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ABOUT US: 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.

The object of the Rhode Island Rose Society is to study, foster, and encourage rose culture including the exhibition of roses.

Monthly Meetings: 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.

Officers

• President: Montine Ross
• Vice President: Elissa Della Piana
• Past President Lynne Harrington
• Treasurer: Angie Chute
• Executive Secretary: Alice Thomas
• Recording Secretary: Diane Brailsford

Directors

• Mike Chute
• Rachelle Desrochers
• Clive Nickerson
• Chuck Brailsford

Committee Chairs

• Membership: Linda Joslin
• Programs: Frank Karikas
• Hospitality (and Zoom): Nancy Gaiewski
• Finance and Audit, Publications: Angie Chute
• Publicity: Barbara Bicknell
• Library: Biing Lee: rirslibrary[at]hotmail[dot]com
• Sunshine Pauline De Rosa
• Fundraising: Louis Horne
• Show Chairs 2021/2022: Diane and Chuck Brailsford
• Website: Patsy Cunningham
• Consulting Rosarian Chair: Paul Raymond – raypaulden(at)aol(dot)com

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PAST PRESIDENTS, AWARDS & SHOW CHAIRS

PRESIDENTS

• 2020-2022 Lynne Harrington

awards

show chairs

• 2022-Diane & Chuck Brailsford
• 2021 virtual-Diane & Chuck Brailsford

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Rhode Island Rose Society Facebook Page

This website is being transitioned (slowly) to WordPress. The previous website can be accessed here while that is happening

Patsy Cunningham– Webmaster

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