Bazzle Receives Award for Outstanding Volunteerism

Buckhead Heritage Emeritus Board Member Tamara Bazzle has received the Bob Helget Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. Tamara not only helped found Buckhead Heritage but has also lovingly, purposefully, and tirelessly nurtured it for the past 18 years. Buckhead Heritage strives to enhance the quality of life in Buckhead by identifying, preserving, and promoting its historic resources.

As the Historic Cemeteries Chair, Tamara actively engages with all the cemeteries under the organization’s care. She ensures that Harmony Grove and Mt. Olive are properly maintained and organizes public cleanup efforts. She regularly checks with the Buckhead Heritage office to identify cemeteries that require attention and organizes cleanups and headstone cleanings on a consistent basis.

Additionally, she has been instrumental in assisting the New Hope Church congregation with the restoration of their cemetery and has worked with descendants at Piney Grove to restore theirs.

A Buckhead native, Tamara is a retired interior designer who also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers for the Atwood House Museum/Chatham Historical Society in Chatham, Massachusetts. An active community volunteer, she has served on the boards of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Atlanta Preservation Center, the Samaritan Counseling Center, and Canterbury Court.

Buckhead Heritage is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that was founded by a group of Buckhead residents who recognized the need for an advocacy organization to protect Buckhead’s significant historic resources. As Buckhead surges into the 21st century, many of its stories, documents, buildings, cemeteries, and other historic resources are at risk of being lost. For more information, visit www.BuckheadHeritage.com.