Greetings Gates!
This year’s show and sale was an amazing success! I am extremely grateful and proud of everyone’s participation this year. Not only did we have amazing sales numbers, but we received many new member sign-ups and lots of positive feedback.
Below, please see messages from our Sale and Show Chairs, Phuc Huynh and Nicole Ocegura.
Nicole Oceguera: “As a first-time Show Chair, I was nervous about getting everything right and going smoothly. I’m incredibly grateful to the volunteers who helped with setup, breakdown, and every part of the showcase, as well as the show clerks for their enthusiasm and the judges for their trust. This year’s showcase would not have been possible without the dedication and support of everyone involved over all three days. Thank you all – I’m already looking forward to making 2027 even better.”
Phuc Huynh: “I want to give some special recognition to all our member volunteers who showed up to help make our 51st Annual Show and Sale such a success. Everyone did such a wonderful job, whether it was setup or cleanup, guest greeter or security personnel, sales register or show clerk. Thank you Karen Roholt for feeding us and all those who brought food. You are amazing! Your commitment and effort are what makes the difference for our highly praised event. Many attendees expressed how much they enjoyed being at our show/sale because of, “how nice and happy everyone was.” As always, thanks to the vendors for their continued support of the club. Without them there would be no plants to sell. And finally, thank you to the planning committee for their tireless leadership and unwavering diligence to make this year’s show and sale the best yet.”
At the end of the newsletter I have included our trophy winners along with some entry statistics. A huge thank you to all of our members that shared their treasured plants with the community!
Our bus trip to the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society’s Summer Show and Sale took place over the past weekend. Our adventure to SD was very successful, and a great time was had by all.
Our speaker for June is Dr. Robert H Webb.
See you all Friday, June 12th. Doors open at 6PM.
All my best,
Jeffrey Loew
President, Gates CSS
Gates Cactus and Succulent Society 