Region 6
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
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Central Texas
Central Texas Judges Council
Meeting Information:
San Marcos Public Library, San Marcos, TX and Blinn College, Brenham, TX (Meetings alternate between locations)
Third Saturday of April and September
Contact:
Elmer Godeny-President
ekgprof@att.net
Teresa Kaminski-Vice President
tckaminski@sbcglobal.net
Club Email: ekgprof@att.net
Last updated: 9/25/23
First Austin African Violet Society
Meeting Location: Allen R. Baca Center — Arts & Crafts Room
301 W. Bagdad Ave., Building 2
Round Rock, TX 78664
Facebook: First Austin African Violet Society (FAAVS)
Email: faavs@yahoo.com
Meeting Times: Second Saturday each month at 9:30 am. No meetings in June or August and luncheons held in July and December. Meetings are in person and by zoom. Please email club for zoom invite or additional information.
Contact: Mary Husk, President
Phone: 512-925-7637
Email: maryhusk411@hotmail.com
Contact: Diane Buck, Vice-President
Phone: 512-771-9491
Email: windancer123@gmail.com
Notes: Judged show and or sale held in March at Zilker Botanical Garden. See Facebook page for dates or contact club by email.
Information updated 6/27/2022
Heart of Texas African Violet Society (HOTAVS)
Meeting Information:
Zoom Meetings –
THIRD Monday every month from 6pm-8pm CENTRAL TIME.
Contact hotavs.org@gmail.com for personal zoom invitation/link.
Invitation includes meeting agenda & other important affiliate information.
Event Schedule Available through Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/
Contact:
Glenda Williams
Phone: 512-988-1918
Email: hotavs.org@gmail.com
Jim Williams
Phone: 512-304-8890
Email: hotavs.org@gmail.com
Club Email Address: hotavs.org@gmail.com
Additional Club Information:
Vision: To provide a new approach, focused on public outreach & education & other innovative methods of reaching out to growing communities, thus providing a more holistic & virtual/in-person member experience.
Members in good standing will be directly involved in the development of our affiliate experience. This is an opportunity to join & participate in the development of this new affiliate of the future. Membership is inclusive & open to all. Please join us as we explore new & creative ways to enhance the affiliate member experience!
Information updated 11/22/2023
Magic Knight African Violet Society
Meeting Information:
Boerne Public Library
451 N. Main St.
Boerne, TX 78006
Meetings are held the first Monday of each month.
10:00 am
Contact:
Irene Harney-President
Phone: 210-684-3598
Email: viharney@sbcglobal.net
Ken Froboese
Phone: 830-249-2614
Email: HCAV@beecreek.net
Club Email: HCAV@BeeCreek.net
Website: Facebook – Magic Knight African Violet Society
Information updated 9/23/23
Heart of Texas African Violet Society (HOTAVS)
Meeting Information:
Meeting Information:
Zoom Meetings –
THIRD Monday every month from 6pm-8pm CENTRAL TIME.
Contact:
Glenda Williams
512-988-1918
hotavs.org@gmail.com
Jim Williams
512-304-8890
hotavs.org@gmail.com
Contact hotavs.org@gmail.com for personal zoom invitation/link.
Invitation includes meeting agenda & other important affiliate information.
Event Schedule Available through Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/
Club Email: hotavs.org@gmail.com
Additional Club Information:
Mission: To stimulate public interest in & provide public outreach & education about propagation, culture, growing, & showing of African violets & gesneriads.
Vision: To provide a new approach, focused on public outreach & education & other innovative methods of reaching out to growing communities, thus providing a more holistic & virtual/in-person member experience.
Members in good standing will be directly involved in the development of our affiliate experience. This is an opportunity to join & participate in the development of this new affiliate of the future. Membership is inclusive & open to all. Please join us as we explore new & creative ways to enhance the affiliate member experience!
Information. Those who join by April 30, 2024 will be recognized as HOTAVS Charter Members!
Information updated 11/22/23
North Texas
Alpha African Violet Society of Dallas
Meeting Information:
REI
5929 East Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75231
Club meets third Saturday of each month at 10:30am, excluding December and July.
Each meeting will include a business meeting and a program on growing violets and gesneriads.
Contact:
Sylvia Leeds
Phone: 214-803-6259
Email: roseotx@gmail.com
Club Email: roseotx@gmail.com
Additional Club Information:
We welcome all visitors and new members to our club. We love to talk violets and would like to meet you!
Information updated 9/23/23
First African Violet Society of Dallas
North Haven Gardens
7700 Northaven Road
Dallas, TX 75230
Meeting Times:
Third Thursday each month, September-May (except December)
10:00am-12pm
Contact:
Donna Hunt
Phone: 817-368-6892
Email: donnahome12@gmail.com
Cheryl Sutton
Phone: 214-620-6316
Email: suttoncl@outlook.com
Club Website: http://www.firstavsofdallas.com/
Additional Club Information:
Co-sponsors a spring and fall sale at North Haven Gardens with other Dallas African Violet Clubs
Information updated: 12/5/23
First African Violet Society of Denton
Meeting Information:
First Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall
1114 West University Drive, Denton, Texas 76201
Every Tuesday Night from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. September thru May.
Contact:
Janet Castiglione
Phone: 940-595-7417
Email: jmcvioletcas@gmail.com
Club Email: jmcvioletcas@gmail.com
Information updated:9/23/23
First African Violet Society of Wichita Falls
Meeting Information:
University United Methodist Church (Fellowship hall)
3405 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Meeting Times: Second Friday each month, Sept-May, 9:30 a.m.
