MAAVS M E M O Affiliate of AVSA Founded March 9, 1991

Published Quarterly by the

Mid-Atlantic African Violet Society

President’s Message

Our 16th Annual Convention and Show held in Owego, New York, was a huge

success. The amount and quality of the exhibits in both horticulture and design was

evident as the show received the blue certificate for the Standard Show Achievement

Award. Of course, where would we be without our commercials? Thank you!!! As

always, it was one of the highlights of the show to keep going back and forth to buy

more plants and supplies. So many people are responsible for making such a large

undertaking a success; I can't name them all but I would especially like to

acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our Convention Chairman, Fay

Wagman, and of our Show Chairman, Sue Hoffmann. For those who could not

attend this convention, we hope that you can be with us next year in the Baltimore

area for our next convention.

Congratulations to Marie Burns, and Ken and Susan Barbi, as they have just received

Honorary Life Memberships in MAAVS. They were instrumental in the formation of

our organization, and have dedicated countless hours to the success of MAAVS.

Rodney

November 2006 Volume 16, Number 4

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Membership Updateby Ken Barbi

If you not renewed your membership at theMAAVS Convention and it is expiring at the endof December 2006, please renew it with KenBarbi, 1809 View Top Court, Annapolis, MD21409. Your expiration date is shown on theaddress label (or by email to non-mail recipients).If not renewed, this will be your last printedMAAVS Memo, and you will have to rejoin ourorganization.

Affiliate Events

The African Violet Society of Syracuse presentsits 54th Annual Spring Show and Sale, “VioletsVisit Nature”. It will take place May 5th and 6th,2007, at the Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477East Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville, New York13027. Hours are Saturday, May 5th 1 - 6 pm andSunday, May 6th, 10 am - 4:30 pm. Call315.638.2519 for information.

Welcome New MAAVSMembers

We welcome new MAAVS Members who joinedat the Convention in October: Donna Biggs ofNorthampton, PA; Susan Yee of Lombard, IL;Roni Williams of Forty Fort, PA; Marna Snow ofSimpsonville, SC; and Susan Galleela ofSpringfield, PA. We welcome back Edna Rourkeof Shelton, CT.

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Former M AAV S Presidents:

Diane Richardson 1991 - 1995

Sue Ho ffmann 1995 - 1999

Linda Abpla nalp 1999 - 2001

Ken Barbi 2001 - 2005

Rodne y Barnett 2005 - Present

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Mid-Atlantic African Violet Society Show WinnersOctober 26-28, 2006

Owego, NY

"Violets Around The World"

Best in Show B-Man's Caltanisetta won by: Doug Burdick

Second Best in Show Sansoucy' Coco won by: David Dick

Third Best in Show Rob's Scrumptious won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best Standard B-Man's Caltanisetta won by: Doug Burdick

Best Miniature Rob's Chilly Willy won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best Semi-miniature Rob's Scrumptious won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best Trailer Milky Way Trail won by: Judi DuPont

Best Variegated African Violet Sansoucy' Coco won by: David Dick

Best Other Gesneriad Aeschynanthus humilis won by: Bill Price

Award Of Merit Chirita 'Diane Marie' won by: Janet Reimer

Best AVS of Syracuse Origination Rob's Fuzzy Navel won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best AVSA Mini/Semi Collection Rob's Scrumptious Rob's Ooey Gooey Rob's Fuddy Duddy won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best AVSA Standard Collection Buckeye Cherry Topping Rebel's Restless Heart Buckeye Country Gal won by: Nancy Kast Best Champion Origination Sunny Salmon won by: Paul Kroll

Best Container Garden Dish Garden - Sweden won by: Rosemary Macaluso

Best Design in Show New Zealand - Penguins won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Best Flower Arrangement New Zealand - Penguins won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Best Hart Origination Rowell Yerman won by: Margaret Califano

Best Lyon/Sorano Origination Frosty Frolic won by: Roni Williams

Best MAAVS Collection Rob's Jitterbug Rob's Bad Bunny Rob's Chilly Willy won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best Miniature Arrangement Singapore - Electronics Miniature Arrangement won by: Karyn Cichoki

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Best New Introduction Water Dancer won by: Paul Sorano

Best NYS Miniature Collection Rob's Love Bite Rob's Jitterbug Rob's Bad Bunny won by Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best NYS Registered Origination Rob's Fuddy Duddy won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best NYS Semi-Miniature Collection Rob's Pink Buttercups Rob's Calypso Beat Rob's Scrumptious won by: Ralph Robinson - The Violet Barn

