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BOGA FRIENDS e.V.

Friends of the Botanic Garden of the Ruhr-University Bochum

Anyone who appreciates the Botanic Garden and would like to support it has the opportunity to make a personal commitment to its continued existence and further development. The Friends of the Botanic Garden of Ruhr-Universität Bochum e.V. (BOGA Friends for short) was founded in May 2023 and currently has around 150 members. It organises educational activities such as garden tours, workshops and chilli tastings, raises donations and finances important projects in the Botanic Garden, including those that promote sustainability. A good example of this is the new dye garden created by the Friends, which is aimed primarily at children. The BOGA Friends are represented in the ‘Working Group of Friends’ of the Association of Botanical Gardens.

Become a Friend!

For an annual membership fee of just 40 Euros (20 Euros for young adults, senior citizens and the severely disabled), you can become a Friend of the Botanic Garden. In this way, you not only support the Botanic Garden and become part of a committed community, but also benefit from many advantages:

Discounted participation in our guided tours and workshops
Opportunity to actively participate in gardening under the expert guidance of our gardeners
Invitation to special member events

We look forward to welcoming you!

Online Membership Application

Membership Application (PDF)

Statutes

Membership Fee Regulations

Donations

Anyone wishing to support the Botanic Garden with a donation can now do so via the BOGA Circle of Friends (IBAN: DE96 4306 0129 0145 7520 00).

Dedicate a bench

A very nice donation idea is, for example, the donation of a bench in the botanical garden with a dedication to a loved one.

Interested? Send us a message!

Would you like more information?

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Introducing the Board

On May 11 2023, 41 passionate friends of the Botanic Garden of the Ruhr University gathered to found the new charity "Friends of the Botanic Garden of the Ruhr-University Bochum", short "BOGA Friends".

Board of the Friends of the Botanic Garden

The board of the newly created "BOGA Friends" (from left to right): Julia Steffen (staff Botanic Garden, Secretary), Dr. Andreas Eickhoff (notary of Aulinger & Partner), Prof. Dr. Joachim Esser (eye specialist, Chair), Abraham van Veen (Director of LSI, Vice-Chair), Gerhard Möller (former RUB chancellor, elected member of the extended board), Dr. Franziska Roosen (independent editor, elected member of the extended board), Prof. Dr. Christopher Grefen (Chair Molecular & Cellular Botany, member of the board as Director of the Botanic Garden). Klaus Haarmann (financial auditor), was elected Treasurer in absentia and is therefore not shown in the photo above.

"The newly founded charity, briefly called "BOGA Friends", will provide vital support for the Botanic Garden in the future", says the garden's director, Prof. Dr. Christopher Grefen. This is also confirmed by the five honorary board members (see photo), who explained their personal connections with the Botanic Garden at the founding evening and already mentioned projects the new charity will focus on.