Local iris society

At 07:00 AM 8/6/96 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Well stated, Donald!!  What was your local society's membership package like??
>Are folks able to join just the local society??
>
>What is your locale/region??  What else does your local society do during the
>year??? Who have you had as speakers?? do you have judges' training on a
>regular, or semi-regular basis??  What's your favorite activity??
>Do you have pot luck dinners to get to know other folks, inother words,
>how much emphasis on the social stuff does your group have??  
>
>Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, N

Answer: Not sure to most of these questions.

I should find out at a potluck lunch in two weeks.  I attended a regional
(region 5) meeting in the early summer and met many interesting people
(including Clarence M.) and made some contacts in the nearest local iris
society.  Alas, I have no truly local iris society.  My closest "local"
society is an hour and a half away, and with a three year old in tow I don't
know how active I can be in the "local" society.  I think eventually I may
have to bite the bullet and start my own local iris society.  In fact, I've
already begun visualizing a poster board display and membership drive at a
local plant nursery next spring/summer.

A question for you other go getters. What is the best time of year to
recruit for a local society - spring bloom season or late summer/fall
planting season?  Any other tips on starting a local society? Do's and don'ts? 

Does AIS have information available (perhaps in the form of a packet) to
help new local club/society organizers get off the ground?

Donald Mosser
dmosser@southconn.com
North Augusta, SC
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