The ODAVS Online Thingie

Issue 4  - October/November 2004

Published by Old Dominion African Violet Society located on the web at www.odavs.com

ODAVS is an affiliate of the African Violet Society of America.  Please visit their web site at avsa.org

This is the “Pre-MAAVS” issue as we prepare to attend the convention hosted by the Baltimore African Violet Club.  I hope to see you all there!

THE NEXT MEETING IS THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH FROM 9am TO 11am AT THE MASON DISTRICT GOVERNMENTAL CENTER IN ANNANDALE, VA.

1.     A note from the President

2.     Announcements

3.  What we did at our previous meeting

     4.  African Violet tips

Next week will be exciting and busy for us as we attend the MAAVS convention!  So far we only have 5 items committed for the Ways and Means table and we need more!  Please, everyone, we need at least one item from everyone to make the table look great for MAAVS.  If you haven't already, be sure to think of something you can contribute for this Saturday's meeting.  If you aren't crafty, perhaps you know of a shop you could ask for a donation in return for advertising on a card on the table.  I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

MAAVS 2004 Convention Activity Schedule

Thursday, November 11th

         1 pm- 5 pm   Plant Sales

Friday, November 12th

         1 pm - 5 pm Show Open to Public

         9 am - 5 pm Plant Sales

         Sometime after 6: MAAVS Star Spangled Party

Saturday, November 13th

          9 am - 3 pm Show Open to Public

          9 am - 5 pm Plant Sales

          Sometime after 6:  MAAVS Awards Banquet  

Our May Club Sale

We need for every member to grow around 15 plants and have them blooming for our May Sale. 

Don’t forget the ODAVS Online Store!

Hey everyone, be sure to check out our very own store at cafepress.com !  We have ODAVS t-shirts among other violet-related items and every purchase makes a small profit for the club.  There are several clothing items as well as some things that would make great gifts.  New items will be added occasionally so come back often.  You’ll find the new store at http://www.cafepress.com/odavs !

Got a Tip?

Send me an email with your best tip for the newsletter and I’ll gladly give you credit.  Just send it to me at JilleneD@aol.com

Our previous meeting was a workshop for our members and a chance to exchange leaves.

All the members who were present came with leaves and potting equipment in tow. We had a guest who brought her own violet with a question about its long neck. She left with newly potted up leaves and a neckless violet!

Everyone was generous with leaves and no one left empty handed.  This workshop was a lot of fun and members expressed interest in continuing this type of meeting.

A suggestion was made to bring our lists of violets to our meetings to see if anyone wants leaves from one of our plants.

AVSA offers a program called First Class 2 that makes a great tool for keeping track of your violets. It also has some of the most beautiful pictures of African Violets in existence! But wait! There’s more! It can also print labels for your pots! They are perfect for those plants we sell at the plant sale.  Here is the information found at the AVSA web site (avsa.org):

First Class Version 2 Computer Program 

The African Violet Society of America, Inc.

First Class is a Windows®-based computer program that allows you to quickly and accurately look up species and cultivar names and descriptions found in the Master List of Species and Cultivars. Includes over 2,000 photos.

First Class Version 2 is distributed on CD. It requires Microsoft Windows® 95 or later and 40MB of hard disk space.

     AVSA Price: Members:  $25.00, Non-members $37.00

If your violet-challenged friends/family wanted to get you a really cool Christmas gift, you could mention this because it is definitely a gift that keeps on giving!