fall Board Meeting $324.87 RVP Travel - AHS National Convention $500.00 Judges Handbooks $120.00 Bank Fee $30.00 Total Disbursements $5,155.06 Balance as of January 8, 2007 Checking: General $21,575.70 Checking: Youth Fund $2,755.09 CD $5,288.41 Total Funds $29,619.20 6 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 6 2/20/2007 2:19:00 AM RVP Agosta thanked all those responsible for helping to grow the treasury to a point of admirable sufficiency. Other accomplishments during the last 4 years include: 1 - Website presence of 4 clubs now with 2 more close to appearing. This has proven to be a big help exposing the general public to what’s available in our state. It’s been noted that people joining AHS who are involved in a club are much more likely to continue their AHS involvement in AHS after the first year. 2 – Region 12 Bylaws have been revised to comply with AHS guidelines. 3 – We expanded the Ophelia Taylor Award to be an optional Section in shows nation wide – reminding members that the competition is only with oneself as the number of award winners is not limited in any one show and also that a person can only win it once in a lifetime. 4 – The Bill Munson Hybridizers Bed is now an established and welcome part of our Spring Regional meetings. Members were encouraged to present programs on daylilies to other garden clubs and RVP Agosta volunteered to chair a Speakers Bureau that could be included in the programs of incoming RVP Elaine Alito if she so chooses. The newest AHS Display Garden – that of Dennis and Ellen Hoffman was announced. Their Little Lake Lily Garden is in Pinellas Park, FL. At the AHS National Convention our Region was honored by having our own Wayne Johnson receive the Helen Field Fischer Award, the highest award for service to the society. Our Region 12 Service Award was presented to past RVP and Director Jean Norris. Both of these deserving members have devoted many hours of welcome service and have been a major influence in the prominence of our state in the daylily world. Regional meeting announcements: The 2007 Spring Regional Meeting will be hosted by the Sunbelt Daylily Club on May 19. There will be Open Gardens without scheduled tour busses at this time. The Fall Regional will be hosted by the North Fla Daylily Soc in Jacksonville 2008 Spring Regional – to be announced 2008 Fall Regional hosted by the Bay Area Daylily Society in Tampa/St. Pete. RPD Virginia Gregory announced the Popularity Poll results with 76 votes counted. Members were reminded that this is less than 20% of our regional members and were encouraged to participate next year. The poll was tabulated to include the ties for each place which yielded more than 5 daylilies for each place. Each club has the option to include all of the daylilies or just the first 5 in their show section. Virginia thanked all the members and her RVP for their help and support during her term. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Exhibition Judge Liaison Floyd Sewell announced that we have 6 new exhibition judges in Region 12. Also there will be an Exhibition Clinic 1 and 3 offered at the Fall Regional meetings. The clinics will be designed to be educational for all members to attend as well as current judges to renew their certification. Unfinished Business: On the idea of providing funding for a college student to explore rust disease as suggested by Jean Norris, Dr. Jay Charba has volunteered to present his findings and recommendations at our next spring meeting. Ottis Houston encouraged hybridizers to see how one of their seedlings would perform in Frank Smith’s growing conditions by submitting entries for the 2007 W. E. Munroe Hybridizer’s Bed. New Business: A committee was formed to select a nominee for Region 12 Director. The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 7 Margaret 7 2/20/2007 2:19:00 AM Tallahassee, continued Tucker was nominated by Betty Winkler and will head the committee. Gene Perry was nominated by Virginia Gregory, and Tom Dickson was nominated by Elaine Alito. All three were accepted by acclimation. The committee will select a candidate whose name will be printed in the Spring Newsletter. Members will vote by means of a ballot in the newsletter that may be mailed to the chairman of the nominating committee. Results of the election will be announced at the spring meeting. The new Director will take office the following January. RVP Joe Agosta appointed Ottis and Mary Ann Houston to audit the regional books and report to the members in the spring Region Twelve Newsletter. A motion was made by Opal Howell and seconded by Betty Winkler that the new Treasurer be bonded at the expense of Region 12. During the discussion, Floyd Sewell was appointed by Joe to research AHS Bylaws for the appropriate wording so our region’s bylaws could be amended to include this requirement. An amendment was made by Joe Agosta that the bonding include the any other signatories on transactions. The amendment and the motion passed unanimously. Floyd Sewell will research the cost of the bond. Opal Howell suggested that the majority of the money be placed in a CD with 2 signatures required on all transactions. A motion was made by Opal Howell that the next Treasurer be an elected officer vs. being appointed by the RVP. The motion was seconded and discussion followed. A motion was then made by Ottis Houston and seconded by Floyd Sewell to table the motion until the Spring Meeting. Motion was carried unanimously. The order of business was suspended and John Kinnebrew presented an interesting and educational program with emphasis on his hybridizing priorities and horticultural practices which was heartily enjoyed by all. