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Table of Contents
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4-5 Schedule of Events
7 Our Generous Sponsors
8-9 Our Dedicated Volunteers
11 Strawberry Stage Schedule
12 Strawberry Festival Committee
13 Strawberry Café Live Schedule
14 About the Brandywine Health Foundation
16 International Food Vendor List
17 Craft & Vendor Fair List
18 In-Kind Donors
19 Helpful Tips
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t’s hard to believe that it has been almost one year since I started as President and CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation.
Getting to know the critical role the Foundation plays in our community and meeting all of our partners has been quite a humbling
experience. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and connect with many of our donors, community partners, municipal leaders and
public officials, volunteers, and others who are all dedicated supporters of the Coatesville community- people who are working together
to support the health and well-being of our community. The strength of our community reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from
Coretta Scott King “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”
I am looking forward to the upcoming Strawberry Festival and hopefully meeting all of you. I want to personally thank our host,
Brandywine Hospital - Tower Health, and our presenting sponsors, KeyBank and PECO. I also want to thank the Strawberry Festival
committee made up of dedicated volunteers, incredible sponsors, and all of our partners for helping to put together this enormous
four-day community event. We are excited to bring you non-stop live music, delicious food, rides, games, shopping, fireworks,
and more at the 2018 Strawberry Festival. We have lots of exciting things to see and do at the festival and hope this guide will be
helpful in planning your visit.
As you may know, the funds raised from the Strawberry Festival are donated to four incredible organizations serving our
community: Coatesville Area Public Library, Coatesville Rotary Club, Coatesville Youth Initiative, and the Thorndale Volunteer Fire
Company. Like the Brandywine Health Foundation, these organizations are helping to
build a stronger, healthier, and more vibrant community.
I look forward to seeing you at the festival and hope
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you will stop by the gazebo to say
y hello.
Best wishes,
Vanessa Briggs
President and CEO
5:00 – 8:00 pm - Pony Rides courtesy 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 - Magic Shows
of Locust Lane Riding Center ($5) performed by “World Famous Magician”
Chris Capehart
5:00 – 9:00 - Balloon Sculptures by
Green Bean the Clown 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 - Juggling
By Jonathan
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 - Magic Shows
performed by “World Famous Magician” 5:00–8:00 - Pony Rides courtesy of
Chris Capehart Locust Lane Riding Center ($5)
6:00–8:00 - Hoopster - The 8-foot tall
Stilt Walking Ref
Sunday, June 3rd - 12:00 – 6:00 pm Free Family Play Area, provided by
F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S.
12:00 – 2:00 - Reduced Rides
in the Majestic Midway Strawberry Patch Games, sponsored by
(one less ticket per ride) Green Mountain Energy
12:00 – 6:00 - Escape Room provided by Fun Sand Art Collectibles, sponsored by
Escape, West Chester ($10) Castle “The Window & Door People”
12:00 – 6:00 - Monster Truck Rides Live Music in Strawberry Café Live,
provided by KSR Motorsports ($10) sponsored by Citadel
12:00 – 6:00 - Mechanical Bull Rides The always popular Goldfish Game,
provided by The Bull Guys ($5) sponsored by Martin Brower
Promoting
Health Equity
Encouraging
Youth
Development
Building a Vibrant
and Healthier
Community
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2018 Strawberry Festival and Garden Party Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSORS Crothall Healthcare George and Tricia Carlino
KeyBank Kathleen Deets-Price Chertok’s Furniture & Mattress
PECO Susan Garber and Edward Brown ChesPenn Health Services
Gateway Medical Associates Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL HOST Howard and Sara Harris Chester County Economic Development Council
Brandywine Hospital – Tower Health Health Partners Plans Chester County Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Holleran Church Farm School
COATESVILLE TRANSFORMATION SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Huston III Coatesville Area Public Library
Brit and Bill Kay Ann and Steven Hutton Coatesville Center for Community Health
Bob and Jennifer McNeil Immaculata University Countryside Consulting Inc.
Alice and Rod Moorhead The Honorable and Mrs. Harry Lewis Jr. Kenneth Doroski and Dawn Fastiggi
In memory of Katherine Baker Lovell Bill and Helen Elkins
DIAMOND SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Ian MacKinnon Energy Transfer Solutions LLC
Di and Dallas Krapf Ms. Mary Alice Malone Flings Towing Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moran Manito Abstract Company Inc. Glenmoore Partners Inc.
