President’s Message

As I assume the Club Presidency this year, the roster lists 66 members. Out of curiosity I read minutes from past years and discovered the Club members used to go on trips and care for the cactus and succulent garden at the S.C. Botanic Gardens. We also had a lending library and in general were much more active. However, there is good news, several new members joined this past year, attendance at meetings is stable, and everyone seems to be enthusiastic about coming events.

I think it is important to involve new members in Club activities, but sometimes people are reluctant to volunteer when they don’t know what they are volunteering for. To that end I would like us to create some written “Job Descriptions” for the several Committee Chair positions that should be filled. Similarly, there is no published guidance on how we run our annual Show & Sale, Annual Plant Contest, or our monthly Mini-shows. I hope some of you would like to work with me on drafting some guidance for these events. With diligence, I ‘m sure these tasks can be completed for membership approval in the coming months.

I look forward to challenges and successes this coming year.

President

2007