Region 4
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
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Central Florida & Atlantic Coast
African Violet Council of Florida
Meeting Information:
Statewide: Rotates with sponsoring club.
Meeting Times:
Spring meeting and Fall Meeting (Show and Sale). Dates and locations vary. Watch website for current information.
The Council’s Spring Meeting will be May 4th at 11 AM EST via Zoom. A presentation by Glenda Williams called ‘Fun with Trailers’ will initiate the meeting followed by a general business meeting of Council members.
Contact:
Linda Price
Phone: 407-462-5923
Email: laprice41@yahoo.com
Bobbi Johannsen
Phone: 904-349-3643
Email: bobbibiz@bellsouth.net
Website: https://africanvioletcouncilofflorida.club/
Other Club Information:
Get the latest information on the Council’s events and meetings by checking the Council’s website at the URL listed above. We are on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AVCFL
Information updated 3/7/2024
Blooming Violets of Marion County
Meeting Location:
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
9048 SW State Road 200
Ocala FL 34481
Meeting Times:
We meet the 1st Saturday of the month between August and May.
**We meet the 2nd Saturday in September & January should the New Year’s holiday fall on that 1st weekend.**
Contact:
Laura Perdomo
Phone: 352-625-6467
Email: thepeacockcottage@gmail.com
Debbie Wesch
Phone: 352-634-1564
Email: dwesch1@tampabay.rr.com
Information updated 6/8/25
Central Florida African Violet Society, Inc.
Location:
Beardall Senior Center
800 South Delaney Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Meeting Times:
We meet the 3rd Wednesday each month.
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Contact:
Jim King
Phone: 321-243-1858
Email: jking263@cfl.rr.com
Elvie Blakely
Phone: 321-362-2961
Email: elvieblakely6@gmail.com
Information updated 6/11/25
First Lakeland African Violet Society
Meeting Location:
Lake Pointe Village Community Center- Library
277 Lake Erie Dr.
Mulberry, FL 33860
Meeting times:
We meet the 4th Saturday of the month August through May.
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Contact:
Mary Jane DiLorenzo
Phone: 863-529-5420
Email: mjdilo92@gmail.com
Carol Ann Burrell
Phone: 863-214-3393
Email: caburrell2@gmail.com
Club Email Address: FLAVSclub@gmail.com
Website: FirstLakelandAfricanVioletSoci
Facebook First Lakeland African Violet Society
Information updated 5/1/25
Heart of Jacksonville African Violet Society
Meeting Location:
Clauger North America
12276 San Jose Blvd. Suite 410
Jacksonville, FL 32223
Meeting Times:
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month except July and August.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Doors open at 1:00 pm unless otherwise specified.
December and June are Christmas & Summer parties.
Contact:
Bobbi Johannsen
Phone: 904-349-3643
Email: bobbi@jacksonvilleviolets.org
Joann Freeman
Phone: 904-210-4009
Email: joann@jacksonvilleviolets.org
Club Web Address: http://jacksonvilleviolets.org
Club Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HJAVS
Additional Club Information:
Check our website for the most current information as, occasionally, a meeting may fall on a different Sunday.
Information updated 9/12/25
South Florida
African Violet Society of the Palm Beaches
Meeting Location:
Village of Palm Springs Library
217 Cypress Lane
Palm Springs, FL 33461
Meeting Times:
We meet the third Saturday of each month.
10:00 am
Contact:
Club Email: africanvioletsocietyofpbeaches
Club Website: https://sites.google.com/view/bloomingvioletsofpalmbeach/home
Additional Club Information:
2025 is our club’s 20th birthday year! Come join the fun!
Information updated: 9/15/25
Caribbean Basin African Violet and Gesneriad Society
Meeting Location:
St. Mathew the Apostle Episcopal Church
7410 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
Meeting Information:
We meet the second Saturday of every month.
10:00 am to 12:00
Contact:
Chiqui Bacallao
Phone: 305-393-5483
Email: chiquib313@yahoo.com
Consuelo Cueva
Phone: 305 405-3947
Email: chelo817@hotmail.com
Club email: caribbeanviolets@gmail.com
Additonal Club Information: Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings.
