LA BALLONA VALLEY BROMELIAD SOCIETY NEWSLETTER MARCH 2010 **************************************************************** Meeting Meeting: Wednesday, 24 March at 7:30 pm in the Rotunda Room at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Speaker: LBVBS members Alan Levy and Don Misumi will present their "Two to get ready and four to go... for the Show that is" demonstration on getting plants ready for our Show, featuring many tips and methods for shaping up our plants. Raffle: Don Misumi will supply the plant table with orchids and bromeliads. Drinks: Yvette Fisher and Karyl Sisson Food: Yvette Fisher, Karyl Sisson, and Vince Wong **************************************************************** Membership News If you have not yet paid your dues for 2010, please mail the $10 to Gloria Grover at (address redacted) (make checks out to LBVBS) or see Gloria at our meetings. **************************************************************** From Don Misumi: Plant Sale The South Bay Bromeliad Associates will have their spring sale on March 20--21 at Rainforest Flora. Editor's note: Rainforest Flora is located at 19121 Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance, (310)370-8044. **************************************************************** Summary of information from Denise Pidd (flyers will be available at the meeting): South Bay Begonia Branch Bus Trip Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Cost: $25 (includes entrance fee to Botanic Garden and bus driver tip). Please send a check made out to SBBB (South Bay Begonia Branch) to Denise Pidd, 1500 Laurel Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Departure point: Dana Middle School, 5504 W. 135th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250. The bus will leave promptly at 8 a.m. Park in the school parking lot. Destinations: 1) Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont: featuring wildflowers and California natives 2) California Cactus Center, Pasadena: cactus, succulents, some bromeliads, statuary, and pottery 3) Nuccio's Nursery, Altadena: camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, and more Other info: Bring your lunch and drinks, and a box for your purchases; wear comfortable shoes. 40 seats must be sold by March 20, 2010 -- tell your friends! Please call Denise at XXX-XXX-XXXX or email (email address redacted) if you have any questions. **************************************************************** Administrivia The La Ballona Valley Bromeliad Society meets the fourth Wednesday of each month, January through October, in the Rotunda Room at Veterans' Memorial Hall, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City. Emmit Willis, President Jim Jaeger, Vice-President Don Misumi, Treasurer Gloria Grover, Membership Jean Yoshii, Newsletter (Have an item for the newsletter? Please email it to (email address redacted) or mail it through the post.)