Region 10
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Background photo is “Cathy’s Fireworks” by Cathy Cornibe in California
Nevada
Glitter Gulch African Violet Growers
Meeting Location: Nevada Garden Club Center
Address of Meeting Location:
800 Twin Lakes Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Meeting times: 9:00 A.M. third Saturday of each month
Contact #1: Mark Romansky
- Email: ggavg.nv@gmail.com
Contact #2: Joyce Stork
- Phone: (402) 719-6896
Email: ggavg.nv@gmail.com
Facebook:
/https://www.facebook.com/groups/glittergulchafricanvioletgrowers
updated: 8/23/2023
Oregon
Portland African Violet Society
Meeting location: President’s home
18546 S. Ferguson Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Meeting times: 4th Saturday of the month (except Nov, Dec, July & Aug.) Potluck at 12:00 noon. Meetings start at 1:00 p.m.
Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1392887917464002
Contact: Alice Wagner, President
- Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: (503)-631-3925
Email: alicemaeblue@yahoo.com
Information updated 9/23/2019
Washington
Saintpaulia Society of Tacoma
Meeting Location:
Meeting times: Meeting via Zoom 4th Thursday of every month except July & August
Club Email: oldfrogpiper@hotmail.com
Contact #1: John Wrightson
Email: oldfrogpiper@hotmail.com
Information updated on 9/16/2021
Seattle African Violet Society
Meeting Times: 3rd Saturday of every month except July & August
Local Club website: https://www.seattleafricanvioletsociety.com
Club Email Address: seattleafricanvioletsociety@gmail.com
Contact #1: Kyle Russell
Phone: 206-349-6058
eMail: savspresident@gmail.com
Contact #2: Bob Clark
Phone: 206-819-6239
Email: bobclark98122@gmail.com
Additional club information: Monthly in person meetings are held in a Seattle Public Library location. Please contact us to find the confirmed time and location for our next meeting. Contact Bob Clark regarding membership information. Also join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Information updated 8/5/2023
Southern California
Burbank AVS
Little White Chapel
1711 N. Avon St., Burbank, CA 91505
Meeting Times: 3rd Thursday of the month (Except August) from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Website: http://burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com/
Contact: Chris Hedberg
Phone: 626-578-1434
Email: chviolets@juno.com
Contact #2: Wanda Penner
Phone: 818-954-0126
Email: wandaaa@pacbell.net
Information updated: 8/24/2023
Happy Trails AVS
Meeting location: Desert Valley Wellness Center
19181 Town Center Drive
Apple Valley, California 92308
Meeting times: 4th Thursday of the month (except November & December) at 12:30 p.m.
Contact: Shirley Kirkland, President
Phone: 760-885-5994
Email: smk5k@aol.com
Contact #2: Darlene Osborn
Phone: 760-951-2942
Email: ed4desert@gmail.com
Information updated 4/1/2022
Montrose AVS
Meeting location: Descanso Gardens – Birch Room
1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
Meeting Times: 4th Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am (except for November and December 3rd Wednesday). No meetings in June, July, or August.
Contact #1: Luis Pineda
Phone: (323) 236-0104
eMail: violetmec7@gmail.com
Contact #2: Vicki Ringer
Phone: 818-884-0537
Email: vickiringer@aol.com
Information updated 6/20/2018
South Coast African Violet & Gesneriad Society
Meeting location: Greenwood Park
1520 Greenwood Ave.
Torrance, CA
Meeting times: 3rd Sunday every month (except June & July) at 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Mary Smith, President
Phone: 310-676-5608
Email: marysmith-av@hotmail.com
Contact: Joan Wood
Phone: 310-532-8042
Email: jowoo@mail.com
Information updated 3/26/2023
Thousand Oaks AVS
Meeting Location: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Address of Meeting Location:
667 Camino Dos Rios
(corner of Lynn Rd & Camino Dos Rios)
Thousand Oaks, California
Meetings: Fourth Saturday on even months at 12:30 PM
Contact #1: Louise Ozaki
- Phone: 818-760-8737
Email: L.ozaki@att.net
Contact #2: Lyndell Fong
- Phone: 805-716-3341
- Email: pandabearcub@gmail.com
Website: https://toafricanviolets.wixsite.com/toavs
Information updated 8/23/23
Town and Country AVS
Meeting location: First Presbyterian Church
100 Cajon St.
Redlands, CA 92373
Meeting times: Third Monday of the month at 11:00 a.m.