Information updated 4/29/24
Treasure Coast African Violet Society
Meeting Location:
Fort Pierce Garden Center
911 Parkway
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Meeting Times:
We meet the 3rd Saturday each month (September through May)
10:00 am
Contact:
Joann Saenz
Phone: 954-614-3393
Email: joannsaenz48@gmail.com
Club email address: treasurecoastafricanviolets@gmail.com
Information updated 7/29/25
Florida Gulf Coast
Tampa African Violet Society
Meeting Information:
We meet the 1st Thursday night of the month by Zoom
7:00 pm
In person the 3rd Friday of the month
10:00am
Meeting Location:
Hillsborough County Agricultural Extension Office
5339 County Road 579
Seffner, FL 33584
Contact:
Sandi Soto
Phone: 813-760-5190
Email: ssoto4@tampabay.rr.com
Mary Lou Harden
Phone: 813 924 2686
Email: mlhard@verizon.net
Additional Club Information:
Show & Sale Feb. 20-21. 2026
Information updated 7/23/25
Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society
Meeting Information:
Seffner Mango Library
410 N. Kingsway Rd.
Seffner FL 33584
Meeting Times:
3rd Saturday of the month, in person
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
**Zoom meeting link also available.**
Contact:
Carol Ann Burrell
Phone: 863-214-3393
Email: caburrell2@gmail.com
Penny Johnson
Phone: 440-823-0731
Email: kritterfeeder@hotmail.com
Club Email: tampagesneriads@gmail.com
Club Web Address:
http://tampabaygesneriadsociety.org/
2/21/24
Georgia
African Violet Club of Greater Atlanta
Meeting Location:
First Baptist Church of Decatur
308 Clairemont Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Meeting Time:
We meet the 1st Saturday of the month.
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Contact:
Johnnie Berry
Phone: 404 287-8753
Email: johnniepearl@comcast.net
Club Email Address: avclubofga@gmail.com
Facebook-The African Violet Club of Greater Atlanta
Information updated: 12/9/2024
Rome African Violet Study Group
Meeting location:
Rome Federated Garden Club Building
100 E. 8th St.
Rome, GA 30161
Meeting Times: The first Thursday of every month except July
1:00 p.m.
Contact:
Diane Mathis
706-767-1116
dianemathis@bellsouth.net
Information updated on 11/28/23
North Carolina
Triangle African Violet & Gesneriad Society
Meeting Location:
Hope Community Church Raleigh
821 Buck Jones Rd
Raleigh, NC 27606
Meeting Information:
We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month.
6:00 pm
Contact:
Kristen Berg
Club Email: triangleavgs@gmail.com
Club Website: facebook.com/triangleavgs
Additional Club Information:
Please feel free to join us.
Piedmont Triangle African Violet Growers
Meeting Information:
We meet the 2nd Sunday of the month
1:30 pm -3:30 pm (any schedule change is posted on FaceBook)
Meeting Location:
Bethany Presbyterian Church
1500 S. Main Street
Graham, NC 27253
Contact:
Judy Witowski-Argentine
Email: ptavg1@gmail.com
Sharon Lynch
Phone: 201-519-3319
Email: violetmom9@gmail.com
Club email: ptavg1@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/742574002863387
Information Updated
9/14/25
South Carolina
Currently no active club
Regional Council – Dixie African Violet Society
Regional Council - Dixie African Violet Club
Including members from Regions 4, 5, and 6
The 2025 convention and show
“Treasures in Grandma’s Attic,”
Thursday, September 11– Saturday, September 13, 2025
Petals From The Past
16034 County Road 29
Jemison, Alabama 35085.
Meeting Location:
Dixie holds an annual fall convention/show. Conventions are held in the Birmingham, AL, area, a central location for members. We do not have monthly meetings.
Contact:
Robbie McMeel
Phone: 985-855-0439
Email: rmcmeel@bellsouth.net
Mary Lou Harden
Phone: 813 924-2686
Email: mlhard@verizon.net
Web Site: www.davs.org
Information updated 5/15/2025