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Linda Sample informed members that Tim Bell will speak on his garden and hybridizing program at the Pinellas Co. Ext. Service in Largo January 13. Anybody that is interested may contact one of the BADS members for information. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Linda Sample, Secretary Region 12 Thanks!! Thank you to the following for your generous donation of daylilies for auction at the Fall Regional: Ludlow and Rachel Lambertson Margaret Tucker Joe Agosta Patrick and Grace Stamile John Kinnebrew Tony and Gunda Abajian Frank Smith 8 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 8 2/20/2007 2:19:00 AM Article Leadership for our Society by Joe Agosta Keeping our daylily clubs, American Hemerocallis Society regions, and the AHS Board of Directors staffed with energetic, competent, and focused leaders is an endless effort. Many volunteer to serve and do so with dedication, but we all know that a lot of arm-twisting takes place each year to fill some positions. No one accepts a leadership position in our Society, whether it is show chair, club president, RVP, RPD, newsletter editor, AHS Director, or AHS president without some measure of misgiving. Personal commitments, job constraints, health and a host of other reasons may contribute to this. By accepting the position the person usually has weighed the pros and cons and decided that serving is compatible with their life. Those with wrenched arms have hopefully done so as well. This is very different from the working world where career goals and providing financial security are usually the main considerations to accepting a position. Our daylily leaders, whether retired or still working, apply their work and life experience to the tasks before them. Planning, staffing, and controlling are key elements to managing organizations. Success in the work environment reinforces these techniques and the tools of a good leader. A candidate for office in our organizations, for example, may do well at running a small business, directing a road repair crew, commanding a naval base, or presiding as a school principal. However, these otherwise successful individuals can feel frustrated unless they adapt to the realities of the all-volunteer organization. Motivation techniques using authoritarian methods no longer work as well. Authoritarian leaders tend to take over problems and work to get them solved by ordering the activities of others. Some take it to the extreme and micromanage the organization. Both of these types in the volunteer organization cause many members to sit back and not share their ideas for fear of ridicule or just lay back and say “let them do it”. Unilaterally making work assignments and demands on member’s personal time bears fruit only in the short term. Assuming that members will expend the same amount of time in support of the organization as the leader does is folly. Undertaking organizational commitments without gaining the assent of the membership will be met with disgruntled members at best and usually a loss of members. In short, the leader must bring the membership into the decision-making and planning process, lead the discussions, and thereby gain a robust level of support for the organization’s endeavors. While these techniques are used in business, they are more important in the volunteer organization since the membership receives no remuneration other than that of personal satisfaction. Personal satisfaction can be easily fractured, and once broken leads to a lost member. If you are contemplating taking a position in our society at any level please do not let the above comments dissuade you. By recognizing the differences between volunteer organizations and those organizations providing employment you will be able to adapt your personal management skills to be a more effective and respected leader. The AHS mission statement in part states what we all strive to do and that is “promote, encourage and foster the development and improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein”. Perhaps we should add: “and through effective leadership provide the working environment in the organization to bring out the best in the membership while pursuing this goal.” The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 9 9 2/20/2007 2:19:00 AM New Member Liaison - Tom Dickson GROW YOUR MEMBERSHIP Hello everyone from the panhandle of Florida. When Elaine asked me to take on this important post I let her know that I like to be a behind-the-scenes guy. I don’t want to get into your club’s business unless you need an outside look. I am here to serve you and my region. Before I get started I want to welcome any new members to Region 12. Feel free to contact me anytime with questions. With this first article I’d like to pass on some membership and club ideas. Most important to me is how to increase ‘Active’ membership. I know that they say that 10% of the people do 90% of the work and it’s true with any group especially daylily clubs. So I want to encourage you and let you know that all groups face highs and lows and all clubs struggle with almost the same exact issues. What makes your membership thrive? What makes you and your club successful? Is your club struggling? What issues are drags on your club? We need to get feedback from you. Your RVP and I want to know these things and we want to know early so issues can be fixed as early if possible. Small club problems can soon become big problems. 