In case you didn’t hear the news, Sally Nash was awarded the 2014 Silver Medal from the American Daffodil Society.
Sally Nash posed for a picture, wearing the ADS Silver Medal, at the Nantucket Daffodil Festival.
The ADS issued the following press release after the 2014 ADS convention;
Little Rock, AR – At the March 28th annual meeting, held at the 2014 American Daffodil Society Convention in Little Rock, AR, Sally Nash from Nantucket, MA was awarded the 2014 American Daffodil Society Silver Medal.
The American Daffodil Society Silver Medal is awarded each year for meritorious service to the American Daffodil Society. The recipient of this award has been instrumental in furthering the goals and objectives of the ADS in promoting the love of daffodils.
Ms. Nash has maintained a life ADS membership since the early 1980’s. She became an ADS judge in 1986 and continues to judge shows each year. She served as Regional Director in 1989 and again in 2005, and as a Regional Vice President in 2000. She served as the ADS Executive Secretary and on the ADS Executive Committee from 2006 through 2013. She and her fellow Nantucket daffodil enthusiasts mentor local school children. The children are given bulbs to plant during autumn and then they show their flowers at local spring shows. As a result, Nantucket has the largest youth section anywhere in the USA.
Ms. Nash brought the island of Nantucket into the ADS sphere by hosting ADS judging schools and by encouraging islanders to join the ADS. She also brought ADS members to Nantucket each year by inviting them to judge the local daffodil show and to share in the traditional island hospitality. Her current project is working with the Nantucket Land Bank to create a public display garden from her own collection of daffodils. She is also working to create an advisory committee to manage the garden in the future.
The American Daffodil Society has a tradition of honoring individuals who have contributed to the betterment of daffodils and the American Daffodil Society. Ms. Nash joins a prestigious group of individuals who have given, and continue to donate, their superior meritorious service to the American Daffodil Society.