Five Cities Orchid Society (FCOS)

Monthly meetings feature a guest speaker, a raffle table of donated plants and “show and tell” by our members.

FCOS was founded June 1990 by Bill and Dot McNay and Ralph and Laraine Kashima.
Distinguished members include Charter Members - Bill and Dot McNay, Ralph and Laraine Kashima
Life Members - Lillian & Kiyoshi Sakurai, Bruce Norman
Honorary Members - Rebecca Northen, Wayne Harding
Lifetime Members
- Anne Bachmann
- Rudy Bachmann
- Rosemary Bradshaw
- Denise Florez
- Alison Glasco
- Eric Holenda
- Christina Holenda
- Laraine Kashima
- Lillian Kiyoshi Sakurai
- Karen Kolba
- Ed Lysek
- Jeff Parham
- Frankie Sarandon
- Dan Stocks
- Bas van Eijk

“Our mission is to encourage growing, blooming and enjoyment of orchids and companion plants by our members and the general public. To sponsor outreach, research and educational programs to promote orchid growing as a hobby or business. To promote the conservation of orchids in the wild.”

Five Cities Orchid Society 2024 Board of Directors

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Jeff Parham, President

Ed Lysek, Vice President

Eric Holenda,Treasurer

Michelle Ralston, Secretary

Chris Howard, Anne Bachmann & Lillian Burns, Directors at Large

Linda Hauss, AOS Liaison

Jeff Parham, Show Chairman

Chris Ehrler, Past President