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Spring Garden Gala “Wild about Flowers”
New Hope, PA - Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve will host its third fundraising gala to benefit the conservation and educational programs of the Preserve on Saturday April 29th, 2006 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Come to an evening of elegance in the woods, where native plants like bluebells, trillium and spring beauty will be in breathtaking bloom.
To lend a fun tone to this unique evening, recommended attire is “black tie (optional) and muck boots” or other footwear suited for an enchanted walk through the Preserve. The Spring Garden Gala will delight garden connoisseurs, conservation and preservation advocates, and nature enthusiasts by showcasing the Preserve and its extraordinary collection of native Pennsylvania flora flourishing in a naturalistic setting.
The evening will include a live and silent auction. Highlights of the live auction include an extraordinary international eco-tour trip, a Bucks County flyover accompanied by dinner and accommodations at premier local venues, a day in Washington from the office of Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick (Eighth District) and tours of exceptional private properties. Notable vendors will offer rare and exceptional plants, uncommon garden statuaries and antiques for purchase.
Cocktails and dinner will be presented by Max and Me, with Dixieland music performed by the Independence Hall Jazz Band. Classical guitar music played by Luke Homer will greet guests at the end of their stroll.
Mrs. Sue Shaffer is the Gala Chairperson and Naudain Sellers is Chair Emeritus.
Sponsors of the 2006 Spring Garden Gala are:
- Bluebell Sponsors - Naudain and Wallace Sellers
- Twinleaf Sponsors - I.E. Shaffer & Co., N.T.Callaway Real Estate
- Spring Beauty Sponsors - Albertjohn DePalantino, CPA; First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown ; Fox Rothschild LLP; Paul W. Steinbeiser, Inc., Landscape Design & Construction; The Uehling Group at Smith Barney; UBS- The Dahlquist Group
- Trillium Sponsors - Dave & Jacqueline Griffith; Hugh A. Marshall Landscape Contractors, Inc.; Kale's Nursery & Landscape Service, Inc.; Stratton Management; The Inn at Bowman's Hill
Tickets are $150 per person. Patron tickets are $250 per person; Patrons will be acknowledged in the Gala Program. Tables of up to 10 may be reserved. To request an invitation or for more information, please call Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve at (215) 862-2924. RSVP's requested by April 15.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is located on 1635 River Road (PA Route 32), 2.5 miles south of New Hope , Pennsylvania and convenient to I-95. For directions, call (215) 862-2924 or visit www.bhwp.org (select “Visiting BHWP” from main menu).
Press Contact:
Nancy Beaubaire, Director of Communications, (215) 862-2924
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope , PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924
Fax: (215) 862-1846
E-mail: communications@bhwp.org
www.bhwp.org
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is managed by the Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Association Inc., in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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