Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Attorney Joseph ‘Skip’ Brion to be honored at 29th annual West Chester Charity Ball
WEST CHESTER » Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children is proud to honor the longtime work and support of Joseph “Skip” Brion with the 2017 Friend of the Community Award.
Skip serves as the Chairman of Buckley, Brion, McGuire & Morris LLP and has been named as one of Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers by Philadelphia Magazine. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority and is a member of the DNB First Advisory Board. Formerly he served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County, and member of the Board of Directors for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and Trustee of the Chester County Historical Society.
The award will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the 29th Annual Charity Ball. On that special night benefactors, supporters and volunteers will come together to celebrate and support Friends Association’s mission of preventing and ending family homelessness in our community at the West Chester Country Club. The Ball will feature an evening of gourmet food, spectacular entertainment, silent and live auctions, and dancing to the contemporary sounds of The Midnight Hour Band.
“I am so excited to be a part of honoring Skip Brion and I hope that the community will join us,” said Catherine Friedman, Friends Association Executive Director. “This year’s Charity Ball brings a night full of sensational entertainment,
and exceptional live and silent auctions. Enjoy a delectable dinner and festive cocktails while dancing the night away.”
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the West Chester Charity Ball. Contact Catherine Friedman at c.friedman@ friendsassoc.org or 610431-3598, ext. 222.
Friends Association promotes the independence of families with children by providing shelter, programs and services that prevent and end homelessness in Chester County. Friends Association was able to prevent homelessness for 124 families, including 247 children in Chester County this past year.