2009 was full of amazing daylily experiences for me, and it was also my first full year serving as the president for the largest region in AHS - Region 2!I am proud to serve in this capacity and look forward to the next year.
If you are curious about what a "regional president" does, here are some of my responsibilities:
- approving display gardens in this region
- presiding over the yearly business meeting
- approving garden judge applications in this region
- representing Region 2 at AHS functions
- contributing to the award-winning Region 2 newsletter
- leading a yearly Region 2 board meeting
- communicating to new members and
- facilitating and resolving member issues.
I have visited several local clubs in this past year, providing presentations on my travels and just generally being an enthusiastic daylily ambassador. On the left is a picture of me in the Orlando airport following the stellar (but very wet) American Hemerocallis Society National Convention. TSA agents always ask, "What's in the bag?" I am already looking forward to the 2010 National in Valdosta, Georgia.
- approving display gardens in this region
- presiding over the yearly business meeting
- approving garden judge applications in this region
- representing Region 2 at AHS functions
- contributing to the award-winning Region 2 newsletter
- leading a yearly Region 2 board meeting
- communicating to new members and
- facilitating and resolving member issues.
I have visited several local clubs in this past year, providing presentations on my travels and just generally being an enthusiastic daylily ambassador. On the left is a picture of me in the Orlando airport following the stellar (but very wet) American Hemerocallis Society National Convention. TSA agents always ask, "What's in the bag?" I am already looking forward to the 2010 National in Valdosta, Georgia.
As president, I am also interested in increasing the number of exhibition judges and garden judges in our region. Exhibition shows are my biggest passion in the daylily world and I would encourage all of you to exhibit, attend or host a daylily show of some kind to support our national mission of education.
Im not sure how I did it all, but in the first part of 2009 I had the opportunity to take part in:
• the Mid-Winter Symposium
(highlight: Julie Covington's presentation on photography),
• the Region 2 Winter Symposium
(highlight: Brenda Macy's tour through theme gardens),
• the AHS National Convention
(highlight: the all encompassing rain and explaining to the TSA agent what and why the green plants were sticking out of my carry-on),
• the Central Illinois Daylily Society Exhibition Show
(highlight: winning Best Small with H. 'Brookwood Mamasan'),
• Northern Mecca
(highlight: finally visiting Faulkner, Polston, Blanton, Bachman and seeing the transformation occurring with the Holmes' at Riverbend),
• the Region 2 Summer Meeting
(highlight: teaching Exhibition Clinic II, hanging out with our region 2 youth and finally visiting Leo Sharp at Brookwood Gardens)
• the Southern Michigan Daylily Society Exhibition Show
(highlight: winning Best Miniature with H. 'Brookwood Black Kitten').
I am already planning on making repeat appearances at every one of these events and more in 2010. I hope I see you somewhere along the way.
Please contact me if you have any thoughts, comments, concerns, or questions about daylilies, Region 2 or the AHS. I can be reached at schmiths@sbcglobal.net.
Until next time, happy daylilying!
Im not sure how I did it all, but in the first part of 2009 I had the opportunity to take part in:
• the Mid-Winter Symposium
(highlight: Julie Covington's presentation on photography),
• the Region 2 Winter Symposium
(highlight: Brenda Macy's tour through theme gardens),
• the AHS National Convention
(highlight: the all encompassing rain and explaining to the TSA agent what and why the green plants were sticking out of my carry-on),
• the Central Illinois Daylily Society Exhibition Show
(highlight: winning Best Small with H. 'Brookwood Mamasan'),
• Northern Mecca
(highlight: finally visiting Faulkner, Polston, Blanton, Bachman and seeing the transformation occurring with the Holmes' at Riverbend),
• the Region 2 Summer Meeting
(highlight: teaching Exhibition Clinic II, hanging out with our region 2 youth and finally visiting Leo Sharp at Brookwood Gardens)
• the Southern Michigan Daylily Society Exhibition Show
(highlight: winning Best Miniature with H. 'Brookwood Black Kitten').
I am already planning on making repeat appearances at every one of these events and more in 2010. I hope I see you somewhere along the way.
Please contact me if you have any thoughts, comments, concerns, or questions about daylilies, Region 2 or the AHS. I can be reached at schmiths@sbcglobal.net.
Until next time, happy daylilying!
H. 'Eloquent Cay'
