The purposes for which the Society is organized are to create an awareness of orchid culture; to foster the preservation of native species of orchids; to support research and development of orchid culture; and to hold meetings, lectures, and exhibitions.

GLOS normally meets on the third Saturday during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November. 7:00 pm is the meeting hour, but come early to see what plants are available for purchase from our speaker-of-the-day and from other Members, and/or to bring plants to sell at our silent auction and raffle tables.

Sunday, July 19 is our annual picnic. Again this year it will be in Wonch Park in Okemos. There is a map included in the July Calypso, as well as information about the picnic.

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Watch this space for special notices:

The GLOS Conservation Committee has a news page here.

In an attempt to offer our members more activities besides our regular meetings, GLOS has sessions on alternating months with special topics. Past topics here.

GLOS newsletter, the Calypso, is available for download from the Newsletter Page.

This year, GLOS gave 8 awards. They are: GLOS ORCHIDIST OF THE YEAR: Doris Asher: CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION, HONORABLE MENTION: Renate DeZacks and Mike Underwood; AOS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION: Rob Halgren; ORCHID DIGEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Dot Potter Barnett; and GLOS ORCHIDIST OF THE YEAR: Doris Asher. Congratulations to all!

Links:

MAOC
The Mid-America Orchid Congress

AOS
The American Orchid Society

RHS
Royal Horticultural Society Research & Registration

Downloads:

GLOS Show Schedule 2009	.doc	.pdf
GLOS Show Flyer 2009		.pdf
GLOS Membership Information		.pdf
GLOS Membership Form	.doc	.pdf
MAOC Intergeneric List 2009	.doc	.pdf
MAOC Orchid Class List 2009	.doc	.pdf