Ms. Ione Apfelbaum Strauss National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum & Shane and Alissa Griffith
Stewart Huston Charitable Trust Handi-Crafters
FIREWORKS SPONSOR Natural Lands Bill and Linda Handy
Bridgestone Paragon Business Gifts Dana and Peter Heiman
Pennsylvania American Water District Attorney Tom Hogan
STRAWBERRY SPONSORS R.H. Reinhardt Co. Mary T. Holleran and David J. Proctor
Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC, VIP Reception Tom and Margaret Rivello Alan Horwitz, Esq. and Linda Harley
Sponsor Nina Seder-Burnaford and Jeffrey A. Seder H.T. Lyons
Univest ~ Banking, Insurance, Investments, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company Blake Krapf
Battle of the Berries at Brandywine Sponsor Mary Ellen and Fred Smith Lamb McErlane PC - Attorneys at Law
VISTA.Today Bonnie Timmons Law Firm of Barry S. Rabin
Trago Mechanical Inc. Lew’s Service Center Inc.
BERRY SPONSORS Al West and Sarah Walter Madsen Tree Service LLC
ArcelorMittal, Strawberry Shortcake Sponsor Jill and Chris Whitcomb Meridian Bank
Coatesville Savings Bank, Strawberry Stage Bill and Elva Wright Ivan and Gail Morris
Sponsor One Gold Sponsor wishes to remain Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Mark Myers
Gallagher, Strawberriest Kid Contest Sponsor Rodger and Michele Ollis
MacElree Harvey Ltd., Garden Party Reception SILVER SPONSORS Anita O’Meara, Esq., The O’Meara Law Firm PC
Sponsor The Beaver Creek Tavern, Stuart Deets and James Pennoni
Vivian Lasko Dickinson Jr. Penn Rise Advisors
Pepperidge Farm
Belfor Property Restoration
Raida Rabah, M.D., Brandywine Valley Infectious
PLATINUM SPONSORS Bentley Systems Inc.
Diseases
Cabot Kjellerup Foundation Brandywine Elevator Company
William and Marlene Recchiuti
Richard and Deborah Clark Breuninger Insurance Inc.
Rhoads Energy Family of Companies
Five Point Renovation and Remodel Chip and Maureen Breuninger
RKL LLP
Neptune Moon LLC Brite Realty Services Inc.
William and Elizabeth Rubin
St. Paul’s Baptist Church Camphill Special School
Peter and Terri Silvester
Twist’nShout Editorial and Design/ Amy Pollack Chester County Otolaryngology
Skin Health Solutions
West Chester University Foundation Child Guidance Resource Centers
Robert and Illaria Steele
Chris A. Cline Millwork
TeamHealth
TURQUOISE SPONSORS CMC Inc.
Tel Hai Retirement Community
Simon and Rebecca Brain Delaware County Community College Threaded Screw Products Co. Inc.
Castle “The Window & Door People”, Children’s Greg A. Vietri Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tracy
Sand Art Sponsor Ann L. Jones United Way of Chester County
Citadel, Strawberry Café Live Sponsor Jeff Lewis Esq. and Mary Ann Rossi Esq. Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees PC
Cricket Wireless, Phone Charging Station Sponsor Lyons & Hohl Inc. Eva L. Verplanck
Fox Rothschild LLP Dorothy A. Matz Betsy Walls
Fulton Bank David and Phyllis Moser David J. Wierz
Dr. John C. Gentile and Charlene A. Gentile David and Janet Nathan
Green Mountain Energy, Strawberry Patch Games O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei PC FRIENDS
Sponsor Oliver Fire Protection & Security CCIU Practical Nursing Program
Homespire Windows & Doors, Craft and Vendor William and Margaret Packer Med Trans Inc.
Fair Sponsor Pro-Tech Floors
Martin Brower, Goldfish Booth Sponsor Rainer & Company SPONSORS
Philip’s Brothers Electrical Contractors Inc., ServiceMark Heating Cooling & Plumbing Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-Day
Dining Tent Sponsor Frances M. Sheehan and Ricardo Gelman, M.D. Adventist
Signal 88 Security of Octorara Pierre and Karen Annaballi
GOLD SPONSORS Simmers Builders Inc. Beiler Campbell Realtors
Franny and Franny Abbott Carl and Beth Smith Build-A-Band Music Education
Air Methods and JeffSTAT Carousel Toyota/Scion
Betsy Barr and Dale Krapf BRONZE SPONSORS Community Courier – an Engle Printing &
Brandywine Holdings L.P. Abarta Coca Cola Beverages Publishing Co. Inc.
