December Membership Meeting – Blitz Flora of Northern Baja & Election

Levi Stafford will give a quick tour of plant life of the northern half of Baja California at our Thursday, December 5, 2024 membership meeting. A Cal Poly graduate, Levi is the head grower for Grow Nursery in Cambria and specializes in the iconic succulent trees and enormous cacti found in the geologic and climatic diversity of the Baja peninsula and North American deserts. Some of Levi’s plants will be available for purchase at the meeting.

At the December meeting, members are invited to bring a holiday dessert to share.

The schedule for the December membership meetings is 7:00-7:30 pm for social mixing and sharing of holiday refreshments, and 7:30-8:30 pm for a short business meeting and our speaker. The meeting is held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building. General membership meetings are open to everyone.

At this meeting, we will be electing our chapter officers for 2025. If you wish to stand for any of these four Board officer positions, please notify Dena Grossenbacher ASAP (contact info below). The general duties of these positions are described below. The term of office shall be for one year or until a successor is elected and qualifies.

President shall: (A) Represent the chapter in negotiations with various organizations, including the Chapter Council; (B) Preside at all regular and special meetings of the chapter and the Chapter Board; (C) Appoint, with Chapter Board approval, Committee Chairs as needed to conduct the work of the chapter; (D) Keep a list of committees and their members and ensure the filing of committee reports; (E) Prepare an Annual Report of the year’s activities and submit a copy as required by the Society, and (F) Be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. In representing the Chapter, the President may select an Alternate or a delegate who is also a member of the Board.

Vice President shall: (A) Perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President or at the President’s request; (B) Arrange programs for all general meetings; (C) Assist the President in carrying out the duties of the office, and perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board.

Recording Secretary shall: (A) Record minutes of all proceedings of the chapter and the Chapter Board; (B) Distribute minutes to the Board members; and (C) Ensure posting of minutes to the administrative file.

Treasurer shall: (A) Maintain the financial accounts of the Chapter; (B) Sign all checks co-signed by the President or other Board designate; (C) Pay bills approved by the Board; (D) Submit a report at each Board meeting with a copy to the Recording Secretary; (E) Provide the State Treasurer annually a financial report for the calendar year and quarterly with a report on taxable sales; and (F) Advise the Board on investments.

Photo: Levi Stafford examining the shrubby desert landscape among enormous columnar cacti.