Best Plant Arrangement Russia - A Cultural Mecca won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Best Robinson Origination Rob's Whoa Nellie won by: Donna Coleman

Best Russian Collection Vika Beauty Goddess Blue Eyed Russia won by: Marie Burns

Best Vintage Violet Neptune won by: Paul Kroll

Design Award of Merit Taiwan - Tropical Paradise won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Design Award of Merit Iran - Persian Rugs won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Design Award of Merit Saudi Arabia - Metals andPetroleum won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Second Best AVSA Mini/Semi Collection Rob's Pewter Bells Rob's Slap Happy Rochelle's Baby Colors won by: Rodney Barnett

Second Best Container Garden Natural Container - Panama won by: Rosemary Macaluso

Second Best Design in Show Russia - A Cultural Mecca won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Second Best Flower Arrangement Germany - Food andLibation won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Second Best MAAVS Collection Yukako Tiniki Queen Sabrina won by: Marie Burns

Second Best Miniature Optimara Little Pearl won by: David Dick

Second Best New Introduction Skarlet Sky won by: Paul Sorano

Second Best NYS Registered Origination Cupid's Jewel won by: Donna Coleman Second Best NYS Semi-mini Collection Optimara Little Comanche Ness' Firefly Ness' Satin Rose won by: Donna Coleman

Second Best Other Gesneriad Columnea 'Broget Stavanger' won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Second Best Plant Arrangement England - Stonehenge won by: Barbara Festenstein

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Second Best Semi-miniature Rob's Slap Happy won by: Carol Hamelink

Second Best Standard Sansoucy' Coco won by: David Dick

Second Best Trailer Rob's Wagga Wagga won by: Judi DuPont

Tricolor Award - Design New Zealand - Penguins won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Tricolor Award - Horticulture B-Man's Caltanisetta won by: Doug Burdick

Best in Class (73 classes) won by: Nancy Kast

Best in Class Sweepstakes - H & D won by: Nancy Kast

Design Sweepstakes won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Design Sweepstakes Runner-up won by: Karyn Cichoki

Horticulture Sweepstakes won by: Nancy Kast

Horticulture Sweepstakes Runner-up won by: Paul Kroll

Thank You from Ways and Means

What a great show of support from our commercials, affiliate clubs and individual members for the raffle

auctions and theme baskets at this year’s Joint Convention!!

For the grab bag, we had 26 gift certificates given by our commercial members and enough $1.00 items

donated by members to take in $112.00.

The silent auction had 49 items donated that generated another $625.00. Thank you to Paul Kro ll and B ill

Price who had many cuttings in this auction and to everyone else who contributed items for the bidding.

There were 8 beautiful theme baskets in the Chinese auction donated by affiliate clubs and individuals. The

baskets were judged by the number of tickets that were placed in their corresponding jar. First place winning

basket was the AVS of Syracuse basket and they received $30.00 Second place of $20.00 was won by the

Baltimore AVS for their entry, and $10.00 to Sweetwater AVS as third award. All the baskets were wonderful

and a special thanks to everyone who put them together. The affiliate baskets were won by Vicki Carr, Barbara

Thomas, Jean Tippet, Sue Guenther, Catherine Walbridge and Lou Viera, with 2 baskets won by Francis Via.

The Saturday night auction had many great items including several light stands and took in $951.00 of which

nearly $400.00 was from the Chinese basket raffle. The raffle tickets purchased at the meals could be used at

either raffle. The live auction was a big success bringing in $425.00 . Plants for this auction were donated by

Paul Kroll, Nancy Kast, David Dick, Rodney Barnett, Marie Burns and M argaret Califano. Thank you to each

of you.

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All together Ways and Means took in $2,111.00. It

is with much appreciation that we extend our thanks

to everyone who helped make this possible because

of their generous donations and purchases of raffle

tickets and grab bag items.

Also a big thanks to all that helped setting up the

Ways and Means displays and selling tickets at the

meals. Special thanks to Susan Foster and Victoria

Schnurr who worked so tirelessly at our display.

They were always there when called upon. Victoria

has been the youngest member of the team for 2 years

and her help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone!

