It’s never too early to plan for the Area 2 Annual Meeting

When: Saturday, November 22, 2008

Where: We will be in a new location, The Hilton Garden Inn in Kennett Square, Pa.

Rooms have been reserved for Friday and Saturday night and the group rate is $115 per night. The block of rooms at this price will only be available until October 21, 2008, so please call early.

For More Information

General Information: Hollyn Mangione
Program book advertising: Barbara Culbert
Door Prize Donations: Dorothy Smith

We are excited to offer you a new location for this year’s meeting and hope that you will take some time and enjoy some of the local attractions:

Longwood Gardens (less than one mile from the hotel) http://www.longwoodgardens.org/: 1,050 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows. Enjoy over 11,000 types of plants, more fountains than any other garden in the US, educational and visitor programming, and over 400 performances a year.
Brandywine River Museum http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/ Exhibiting American art in a 19th-century grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum is internationally known for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.
The Brandywine Battlefield http://www.ushistory.org/brandywine/
The Winterthur Museum http://www.winterthur.org/about/about.asp a great American country estate nestled in the heart of Delaware's beautiful Brandywine Valley, halfway between New York City and Washington, D.C. Winterthur offers a variety of tours, exhibitions, and programs for all ages to enjoy. Discover the museum's magnificent collection of American antiques celebrating the best in style and craftsmanship. Delight your senses with a stroll through the glorious 60-acre garden and surrounding landscape of woodlands, waterways, and rolling meadows. See Enchanted WoodsTM, the fairy-tale garden for children of all ages. Explore the nationally renowned research library that is a center for the study of American art and material culture. You'll be inspired to return again and again.
Information on golf: http://www.thegolfcourses.net/golfcourses/PA/KennettSquare.htm
The town history:http://www.historickennettsquare.com/
And if wine is your thing: http://www.bvwinetrail.com/