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MAAVS will host AVSA in 2010
June 15, 2008:The gears are in motion to bring the AVSA convention East after a long drought. Thanks to the collective efforts of MAAVS we will be in Raleigh, NC in the Spring of 2010. The AVSA team will be visiting Raleigh this month and with luck we'll have a hotel contract and firm dates in hand. Stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the preliminary AVSA/MAAVS 2010 convention page link on the left.
Violets Along the Shenandoah Update
August 17, 2008Thanks to Rich Follett and his team, we now have the event schedule and 2008 convention registration forms available on the MAAVS 2008 Convention Pages. Don't forget to check out the MAAVS Friday night costume party - Yeeeeeehaw!
ATTENTION JUDGES AND CLERKS
We're looking for volunteers to judge and clerk the show at the upcoming MAAVS convention in Fredericksburg, Virginia this November 13-15, 2008. We are expecting a large show and are putting together five panels of judges with two clerks for each panel. Student judges are encouraged to participate. Also, you do not have to be a judge to serve as a clerk. If you plan to attend the convention and wish to learn, clerking provides a great opportunity to get your feet wet!
If you would like to volunteer to serve as either judge or clerk, please contact Kitty Hedgepeth, Judges Chairman. You may reach her by email at EEQUAT@aol.com. If snail mail is your thing, she can be reached at 4024 Cutshaw Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230. If you prefer voice to voice, you may call 804-358-1879. All inquiries will be promptly answered.
007, Bond...James Bond
Oct 11, 2007 The 2007 MAAVS convention, themed 007, Bond ... James Bond, was an outstanding success in York, PA. The convention opened Oct 11, 2007. Marie Burns won the top three horticultural awards: Best in Show, Second Best in Show and Third Best in Show. The complete text listing of award winners is now online.The MAAVS 2007 convention link on the left will take you to some of the MAAVS highlights in York PA.
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Best in Show -
Gentle May
grown by Marie Burns
007, Bond ... James
Oct 2007
York, PA
Marie Burns is shown holding the Best in Show, Gentle May. On either side of her on the Honors Table can be seen Blue Eyed Russia, the third runner up (on the left) and Yukako, the second runner up (on the right), also grown by Marie Burns.
MAAVS 18th Annual Convention
For 2008 we will be in Fredricksburg, VA from Nov 13-15. The 2008 convention link on the left will have the latest details as they become available.Washington Post African Violet Story
February 1, 2007The Washington Post had a nice African Violet article titled "Violet Overcomes Fusty Stereotype". Interviewed are several prominent African Violet personalities including our own Ken Barbi. Click on the story title and check it out.
(It must have been a good story. The same article, word for word identical, appeared in some newspapers on Mothers Day, May 13)
MAAVS eMemo
From here you can subscribe to the MAAVS eMemo. This is an electronic format (a pdf file) of the MAAVS Memo. The quality of the pictures in the MAAVS eMemo is better than the printed version, plus you can be the first on your block to get the Memo when it comes out. Subscribe today!!!!
The August 2007 MAAVS eMemo is available on the MAAVS Memo page. Click the "MAAVS Memo" link at the left This is an Adobe Acrobat pdf file.As with any endeavor, problems are bound to crop up. Send mail to tom at maavs.org if you're having problems or call me at 1-919-362-8532 and I'll try to fix the problem.
