Author: Anna Bower

We have designed a t-shirt for the club but need your help in estimating how many to order. Shirts will be available to purchase at our May 10th Show and Sale at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club. Pick up and pay for your t-shirt(s) there or at a future club meeting. Please complete the survey by the end of next week (April 4th).

Cost: $20 per shirt

More details at the link below- including a mock up of the shirt design.

When: Saturday, May 17th 10AM (Carpools leave by 8AM from Santa Barbara)

Where: Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo Campus

Lunch: Bring it packed!

The primary mission of the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory is to maintain a diverse, well-documented, and accurately labeled living plant collection supporting and enhancing teaching and research for the faculty and students of Cal Poly. The Leaning Pine Arboretum represents a collection of class projects, laboratory exercises and senior projects that have evolved over the past 50 years into the Mediterranean climate garden visitors experience today. We will be guided by Gage Wiley, the Curator of the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory and future speaker at our April meeting.

We are limited to a maximum of 35 people on the tour. Carpools will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church by 8AM. Participants must be a member of SBCSS to attend.

For more information visit:

Plant Conservatory: https://plantconservatory.calpoly.edu/

Leaning Pine Arboretum: https://plantsciences.calpoly.edu/LPA

There will be no July meeting but we will have our annual July Picnic again this year! Please RSVP using the link below by July 8th. If you signed up at the June meeting we already have your name on the list.

Where: Tucker’s Grove Park Area 1 (4800 Cathedral Oaks Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93111)

When: Saturday, July 13th, 11:30am

Questions? Contact us at: sbcactussucculentsociety@gmail.com

The club will be providing tri-tip and BBQ chicken. Please bring an item to share for 6-8 people. If your LAST NAME begins with:

A-E: bring beverages (beer and wine allowed)

F-L: bring a dessert

M-T: bring a side dish

U-Z: bring a salad

SBCSS is seeking volunteers to assist with club business. Our club cannot function without the help of our volunteer-run board, plant sale, and garden tour committees. Please consider volunteering your time to help our community organization. Help spread the word with your friends and family!

We are seeking volunteers for the following positions:

Raffle Caller Team (3-4 people)- Attends monthly SBCSS meetings and calls raffle tickets at the end of the meeting.

A/V Coordinator – sets up laptop, projector, and microphone/speaker at each monthly meeting. Troubleshoots technical difficulties and stores A/V equipment between meetings.

Garden Tour Committee (2-3 people) – works with the SBCSS President to plant 2-3 garden tours per year. Identifies and contacts community members to host tours. Writes tour descriptions for the SBCSS newsletter.

Plant Show and Sale Committee (4-5 people) – works with the SBCSS President to plan the annual show and sale and buying trip. Oversees volunteers and coordinates the show area, silent auction, and outside vendors.

If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering please contact Anna Bower at president@sbcactus.org for more information.