Friends Of Brookgreen

The Friends of Brookgreen Gardens was founded in 1991 with fifty members "to promote and advance Brookgreen Gardens." Now with over 130 members, the Friends include men and women who have a special interest and commitment to raising additional resources for Brookgreen Gardens.

The group's primary fund raising project is the Friends of Brookgreen Spring Gala and Silent Auction that has raised over

$l.5 million since its inception. Proceeds have supported a number of projects at Brookgreen Gardens including sculpture acquisitions, restoration of the Dogwood Gardens, purchase of a tram to transport Brookgreen visitors, funding for the ricefield restoration project and the Wall Lowcountry Center, the Lowcountry Trail, the Daffodil Corridor, the new front entrance to the Gardens, and the new Otter Exhibit - River Basin Retreat.

Friends of Brookgreen Gardens must be members of the President's Council, the Chairman's Council, the Huntington Society or the Atalaya Council.

To become a Friend, an individual must be nominated by a member of the Friends and approved by Brookgreen Gardens' Board of Trustees. For more information please call Kelly Callahan at (843) 235-6018.