Local nonprofits, residents, food and craft vendors, and dedicated volunteers recently gathered under the leafy treetops in Downingtown’s Kerr Park to celebrate the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ decades-long commitment to improving the lives of women and girls.

Community Fest featured 11 local nonprofits; a female icon photo booth complete with polaroid souvenirs; and sand art, face painting, and balloon animals. The CCFWG’s 20th Anniversary Committee Chair and former Board Chair Mary Lou Sterge emceed the event, and the Hytha Family Band entertained the crowd with live music.

“Chester County Fund for Women and Girls is pleased to give the community a chance to learn about us and meet our nonprofit partners and women-owned business vendors. We think of it as our thanks to the community for being a driving force of our work over the last 20 years,” said CCFWG Executive Director Michelle Legaspi Sánchez.

During the afternoon program, CCFWG founder Mary Ann Wagner recounted the powerful history of an organization that began at the dining room tables of its founding and earliest champions. Both former and current Girls Advisory Board (GAB) members spoke about their experiences with the landmark girls’ grantmaking program. And Dolly Wideman-Scott – Executive Director of one of the CCFWG’s first grantees, the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County – shared the positive impact the fund has had on DVCCC’s growth and development over the past 20 years.

The CCFWG would like to thank its event sponsors, Green Mountain Energy and Poretta & Orr, for their support. For more information or to inquire about event sponsorship opportunities, please contact Cindy Jaros, Development Director, at 484-356-0940 or cjaros@ccfwg.org.

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