Brightview Landscapes BDA Healthcare Architects DiMatteo Insurance
Brumbaugh Wealth Management Belaro Jewelers LLC Harcum College of Coatesville
CentiMark Bernardon Levin Luminais Chronister Eye Associates
Charles Blosenski Disposal Co. Buffalo Run Ranch Mahmoud Effat, M.D.
Chester County Eye Care Jack Burkholder and Karen Jorgenson Nicolas Accounting Group LLC
Communications Test Design Inc. John and Liz Caggiano Rainbow Valley Dental
Comprehensive Cancer Care Capacity for Change LLC *List to date 5/14/18
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are the Coatesville Area Public Library, Holling started volunteering with the
Coatesville Rotary Club, the Coatesville festival about 15 years ago, and shortly
Youth Initiative, and the Thorndale after she joined the festival committee,
Volunteer Fire Company. Combined, they learned that a mascot costume had
those organizations make a positive been acquired. They needed someone
impact on just about every part of the to volunteer to take on the role of the
Coatesville community. That motivates Strawberry Lady, and Holling became
volunteers like Collins to help with the that endearing character.
festival because they know that so many Carlyle Holling “I raised my hand to volunteer and
people in the community benefit from I really have no idea why I did that,”
“
It’s
I such a great family event. There are
the proceeds that are generated by the a lot of activities for children. It will Holling recalled with a laugh.
festival. keep the family busy all day long. Holling, who has a degree in apparel
“
We know what a huge impact the There are so many people involved
to make this happen. It’s an amazing member the first time that he got involved with
Strawberry Festival has on the tthe Strawberry Festival more than 30 years ago.
community. number of people who are helping out
the community.
design, did not have a background in acting and she said that Health Foundation and puts it right back into the Coatesville
she’s not a natural performer, but it turned out that, with her community through a number of different programs and
abundant cheerfulness, she was very good at taking on the activities.
role of the Strawberry Lady. “It helps the community as a whole,” Krajewski said.
“I put on that costume and a different personality comes “There are so many people involved to make this happen.
out,” she said with a laugh. “I light up and love walking It’s an amazing number of people who are helping out the
around at the Strawberry Festival and talking to all the kids. community.”
It’s such a great family event. There are a lot of activities for Another one of the longtime and dedicated volunteers is
children. It will keep the family busy all day long.” Bud Adams. Adams was a Coatesville Rotary Club member
If being the Strawberry Lady isn’t enough, Holling also the first time that he got involved with the Strawberry Festival
serves as a liaison to the 40 to 45 vendors and crafters who more than 30 years ago.
set up shop at the festival. “They asked the Coatesville Rotary to help out,” he
“I help make sure that they have what they need,” she said, explaining that the Rotary would sell hot dogs and
explained. “It’s a dual role, which I love.” hamburgers.
In addition to her work with the festival, Holling volunteers Adams was in the wholesale food business in the area for
at the Brandywine Health Foundation’s consignment shop, 32 years. He would allow the Strawberry Festival to make use
which sells furniture and clothing. During the course of the of his refrigerated trucks to store food. He would also pick up
last 16 years, the consignment shop has generated more than the tents, chairs, and tables for the festival.
$1 million for the Brandywine Health Foundation. “I always enjoyed doing it,” Adams explained. Like a lot
Entertainment is a big part of the Strawberry Festival, and of the other volunteers at the Strawberry Festival, Adams
Greg Krajewski is instrumental in helping the Entertainment thought it was important to give back to the community.
Committee to plan four days of entertainment—no easy feat. Without the hard work of volunteers like Adams, Collins,
Krajewski, of Paragon Business Gifts Inc. and a resident of Krajewski, Holling, and Scott, it wouldn’t be possible to plan
Honey Brook, has volunteered with the festival for more than and stage the Strawberry Festival. The Strawberry Festival
15 years. There are ten or more bands that will perform on Committee meets regularly throughout the year to work on
the main stage throughout the event, and an equal number the event, and the committee chairperson said that they are
of singer-songwriters will perform acoustic sets at Strawberry all appreciative of everyone who gives their time and talents
Café Live. to make it a success.
“It’s a challenge, but it’s enjoyable,” Krajewski said of “We appreciate the help of the volunteers throughout the
planning the entertainment for the festival. “We will have a whole year,” Collins said.
good variety of music.” The volunteers all say that they are proud to be supporting
Krajewski even performs during the Strawberry Festival—he the work of the Brandywine Health Foundation, which has a
is a member of the 74/75 Band, which is named after the positive impact in the community.
year in which several group members graduated high school. “What they have done for the community is just outstanding,”
They play mostly cover songs during their performances. Holling said of the Brandywine Health Foundation.
