The Membership Chair maintains the membership records, accepts annual dues, produces labels for monthly newsletter, and periodically produces a directory or phone list of members. The Show Committee, chaired by the Vice President, is our largest committee, with a dozen different assignments. Many of the Board members take on show responsibilities, but many non-Board members also participate in planning the annual show. For years, we had a Consulting Rosarian Coordinator, overseeing the activities of the Consulting Rosarians. This slipped by the wayside, although Don Morrow, the current District CR Chair, is aggressively promoting the need for local CR Coordinators.
Some assignments just seem to continue by default.
Jeff Wyckoff handles the Edmunds rose order. Several years ago, Don Julien took on the miniature rose sales from John Harmeling. Getting Involved The problem with default assignments is that anyone with a bit of interest in participating or taking on an existing assignment may felt shut out, when the truth may be that the one always in charge may be interested in help or a break. I think I can speak universally that we all welcome assistance, and we claim no turf if you want to lend a hand, we welcome you. We are eager to give you the chance.