Website:
Contact #1: Aneita Richardson, President
Phone: 909-351-4412
Email: aneitanfred@aol.com
Contact #2: Lori Kuntz
Phone: 909-809-4228
Email: 4lortoo@gmail.com
Information updated 3/12/2020
Tri-Counties AVS
East Anaheim Hills Community Center
8201 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road
Anaheim, CA 92808
Meeting times: September through June — Second Sunday of the month unless there is a conflict.
Contact: Diane Miller
City, State: Anaheim, CA 92807-4414
Email: violetmiss@aol.com
Information updated 8/23/23
Central California
Bakersfield AVS
East Bakersfield Veteran’s Hall
2101 Ridge Rd
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Meeting times: Third Tuesday of each month (Except August & December) at 10:00 am
Contact: Don Belflower, President
Phone: 661-387-0263
Email: joescritters@outlook.com
Notes: The Veteran’s Hall is located on Mount Vernon Ave. in East Bakersfield.
Information update 7/16/2023
Central California AVS
Meeting Location:
For Fall 2022, we are continuing to meet at Round Table Pizza, 5702 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93710. To avoid disappointment, please email, call or text to confirm in case of last-minute changes.
Meetings on the third Monday of the month (except June, July and December), 6:30 pm
Webpage: www.fresnoviolets.org
Club Email: fresnoviolets@gmail.com
- Contact: Lola Sutherland, President
Phone: 559-906-7366 - Email: lolasutherland1@gmail.com
Contact: Sue Haffner
- Phone: 559-292-5624
Email: sueh@mail.fresnostate.edu
Information updated 8/22/2022
Central Coast African Violet Society
Meeting Location: We are meeting at a member’s home. Call for directions.
Club Email Address: centralcoastavsociety@gmail.com
Club website: Central Coast African Violet Society on Facebook
Contact #1: Mary Thompson
Phone: 805-459-6070
Email: Centralcoastavsociety@gmail.com
Contact #2: Elethea Brewen
Phone: 805-467-3582
eMail: brewene@yahoo.com
Information updated 7/16/2023
Northern California
AVS of San Francisco
Garden Room of the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park
1199 9th Ave. (just inside park)
San Francisco, CA
Meeting times: Fourth Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Except for December)
Website: San Francisco African Violet Society on Facebook
Contact #1: Vera Carlson, President
Phone: 650-561-2991
Email: vjfgcs@yahoo.com
Information updated 8/23/23
Capital City AVS
Meeting Information:
Meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. Most meetings are done by video with February and March meetings being done in person. Annual plant sale and display is done in early April of each year. In person meetings/plant sale are located at the Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95816. Send questions about the club and meeting links to kathy.norton@mac.com
Contact:
Kathy Norton, President
Phone: 916-617-2406
Email: kathy.norton@mac.com
Club Email: kathy.norton@mac.com
Information updated 9/11/23
Delta Gesneriad and AVS
Meeting Location:
- Shepard Garden & Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95816
Meeting Times: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am
Web Page: www.sacviolets.org
Contact: Jeani Hatfield, President
Phone: 916-645-3487
Email: geojeani@netscape.com
Contact: Kathy Norton
Phone: 916-617-2406
Email: kathy.norton@mac.com
Information updated 2/14/2019
Northern CA Council of AVS
Meeting Location:
Clarion Hotel
1612 Sisk Road
Modesto, CA
Facebook Website: Northern California Council of African Violet Societies
Meet twice a year in March and November
President: Kathy Norton
(916)617-2406
kathy.norton@mac.com
Information updated 2/16/2019
San Mateo County AVS
Meeting location: Meeting are currently not being held. Check our website https://enjoy-africanviolets.org/ or Facebook for updates
Web site: www.enjoy-africanviolets.org
Club Email Address: caviolet@aol.com
Contact: Heather Morgan,
Phone: (650) 346-7307
Email: caviolet@aol.com
Contact: Vera Carlson
Phone: 650-561-2991
Information updated 8/23/23