{"id":85,"date":"2024-09-23T00:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T00:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kbd.wzo.mybluehost.me\/website_148fcb78\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-11-02T14:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:18:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rirs.org\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ABOUT US:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Rhode Island Rose Society is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any amendment thereto and is affiliated with the American Rose Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The object of the Rhode Island Rose Society is to study, foster, and encourage rose culture including the exhibition of roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/PDF\/RIRS BYLAWS Revised3.2002.pdf\">BYLAWS<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; uploaded 11\/2\/25<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/PDF\/RIRS Constitution Revised3.2002.pdf\">CONSTITUTION<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; uploaded 11\/2\/25<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M<strong>onthly Meetings:\u00a0<\/strong><br>Monthly meetings of the Rhode Island Rose Society are held on the second Saturday of every month 10:00 AM unless otherwise announced through the Rhode Island Rose Review or monthly meeting notices sent to our membership.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Officers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>President:<\/strong> Diane and Chuck Brailsford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vice President<\/strong>: Elissa Della Piana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Past President<\/strong> &nbsp;Lynne Harrington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treasurer<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:apc1090@aol.com?subject=From%20RIRS%20website%20link\">Angie Chute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Executive Secretary<\/strong>: Alice Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recording Secretary<\/strong>: Marie Giordano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Directors<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mike Chute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rachelle Desrochers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clive Nickerson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chuck Brailsford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Membership<\/strong>: Linda Joslin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Programs<\/strong>: Mike Chute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hospitality (and Zoom)<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rirsrose@gmail.com?subject=\">Nancy Gaiewski<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finance and Audit, Publications<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:apc1090@aol.com?subject=From%20RIRS%20website%20link\">Angie Chute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules:<\/strong> vacant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publicity<\/strong>: Barbara Bicknell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Library<\/strong>: Biing Lee: rirslibrary[at]hotmail[dot]com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunshine<\/strong>&nbsp;Pauline De Rosa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fundraising<\/strong>: Louis Horne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show Chair <\/strong>: 2026-Laurel Curtis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Website<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Patsygc@gmail.com?subject=Sent%20from%20RIRS%20Webpage\">Patsy Cunningham<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consulting Rosarian Chair<\/strong>: Paul Raymond &#8211; 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Chuck Brailsford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 Cancelled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019- Lynne Harrington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018- Alice Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017- Paul Raymond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016- Mike Chute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015- Ralph And Alice Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014- Montine Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013-2012-Yolande Riendeau &amp; Maggie Petisce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2011-Rachelle Desrochers &amp; Yolande Riendeau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010- Mari Ann Suvari<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2009 &#8211; Andy Vanable &amp; Mari-Ann Suvari<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2008 &#8211; Dacia Nickerson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2007 &#8211; Kate Daniels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2006 &#8211; Linda Shamoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2005 &#8211; Denise Trapani &amp; Bob Forand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2004 &#8211; Barbara Briggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2003 &#8211; Nancy Edgar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002 &#8211; Patsy Cunningham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001 &#8211; Angie Chute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2000 &#8211; Bob Siezciewicz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1999 &#8211; Nancy Archimbault<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bronze Medal and President&#8217;s Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2024- Alice Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023- Elissa DellaPiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022- Lynne Harrington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 &#8211; 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