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MARCH 3, 2008 -
Regular Meeting
"Pot those Suckers"
Member Speaker - Phyllis
King
Hands On -
Members will be shown how to harvest suckers from the mother plant and how to plant them so they will grow into beautiful show plants. They will be given to visitors & members to take home.
· Information about Dixie
- Phyllis King
· Report of the Nominating Committee
· Award Presentations Marianne
Martin & Ed Reynolds
Refreshments:
Dawn & Ed Reynolds
11 Eassie Burton
18 Alyce Changstrom
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MARCH 12-15, 2008 - DAVS Show
"Dixie Magic "
Holiday Inn Airport, Birmingham, AL
52nd Dixie Convention
· See DAVS Representative - Phyllis King
DAVS website
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APRIL 7, 2008 -
Regular Meeting
"DAWG Show"
Member Speaker - Phyllis
King
This will be lots & lots of fun! Bring the saddest and most neglected looking live plant you have in your collection. An Award will be given for the worst-looking plant.(it Must be alive) We will try to tell you how to turn it into a blue ribbon plant.
May 5, 2008 -
Regular Meeting
"Plant Parts of the African Violet"
Member SpeakerGlenn Shelton - UPAVS
Glenn will point out the names of each part of the African violet. He will also point out how violets are hybridized into the huge variety of colors and leaf types that we have today.
·
Information
about TGS - Mollie Howell
Refreshments: Eassie & Guy Burton
3 Vicki Rivrud
9 Eleanor
23 Diana Haff
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May 9 - 10, 2008

"Mother's Day Plant Sale & Membership Drive"
St Matthias Lutheran Church
2751 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL
10AM to 4PM

Many varieties of flowering African violets, starter plants, leaves and the other gesneriads. UPAVS has one of the largest selections in FL of African violet-related supplies for sale.
There will be members on hand to answer questions on growing violets & the other gesneriads beautifully.
Bring in your problem plants and we will help!
Contact: Phyllis King (727) 398-7450 or
email Glenn Shelton
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May 25 - June 1, 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
"62nd National
Convention" "Get your Violet kicks on Route 66"
No-one should miss going to
National. It is the best place to buy the newest available violets and
Gesneriad plants.
Charlene will fill you in what it is
all about.
· See AVSA
Representative - Charlene Bosés
or go to AVSA website
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JUNE 2, 2008 -
Regular Meeting
"Wicks, Rings, Reservoirs & Pots"
Member Speaker - Mary Helen Maran -
UPAVS
Mary Helen will talk about different types of wicks and why we use rings, stakes and other tools to grow good plants. Pots and reservoirs are also important in helping to prevent over-watering or under-watering your violets.
· Information about TGS - Mollie Howell
or go to The Gesneriads Society website
Refreshments:
Phyllis King
4 Florence Schreiner
15 Elizabeth Tuder
15 Frank Reynolds
27 Janet Welder
29 Connee Messenger
29 Ed Reynolds
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July 1 - 6, 2008
- The Gesneriad Society National Convention
"Gesneriads in the Mile High City""

Denver, CO
52nd TGS Convention
· See TGS Representative - Mollie Howell
TGS website
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July 14, 2008 Annual
Summer Buffet
"At Diana's Home Home"
Come and enjoy some summertime fun.
It is our club's annual summer get together. Bring a covered dish, and your
spouse or a friend.
· Please RSVP Diana 
and tell her what you are bringing and if you need directions.
13 Regina Robinson
18 Marte Toohill
25 Carol Bernhardt
28 BarbaraShelton
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August 27, 2007 -
Regular Meeting
"Slide Presentation of the AVSA
convention"
Presentation - Charlene and Michael Bosés
Charlene will show
us wonderful slides of the winning plants and designs from the Tulsa, OK AVSA
International Convention. She hopes to draw interest in joining in on the fun to attend next
year's convention.
10 Warren Shreiner
13 Mary Helen Maran
16 Frank Messenger
27 Karl Hayes
29 Phyllis King
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