TTOS September 2026 Monthly Meeting Notice
The September Meeting on Sunday 20th at 10.00 AM will be held at Naparima College - Lute Drive, Paradise Pasture, San Fernando
You may use Google Maps to guide you to Naparima Boys College using the above address.
If coming from south of San Fernando;
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continue west on Rienzi Kirton Highway passing SAPA.
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This highway merges onto Independence Avenue.
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Turn left after passing Ministry of Finance, onto Independence Avenue on left.
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Lute Drive is on the left.
If coming from north on Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway;
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take the Torouba exit to San Fernando,
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turn left on San Fernando By Pass,
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then turn right on Rushworth Street,
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next right on Independence Avenue and
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left at Lute Drive.
Agenda
- Opening Prayer
- Decisions of the Management Committee
- Presentation - The topic will be cattleyas
- Open Judging of the Cattleya entries on the Show Table
- by TTOS Judges
- by the Membership
- Plant Raffle
- Presentation of the Show Table
Back ground information for persons who may wish to participate in the student judging program. Application forms will be available at the Meeting.
Applicants must have been members of TTOS for 2 years, and have a collection of orchid plants, if accepted will agree to have a colour vision test. Expected attendance will be 75% of training sessions.
The applicant is expected to conduct themselves in an ethical manner and to adhere to the TTOS Mission Statement in particular to the conservation objectives of no sale of native orchid species. Note the Trinidad and Tobago Orchid Society Procedure and Protocol for sale of Trinidad and Tobago Native Orchid Species
Participants will be required to have a laptop or tablet and a membership in the American Orchid Society for access to OrchidPro Online software.
If an application is accepted there will be an interview by the President, the Judging Convener and another judge.
