It is with great pleasure I announce that Maura (mauraec) is OrchidTalk's Member of the Month for December 2011.

Maura has only been a member here in this community for a short time, but she has supported, encouraged, and helped so many of us that this award probably only comes as a surprise to her. Here are a few comments from the members who overwhelmingly voted that Maura should be December's OrchidTalk Member of the Month for 2011.

"...I choose Maura for the OT member award. She always starts interesting threads......".

"...Bruce, I would like to nominate Maura for MOTM. There are several reasons for this: She has been a regular contributor to the forum. She got her first orchid in February this year and her collection has grown to over 60. She has won ribbons each time she has entered any plants in the Atlanta Orchid Society, winning 3 blues and a red with 4 plants the very first time she tried. She went to one AOS judging, then the next month entered some of her blooms and won an HCC for a Miltasia (sp). This is one of 3 awards given in a field of 40 or so plants........"

"...I learn so much from mauraec (Maura's) questions.....[She] always seems to be working to grow her orchids better....."

And sincerely, thank you, Maura, for helping us achieve our mission here in this community: 'Bringing people together to grow orchids better'. Congratulations!

To learn more about our winner, read the full interview by visiting this link: Winner - Member of the Month December 2011

Cheers,
BD