Re: OT: Breathing New Life Into An Old Club

Some great ideas here below.

As for my club, we have had some terrific programs, slideshows, we have had a
display garden at the Valley Garden Center for years, we have participated in
joint gardening ventures, matter of fact, we were just at the HOME & GARDEN
show at the state fairgrounds this past FRI, SAT, & SUN and had a couple
reblooming iris there thanks to the member who brought them. We've had good
speakers too, and have Terry Aitken coming on Feb. 1st.

As far as all mentioned, we are doing them, and things are going well.

I am just trying to exercise my noodle for more and/or new things that I can
present to keep things lively.

Patrick Orr
Phoenix, AZ  Zone 9
USA



B.W. wrote, Programs, films, and speakers?

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  From: Robt R Pries<r*@sbcglobal.net>
  To: iris@hort.net<i*@hort.net>
  Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:54 AM
  Subject: Re: [iris] OT: Breathing New Life Into An Old Club


  Patrick: It is hard to give advice when each situation is different. I would
suggest that sometimes a project that the club feels is worthwhile and which
most can participate can stimulate interest. It is important that it not be so
big that it takes too much energy. Creating a display garden at a botanical
garden, putting on an iris show especially in conjunction with a larger flower
show may get new members and allow old ones to show off. Certainly anything
that involves new activities will spark interest some negative some positive,
one always hopes for more of the latter. I think bringing speakers from other
parts of the country can bring new ideas. I can think of lots of things I
think would be nice but everybody is different.


  Patrick Orr <irisdude@msn.com<i*@msn.com>> wrote:How do you
breath new life into an old club besides increasing membership? We
  are now into our 36th year.

  Patrick Orr
  Phoenix, AZ Zone 9
  USA

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