2007 Extravaganza -Seminar Highlights

We have invited some of the top speakers in the country.

The seminars will begin at 10:00 am with Harry Luther, the Director of the Identification Center at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. Next at 11:00 am will be Dr. Terrie Bert from Bradenton, Florida. She always gives a  lively, fast moving program.  Then at 1:30 pm will be Dr. Larry Giroux from North Ft. Myers, who will give a presentation featuring Jim Irwins hybrid Cryptanthus.

Last, but not least, Michael Young from Louisiana, a world renowned artistic designer using bromeliads will dazzle us will his designs also showing a sample of his prize winning quilts.

 

The 2007 Extravaganza and BSSF,

our Sister Society

Even before the 2006 Extravaganza the Bromeliad Society of South Florida started its collaboration with us for the 2007 Extravanza. The generosity of the late Ed Prince has been justly acknowledged many times. That collaboration continues. We have been able to address their monthly meetings bringing to the members news about the progress being made.

The response has been very positive. Peter Kouchalakos has given us valuable advice on many issues. Robert Meyer has noted our event in their “Bromeli Advisory” . In the August issue, he has included a full column under the title “MEMORIES STRIDING FARTHER. This Society Must Mark Its Calendars for September 29, 2007”. In it he underlines the efforts of Ed and Moyna Prince in organizing last year’s very successful event and calls for members to participate and help us in any way possible. Many members have expressed their readiness to be part of the effort, serve as

volunteers, provide plants for the auction, raffle items, etc.

As you can see, Robert’s well chosen words, for which we are more than grateful, had an immediate effect.

So, we know that on Sunday October 1^st, we will be repeating Ed’s words last year: ”We could not have done it without you”