Hello everyone Luminita Vollmer here writing a self introduction message for all of you. I accepted the xchange director position and the board of directors is working hard to improve the processes we will use to manage the bulbs and seeds exchange going forward. Additional volunteers are also pitching in. Please bear with us just a little bit harder, oops! longer! I live in Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis Minnesota. We still have deep snow on the ground right now and everyone is experiencing cabin fever. But we had 61F on Sunday and 47F yesterday - so we know things will soon change, almost overnight shorts will come out of the closets and jackets, hats and mitts will disappear until November! My goal is to successfully fill some large shoes that everyone seems to remember from the past, and manage the exchange smoothly. I am getting help from the board of directors, and hopefully some feedback from you the donors and the receivers of the bulbs and the seeds. We're in this community together! And I have one request of all of you before we start - please renew your PBS subscription or ensure it is current; follow the process the board will shortly announce; and hopefully I can walk with my best shoes to do the rest for the Xchange! I am working 10 hr days but not in a "job", rather doing things I like to do, and I work hard because that's how I do things. I like to garden, I kayak for fun in the summer, lilium genus is my love, and for the last 3 years I've been studying and hands on growing mycelium. When you are my age - taking classes at the Univ of Minn is free, so I do! My garden is open for tours in the summer, so if you are in the area at any time, ping me and come on over, will be glad to show you around. Contact me with any questions about the xchange if you have any, I will try to respond in a timely manner. Thank you all, Luminita _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…