Meet the New Officers of The Villages Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society!
By Karina Veaudry New Villages Chapter Officers! Inaugural Meeting On Friday, January 30th, Steve Turnipseed, inaugural President, led The Villages Chapter inaugural meeting. Steve had signed up interested persons through website and newspaper publicity ads and we were expecting 30 to 40 people. By the start of the meeting, 162 people had filed in and we scrambled to set up enough chairs. It was standing room only! Within the first 15 minutes, a VP of Programs, VP of Field Trips, Secretary, Treasurer and Chapter Representative were confirmed. Steve is a strong leader with excellent communication skills. He has already given tasks and they are on their way to opening a bank account, etc. – and they have the next 4 months speakers recommended and are lining them up. This chapter will be very successful. I talked about the history of the FNPS, its mission, typical chapter meeting format, chapter initiatives, field trips, membership due...