Re: Are plant societies on the verge of extinction?

["George and Janet Smith" <4f80107e1@rewrite.aisboard.org>]

I have been a member of Fresno Iris Society for 26 years and have watched
it slow down a bit the re-emirge.  HOWEVER, we are still strong in
membership for 2016 AND 2017 - our 50th year.  Because we continue to help
folks understand irises, love them, educate them and have a great time at
our meetings.  Average age 40+.  We are getting even better and next year
- great!

Janet Smith
California

> Thanks David; your link worked.
> I read the article and it reminds me of a post I made to the AIS board
> almost ten years ago which I called the sky is falling. Just like Chicken
> Little I still feel like I have not been taken seriously. I believe plant
> societies can exist in the future but whether they do is up to the
> decisions they have been making now and the planning that they put in
> place. I suspect the society as we know it will not persist. But I do
> believe new paradigms are possible. I believe too often I have heard there
> is nothing we can do, its inevitable. I do not believe that. I can think
> of things that I proposed ten years ago that if they had been in place
> would probably have made our membership levels twice what they are now.
> Sadly we are so slow to respond that we miss many opportunities. I am sure
> that as our membership declines, a smaller organization could be more
> nimble. But it is sad that we loose so much potential that could be
> realized now. My conclusion is that AIS will not exist as i!
>  t is at present in the near future, If we do not plan for a new concept
> we will not exist at all.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Cupps" <4c4be50f1@rewrite.aisboard.org>
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 2:49:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Are plant societies on the verge of  extinction?
>
> In case this link comes through broken for you, here's another smaller
> link:
>
> http://bit.ly/2gmZ3DA
>
> David Cupps
>
>
> On 11/17/2016 2:47 PM, andi rivarola wrote:
>> Are plant societies on the verge of extinction?
>>
>> b
>> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2016/nov/17/are-plant
>> -societies-on-the-verge-of-extinction?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
>>
>> The above article is scary to read, but I'm sharing with you with the
>> hope
>> that it will have the opposite effect on all of us involved with AIS.
>>
>> bThoughts? Feelings?
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Andi Rivarola*
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