Each spring, the ADS Board convenes to plan for the coming year and beyond. We go to a different city each year and are hosted by the local society. This year we had a wonderful time in Denver, Colorado.
Members of the Colorado Dahlia Society. L to R: Sherry Perry, Linda Quade, Jennifer Carpenter (ADS rep), Calvin Cook) CDS Vice President) , Phil Duclos (CDS President), Gina Cameron (CDS Secretary), Janet Cook, John Quade
The Board Attendees. Front row: Marcia Holt, Ali Richards, Linda Holmes-Cook. Rosemary Freeman, Brad Freeman, Alan Fisher. Back Row: Sharon Swaney, Terry Schroeder, Jerry Landerholm, Elva Sellens, Mel Epstein, Dan Baulig, Bob Schroeder, Charles Miehm, Harry Rissetto, Mark Oldenkamp.
Why a cactus picture on a dahlia site? In our free time, the Colorado Society treated the Board to a visit to The Gardens on Spring Creek, a beautiful community botanical Garden. But fear not we had dahlias too – in early June!
ADS VP Mark Oldenkamp with Dahlias grown under cover by Calvin and Julie Cook of Arrowhead Dahlias
And as usual, the meeting ended with an ice cream social.
PS: The Board did a lot of work, too!
Photos from the meeting (except for cactus) by Bob Schroeder.