1) Establish a mentor program. If a new member joins AHS and/or the local club, make sure that person has an established club member who calls and takes an individual interest in them succeeding in this hobby. We can not grow without relationships and the mentoring touch. I would task every local club president to track the mentoring of every new person. I believe in trying to get every person in the club to invite people as guests, especially those who like to garden. If we each could just get one other person hooked on daylilies in a calendar year, we’d double our club size and region in a year. Reward those who bring guests and mentor. 2) A successful club needs generous people who are willing to donate talents, plants and time. I personally set aside a growing area just for club plants and so do other members. There is nothing more stressful than trying to find daylilies to sell to raise funds during your clubs fundraising. A member who sprays club plants for rust and mites is worth their weight in gold. Reward those who do these things. 3) Hopefully several in your club can deliver good programs. If not reach outside the club. I would love to see more PowerPoint and videos generated and passed around club to club. Quality videos of gardens and other teaching videos make a great program and we have used them in our local club. I think every club should try to fund or have access to a TV/DVD/VCR unit and even a digital projector and laptop to support local programs if your local meeting place doesn’t have these available. Slide projectors are slowly going out but we still need to support slides. Most successful clubs have consistently good programs. If you can’t generate within the club, invite guest speakers in. 4) Look in your area for garden clubs especially a Master Gardener program. Be on the lookout for other plant clubs like camellia and bonsai clubs. Once gardeners are informed about the modern daylily many have great interest and bring in outside talents. Master Gardeners can be some of your most active members. I can tell you that rust is a BIG issue for many gardeners and so you have to let them know that there are resistant varieties and be able to give them daylily names that are resistant. A good link to find some rust resistant varieties can be found at: 10 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 10 2/20/2007 2:19:00 AM http://www.daylilyrust.org/surey.html I tell new members that daylilies are much like roses in their care. Once you have a passionate gardener hooked on daylilies they will bring their gardening friends to the daylily club meetings. If you treat folks like family, have good club programs and give daylilies away they can’t help but get hooked. 5) I keep adding the phrase, ‘Reward those who’ to many of my paragraph ending. One of the things that got approved last year for the Pensacola Daylily Club was putting in place an ‘Awards’ program which rewards active participation in local, regional and national events. I would encourage every club to put such a program in place. Personalize it for your club’s taste. This is an evolving program. PENSACOLA DAYLILY CLUB AWARDS PROGRAM The Pensacola Daylily Club Awards program will be used to reward active participation in the club. The idea was passed down from other clubs nationwide and is instrumental in building a healthy club. Rewards Program credit accumulation for the club will start in the fall to be used the next fall auction. What are the goals for this program? 1. Build our club’s membership 2. Encourage and reward member participation 3. Promote recruitment and retention of members 4. Assist in filling Officer Positions 5. Promote membership in American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) As we go through the year you have the opportunity to earn Club money (credit) to spend on plants. These Club Dollars are earned by signing the attendance sheets and other ways outlined by the program. Club Dollars are credits that you can use to buy plants at the club auction which is usually held October the next year in our club. After the auction in October all Club money accounts Zero and we start again. Credits are not transferable and expire when the fall auction closes. Club Dollars - Credit $5.00 + $5.00 Attending a club meeting or Attending a club meeting and bringing a new member(s), ( - $2.00) Missing a meeting (any reason) $5.00-Max $30.00 Donating plants for sales or auctions (Prepared, bagged and tagged at $5.00 per $100 value) $15.00 $10.00 AHS Membership ( $20.00 for Couple) Pensacola Daylily Club Member $20.00 $25.00 $25.00 $10.00 $5.00 Hosting a club function such as a Picnic or Garden Tour Passing Exhibition/Garden Judges Clinic I / Attending a Region current event Passing Exhibition/Garden Judges Clinic II Participation in the Annual Show (Clerk, Sale, Classification, Setup/Cleanup, etc) Per Newsletter event for preparing, addressing and mailing (or assisting) $25.00 $25.00 Holding a leadership position such as President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary