Special Events

About the Gala

The Spring Wildflower Gala, the Preserve’s largest fundraiser, has become the area’s premier harbinger of spring. The black-tie and muck-boots event occurs each year at the end of April. The Moore Pavilion in the Preserve’s front meadow is transformed into an elegant party venue. Guests have the opportunity to explore the stunning spring wildflower beauty of the Preserve with magical evening woodland walks along the trails, to savor a gourmet, seated dinner featuring spring-themed ingredients, to engage in spirited live and silent auctions and to dance the night away.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Funds raised at the event go towards operating expenses and, in addition, each year there is a special theme to which guests have the opportunity to contribute. One recent theme, Regeneration of the Wild, supported rejuvenation of our front entrance by creating a meadow where a wooded area was badly damaged by a microburst windstorm in 2016. Wild about Meadows funded the Preserve’s expansion of its community outreach and education programming with a Pocket Habitat Program for local schools and libraries.

Other gala themes have helped to restore forests and trails at the Preserve following hurricanes Eileen, Lee and Sandy. Funds were raised to build a new pond after repeated flooding caused the old pond to be filled with silt. A bird observation platform was funded to support education about the critical habitat in our watershed for nesting and migrating birds. With gala funding, a new butterfly trail was created with plantings and signage to illustrate the symbiotic relationship between native butterflies and flora.

The gala is a party that truly improves the Preserve property, its plant collection, visitor experience and educational programs.

Gala Tickets

Tickets for the Spring Wildflower Gala become available in March.

---

Gala Sponsors & Sponsorships

Critical to the success of the gala and supporting the work done at the Preserve are our wonderful Gala Sponsors. For information about 2018 Gala sponsorships, please contact Donna Rhodes at 215.862.2924 or rhodes@bhwp.org. 

Benefits of Spring Wildflower Gala Sponsorship

	Trillium	Spring Beauty	Twinleaf	Bluebell
Contribution	$1,000	$2,500	$5,000	$10,000
Tickets (Tables)	2	4	10 (one table)	20 (2 tables)
Ad size in the Gala Program	1/4 page (4.5 x 1.75)	1/2 page (4.5 x 3.5)	full page (4.5 x 7)	full page (4.5 x 7)
Name and logo on bhwp.org with link to your homepage	1 year	1 year	1 year	1 year
Recognition in Gala Invitation, ads, PR, Program & Twinleaf Newsletter	x	x	x	x
Preserve guest passes	2	4	10	20
Business Membership level	Maple	Hickory	Hickory	Oak

Gala Committee

Each year a wonderful committee of volunteers and members of the Preserve staff put the gala together. 

Contact the Preserve at 215.862.2924 for more information on attending, sponsoring or donating auction items to the Spring Wildflower Gala.

---

Gala Tickets

Tickets will be available in March.