RE: OT:ALCOHOL AT CLUB FUNCTIONS

Never be afraid to ask "dumb" questions.  Those of us who think we know 
what we're doing love to share our enthusiasm for our favorite flowers with 
someone who actually wants to listen!

John Reeds
jreeds@microsensors.com
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From: 	Josiecairn@aol.com[SMTP:Josiecairn@aol.com]
Reply To: 	iris-talk@egroups.com
Sent: 	Saturday, July 15, 2000 6:29 AM
To: 	iris-talk@egroups.com
Subject: 	Re: [iris-talk] OT:ALCOHOL AT CLUB FUNCTIONS

<<<"Since most clubs are getting older and we see few young people joining
why
not have a club website. On this site we let people know that on a certain
day of the week we will have a chatroom set up for them to come in and meet 
with some of the members and answer questions that they may have about how 
to
groom or care for iris. I even went as far to say this could be a weekly
thing and we could also if they were interested let them join the club. 
This
could be counted as a meeting for them. My feeling is this, if we can get
them interested on the internet maybe we can get them to meetings sometime
down the road. We could also take it a step further and have a special
speaker for the chatroom such as Mr. Clarence Mahan for example. But I feel 
we have  got to start being more creative or our clubs may become history.
Comments please.">>>>

Jim,
I think that you have a wonderful idea.  I am sure that there are many iris 
lovers out there that just are not able to get to club meetings but do have 
access to the Internet and could join in on weekly or monthly chats.  This
way many more iris lovers may take part.
Speaking for myself, I am very new to Iris growing.  I have noticed that 
most
of the members of Iris-talk are very well versed in growing iris.  They at
times scare the hell out of me because I feel that I will look like a fool 
or
feel like one just asking some of the questions I may have.  This could be
one reason why newer iris lovers do not join the clubs, as they are not 
well
versed in iris growing.  Many just enjoy iris's because they are a 
beautiful
flower, but many iris-talk members and club members have made growing IRIS 
a
science.  This is wonderful but it can scare new growers away.  I am 
willing
to bet that many lurk on this site, but are scared to join in as they may
feel stupid with their questions.

I do think that Jim has a great idea.  Also can someone explain to me how 
you
get to the chat area on Friday evenings.
Gloria, Zone 6 in Northern RI

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