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Friends Of The Mounts Botanical Garden

Welcomed Guests To The 23rd Annual Spring Benefit

In Palm Beach Amidst A Floral Paradise

Mounts Botanical Garden’s 23rd Annual Spring Benefit About Friends Of The Mounts Botanical Garden of Florida and the nonprofit Friends of the Mounts
took place on April 10 at Casa Phippsberger in Palm Beach. With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Botanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The
The lush and tropical landscape was the perfect setting and a history spanning more than 40 years, Mounts Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development
for the annual fundraising event hosted this year by Susie Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and Council, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
Cochran and Bob Eigelberger. All proceeds of the evening largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 16-acre tropical Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail
benefited Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County. oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit
Cochairs of the successful Spring Benefit were Polly Reed areas containing more than 6,000 species of tropical www.mounts.org.
and Alison Sieving. and subtropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic
Around 250 guests attended the annual Friends of the plants, fruit and flowering trees, and much more. Mounts Photos by Capehart
Mounts Botanical Garden’s major fundraising event. Those Botanical is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative
in attendance enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a lavish Extension Department, in partnership with the University Fundraising Events on page 15

Sandy Smith and Raymond Alison and Charles Sieving Jennifer Garrigues Serana Ross and Walter Ross Rob and Kim Frisbie Charles and Ann Pepper
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silent auction featuring an
extravagant array of rare and
exotic plants, orchids, and
eye-catching arrangements.
The Spring Benefit is
Mounts Botanical Gardens’
most significant fundraising
event of the season, and
proceeds will provide
critical funding to support
its educational programs.
Major sponsors of the
event were Florida Power Wendy Cox and Christine Rachel Supple and Anne Danielle Moore and Lesly Jennifer O’Brien and Polly
and Light Company and Alyward Cardelus-Jones Smith Reed Grier and Kristy Pressly
Gentleman of the Garden.
“We are so grateful to Bob Eigelberger and Susan
Cochran for hosting this amazing event at the lush grounds
of Casa Phippsberger,” said Polly Reed. “This beautiful
evening was a great opportunity to share with guests the
exciting things happening at Mounts Botanical Garden and
raise funds for Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest
public garden,” added Alison Sieving.

Diana Barrett and Bob Vila

Stephanie Pew, Robert Eigelberger and Rochelle Wolberg