FC LIFE March 2018

By Marleen Hacker

The private women’s group, better known as “Flipside”, meets monthly. The members take turns in planning the topic, such as watching a film and then discussing it, or Introduction to Yoga at the Fitness Center, or a Cooking Class with the Chef, or having interesting speakers, such as a Plastic Surgeon to discuss different cosmetic options, just to name a few. This month, Mario Rizzi, who is “Frenchman’s Creek In House Florist”, gave us an informa- tive hands on presentation about the care of orchids. In addition to learning about how much water, sunlight, and plant food orchids need, we all made our own beautiful arrangement to take home. We also discovered that when an orchid dies, we can then transfer them to the trees outside, as long as they don’t get too much sun. After our meeting, Mario gave us a tour of his studio, which is filled with beautiful flowers and containers. This is where he makes all the lovely arrangements you see on all the tables throughout the club, for different events, and private parties. He has been in the floral industry for over 25 years, and we at Frenchman’s Creek are very fortunate to have him here. Thank you Mario for making Frenchman’s Creek a prettier place.

Pictured from Left to right - Carole Barham, Ellen Pollack, Nancy Nassau, Carrol Zazik, Mario Rizzi, Simi Pomerantz, Brenda Lane, Emily Bromberg, Beth Burstein, Marleen Hacker, Absent Marilyn Franz

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