Show Chair and/or Co-Chair The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 11 11 2/20/2007 2:19:01 AM Grow Your Memership - continued Now I believe it will support itself. You need a generous hybridizer, a good grower and manager. Someone who will serve the club with this program and provide a place for the ‘Awards’ program plants to thrive and multiply members. Try and have open gardens in your area. 6) I think this program is probably the key or one of the key things that worked for our club this year to increase and hold membership. Our club bought a Spring 06 collection from a leading hybridizer and it was grown and multiplied though out the spring. Let the hybridizer you choose know the collection is for a club ‘Awards’ program. I bet he/she will be generous. If not select a different hybridizer to support your club. If every club could get one good hybridizer to support this effort and get an awards program going it provides one of the greatest motivations a club can generate for its members. This past October I dug, washed and labeled the ‘Awards’ collection and the club held a fall auction. The club bid club dollars they earned from active participation. Many members bid real money with cold hard cash. I had the flower pictures in a PowerPoint presentation and the bidding started at 25% of the Hybridizers price for a single fan. I held up the plant and the bidding started. If we didn’t sell the plant it was replanted for later sale on the Lily Auction and the money would be used to seed the next years ‘Award’ collection. Not only did everyone get plants but the club received actual money paid for many of the plants that sold. Other generous members brought in even more pants that were used in the auction. Even $5.00 plants went on the auction. Net effect of the program is the club will make enough money for the program to fund itself. I only needed the club to seed the first collection buy and now I believe it will support itself. You need a generous hybridizer, a good grower and manager. Someone who will serve the club with this program and provide a place for the ‘Awards’ program plants to thrive and multiply. 7) Having plants at each monthly club meeting and having a raffle for plant giveaways is also very motivating. Folks seem to show up when plants are being regularly given away as door prizes. Follow up with good programs. We have club members who bring sodas and snacks to each meeting. Office supply stores sell rolls of raffle tickets so have some on hand. Well I hope maybe an idea or two will jump out and help your club. I encourage all of you to be asking your leadership, “what can I do to help?” If everyone does a little it has a synergetic effect and the whole club is better off for it. Spring is in the air and the excitement is building. I can hardly wait. Our shows and gardens are one of the best ways to bring in new members. Try having open gardens in your area. Region 12 Popularity Poll Winners! 1- H. Ed Brown 1- H. Spacecoast Tiny Perfection 2- H. Catcher in the Eye 3- H. Jerry Nettles 4- H. King Kahuna 4- H. Marked by Lydia 5- H. Mary Ethel Anderson 12 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 12 2/20/2007 2:19:01 AM Central Florida Daylily Society The Central Florida Daylily Society members are looking forward to the spring of 2007. During the January meeting, held at Leu Gardens members discussed the heat and drought of the 2006 summer which has taken it’s toll of cultivars in various member gardens. Now with the very mild winter of 2006 every one is watching their gardens in anticipation of the spring growth. Arlene Wierschem, our Vice President, reported that she has noticed a blooming scape in her garden and it only January! The Central Florida Daylily Society and Sunbelt Daylily Chapter is collaborating to bring a combined daylily show for spring 2007 to the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, Florida. CJ Gregory is the Show Chairman representing both clubs. CJ has reported that he is getting a very positive response for volunteers from both clubs. Arlene Wierschem and Jo Anne Little have combined their efforts and expertise bringing Central Florida Daylily Society website to the AHS Region 12 website at http://www.ahsregion12.org/clubsites/cfds/index.php The Central Florida Daylily Society will be participating at the Leu Gardens Spring Sale Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25, 2007. More information can be found at http://www.leugardens.org/events.html We invite you to the spring sale and Orlando premier botanical gardens, hope to see you there! Henry Matutino President, Central Florida Daylily Society North Florida Daylily Society In support of the efforts of Joe Agosta, the North Florida Daylily Society is happy to report that the North Florida Daylily Society website is alive and well. It features pages for Society Events, Shows, NFDS and AHS membership forms in convenient Adobe formats that allow users to complete the application using their computer and then printing the form for mailing. It also includes a page for Growing Daylilies which has information and links to other pages describing the most common plant pests, aphids, thrips, and spider mites. There are also pages and links for Plant Problems, Bylaws, Member Gardens, Contacts, and Show Awards. Any suggestions, historical info, photos, and any other information you think might be relative and worth