Mission Statement
The Bonsai Society of Upstate New York Inc. was formed to promote an appreciation and practice of the horticultural art of Bonsai in upstate New York . It will host Bonsai professionals, with both national and international reputations, for lectures, demonstrations and workshops. Each year there will be an exhibit of the area’s finest Bonsai, open to the public. General education in the art of Bonsai will be afforded at regularly scheduled meetings.
Places We Have Gotten Together:
- Early meetings were held at the Henrietta Town Hall Community Room.
- First exhibition held at “The Castle”- Civic Garden Center in Highland Park.
- Second exhibition held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in front of the Dome Arena.
- The 3rd exhibition was held at the Monroe County Cooperative Extension in Brighton.
- Then it was moved to the St. John’s Nursing Home in Brighton.
- Later to the Eisenhart Auditorium of the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
- Our current exhibition home is the Monroe Community Hospital
Past Club Presidents:
- Alois Bobbe
- Victor Mellen
- Robert Nilsen
- Harvey Carapella
- Joe Noga
- Bill Valavanis
- Brenta Sullivan
- Andrea Petitto
- Dan Hraber
- Harvey Carapella
- Jim Dolce
- Marc Arpag (current)
Board of Directors
For membership questions, please contact our President Mark Arpag. For other more specific questions contact a board member directly:
| President | Mark Arpag |
| Vice President | William N. Valavanis |
| Secretary | Bianca DeAngelo |
| Treasurer | Diane Koretz |
| Billboard Editor | Marti & Tom Macinski |
| By-Laws | Joe Galley |
| Education | Will Hebert |
| Exhibitions | Harvey Carapella |
| Library | Joe Lenter |
| Photographer | Joe Noga |
| Membership Table | Rick Marriott |
| Publicity | Marti & Tom Macinski |
| Vendors Relations | Alan Adair |
| Refreshments | Marti Macinski |
| Ways & Means | Joe Moore |
| Past Presidents | Jim Dolce, Harvey Carapella |