2023 Holiday Party

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Holiday Party 2023 is now over.  It was a wonderful event. We had more attendees this than any other year. Members, family members and guests enjoyed the company, the food, the presentation, and the cookie table.

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First, let me give a big thank you to Kathy and Mike Collins for hosting Fred Clark.  His plane was scheduled to land at 8:30pm.  With the way flight delays happen it could have been a very late night for them.  I hope they enjoyed his company.  Fred is very personable.

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Next a big shout out to Janet Greenberg! I couldn’t not have done this without her assistance and her expert Excel skills when my spreadsheet was not doing what I wanted it to do.  And keeping all the parts moving well.  The shame is that on the weekend of the party she was sick and could not attend. 

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Thank you to everyone who brought cookies for the cookie table.  It is such a treat to be able to have a selection of treats before, during and after dinner!  You know some folks can’t help but have a cookie or two or more as an appetizer!  The variety of cookie treats were delicious. 

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Fred Clark is a wonderful speaker and although he changed the topic, he can certainly read the room and chose a topic, “Be an 80% Grower”, that had something for the beginner and the advanced grower.  His presentation was lively, humorous at times and filled with tips to be a better grower.  Who was the fortunate attendee who had a thumb drive in her purse?  It would be wonderful if some of us could get a copy of the information.  Please contact me and I will plan to bring a thumb drive or transfer it to the computer we use for the meetings, and I can make other thumb drives for members who would want a copy. The members would have to bring their own thumb drive.  The favor plants he bought for us were wonderful seedlings of his crosses and had a few other plants for sale.  It was a bargain to be able to preorder without having to pay for shipping.

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The staff of the Crown Plaza, especially, Lynn, was great when we discovered that they had the room set up for only 70 guests. There was a quick set up of tables and moving of the tables so that all the folks could see Fred’s PowerPoint. 

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I hope everyone had an enjoyable time and were able to meet other members they didn’t know.