sharing are solicited for addition to the site. All information can be forwarded to me [email protected] Check out the site at: http://nfdaylily.home.comcast.net/ Dale O’Bar Treasurer, North Florida Daylily Society The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 13 13 2/20/2007 2:19:01 AM Bay Area Daylily Society The Bay Area Daylily Society was pleased to bring Tim Bell to the Pinellas County Extension Center in January to show slides of his daylilies and gardens. He brought daylilies to give away and to auction to the 58 people attending his presentation. Six people joined our club after listening to Tim’s excitement about daylilies. Afterward club members gathered for a short meeting at Kay Smith’s home, then went to lunch together. We started the year in September with a program on composting by Master Gardener Harriet Gord-Noghani, who then gave everyone a free composter bin and thermometer. She generated so much excitement, that she was invited back to the November meeting for a program on worm composting. Everyone made their own worm bins, complete with worms! A round-table discussion on “what to do in your garden now” took place at the October meeting. Our Christmas party was held at Margie Johnson’s new home, which we filled with great food and fun people! We look forward to hearing Dan Trimmer at our March 18 meeting at the Hillsborough County Extension Center. Our Annual Show and Sale will be May 5th at the Pinellas Extension Center. Club members went together to order Cedarthorn Daylily calenders, Eureka Daylily Guides, and Plant Markers in order to save money so we can buy MORE daylilies. Two of our member’s gardens, Dennis Hoffman in Pinellas Park, and Linda Sample in Tampa, have been accepted at AHS Display Gardens. Kay Smith, President, Bay Area Daylily Society Left: Bay area gathering Right: Sunbelt holiday party 14 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 14 2/20/2007 2:19:04 AM Tallahassee Daylily Society Tallahassee kicked off its first meeting of the new club year in September with guest speakers Tim and Katiesue Herrington of Dublin, Georgia. The Herringtons presented a wonderful slide program of their hybridizing program. Tim and Katiesue showed many slides of their 2007 introductions as well as previously introduced hybrids. They brought lots of great plants for auction as well as beautiful one of a kind hand made and painted birdhouses created by Katiesue. Their slide program also included pictures of their new garden. Many club members met the Herrington’s for dinner on Saturday night at a local steak house. Great food and fellowship was enjoyed by all. October was the annual club member slide show presentation. Club members Joe Agosta, Maryzell Roberts, Abe Whitfield, Cindy & Randy Fleming and youth member, Patrick Collins showed slides of their gardens and seedling plants. A question and answer session followed the presentation and many new members learned what they should be doing in their garden this month. November was the club’s Holiday Party. Members brought their favorite covered dish and the club purchased the meat. A Chinese Auction Dirty Santa game was played and enjoyed by all. Sharon Agosta President, Tallahassee Daylily Society Sunbelt Daylily Society This winter we all had a great time at Leslie Mauck’s beautiful Maitland home. The food and company was excellent. A great time was had by all. We even played pin the monkey on the palm tree for prizes and had a white elephant gift exchange. Our club greatly appreciates Leslie for volunteering her home. The Sunbelt club has been very involved in activities this fall in anticipation of upcoming events. Our new website: www.sunbeltdaylilychapter.com was created by our own Chris Rogers. The Spring Regional information is all on that site. We welcome your visit and remarks about the site. Thank you Chris! We have so much talent in our group that speakers never seem to be difficult to find. In our upcoming meetings we look forward to continued planning for the 2009 National Convention at our March 4th meeting (location TBD). Our April speaker will be Frank Smith (location TBD). Our Exhibition Show this year will be May 12th in conjunction with our friends from the Central Florida Club and it will be held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. The Spring Regional will be held at Frank Smith’s garden on May 19th. It’s really great to have friends! Our group is always looking for new members and we offer many thanks to the generosity and wisdom of Dan Hansen and Chris Rogers, as they bring free plants for our guests to encourage a repeat visit. For those victims of the recent tornadoes in the area our hearts go out to you. We have not heard of any major damage to our members, just tree limbs and the like, but we know the entire state is affected by the devastation. Our prayers go out to all! Richard Page President, Sunbelt Daylily Society The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 15 15 2/20/2007 2:19:04 AM Pensacola Daylily Society On October 9, 2006 the first Club Awards Program Auction was conducted by Tom Dickson. A digital image of each daylily auctioned was projected, along with a stated average Eureka price, which enhanced our ability to make proper bids. The auction brought in more than enough to finance the purchase of another “Collection” in 2007 for the club Awards Program. There were plants remaining after