FRIENDS, AN AFFILIATE OF BCA, WAS FOUNDED IN 2012 AND BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 2013 AS A MISSOURI BENEFIT CORPORATION. IT WAS FOUNDED TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE CEMETERY AND TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, NEW INITIATIVES AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CEMETERY FOR ALL TO ENJOY. IN ADDITION, FRIENDS OFFERS TOURS AND LECTURES TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDES VOLUNTEER GUIDES, GARDENERS AND GENEALOGISTS TO THE CEMETERY.