Linda Rowe and Mary Ryan, NY SAVS Ways &

Means

Nominating Committee

At the October 27, 2006, MAAVS Board Meeting,

Diane Richardson was added to the five member

MAAVS Nominating Committe:

Ken Barbi Past President and

Chairman

Linda Abplanalp Penultimate Past

President

Libby Glembocki 2004 Appointee

Lauren Jones 2005 Appointee

Diane Richardson 2006 Appointee

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELECTED OFFICERS (Executive Committee)

President - Rodney Barnett

Vice President - Barb ara S tew art

Sec retary - Jean T ippett

Treasurer - George M cD ona ld

AFFILIATE DIRECTORS

African Violet BRAT PACK - Chris Daroche

AVC of Burlington County NJ - Susan Arnao

AV S o f Ph iladelphia - Mary Jane Crossan

AVS of Rochester - Fay Wagman

AV S of Sp ringf ield - Joan Santino

AVS of Syracuse - Mary Ryan

Baltimore AV Club - Joanne Baker-Pruner

Delaware AVS - Diane Abramson

First Goldsboro AVS - Lo uise Ph illip

Lake Shore AVS - Doris Bro wn lie

Long Island AVS - Florence Schnaufer

Old Dominion AVS - Laurene Jones

Palmetto AVS - Trudi Christensen

Piedmont Triad AVS - Lind a Abpla nalp

Richmond AVS - Kitty Hedg epeth

Saintpaulia Society of Long Island - Jean Pappas

Tidewater AVS - Carol Van

Triangle AVS - Libbie Glembocki

Southern Member-at-Large - Gary Gordon

Northern Member-at-Large - Doris Bro wn lie

CHAIRM EN OF STAN DING CO MMIT TEES

Advertising - Ken Barbi

Affil iates - Diane Richardson

Awards - Open

Bylaws & Standing Rules - Jack Wilson

Commercial Activities - John Cook

Finance - George M cD ona ld

Future Conventions - Open

Mem bership & Promotions - Ken Barbi

Newsletter & Documentation - Ken Barbi

Ways & M eans - Open

Imm ediate Past President - Ken Barbi

CHAIRMEN OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Nominating - Ken Barbi

2007 Convention in Baltimore, MD - Carol Hamelink

APPOINTED Non-Board POSITIONS

Parliamentarian - Mary Boland

Editor of The MAAVS MEMO - Ken Barbi

MAAVS Collection Rosette - Susan Barbi

Historian - Shirley Huffman

Properties - Ken Barbi

Convention Registrar - Laurene Jones

Webmaster - Tom Glembocki

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Ways and Means - Susan Foster, Mary Ryan, Linda Rowe

Libbie Glembocki stands at the grave marker of IndianMaiden Sa Sa Na Loft high above the village of Owego

Tatiana and Vladimir Kalgin do some shoppingin the commercial room

Fay Wagman, our Convention Chairman, is Camera Shy

Convention Picturesby Tom Glembocki

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Doug Burdick poses with his Best in show, B-Man'sCaltanisetta

San Soucy Coco shown by David Dick won Second Best inShow and Best Variegated

Aeschynanthus humilis shown by Bill Price won

Best Other Gesneriad

Doris and John Brownlie of Aca’s Violets

Rob's Scrumptious shown by Ralph Robinson - The Violet

Barn won Third Best in Show

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Best Design in Show New Zealand - Penguins won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Second Best Design in Show Russia - A Cultural Mecca won by: Olive Ma Robinson

Rodney Barnett announces new Life Members -Ken and Susan Barbi, and Marie Burns Ralph and Olive Ma Robinson of the Violet Barn in the

Commercial Sales Room

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Application for Membership

Mid-Atlantic African Violet Society

Date ____________New ______ Renewal ______

Individual _____$15.00

Joint (2 members, same address) _____$20.00

Affiliate/Commercial _____$20.00

MAAVS Pin _____$ 5.00(If new member dues are paid between June 30th and December 31st,

your membership will expire on December 31st of the following year)

Name __________________________________

Address ________________________________

City ______________ State _____ ZIP _______

Phone __________________________________

E Mail _________________________________

Local Affiliate ___________________________

Member of AVSA ______

(Please make checks payable to MAAVS)

Send membership application to:

Ken Barbi

1809 View Top Court

Annapolis, MD 21409-5973

410.757.5044

E Mail questions to: Barbik@st-margarets.org

Affiliate RosettesThe African Violet Society of

Philadelphia Species Rosette is

available to MAAVS Affiliates

for best Saintpaulia species or

natural hybrid in your show.

Mail your request to: Judith A.

Smith, Species Chairman,

7808 Conwell Road, Laverock,

PA 19038-7205 at least one

month before your show.

Please include a check for

$2.00 (made out to Judith A.

Smith), to cover the cost of

postage and handling.

The Baltimore African Violet

Club Best Fantasy Rosette is

available to MAAVS Affilates

for best fantasy in your show.

Mail your request to: Joanne

Baker-Pruner, 125 Dales Way

Drive, Pasadena, MD 21122-

0144. Please include a check

for $5.00 (made out to BAVC).