the auction from the collection which were retained by Tom to sell on The Lily Auction. Some fairly recent daylilies were donated by members, and the new members received great value for their winning bids. On December 11th seventeen members met at the lovely home of Green and Marion Hawks for our Christmas dinner party. Ten copies of Daylilies - A fifty Year Affair, The Story of a Society and its Flower, by Frances Gatlin, were obtained at a cost to the club of $25.00. Copies have been placed in all branches of the West Florida library system, the three branches of Pensacola Junior College libraries, and at the University of West Florida library. All copies have either a frontispiece, or a handwritten notation, that the book is the courtesy of the Pensacola Daylily Club and the American Hemerocallis Society. The Region 12 website and the club president’s phone number are included. We hope this will bring our club, and AHS, to the attention of the public and perhaps garner us new members. Club History From my communications with Ken Cobb, AHS Historian, we have been able to establish that the Pensacola Daylily Club is the oldest active club in the nation. There were several clubs established prior to our date of establishment on August 26, 1953, but they only remained active for a little over a decade. The first plant auction of the newly formed Pensacola Hemerocallis Society was held at the Pensacola Garden Center on October 15, 1953. Proceeds from each plant auctioned were from $.45 to $2.25, with a total of $39.55. Mrs. Merriweather donated $1.50, bringing the total to $41.05. In 1956 the Regional assessment was $.50, and was increased to $1.00 in 1960. In 1966 the Spring Regional was held in Pensacola for the first time, and the treasury contained $275.78. Gloria Harris has belonged longer than any other member, having joined in August 1982. Tom Wilson joined March 9, 1984, and Carl Brady joined at the show in 1985. Tom Wilson attended a show that used vases to display their daylilies. He brought the idea to our club and, after several months and new members joining, the club voted to use vases and tablecloths. Clubs go through tumultuous times, and 1986 was such a time. Lenora McArthur moved from Vice President to President because of the death President Deborah Reese, age 35, from colon cancer. Carl Brady became Vice President to replace Lenora McArthur. Beth Weyels became secretary when long-time secretary Anne Walker became seriously ill with Legionnaire’s disease. Tom Wilson became Treasurer after Linda Teegarden resigned because of the need to care for her new baby. It was fortunate that the club had members willing to fill the void, as the club could have easily folded at that time. Carl Brady President, Pensacola Daylily Society 16 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 16 2/20/2007 2:19:04 AM *REGION 12 SUMMER MEETING – 19 MAY 2007* Hosted By: Sunbelt Daylily Chapter FRIDAY - 18 May 2 - 5pm Volusia Hybridizers Party @ Trimmers more info www.trimmerdaylily.com 3 - 5pm Garden Judges Workshop I Deltona Civic Center 980 Lake Shore Dr 3 - 5pm Exhibition Judges Clinic I Deltona Civic Center 5 – 7pm Exhibition Judges Clinic II Deltona Civic Center 5:30 – 10pm Friday Night Social Deltona Civic Center *Ice Cream and treats *Auction for Sunbelt *Images of local seedlings *Hawaiian shirt contest SATURDAY - 19 May 1 – 3pm Garden Judges Workshop II @ Ladybug www.ladybugdaylilies.com 4 – 6pm REGIONAL MEETING and Auction@ Frank Smiths 6 – 8pm BBQ @ Frank Smiths www.franksmithdaylilies.com e-REGISTRATION Chris Rogers, 1852 E SR 46, Geneva, Fl. 32732 [email protected] (please put “REGIONAL” on subject line) 407-349-0271 Regional Meeting Chair: Dan Hansen ( same as above) **NO FEES!! But you MUST register for the BBQ.** Workshop/Clinic fees will be collected at the classes you must register for classes before 1 April BBQ and Regional meeting area - graciously provided by Frank Smith *GARDENS:* You drive! ALL the central Florida growers will be open! Maps will be available thru registrar! *HOTEL:* Basic rate: $56 night Deltona Best Western, 386-860-3000 Just off I-4 for more information: www.sunbeltdaylilychapter.com The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 17 17 2/20/2007 2:19:05 AM Region 12 Garden Judges Name City,ST Agosta, Joe Agosta, Sharon Alito, Elaine Arras, Judith A. Beagles, James Beagles, Lana Caldwell, Jack Gregory, CJ Gregory, Virginia Hansen, Dan Hoffman, Dennis Houston,Mary A. Houston, Ottis Hudson, Virginia M. Johnson, Fern Johnson, Wayne Kinnebrew, John Kinnebrew, Marjorie Kirchhoff, David Lamb, David Mason, Sherry Mercer, Sara J Michaels, Brian Michaels, Nora Morss, Morton Norris, Jean Norris, William Petit, Ted L. Ridaught, Jerome Ridaught, Reba Rogers, Christine Ryder, Karen S Salter, Elizabeth A Salter, Jeff Sample, Linda Scott, Cindy Scott, Eddy L. Sewell, Floyd Smith, Kathryn (Kay) Stamile, Grace Stamile, Patrick Suarez, Jennifer Temple, John Wetton, Bob Wierschem,Arlene L Winkler, Betty Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Kenneth City, FL Bradenton, FL Pensacola, FL Pensacola, FL Brandon, FL Orlando, FL Orlando, FL Geneva, FL Piuellas Park, FL Lake City, FL Lake City, FL Gainesville, FL Winter Park, FL Winter Park, FL Scottsmoor, FL Scottsmoor, FL Lawrenceburg, KY Sanford, FL Lithia, FL Havana, FL Palatka, FL Palatka, FL Lawrenceburg, KY Sanford, FL Sanford, FL McIntosh, FL Alachua, FL