Krajewski is a member of the Coatesville Rotary Club, The volunteers also say that working on the festival is a
which is a beneficiary of the Strawberry Festival. The Rotary rewarding experience.
takes the money that it receives from the Brandywine “I love every minute of it,” Collins said.
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Cultivating a
Culture of Health
By Richard L. Gaw community, they would likely be Pride, Challenge and
Staff Writer Opportunity. Working with the community it serves, the
Brandywine Health Foundation incorporates the words
Sixteen years ago, the Brandywine Health Foundation “Inclusion” and “Action” as part of its groundwork to create a
launched its grant making to advance the health of the more holistic view of solving deep-seeded community health
population in the greater Coatesville area, regardless of their problems.
race, income, gender, age, disability or background. “Working in the shadow of these realities is hard work,” Briggs
To this day, its guiding principles of “Stewardship, Equity, said, “but it’s achieved through strategy and focused long-
Wellness, Collaboration, and Leadership” remain the focus term investment. Part of the challenge we have is stimulating
of more than $16.5 million of investments in local non-profit broader and deeper social change and clarifying the level and
organizations that help people live healthier lives, and there is type of change needed to improve community health.
still much more work to be done. “This requires knitting health, social and economic sectors
As President and CEO for the Brandywine Health Foundation, together in order to address why certain groups of people in
Vanessa Briggs’ personal passion to help those in greatest our community still suffer from poorer health outcomes. The
need is tightly linked with the Foundation’s core value to treat Foundation works with its old and new partners in looking at
everyone as an equal, regardless of their socioeconomic status what prevents communities in achieving better health. If we
or walk in life. dismantle the barriers to the system, improve living conditions,
“The Foundation is seen as an influential voice and an environments and neighborhoods, we can begin to see health
advocate for health equity” Briggs said. “We may have disparities decline.”
resources to address these complex issues, but we can’t do it
alone. Our voice, along with others’, gives us the opportunity Brandywine Health Foundation has been working with
to convene individuals from various fields that equally share the greater Coatesville community to tackle the region’s
the desire to create a healthy thriving community.” most pressing health problems with real solutions. In the
If one could associate words with the greater Coatesville coming decade, the Foundation will strategically build
upon its successes, in order to positively impact the nine
municipalities in the Coatesville Area School District.
The Brandywine Health Foundation’s inaugural Culture
of Health Community Forum, held March 16 at
Gateway Church, helped galvanize the Foundation’s
mission and expand its view and connect with
leaders of local non-profit, for-profit, government,
philanthropy and faith-based institutions.
Throughout the Forum, there was a shared belief
that the time is right for a new, across-the-board
approach to building a healthier community.
In his keynote address at the Forum, Dr. Giridhar
Mallya, Senior Policy Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson
Brandywine Health Foundation President/CEO Vanessa Briggs welcomed All photos courtesy of the Brandywine Health Foundation
stakeholders to the Foundation’s first “Culture of Health Forum” on The Forum invited leaders from non-profit and for-profit organizations,
March 16. philanthropic and government agencies, and the health industry.
Admission
Admission to the festival is free! Rides, games, food,
etc. are pay as you go (prices vary). All net proceeds
from the Strawberry Festival are donated to the greater
Coatesville community for programs that support Health
Equity, Healthy Youth, and a Healthy Community.
Please note, we will have ATM’s on site for easy cash
accessibility. There is a $4 fee* to use the ATM’s at
the festival. *A portion of the fee is donated to the
Brandywine Health Foundation.
Pets
We love animals too, but… leave your pets at home.
For the safety of your pet and others, pets are not allowed
on the grounds of the Strawberry Festival.
Parking and Shuttles
There is ample parking adjacent to the festival with one
lot located off of Reeceville Road across from the main
entrance and the other lot off of Fisherville Road with a
FREE two minute shuttle to the festival entrance.
Parking in either lot is $2.
We strongly encourage folks to avoid the traffic and
ride the FREE Strawberry Festival shuttle. Offered on
Friday and Saturday nights from 5-11 pm from the Kmart
in Thorndale.
Please note: There will be no festival parking allowed
at CVS or Wawa. Please do not use this as a drop-off
and/or pick-up location.
Lost Children
We encourage families to write your cell phone num-
ber on your child’s arm in sharpie (permanent marker),
so that you can be contacted in case you get separated.
All lost children should report to the gazebo, so they can
safely await the arrival of their parents.
Smoking
Please note, Brandywine Hospital - Tower Health is a
no smoking zone. Please respect the rules and the health
of those around you.