Region 1 Affiliates
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Background image is “Tiger” hybridized by Irene Fredette of Connecticut
Connecticut
Windsor African Violet Society
Meeting Information:
Windsor African Violet Society (WAVS) meets the second Wednesday of the month, September through July, at 7:00 pm in members’ homes, the Windsor Public Library, or Grace Episcopal Church in Windsor. No meeting in August.
If you would like to come to a meeting, please contact us for specific meeting location. Meetings are occasionally held on other days and times.
Contact
Joyce Dickey
Phone: 860-922-5039
Email: joycedickey@yahoo.com
Doreen Lay
Phone: 860-977-0117
Email: lay@hartford.edu
Club Web Address: http://www.windsorafricanviolets.org/
Club Email Address: https://instafax.com/wavs/contact2.html
Additional Club Information:
WAVS hold an AVSA Judged Show and Sale each Spring in Windsor. All members are encouraged to enter their plants and are needed to help put on the show.
We also man an educational booth in the Federated Garden Section of the CT Flower and Garden Show as part of our efforts to help educate the public regarding all aspects of African violet care and propagation.
Yearly dues are collected each fall.
Information updated 9/11/23
Massachusetts
All Seasons African Violet Club
Meeting Information:
Currently meeting by zoom, 3rd Wednesday monthly, 7pm.
Contact:
Nancy Manozzi- President
Phone: 508-872-1478
Email: n-rmanozzi@comcast.net
Club Email: N-rmanozzi@comcast.net
Information updated 9/7/23
Bay State African Violet Society Inc
Meeting Information:
The Bay State African Violet Society, the state club of Massachusetts, meets to hold an African violet show and sale each spring, typically the last weekend in April at the New England Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA. An annual membership meeting is also held in the fall, generally in October. At this member event, a brief business meeting is held and a luncheon is served. Members have an opportunity to socialize, purchase plants and listen to a featured guest speaker. All BSAVS members receive an informative quarterly newsletter and, during the winter, have an opportunity to attend online meetings that focus on some aspect of African violet or gesneriad growing.
Contact:
Nancy Manozzi,
Phone: 508-872-1478
Email: n-rmanozzi@comcast.net
Peg Crawford, Secretary
Phone: 617-782-5863
Email: peg_crawford@msn.com
Club Email Address: n-rmanozzi@comcast.net
Club Website: