Lenape Valley Foundation (LVF), a leading nonprofit provider of mental health services in Bucks County, will hold its Community Care Celebration awards dinner on Thursday, October 24. The event will take place at The Warrington in Warrington, PA, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The event will recognize four significant supporters that have played an instrumental role in helping LVF and the larger Bucks County community. Sharon Curran, retired LVF CEO, will receive the Ed Knopf, M.D. Award; Barbara N. Lyons, Esq., a local philanthropist, community advocate and former LVF Board member will receive the Community Champion Award; the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc., a nonprofit offering a comprehensive and balanced continuum of quality prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services for Bucks County, will receive the Health and Wellness Champion Award; and the Village Improvement Association (VIA), a nonprofit committed to enhancing the health and welfare of the central Bucks County community, will receive the Stakeholder Champion Award. The event will also feature musical entertainment by the East Coast Entertainment Group, and a wine pull fundraiser.
All proceeds will support the opening of the Bright Path Center, a new behavioral health crisis center in Doylestown. The center will greatly improve the environment and quality of care for children, adults and families who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Anticipated to open in 2025 and the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, the new crisis center will bring together under one roof all the components of crisis services that are now fractured across our system: mental health, drug and alcohol, intellectual disabilities and more, in an environment designed to deescalate the crises.
Community members are invited to attend this celebration and reservations are required. Tickets are $175 per person and can be purchased online. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Please visit www.lenapevf.org/celebrate2024. For additional event information, to buy tickets by phone, or to learn more about sponsorship, please contact Suzanne Rhodeside at 267-893-5280 or suzanne.rhodeside@lenapevf.org.
For more than 65 years, Lenape Valley Foundation has served people of all ages in Bucks County and the surrounding community through its 35+ programs aimed at addressing challenges related to mental health, intellectual disabilities and developmental delays. Operating two outpatient locations in Bristol and Doylestown, the organization provides an array of treatment options that help nearly 14,000 people each year. Services include outpatient therapy, crisis services, case management, supports coordination, children’s services and residential programs. For more information regarding Lenape Valley Foundation and its services, please visit www.lenapevf.org or call 215-345-5300.