Orchid Presentation at Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall

The Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club will offer a free presentation by Julie Goettsch on Aug. 9, 2017, at 7 p.m. at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall.

Goettsch will present “Since Before Dirt: The Unlikely History of Orchids that Made the Orchid Isle.”

Goettsch is the past president of the Hilo Orchid Society and leads the Orchid Isle Project, a public service initiative with the goal to beautify the island through orchids.

A potluck starts off the meeting and guests are invited to participate.

The Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall is located on Highway 11 at mile marker 114, just north of Kainaliu.

For more information, call (808) 328-8375.

About the Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club The Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club is West Hawai‘i’s oldest orchidaceae organization with a mission to learn and foster orchid culture and promote fellowship among orchid collectors. The club meets the second Wednesday of every month.