Yankee District Meeting– October 27, 2001
Edited by Audrey Osborn
Submitted by Susan Mascott
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Carol Anne Rogers
§There are now 61 CRS §The next CR school will be in 2003, probably in the spring at Elizabeth Park Judging Update - Art Emmons§The 2001 Official List of Approved Exhibitor Names for Judges and Exhibitors is the official list of exhibition names and it supercedes any other publications in use. Membership - Nancy Edgar§Good news! People are joining faster than they are dropping out! 121 new member since April, 103 dropped out. 2002- The Year of the Rose - Art Emmons (reporting for John Mattia)§Art warned that within the next 2 months your society should make plans for activities because the Garden Clubs of America is promoting this as well as President Bush and cable TV. §Suggestions– Add a category in your rose show, purchase a YOTR flag seminar. § Art offered to give more ideas if people e-mail him. Website- Art Emmons § http://www.arsyankee.org 2002 District Convention- Mike Chute § Dates are 3/22-24 at the Providence Marriott § Speakers will be Jeri Ameroz from Weeks, Claire Laberge from Montreal Botanic Garden on her new shrub roses. § There will be a raffle, rose auction, Sat. afternoon lunch ($18 or $20) and a Saturday night dinner. § Registration fee $25, Dinner $30 § Every society should advertise in their newsletter. § Please have each society contribute a nice raffle item, no dollar min or max, just something you’d like for yourself! 2003 District Convention-Mike Lowe § Dates are 3/14-16 at the Sheraton Tara in Nashua, NH hosted by NHRS with help from other societies. § Rooms will be $89. § Meal $30 or $35 if buffet. § Min 75 people on banquet and breakfast. § $500 classroom § $100 hospitality § If more than 50 rooms are booked, we get a free from for the speaker. § Roles: § Co-chairs- Tessi and Mike § Marion- registration § Rose bushes for auction- Art & Donna § Hotel arrangements- Mike & Joel § Raffle prizes & Raffle- Joel & Susan 2002 District Rose Show § Date- 9/7 hosted by the Lower Cape Rose Society § Seminars will be offered during judging. § Revenue maker- lunch- $5 § Speakers are booked § Yankee District meeting will be Sunday 9/8 at the Harwich Community Center.
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