The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty will be hosting their 19th annual Key Event Sept. 15. The event is the Community Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year.
This unique event draws more than 600 people and raises more than $140,000. According to the Community Foundation, the money raised at the event allows it to fulfill its mission of facilitating charitable dollars through its grants to nonprofit organizations serving the community.
This year, the Key Event will begin with a cocktail party at 5 p.m. at the Savannah Center in West Chester. The event will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a basket raffle.
Upon arrival at the Savannah Center, guests randomly pick a key that will open a door revealing their random dining destination in one of the 30-plus area homes.
Each home will feature a local chef, who will prepare a unique dinner for Key Event guests.
Chefs include Michelle Brown from Jags, Nat Blanford from Embers, Troy Meyers from Troy’s Café and Catering, Brittney Holland from P&G, personal chefs Pam and Paul Sturkey, Linda and Jim Pitrelli from Pitrelli’s Italian Ristorante, personal chef Kenneth Webber, Lisa and David Cook from Daveeds’s NEXT, Lisa Lizzio from At Your Service Catering, Paul Deggenbach from The Polo Grille, Bryan Hopping from Eddie Merlots, Mark Bodenstein from Nicholson’s Tavern & Pub, Jackson Rouse from Smog, Lori Cole from Savory Medody’s, Chris Hendricks from Stone Creek Dining, Jaime Carmody from Out of Thyme and Kevin Worthington and Joel Gragorcyk of Palomino Rotisserie and Bar.
The evening concludes with an after party hosted at the home of Dick and Patti Alderson.
Guests can register or find additional information through the foundation’s website www.wclfoundation.com or by calling 513-874-5450.
