NCPNR & ARS Promoting Education & Outreach

ARS Mission Statement “The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose, and to improve its standard of excellence for all people through education and research.”

AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY Providing Educational Information to over 13,000 members through print & e-publications and www.rose.org Roses & You - Monthly ARS Member e-newsletter The Fragrant Rose - Monthly E-member e-newsletter American Rose magazine – bi-monthly

Publications rose.org

Over 4,000,000 hits/month on Rose.org Over 30,000 Social Media Contacts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, You Tube, Flicker, Instagram.

Online Presence can benefit NCPNR

How can ARS use these contacts to help educate the Rose Community about the work of NCPNR?

Social Media links have been added to the ARS Website, www.rose.org NCPNR Website Foundation Plant Services Combating Rose Rosette Texas A&M Rose Breeding & Genetics Program

Still to be accomplished – How NCPNR can promoted by ARS: NCPNR giving presentations at ARS events/conventions NCPNR articles could be promoted through ARS print & e-publications . NCPNR Newsletter – could be shared in print and on social media. NCPNR Videos/Webinars could be posted on Rose.org NCPNR Articles/links could be provided to other horticulture societies such as American Horticultural Society, CAPS (Coalition of American Plant Societies)

ARS distribution of NCPNR Trifold Brochure: A great tool for our Consulting Rosarians for presentations on Disease Control Offer to our Local Societies Include in ARS membership renewal packets

ARS Research Endowment Trust Grants are available and NCPNR is encouraged to apply.

The importance of presenting and explaining RRD and other virus, without an overwhelming amount of information on the downside of growing roses. The Challenge of Educating End Users while casting a positive light on research and an optimistic future.