Give Local Lancaster 2018

Get ready to give! On May 1, starting at 12AM on May 1, visit www.GiveLocalLancaster.org and make a donation to us and/or to any of the great participating nonprofit organizations in our state. You will have 24 hours to make your donation, and all giving will end at 11:59PM on May 1.
Dear Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield Both Past and Present,
Have you dreamed of making history? Of course, we all have. And now we have a chance to be a part of the 2018 Give Local Lancaster campaign. Last year was the first year the Friends participated in The Give Local Lancaster campaign and we exceeded all of our expectations by raising over $2400 that was earmarked for battlefield improvements.
We need your help if we are to reach this year’s goal which we have set at $3000. This money will go toward creating additional brick walkways, and installation of an irrigation system to keep all of the new plantings looking there best throughout the hot and dry Carolina summers.
Your donation of any amount $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or even more can make a huge difference in the success of this fund raising campaign. And please, feel free to help spread the word to friends, family and others who may be able to support our efforts to maintain the Buford Battlefield and to honor our first patriots in a proper and fitting manner.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Jim Abel at 803 322-8897, Greg Sligar at 803 547-0713 or Ken Obriot at 803 548-7871. Thank you in advance for your generosity to The Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield.
Perseverando,
Ken Obriot
President, Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield

Clean Up Results in Beautiful Park

The park has never looked so good and many thanks to all who volunteered their services especially all of the students from the Buford High School JROTC program under the leadership of Maj. Scott Cato and First Sgt. Carlos Marcano, and of course the assistance of the Lancaster Parks and Recreation Dept and its employees who made this possible, what a great partnership we have.  There were over 40 students, many who spent several classroom periods, and 15 adults who helped in the clean up.

Mission of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battleground
It is the mission of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield is to promote, preserve and improve this battlefield memorial; to provide an educational experience so that the memory of these fallen heroes and their supreme sacrifice is not forgotten nor the significance of this battle denied its place in history.  

Any monies raised by this organization, a non-profit corporation registered with the state of South Carolina, will be used to pay for the improvements, maintenance and enrichment of educational experience of the battlefield. All purchases or donations can be treated as a tax deductible donation.

Click on the tab How to Support to learn of ways to support this cause.

Board of Directors
Thank you to the following who serve on the board of directors:
Ken Obriot, President
Jim Abel, Vice President
Greg Sligar, Secretary/Treasurer
Mary Jane Stallworth, Board Member
William Shepard, Board Member
Bob Bundy, Board Member
Dorothy Pennachio, Board Member

Click the picture above to learn about the grave and other structures at the site.