{"id":2588,"date":"2023-08-25T19:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:09:47","slug":"dibk-annoucement-the-gsbf-bonsai-rendezvous-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"DIBK ANNOUCEMENT- The GSBF Bonsai Rendezvous 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The countdown has begun.\u00a0 The GSBF Bonsai Rendezvous 2023 is less than two months away!<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Bonsai Rendezvous merchandise (t-shirts, sweatshirts, aprons, tote bags &amp; hats) is available online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Order 2 or more items between\u00a0<strong>August 28 &#8211; September 4 and receive a 20% discount<\/strong>.\u00a0 Select the color for each item and logo color.\u00a0 Orders will be shipped directly to you.\u00a0 Free shipping for orders over $119.99.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 Shirts tend to run 1\/2 size small and sweatshirts may be a full size small after washing.\u00a0 Order at:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=7e69329e24&amp;e=60d4bba001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.gsbfbonsai.org\/gsbf-merchandise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1\/images\/daa60fef-fa88-396a-3857-d4254ba9ebb0.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-file-id=\"7364056\" \/><br \/>\n2.\u00a0 The\u00a0<strong>Silent Auction\u00a0<\/strong>is a great way to\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">make some room on your\u00a0cluttered\u00a0benches while making some\u00a0<strong>extra money<\/strong>\u00a0for yourself and GSBF.\u202f<strong>Consider either donating items to the silent auction or selling them via consignment<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Successful\u00a0fundraising\u00a0at the Rendezvous<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0depends upon the generosity and participation of its members for the silent auction.\u00a0 Check out\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=a005f93ca9&amp;e=60d4bba001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.gsbfbonsai.org\/auction-info-forms-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 GSBF listened to your requests, but\u00a0<strong>we need volunteers to make it all happen<\/strong>. The<strong>\u00a0first 30 volunteers<\/strong>\u00a0that sign up and work 4 hours during the Rendezvous will be\u00a0<strong>given a limited edition GSBF Rendezvous apron<\/strong>\u00a0that is not available to others.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interested in volunteering at the Rendezvous?\u00a0 We still have several openings available\u2026 This is a great opportunity to give back.\u00a0 Just follow this link\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=dfc2ca27db&amp;e=60d4bba001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.gsbfbonsai.org\/volunteer-rendezvous<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 You asked for\u00a0<strong>workshops<\/strong>\u00a0and you got it.\u00a0 The following workshops still have openings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Mel Ikeda &#8211; procumbens nana.\u00a0\u00a03 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Adam Toth &#8211; Mame &#8211; Youpon Holly and Zumi Crabapple &#8211; 3 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Lucy Sakaishi-Judd (Friday) &#8211; Kusumono &#8211; 18 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">David Nguy &#8211; BYOT &#8211; 3 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Steve Valentine &#8211; Hashira-Kakushi (post hide)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Randall Lee &#8211; Wells Special Hindi Cypress &#8211; 2 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Lucy Sakaishi-Judd (Saturday) &#8211; Kusumono &#8211; 2 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Jason Chan &#8211; San Jose Juniper &#8211; 3 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Cary Sullivan &#8211; Washi Bake (Japanese Paper Boxes) 8 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>To register or modify your\u00a0 registration:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0see\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=b2cad0e3f4&amp;e=60d4bba001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.gsbfbonsai.org\/registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 We are very excited to announce that we have\u00a0<strong>French bonsai professional, Laurent Darrieux<\/strong>, attending the Rendezvous.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">He will be presenting an educational seminar on Saturday<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">from 1:30 &#8211; 3:00<\/span>\u00a0to discuss\u00a0his avant-garde approach to bonsai which he calls KOZUMIKU or COSMIC BONSAI.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t miss this special treat.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">6.\u00a0 GSBF President, Michael Roberts and professional, Jennifer Price (she&#8217;s attending the Rendezvous by the way), were interviewed for a bonsai article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=25c45243ca&amp;e=60d4bba001\">MarthaStewart.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Here is a link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1&amp;id=8788a950c1&amp;e=60d4bba001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/types-of-bonsai-trees-beginners-7567200<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing many of you at the GSBF Bonsai Rendezvous 2023<\/p>\n<p>Dodie Newman<\/p>\n<p>GSBF Rendezvous Chair and Treasurer<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dodienewman@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dodienewman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown has begun.\u00a0 The GSBF Bonsai Rendezvous 2023 is less than two months away! 1.\u00a0\u00a0Bonsai Rendezvous merchandise (t-shirts, sweatshirts, aprons, tote bags &amp; hats) is available online.\u00a0\u00a0Order 2 or more items between\u00a0August 28 &#8211; September 4 and receive a 20% discount.\u00a0 Select the color for each item and logo color.\u00a0 Orders will be shipped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions\/2589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}