Harry Norman, Realtors® Sponsors 80th Anniversary Celebration for Brookwood Hills Garden Club

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ATLANTA – (May 22, 2008) – Harry Norman, Realtors® and Karen Grice, co-chair of (From left to right) Carolynn Cooper – President, Brookwood Hills Garden Club, Karen Grice – Buckhead office Sales Associate, and Renee Richardson – Co-Chair, BHGC 80th Anniversary Celebration.corporate sponsorship and Buckhead/Northwest office sales associate, served as sponsors of the recent 80th Anniversary Celebration for the Brookwood Hills Garden Club. The event included a party and an auction that raised nearly $30,000 to support the improvement and beautification of Brookwood Hills. The BHGC was founded on April 29, 1938 and has since financed its many projects through ambitious fundraisers like the anniversary celebration and auction.The club’s first fundraiser was a 1938 October dance in an empty pool designed to raise money for the proposed purchase of land adjacent to the neighborhood park. During World War II, the club maintained a model Victory Garden at Egleston Hospital, baked cookies for soldiers departing from Brookwood Station, raised money for War Bonds and rolled bandages. Later projects included support for the Shepherd Spinal Center, the Atlanta Symphony, the Wren’s Nest and Rhodes Hall. In more recent year, the neighborhood park has been a major recipient of the garden club’s labors and funds.For more information about the Brookwood Hills Garden Club, please call Karen Grice at Harry Norman, Realtors® Buckhead/Northwest office at 404-261-2700.About Harry Norman, Realtors®Founded in 1930, Harry Norman, Realtors® is Atlanta’s oldest residential real estate firm with 20 offices and over 1,000 sales associates. Harry Norman, Realtors® is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. HomeServices is the second-largest full-service independent residential real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. Through its affiliation with HomeServices of America, Harry Norman, Realtors® is part of a real estate family of 20,000 sales associates spanning 19 states. Harry Norman, Realtors® also achieves international exposure through membership in such exclusive real estate networks as Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ the largest network of independent residential real estate firms, with 650 members representing 4,700 office and 120,000 associates across the U.S. and in over 20 countries. For additional information, visit www.harrynorman.com.