Bucks Beautiful Spring Fling Gala Fundraiser Returns After Hiatus

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks Beautiful's Spring Fling Gala is returning after a two-year hiatus, raising funds for a variety of community projects around the county.

The non-profit organization coordinates events, educational programs, and projects to preserve and enhance the local landscape. Bucks Beautiful also just added two new members to its board of directors: Jeanne Connelly and Pam Byers.

The Spring Fling Gala's proceeds will benefit the reforestation initiative RePlant Bucks and the Bulbs for Bucks daffodil plantings. Funds raised will also go toward scholarship and educational programs throughout the county, as well as community garden projects.

Previously, funds through the program allowed Bucks Beautiful to install 500 indigenous trees, 100,000 more daffodils, support new school outdoor classrooms designed with native plantings, and plant flowers at local nursing homes, parks, museums, war memorials, and more.

The organization will hold its first spring social event at the historic Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm on Apr. 8 at 6 p.m. Guests will eat at the 19th Century Stone Bank Barn at 5281 York Road in Holicong.

For the first time, the evening will include live performances by Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Doylestown, cocktail hour music by student musicians from Central Bucks East High School, and disc jockeying by Geoff Panettieri of Party Scene Events. The Spring Fling Gala will also feature cocktails, seated dinner, silent and live auction, wine pull, and a raffle.

Producer and four-time Emmy award-winner Grover Silcox is the Spring Fling Gala Master of Ceremonies. He reports for PBS 39 and serves as the reporter-producer for "Living in the Lehigh Valley" and commentator for "Take Five with Grover Silcox" on 91.3 WLVR.

An impressive array of auction items have been donated by Bucks County businesses, including paintings by famed local artists such as Christopher Willet, Dot Bunn, Sandy Askey-Adams, and Helena van Emmerick-Finn; theater, symphony and sports tickets; Dine Around Town packages; Spa and Skin Care baskets; and several children’s admissions.

To RSVP for the event's limited seating, go online or call (215) 340-3639. To become an event sponsor or donate an auction item, contact info@bucksbeautiful.org.

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