Alachua, FL Geneva, FL Deland, FL Eustis, FL Eustis, FL Tampa, FL High Springs, FL High Springs, FL Jacksonville, FL Ind Rocks Bch, FL Enterprise, FL Enerprise, FL Clermont, FL Pensacola, FL Deland, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Tallahassee, FL LEGEND: H - Honorary Instr- Instructor Term 2007 Instr 2007 2008 2008 H H H 2008 2008 2008 Instr 2011 2007 2010 H 2011 2009 Instr 2011 2011 2007 Instr 2008 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 H H 2011 Instr 2008 2008 2009 2008 2007 2007 Instr 2010 2007 2007 2011 2008 2011 Instr 2011 Instr 2010 2007 2008 2010 2008 Welcome New Members Dennis Anderson and Joee Alford Jonathan Crochet Don Goode Earl and Jeanette Justice Gene Kelly and Bryan Powers Barbara Munch Dale and Melanie O’Bar Sharon Oberlin Carol Tanksley Karl Von Almen Sharon Wyman-Rogers H. Oceanfront Property Chris Rogers 18 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 18 2/20/2007 2:19:06 AM Region 12 Exhibition Judges - Spring 2007 Name Alito, Elaine Blagbrough, Joan Bouchard, John Burton, Connie Caldwell, Jack G. Carter, Mauldin Clumm, Edward Clumm, Susan Collinsworth, Keith Dickson, Thomas Fallman Jr., Fred Fogleman, Robin Godke, Richard Gord-Noghan, Harriet Gregory, C.J. Gregory, Virginia Harvey, Emelina Harvey, James Headley, Mark Houston, Ottis Howell, Opal Johnson, Fern Johnson, Wayne Kinnebrew, John Kinnebrew, Marjorie Kirchhoff, David Kirin, Charles Kirin, Mildred (Millie) Status Date EX E/h EX EX E/h EX EX EX EX E/j EX E/j EX S EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX 2010 Name Status Date Lee, Justine Little, Paul R. 2007 2006 Massa, Katherine B. Matutino, Henry Mercer, Sara Jill *I *I *I *I *I *I 2007 2009 2009 2006 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2009 2009 2007 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 2007 2007 Morss, Morton Neale, Fran Norris, Jean Norris, William Page, Dawn Page, Richard Phillipe, Marie Ridaught, Jerome Ridaught, Reba Sample, Linda Scott, Cynthia J. Scott, Eddy L. Sewell, Floyd Shacter, Carolyn Smith, Kay Stateler, Daniel V. Steadham, Viola Stevens, Frankie B. Suarez, Jennifer Warlick, Donna Weber, Pat Wicke, H.T. Winkler, Betty E. E/h S S EX EX EX *I EX H *I H *I EX E/j S EX EX EX *I EX EX EX *I EX *I EX EX EX EX EX *I EX *I EX E/h EX 2007 2007 2010 2006 2009 2007 2010 2010 2010 2009 2006 2006 2006 2010 2010 2006 2010 2008 2010 2009 2009 2010 2010 2008 2009 2010 LEGEND: EX = Senior Exhibition Judge E/j = Junior Exhibition Judge E/h = Honorary Exhibition Judge (not eligible to judge) S = Student *I = Accredited Clinic Instructor Date = Expiration of accreditation H = One-year hardship extension in effect Status as of 01/01/07. Accreditation for 2008 is subject to payment of AHS dues by Jan. 1, 2008. The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 19 Joann Stewart AHS Exhibition Judges 2300 Simonton Bridge Rd. Watkinsville, Ga 30677 (706) 769-7652 [email protected] 19 2/20/2007 2:19:06 AM Suwannee Valley Daylily Society Our program for December was a covered dish dinner followed by 10 games of Daylily Bingo. We had not played Bingo before but it turned out to be a fun activity. Our prizes were newly introduced daylilies. Our main focus for the Spring is our Annual Show. Gene Perry, Show Chairman, is getting us organized for the show. Region 14, Alabama and Mississippi, is having its Spring meeting in Hattiesburg, MS. Our club is making a bus trip to the meeting. We are leaving on May 31st and returning on June 3. Anyone wishing to join us for this trip will be welcomed. Just give me a call at 386-752-4654 for more information including cost and where we will be staying. We have rooms reserved so that we can stay in the same motel. Nine gardens are on the agenda to be visited. Earl and Barbara Watts are former members of our club and are encouraging us to attend. Their garden will be one of the ones on tour. Come on and join us! Ottis Houston President, Suwannee Valley Daylily Society Call For Auction Plants Would you like to help your region? Would you like to have your introductions viewed by hundreds of people from across the country? Would you like to share some of your favorite hybrids? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you need to contact me to donate plants for the Region 12, Spring Regional Auction to be held Saturday, May 19 at the garden of Frank Smith. There will be a PowerPoint presentation showing all of the plants up for auction. Plants do better in an auction with pictures, so I would like to get the plants ahead of time if at all possible. Please contact me with questions, concerns, suggestions and of course, names of Cultivars you would like to donate. The deadline for donations is Saturday May 12. Thanks and I look forward to seeing you all there, CJ Gregory (407)896-9232 20 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 20 2/20/2007 2:19:06 AM LOOK!! Get out your cameras! AHS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RULE CHANGES Digital images are now eligible for the Photography Contest for the first time. For complete rules see JUDGING DAYLILIES. NEW RULES 1. A maximum of 10 digital images may be submitted for the Mildred Schulmpf individual bloom award. 2. A maximum of 10 digital images may be submitted for the Mildred Schulmpf landscape award. 