Annual Spring Orchid Auction

It's time once again for our Spring Orchid Auction. The Auction is our main fundraiser of the year, where we raise money for the speakers and activities that will help us understand and enjoy the orchids that we grow. Each year we ask if orchid vendors could donate a few plants to us, so that we can auction them off to Club Members and anyone else who would like to bid on and purchase these orchids or orchid related items. Anyone can donate plants (if they are absolutely free of pest or diseases and are in good conditions), books, potting supplies and other orchid-related items or growing equipment, and anyone can attend to actively bid on these items. Certain vendors have very graciously helped us through the years, and we have listed most of them on our 'Links' page which is located in the menu on the left of this page. There may likely be lots of things and bidding to do during this meeting, so please arrive fairly early to get your bidder number and to purview the plants available to bid on. We will also be having our flowering orchid Show Table: many plants that people bring have been acquired through auctions, so the Show Table is a great way to show off plants that you have won through bidding! If you have plants you would like to donate, please contact Club President Sue Finger with your information. .. and by all means if you know of anyone that might like to attend this event, please let them know that all are welcome.

We also will be having a display at the Southern Tier Orchid Societies' show which will be April 20th, 21st and 22nd. Please contact Sue Finger and Judi Witkin about where and when plants will be collected in the Syracuse area to be taken to the Show, which will be held at the Oakdale Mall, Johnson City, NY. Most likely Lori Burrit will be collecting plants in the Utica area. Please contact Iris Cohen well prior to the event to pre-register your orchids, artwork, photos or educational displays. Setup for this show will be Thursday afternoon, the 19th of April.

The Club will also be attending the VaVa Bloom event at Dickman Farms, Auburn on April 14th and 15th. Members will have a booth, plus orchids to sell and information to give out about orchids and our club. Please attend and support our club!

The NENYOS Albany area will again be hosting a Spring Picnic at Piping Rock Orchids, June 2nd. Last year our club officially attended this picnic which was very interesting, informative and allowed our members to find many orchids to thin their wallet! Our club also decided to move our Spring Picnic.

Our 2011 Annual Fall Show and Sale went fairly well last year. Pictures and a synopsis of the 2011 Show can be seen here. Show pictures (nearly 100!) and the awards list (pdf file) sorted by club have been uploaded to the Show Pictures page as well.

Our orchid club is now on Facebook! Check it out here and let us know what else you think might be good to have on the site.
Our main website now hosts three photo galleries. One is our the Show Pictures page where images from our orchid shows can be viewed, The second is the Virtual Showtable page, which also has a section for you to display your growing areas, and the third gallery is the Native Orchids page (still in planning stage). Several members and friends go on orchid treks each year, and this is where they can post and you can view their pictures. Sometimes they also take pictures of other interesting plants they find along the way.

Also a reminder that our newsletter and website have a section where Members can post a list of orchids or orchid-related items they wish to sell/buy/trade. If you are a neighboring orchid society (including Canada) and will be having an orchid auction, these can be listed there as well as on our events calendar. Send requests to Newsletter Editor Eva Galson and your list will be put in the newsletter and on our website. Please submit your request at least two weeks before the next scheduled meeting - Thanks!

Hope to see you at our next meeting or event!

See the CNYOS calendar for other regional orchid-related events!