manders Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Is there anywhere were a summary of the CPS charitable activities is displayed? Although i have been a member on and off since the late 1970's or therabouts, i am currently not a member. The main reason i can think of joining these days is if the membership money is being put to good use. With that in mind would it be possible to provide that information on this forum in a dedicated thread? It would possibly be good for advertising the activities of the CPS and gaining more membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisB Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hi Mark the CPS' charitable objective (which are shown in our society rules on our website) is: To advance the education of the public in the study of carnivorous plants and to promote the conservation of such plants. We do this by having a website with lots of information, having stands at major RHS shows (Chelsea and Tatton Park this year), holding CP weekends at RHS and other gardens (RHS Rosemoor, RHS Harlow Carr, RHS Wisley, the National Botanical Garden of Wales and Birmingham Botanical Garden this year), giving talks to garden clubs and other organisations, publishing journals and newsletters and participating in media programmes/events. We also have a conservation fund which was considerably boosted following our hosting last year's ICPS conference at Kew. We use this fund to make financial contributions to various conservation activities. In the past these have included a grant toward the maintenance of the S. rubra Ark (held by Mike King) and we have made a largish grant to the Nepenthes Ark and expect to provide further grants to it in the future. We also provide advice to and source plants for other charitable institutions who are seeking to create or expand their CP collections including most recently the Eden Project. A list of some of our other conservation activities is shown on our website under conservation. The vast majority of the work associated with meeting our charitable objectives are undertaken by the small group of enthusiasts who form our committee. If and when you decide to rejoin the Society we would welcome your participation. best regards Dennis Balsdon Chair, the Carnivorous Plant Society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Thanks Dennis, i think its usefull to post the information here, not everyone goes to the CPS website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.