Allene Peek, President
Contact:
Sue Ramser
Phone: 940-767-0388
Email: ramserwf@wf.net
Please send correspondence or calls to Sue Ramser until notified otherwise.
Information updated 9/23/23
First Nighter African Violet Society of Dallas
Meeting location:
McKinney Fire Station No. 5, Community Room
6600 Virginia Parkway
McKinney, TX 75071
Meeting Times: Third Monday, September through November and January through May
6:30 – 7 pm social and 7 – 8:30 pm business meeting & program
Contact 1:
Suzanne Roberts
Phone: 214-868-3813
Email: smr0611@hotmail.com
Contact 2:
Mary Corondan
Phone: 972-333-4748
Email: mcorondan@yahoo.com
Notes: Fall and spring sales are held annually as well as a spring show.
Information updated: 1/13/2023
Moonlight African Violet and Gesneriad Society
Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Meeting Times: Fourth Thursday each month at 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/moonlightavg/
Club Email Address: bonnieharris1578@hotmail.com
Contact #1: Bonnie Harris
Phone: 817-773-3273
Email: bonnieharris1578@hotmail.com
Notes: Every meeting we have a raffle for plants, and a speaker and/or program.
Information updated 5/26/2023
North Texas African Violet Judges Council
Meeting Location: La Hacienda Ranch Restaurant
3300 N. Interstate 35E
Carrollton, TX 75007
Meeting Times: The fifth Wednesday of the Month, whenever it occurs, at 11:00 a.m.
Contact #1: Anne Nicholas
Phone: 940-565-0363
eMail: randanicho@aol.com
Contact #2: Janet Castiglione
Phone: 940-595-7417
eMail: jmcvioletcas@gmail.com
Information updated 3/3/2020
South Texas
Spring Branch African Violet Club
Meeting Information:
18650 Clay Rd.
Houston, TX
2nd Saturday of the month except March and October.
10:00 a.m.
Meeting notice posted on SBAVC Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/
Contact:
Teresa Kaminski
Phone: 281-216-3431
Email: tckaminski@sbcglobal.net
Club Email: tckaminski@sbcglobal.net
Information updated 9/23/23
Sunshine African Violet Society
Member’s Homes
San Antonio, TX
Meeting Times: 7:00 pm, first Friday of the month in member’s homes.
Contact: Lynda Welchel, President
Phone: 210-867-2981
Email: lcwwlchel@gmail.com
Contact #2: Cheryl Prichard
Phone: 210-493-7714
eMail: Cheryl.prichard@sbcglobal.net
Notes: We invite new members, novice to professional. All are welcome.
Information updated 11/28/2018
Victoria African Violet Society202
Meeting Information:
Member’s home
2205 College Dr
Victoria, TX 77901-4474
2023 Second Tuesday each month
2024 Third Tuesday each month.
Contact:
Jo Schrimsher
Phone: 361-575-1344
Email: plants@Josviolets.com
Club Email: plants@josviolets.com
Information updated 9/23/23
NASA Area African Violet Society
Meeting Location:
Bay Harbour United Methodist Church
3459 FM Rd.518 East League City, TX 77573
Meeting times: Once a month on the 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Contact #1 Name: Dianne Duggan
Phone: 239 247 3817
eMail Address: ddgcampbell@earthlink.net
Contact #2 Name: Keitha Glaves
Phone: 281 814 9105
eMail: Keitha1218@comcast.net
Notes: We have had a couple of changes to location due to the pandemic, but the church will be our regular location, after January 1, 2021 We do have a Facebook page for communication with members and announcements. NASA Area African violet Society
We are extremely excited for the “reboot” of this disbanded club (due mainly to hurricanes and devastation to club members collections and homes) because it has a rich history and was originally formed February 1976.
Information updated 1/18/2022
Regional Council – Lone Star African Violet Council (LSAVC)
Regional Council - Lone Star African Violet Council (LSAVC)
Includes members primarily in Region 6
Convention rotates with sponsoring affiliate.
Web Site: https://lsavc.org/
Meeting Information: Annual Convention scheduled for last week of October or first week of November
Contact:
Vickie Crider
832-656-3899
vcrider52@outlook.com
Notes: Each year a different affiliate hosts the three-day meeting and violet show. Affiliate news is provided through six issues of the Lone Star African Violet Council newsletter.
Information updated 11/9/2021
New Mexico
Albuquerque African Violet Club
Meeting Information:
Meetings are hybrid meetings (both in-person and Zoom).
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/96147288239?pwd=S3ltMmZJTHFYbXdZcUtMQk9qalFsZz09
Meeting Times: Second Tuesday each month, except July, 1:00 p.m.
Web Site: www.albuquerqueafricanvioletclub.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbuquerqueAfricanVioletClub
Contact #1: Sharon Shannon, Past-president
Phone: 505-480-1591
Email: sshannon2@swcp.com
Contact #2: JoEllen Bowden, Treasurer
Phone: 505-268-0034
eMail: jobo407@earthlink.net
Additional Club Information: Annual spring show and sale in April at the Albuquerque Garden Center at 10120 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Garden Center phone: 505-296-6020.
Information updated: 3/23/2022
Oklahoma
African Violet Society of Greater Tulsa
Meeting Information:
Tulsa Garden Center
2435 South Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114-1350.
Meeting Times: Third Monday each month, 7:00 pm
Contact:
Roy Roberts
Phone: 970-403-2923
Email: roy_roberts@yahoo.com
Judith M. Carter
Phone: 918-355-8020
Email: judithmcarter@valornet.com
Additional Club Information:
The Tulsa Garden Center is a mansion at the back of Woodward Park. Sales are held around the last Saturday of February and the first Saturday of October.
Information updated: 10/22/23