Violets Around the World - October 2006

MAAVS People

The people behind MAAVS make it what it is today. This page contains a varied group of friends in the activities of the weekend.

All images can be "clicked" to zoom even though they don't all say that.

[click to zoom] Marie told us all her secrets in a presentation titled "Timing for Show".	[click to zoom] Irwin Wagman hooks up wires to the video projector before introducing Bill Price.	[click to zoom] Bill Price spoke about "How I Grow Sinningias".  Of course the talk was that and so much more covering the Gesneriad spectrum. This talk will be  included in the AVSA library in the future.
[click to zoom] Bill Price's talk included a Gesneriad giveaway for all attendees. Here some audience members are sorting through the free gifts.	[click to zoom] The audience for Bill Price's talk.	[click to zoom] The Vestal AV club provided a wealth of baked goods in the hospitality suite.
[click to zoom] Making Coffee in the hospitality suite.	[click to zoom] Part of the Vestal team that ran the hospitality suite.	[click to zoom] Nancy and Jerry Kast drove two days from Tampa to Owego with a van full of large show plants. The effort paid off - Nancy was Sweepstakes winner.
[click to zoom] Bill Price was the pied piper leading a guided tour of the Gesneriads in the showroom.	The Bill Price group tour kept getting bigger.	Fay and Susan were the chairs for this successful convention. Thank you ladies!!!
We took Carol to the Treadway bar and after a few dozen drinks she was willing  to do anything. Carol agreed to be our convention chair for 2007 in Baltimore, MD. On a serious note, she has lots of MAAVS experience and talent and it's going to be a great convention.	Marie will be show chair  for 2007 in Baltimore, MD. This is going to be great!!! Get ready for some serious fun.	The Baltimore 2007 convention team.
Olive takes a "solitaire" break to relieve the pressures of competition.	Halloween was the theme of the Saturday banquet.	John was the Saturday MC.
Vladimir and Tatiana at the Saturday dinner.	Sisters.	The Convention and Show chairs take the podium.
An AVSA word from Janet Reimer.	This cake was in honor  of  the Pauwee and  Ryan's 50th anniversary.	Group cake cutting
Bill and Kat  cut the cake.	Mary and Tom work on the cake.	A 50th anniversary toast.
A toast to the couples.	One of Richards very animated jokes.	The awarding of lifetime memberships to Marie Burns and Ken & Susan Barbi.
		The Wandering Minstrel, Rich Follett.
Ways and Means raffle drawing.	Bill Price was the official auctioneer. Rich Follett holds up an auction item.	This group seemed to win the most loot judging by how high it was piled on the table.

More MAAVS2006 ...

• Getting Started 
• Awards Banquet 
• Sales Room
• MAAVS People (this page)
• Violet Show
• Text Listing of the MAAVS 2006 Winners

Mid Atlantic African Violet Society 2006 Convention