July Japanese Gardens featured in Alabama Heritage magazine, article by Bob Wendorf and photographs by Randy Connaughton
Member day held; 18 arts and cultural organizations participated
Children’s Summer Camp program generated $34,000 (highest revenue on record); 274 children attended*
Summer chefs
August Newly-formed Governance Committee adopted Whistleblower Policy and Code of Conduct
Master Plan: Executive Director Fred Spicer presented to City of Birmingham Planning Commission; plan officially and unanimously adopted+
Cocktails in The Gardens featured Jon Black; more than 1,000 attended series Executive Director Fred Spicer elected to Board of Directors of North American Japanese Garden Association
Executive Director Fred Spicer led field work in western NC with personnel from Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburg, Scotland, collected seed of native eastern plants +
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2011 Milestones +Funded in part by the Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Trust, managed by Regions Morgan Keegan Trust *For more information about our education programs visit www.bbgardens.org/education
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