The 2010 Garden Party

On behalf of the Brandywine Health Foundation’s Board of Directors, we extend our deep thanks to you for your generosity, along with the two hundred plus sponsors of our 8th annual “East Meets West” Garden Party and 2010 Strawberry Festival presented by First Niagara and PECO. Three hundred and fifty guests joined us at HouyhnhnM, the home of Jeff Seder and Nina Burnaford, for an evening of mingling with old friends, meeting new friends and enjoying the popular “Battle of the Berries at Brandywine” sponsored by Freedom Village Brandywine. Congratulations to Northbrook MarketPlace for winning the competition for their scrumptious dessert, “Strawberry Meringue with Lemon Mascarpone and Blackberry Puree, dusted with Strawberry Powder.” Delicious!!!!

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to you for your generous support as a key sponsor. The Garden Party and the Strawberry Festival together netted over $170,000! During these tough economic times we can be proud of this success as a result of the deep commitment you and hundreds of our other friends have demonstrated to the health of the greater Coatesville area and this annual community tradition. Thank you for playing an essential part in our community’s progress.

The Brandywine Health Foundation is the only charitable foundation dedicated to health-related services in the greater Coatesville area. Our newest project, the Coatesville Youth Initiative, is a coordinated approach to help young people in Coatesville prepare for a productive adulthood. For the first time in decades, the community has expressed a strong faith that this initiative is going to truly make a difference. Because of your commitment to the foundation and the community — children and their families will have improved access to high quality health care; and young people can grow up in a healthy, safe environment where they have every opportunity to dream and pursue productive and meaningful lives. Once again, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to you for your commitment to the Brandywine Health Foundation.

With sincere gratitude for your interest in our efforts to create a brighter, healthier future for our community’s children and youth!

View photos from the event now

Visit this page again this fall for the date and venue for the 2011 Garden Party – celebrating the foundation’s 10th anniversary. Hope to see you there!

We extend our deep appreciation to Freedom Village Brandywine for sponsoring the “Battle of the Berries at Brandywine,” First Niagara and PECO for serving as lead presenting sponsors of the 2010 Strawberry Festival and Jeff Seder and Nina Burnaford, our generous and gracious hosts of the 2010 Garden Party – and a gigantic thank you to the hundreds of other supporters of these two special events!!!