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Downton Abbey-inspired Garden Party Fundraiser

Downton Abbey fans will have something to celebrate as they await the arrival of the show’s next season: a Downton Abbey-inspired Garden Party at Elm Bank in Wellesley!

Kyle & Leslie Mann of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty are helping to organize a Garden Party Fundraiser to support the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden to Table program (www.masshort.org), which gives the community an opportunity to come together in a beautiful and welcoming setting to learn about growing, cooking, and preserving healthy food. Through this innovative program, the organization provides fresh, organic produce to families in need. Last year, the nonprofit organization donated more than 3,500 pounds of produce to two local food pantries.

To be held Sunday afternoon, September 15, 2013, the event will offer guests an opportunity to:


  • Stroll through the exquisite Massachusetts Horticultural Society Gardens at Elm Bank


  • Enjoy delicious cocktails and hors d’oeuvres


  • Watch a match by New England’s premier cricket team


  • Enter to win luxury prizes


  • More exciting details coming shortly


  • Guest are encouraged to dress in their finest post-Edwardian era attire and enter to win the best costume and best hat prizes. Tickets will be available soon.

    To receive event updates or sponsorship information, please contact Leslie Mann at leslie.mann@gibsonsir.com or 508-904-4967.

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    For more information about the Garden to Table program, please contact Lisa Kamer at lkamer@masshort.org or 508-259-0470.
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