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Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Home Who We Are What to See Mission Statement Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch Inc. provide advice to the City of Aiken and raise funds for the preservation improvement and use of the properties so they can be enjoyed by Aikens residents and visitors consistent with the donors written wishes that Hopelands be a quiet peaceful garden of excellence and that Rye Patch serves as a civic center of suitable dignity. Message from the President Greetings As I enter my second year as the President of Rye Patch and Hopelands Gardens I am struck with how far we have come and how well we have worked together. These properties are OUR properties.