Founded
in 1954 and now celebrating it's 54rd anniversary, The Delaware Orchid
Society is a non-profit educational organization whose purpose is to
help people learn about orchids and orchid culture.
Our membership
includes novice growers with one or two plants as well as those with
private orchid greenhouses. Members live in Delaware and nearby Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Maryland. All orchid enthusiasts are welcome. We
have regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month except for
July and August.
Membership
Benefits
- National
and regional speakers share with us their expertise during a program
of slides, comments and question-and-answer sessions.
- A plant
show table where members' flowering orchids can voluntarily be reviewed
and commented on by our team of experts.
- All
members receive a monthly newsletter (except during July and August)
with information about the next meeting's program, results of the
last meeting's show table, future orchid events, and special events
such as planned bus trips and greenhouse tours.
- Members
may buy or sell plants at the monthly Sales Table. Very often, there
are special plants offered for sale by the featured speaker.
- Our
annual orchid auction is held in the spring. Members and guests are
able to bid on a large variety of orchids at this auction.
- Our
June meeting is our catered Annual Banquet.
- Members
may use the Society's extensive library
of books, magazines and orchid video tapes.
- Members
are encouraged to participate in designing and setting up orchid displays
in local orchid shows, bus trips to orchid events, greenhouse tours
and free workshops on orchid culture.
- Members
receive an updated Membership List in January of each year.
Guests
are always welcome! Please visit one of our monthly
meetings to see if membership in the Delaware Orchid Society is
for you.
Becoming
a Member
Please
fill out our membership application
to join the Delaware Orchid Society
Location
Emmanual
Presbyterian Church
1006 Wilson Road, Wilmington
(corner of Stoneleigh and Wilson Rds – entrance to parking lot
on Stoneleigh)
Leadership
Officers
Scott Cunningham, President
John Rogan, Vice-President
David Emerson, Secretary
Joel Balogh, Treasurer and Webmaster
Brad Billet, Newsletter Editor
Directors
Janet Bernhardt
Duane Erdmann
Dan Gawiak
Vera Lee Rao
Frank Tait
Marie-Christine Viallet
Barry Wolstenholme
Fr. Gerald Ozlanski, Past President
