Welcome, Visitors!
The Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose (CSSSJ) welcomes you to our website.
The CSSSJ is a diverse group of people with a mutual interest in and fascination for cacti and other succulent plants.
Succulent plants are among the most bizarre, beautiful, and varied in the entire plant kingdom. If you share our interest in these fascinating and unique plants, or just want to learn more, we invite you to join us at our meetings and have some fun.
If you’d like to become a member, you can do so for $15 a person, or $20 a couple. See the Membership Page for additional details.
Upcoming Events
Summer Show and Sale
Friday, June 27th through Sunday, June 29th
Our summer Show and Sale returns to Peterson Middle School, and takes place at the end of the month!
Location:
Peterson Middle School,
1380 Rosalia Ave,
Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule:
Friday, June 27th
Doors Open: 12PM
Setup for Vendors: 1PM – 4PM
Volunteer Sale: 3PM – 5PM
Member Shopping (Membership sign up available at the door): 5PM – 7PM
Saturday, June 28th
Doors Open: 8AM
Setup: 8AM – 10AM
Public Shopping: 10AM – 5PM
Sunday, June 29th
Setup: 8AM –10AM
Public Shopping: 10AM – 3:30PM
Cleanup 3:30PM – 5PM
See the event’s page for full details, and please consider volunteering!
July Meeting: Country Store!
Saturday, July 12th
If you have been to our Country Store in the past, you know that this is one of the most fun events of the season. It’s a great opportunity for you to share your bounty with your fellow members. Bring items that you think other members would enjoy. If you have a loud voice, we would appreciate your help in calling out the numbers at each of the four tables!
Here’s how it works:
-
Separate tables will be set up for each categoryL cacti, succulents, miscellaneous items (books, pots, rocks, etc), and desserts. People place their donations on the corresponding table. If you bring desserts, please make certain they are individually wrapped.
-
Tickets will be available for purchase in batchs of 5 for $1: you decide how many you would like to buy. These are two-part tickets: you keep one part and put the other in a pot. Because the ticket numbers can be hard to hear, please mark the ticket you place in the pot in one of the following ways:
- print your first name, last name, or initials
- use a unique stamp or sticker
- use a return address stamp or label
-
Now you get to choose where you want to deposit your tickets. For each table that you’d like to win some items from, place tickets in the pot at that table.
-
When the event begins, volunteers will be stationed at each table to pull a series of tickets out of the pots. Those with a winning ticket from that table get to select an item from that table. This process continues from table to table until there are no more items, or time runs out.
We hope that you’ll join us for this annual event!
Meetings take place at the Ethel & William Prusch Multicultural Arts Center, on the northeastern edge of the Emma Prusch Farm Park.