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Honorary Life Members

Diane Richardson (2003 Induction)Sue Hoffmann (2003 Induction)Linda Abplanalp (2004 Induction)Gary Gordon (2004 Induction)Jack and Pat Wilson (2005 Induction)Mary Boland (2005 Induction)John and Barbara Cook (2006 Induction)Laurene Jones (2006 Induction)Ken and Susan Barbi (2007 Induction)Marie Burns (2007 Induction)

MAAVS MembersInformation

Thirteen MAAVS Members were left out of the

Convention Souvenir Booklet:Pat Cash, 8703 Char Ct #34, Laurel, MD 20708-3412,301.317.4469, hoshou@smart.net Judi Du Pont, 12300 Sleezer Road, Newark, IL 60541,815.695.5924, 2manyhobbies@sbcglobal.net Daisha East, 390 Longleaf Drive East, Pinehurst, NC28374Karen Foster, 3657 Day Road, Darlington, MD 21034,410.457.4434, fancypos194@aol.com Mary Ann Giangerelli, 2710 Viking Drive, Herndon,VA 20171-2400, 703.860.4490Jill Hite, 209 Tyler Avenue, St Michaels, MD 21663,410.745.2249, firemamadfrs@hotmail..com Vladimir & Tatiana Kalgin, 280 Akademika Vargi

Street, Moscow 117133, Russia, vkalgin@yahoo.com Dennis Miller, Neil’s Streps, 6915 Yeoman Court, Fredericksburg, VA 22407, www.neilsstreps.com leo5699@aol.comPeggy Mooney, 1016 Broadway Avenue, Secane, PA 19018-2024, 10.622.1805, pm1016@rcn.com Verona Reid, 33 Alexander Drive, Hampton, VA 23664-1746Margie M. Scott, 5001 Ridgedale Pkwy #238, Richmond, VA 23234-6940, 804.330.5802Heather Fox Slusher, 15794 Beacon Hill Place, Montclair, VA 22025-1301, 571.643.6284, foxyinva@msn.com David Tooker, 245 Spring Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701, 732.219.6677, davidtook@aol.com

Six MAAVS Members joined our organization since the 2006 Convention and were not in the Convention

Souvenir Booklet:Donna J. Biggs, 410 McKeever Lane, Northampton, PA 18067-1657, 610.262.7869, donnab96@rcn.com Susan Gallela, 357 West Springfield Road, Springfield, PA 19064-1731, 610.328.9955Edna Rourke, 99 Old Stratford Road, Shelton, CT 06484-6129, 203.926.9716Marna Snow, PO Box 302, Simpsonville, SC 29681, 864.963.5207, woodsnow@juno.com Roni Williams, 39 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, PA 18704-4020, 570.262.8510, rt207223@aol.com Susan Yee, 300 East View Street, Lombard, IL 60148-2034, 630.627.2576 yee@kwom.com

MAAVS Memo Available On-Line

The MAAVS Memo is now available on-line. If you have already subscribed, you will be getting this copy electronically.You can still subscribe for automatic reception of future editions by providing your E Mail address at www.maavs.org. Youwon’t be bothered with any junk E Mail - - just important MAAVS business - - and we will save on postage by not sendingyou a hard copy. If you want both, we will provide them if you ask.

Questions about this new service will be answered by Tom Glembocki at 919.362.8532. You must have AdobeAcrobat Reader installed on your computer available at no charge at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html .

The MAAVS MemoKenneth W. Barbi - Membership Chairman1809 View Top CourtAnnapolis, MD 21409-5973

Next Edition at end of February 2007 (Dead Line for Submissions is February 25th)

MAAVS Collection Rosettes

A MAAVS Collection Rosette for an exhibit consisting of three African violets of the

same type (standard, miniature, semiminiature, trailer [standard, miniature, or

semiminiature], or species) is available to affiliate clubs.

These plants must be entered by a MAAVS member and need not be AVSA-registered

varieties. Each plant will be point scored in accordance with The African Violet Society

of America Handbook For Growers, Exhibitors, and Judges and awarded a ribbon as

merited. Exhibitor must be a MAAVS member.

To order a rosette, please contact Susan Barbi at 1809 View Top Court, Annapolis, MD

21409-5873, and remit $5.00 with each request. If you have unused rosettes from

previous years, you may request new score sheets at no cost, use the score sheets from the AVSA Entries

Program, or download score sheets from www.maavs.org. For additional information, or to check on a

request, call 410.757.5044, or E Mail susanbarbi@verizon.net