Hunter Foundation Holds 27th Annual Fundraiser

Article and Photo by Max Oppen

HUNTER — The Hunter Foundation held its 27th Annual Garden Party at the Colonial Golf Course last weekend. The theme this year was The Mountain Top Derby ‘Run for the Roses.’ Invite only, it’s an annual fundraising event. This reporter attended one as a guest a few years ago, and it was well executed. There were food tastings from local business owners, a silent auction, and an auctioning of services or goods. The master of ceremony when I went was Sean Mahoney, who is the Executive Director at the Foundation. This year, from a distance, I could tell that this year’s event was also MC’d by Mahoney, still the Executive Director of the Foundation. Annual fundraisers like this help The Hunter Foundation accomplishes a lot here on the mountaintop, so this annual fundraiser helps them accomplish this work.

The Hunter Foundation posted the following on their Facebook page: “Another amazing fundraiser is in the books! This was our most well-attended event in the history of the Hunter Foundation, and we raised more money than ever before. The proceeds of our fundraiser will allow us to continue the incredible work we do, so we want to thank EVERYONE who showed up yesterday. To the restaurants, distilleries, chefs, volunteers, sponsors, donors, board members, staff, and all of our guests—we sincerely thank you for making this one of the best events of the summer. We hope you all had an amazing time! We are already gearing up for next year! Cheers to the 2024 Mtn Top Derby, Run for the Roses Annual Fundraiser for the Hunter Foundation!”