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President's Message                 

Palm Beach Chapter of Rare Fruit Council International 

Dear RFC members,

Volunteers are needed for our upcoming March 21^st, 2026 Spring Plant Sales at South Florida Fairgrounds.

Volunteers are essential for nonprofit organizations. In a sector where we usually have more work to do than we have staff to do it, volunteers boost our power, lighten the load, and exponentially increase our impact. Best of all, we do it because we believe in the cause and want to help.

I know we're all busy people, we're looking for those enthusiastic superstars willing to give their time, energy, and expertise to make this sale a success.  

There are many ways you can help; on the floor aligning the trees, Plant Holding area-See Jay Baldeo the contact person.  If you like to be a cashiers see Sri our Treasurer, all others volunteer opportunities  see Petra Russell our person  in charge of the overall operation of the Fair. Petra will need help with our storage area moving items to and from those areas.  We will announce additional details at our upcoming meeting.

Stop by the membership table and see Ada & Roger Harris for volunteering opportunities.

Our next meeting is at the Mounts March 13th, 2026 at 7:00 pm where our speaker for the evening will be Past President Dick Pase and he will be conducting a presentation about grafting and how to maintain your grafting tools during and after grafting.  Dick Pase is also a certified Master Gardener as well with a wealth of knowledge to impart to all.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Palm Beach Chapter Rare Fruit Council International                                                                                                                         President, Herman Lawrence