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www.joshuaroth.com  President’s Message



 Bonsai Tools




 to Shape    I ctors and staff of BCI. These are men and women
          want to begin my message to you by expressing my
          sincere thanks to the members of the board of di-
           e
          r
 the Dream  from ten countries in different regions of the world
        who are responsible for leading our organization. Co-
        ordinating and sharing information about bonsai and
        stone appreciation internationally is not an easy task;
        however, BCI is now in its fifty-second year of success-
        fully promoting first bonsai, then viewing stones, to a   Immediately following the BCI 2015 convention, an exciting
        wide range of people in many countries. Our board is   eight-day tour to Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in northern
 photo courtesy    responsible for the publication of this magazine, the
 William Valavanis                                  China is available. Participants will see some wonderful
 As your experience with Bonsai grows, so does your   BCI web site, staging a yearly convention and, begin-
 need for higher quality tools. Joshua Roth offers   ning next year, the launching of regional BCI conven-  ancient sites while visiting the major stone markets in
        tions. Board members also serve as demonstrators and
 tools for every level of interest, all made of superior   lecturers in many countries and frequently serve as   Yinchuan and Alashan. These two stone markets are the
 materials and offered at competitive prices.   consultants to clubs. Most often, the contributions of   gateway for most of the fabulous Gobi Desert stones
                                                    flowing into China and the rest of the world. See page 44
        the board on behalf of BCI is seldom recognized. The
 You now have more options.   NEW!  board of director’s donation of time, skill, knowledge,   for details.
        and money is vital to the health and well-being of BCI.
          Every one of our officers and members of the board
 Our original master brand, Joshua Roth, manufactured in   serves in a voluntary capacity and does not receive   days of the convention participants will have the op-
 Japan, features four grades of tools, from novice to master.   any pay for their services. Nor do they receive any   tion to join a two-day regional tour to see some of
 For more than 35 years, Bonsai enthusiasts have trusted   funds from BCI for their travels to conventions and   the best Lingnan style bonsai in the world. Or, they
 Joshua Roth tools to bring life to their Bonsai vision.  meetings held in various countries. This policy has   can choose a stone-related two-day tour that will take
 We have added a new brand, Ryuga, which features top   been in place for the last two and one-half years and   them to Yingde, the source of the famous Ying stones
                                                    in classical and modern stone appreciation. Immedi-
 quality Bonsai tools manufactured in China to quality-  will continue to be followed in the foreseeable future.   ately following the convention, an exciting eight-day
 controlled Japanese standards, both in Carbon Steel and   Some of our board members are invited by clubs and   tour to Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in northern Chi-
 Stainless Steel. We are the distributor of Ryuga in the USA,   societies to perform demonstrations or give lectures   na is available. Participants will see some wonderful
        and critiques and they may receive full or partial travel
 Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Brazil,   reimbursement and honoraria for their work from the   ancient sites while visiting the major stone markets
 Argentina, and Switzerland. These exceptional tools carry a   inviting organizations.   in Yinchuan and Alashan. These two stone markets
 two-year quality guarantee which provides free replacement   BCI has two part-time contractors working on our   are the gateway for most of the fabulous Gobi Desert
 for any quality claim on all Ryuga products.   behalf—our magazine and website editor, Joe Grande   stones flowing into China and the rest of the world.
                                                    Participation in this stone tour is limited so get your
 Order our original Joshua Roth or new Ryuga tools and   and our Business Manager, Carole Roske. Both of   reservation in early.
 products today!  these two dedicated individuals contribute far more   I realize that some of our members have experi-
        to BCI than the nominal payments they receive from
        us. They and the board are responsible for the services   enced some difficulties in using our online member-
 For more information  provided to you. If you are happy with the services you   ship registration process on our website. We have been
        are receiving, please let them know.        working to make it easier for everyone to use. Our
 visit www.joshuaroth.com or    Plans for our 2015 convention are all in place and   new web site is now 90% complete and, I hope, we
 e-mail [email protected]  registrations are being received. Our convention will   can launch this completely revised site by mid-year.
                                                    In addition, the BCI Facebook page has been expe-
 Call 1-800-624-4635 today for a free catalog and    be held in the exciting international trade center city   riencing phenomenal growth in the last six months
        of Guangzhou in southern China. The former Canton
 the name of a dealer near you.  is a wonderful city to visit with sites and activities for   and I want to thank Rosemarie Volker for assuming
 Outside the US, phone 1-541-791-5312.  Most Ryuga tools come with a handy   all members of a family, not just for bonsai and stone   primary responsibility for regular postings on our
 Fax: 1-541-791-5337  zippered pouch.  enthusiasts. The first two days of the convention will   Facebook page. The new web site combined with the
        be devoted to demonstrations, lectures, and exhibits.   use of different social media will help bring BCI and
        This is a great opportunity to meet and talk with many   information about bonsai and stones to a much great-
 Joshua Roth — where    outstanding artists. An extensive vendor area will be   er audience than ever before.
 artistic vision gains precision  conveniently located next to the large exhibition of   Tom Elias, President
        outstanding trees displayed in front of the historic
 Providing Superior Quality Tools    Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall. On the third and fourth   Bonsai Clubs International
 to the Bonsai Community for More Than 35 Years
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