3. A maximum of 10 digital images may be submitted for the A.D. Roquemore clump award. As before, you may send as many slides as you wish. Deadline for entries to be in the mail is April 1, 2007. Send to : Ottis Houston, 2147 SW St Rd 47, Lake City, FL 32025 Preview of open gardens open for the Spring Regional May 19th Anthony & Gunda Abajian Ledgewood Gardens www.ledgewoodgardens.com Joe Alford & Dennis Anderson Anderson-Alford Daylily Gardens www.daylily.net/gardens/andersonsdaylilies Dan Hansen, Chris Rogers, Ned Roberts Ladybug Daylilies www.ladybugdaylilies.com Emma Harvey Jemalina Garden www.daylily.net/gardens/emmaharvey John, Marjorie and John Jr. Kinnebrew Kinnebrew Daylily Garden www.kinnebrewdaylilygarden.com Ludlow Lambertson Art Gallery Gardens www.artgallerygardens.com Richard and Dawn Page Garden of Angels no website Phil Reilly Reilly Daylily Gardens http://www.daylily.net/gardens/philreilly Jeff & Elizabeth Salter Rollingwood Garden www.rollingwoodgarden.com Frank Smith Frank Smith Daylilies www.franksmithdaylilies.com Pat & Grace Stamile Floyd Cove Nursery www.floydcove.com Dan & Jane Trimmer Water Mill Garden www.trimmerdaylily.com for further updates please visit: www.sunbeltdaylilychapter.com maps to be available upon registration The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 21 21 2/20/2007 2:19:07 AM WHEN AND WHERE DO I FIND A MEETING? Daylily Clubs in Region 12 Bay Area Daylily Society Kay Smith, President 232 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 (727) 595-5991 [email protected] Note: Meets 1:30pm on the 3rd Sunday between September-May, Pinellas or Hillsborough county, location TBA Sunbelt Daylily Society Central Florida Daylily Society Henry Matutino, President 4224 Settlers Court St. Cloud, FL 34772 (407)957-7010 [email protected] Note: Meets 2:00pm on 3rd Sunday between September-Apr at the Garden House at Leu Gardens, Orlando Suwannee Valley Daylily Society Choctawhatchee Hemerocallis Society Jean McCarthy, President [email protected] Note: email for details (Destin) Daylily Society of the Palm Beaches Frances Hunter (561) 585-1109 Note: call for details (W.Palm Bch) Richard Page, President 6350 Allmont St. Cocoa, FL 32927 (321) 639-1345 [email protected] Note: Meets 2:00pm on 1st Sunday between September-April, call for location and directions in 2007 Ottis Houston, President 2147 SW State Rd. 47 Lake City, FL 32025-9180 (386) 752-4654 [email protected] Note: Meets 2:00pm on 1st Sunday between September-June at the Colombia County Library, Lake City Tallahassee Daylily Society Sharon Agosta, President 7444 Creekridge Cr. Tallahassee, FL 32309 (850) 668-1368 [email protected] Note: Meets at 2:00pm on 4th Sunday between Sept-Apr (not Dec) at Leon County Cooperative Extension Center, Tallahassee North Florida Daylily Society Ray Wensell, President 1900 St. George Ct. Middleburg, FL 32068 (904) 215-9457 [email protected] Note: Meets at 2:15pm on second Sunday between Sept-Jun at Orange Park Library, Orange Park 22 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 22 2/20/2007 2:19:07 AM VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE OF REGION TWELVE DIRECTOR The office of AHS Region Twelve Director must be filled for the term 2008 through 2010. Per AHS Bylaws, to qualify as a Director the member must: * have been a member of the Society for at least five years and * have attended at least three National Conventions and * have attended three annual Regional meetings. The current Director, David Kirchhoff, has moved from the area and is no longer eligible to represent Region 12 in this capacity. At the Fall 2006 business meeting the gathered membership elected a nominating committee charged with presenting nominees for the office of Region Twelve Director. The nominating committee, Margaret Tucker (Chairperson), Gene Perry and Tom Dickson present the candi date below for election. Space is given for a write-in candidate. Each AHS member of Region Twelve is eligible to vote. Photocopies of this ballot will be accepted. E-mail ballots will not be accepted. The signed ballot must be postmarked on or before Apr.18, 2007. VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE Frank Smith, Apopka, FL (Write in candidate. Please print.) Signature of Voter (and Printed Name) ________________________ Ballot below is for second AHS family member. For additional AHS family members use a photocopy. VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE Frank Smith, Apopka, FL (Write in candidate. Please print.) Signature of Voter (and Printed Name)_______________________ Mail ballot to: Margaret Tucker, 8321 Allwood Court, Jacksonville, FL 32256-8430 VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE The Daylilian Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 23 23 2/20/2007 2:19:07 AM Encourage your fellow club members and friends to become a member of AHS! American Hemerocallis Society Membership rates: Individual (1 yr.)..................$25.00 Individual (3 yr.)..................$70.00 Family (1 yr.).......................$30.00 Family (3 yr.).......................$83.00 Life....................................$500.00 Dual life.............................$750.00 Youth...................................$10.00 Dues are to be paid by January 1st Make checks payable to AHS Mail to: Pat Mercer AHS Executive Secretary P.O. Box 10 Dexter, GA 31019 Dawn Page Newsletter Editor AHS Region 12 6350 Allmont St. Cocoa, FL 32927 Spring 2007 Newsletter.indd 24 First Class Postage Applied 2/20/2007 2:19:08 AM