Please join us for a Winter Fest Celebration
Saturday, December 13th
10:00 am to 12:00 pm!
There will be sweet treats to decorate, arts and crafts
and hot cocoa to keep us warm!
Santa and Elsa will be making an appearance and have kindly requested that attendees bring in winter essentials like hats, gloves, scarves, socks, and blankets for families in need all in the spirit of giving this holiday season!
RSVP is require. Please click on this link to register for the event: Winter Fest RSVP 2025
Join us for fall activities and fun our annual AUTUMN FEST!
We are always looking for volunteers to help with set up, parking, crafts, activities, and clean up. If you are available and interested in volunteering, email us at volunteer@springbrook-farm.
Mosey on over for The Barn at Spring Brook Farm’s
2025 HOE DOWN Fundraising Event
Thank you to all who attended! It was a wonderful celebration with our Barn Community!
in support of The Barn’s mission to enrich the developmental skills and lives of children with disabilities through animal-assisted and nature-based experiences!
We hope you can join us for an evening filled with music, great BBQ and exciting silent and live auction items. This event is a wonderful celebration of our Barn community and the very special children and families we serve through our unique programming.
Presenting Sponsor: $20,000 (only 1 available)
• Admission & reserved table for 10
• Name/logo displayed on event signage
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Opportunity to address guests at the event
• Name/logo and link on The Barn’s website
Platinum: $10,000
• Admission & reserved table for 10
• Name/logo displayed on event signage
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Name/logo and link on The Barn’s website
Gold: $5,000
• Admission for 8
• Name/logo displayed on event signage
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Name/logo and link on The Barn’s website
Silver: $2,500
• Admission for 6
• Name/logo displayed on event signage
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Name/logo on The Barn’s website
Bronze: $1,000
• Admission for 4
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Name/logo on The Barn’s website
Friend of The Barn: $500
• Admission for 2
• Acknowledgment in the Hoe Down Program
• Name/logo on The Barn’s website
SOLD OUT! Individual Tickets: Individual tickets are for sale for $125 and can be purchased online at: 2025 Hoe Down Fundraising Event or if you wish to avoid transaction fees, you can mail a check along with the names for the tickets purchased to: The Barn at Spring Brook Farm, 360 Locust Grove Rd., West Chester, PA 19382
The deadline for inclusion on Hoe Down fundraiser event program and signage is September 26, 2025 – Please send all logos in JPG or JPEG format, to [email protected]
Sponsors, please send your guests’ names and contact information (full name and email addresses) to [email protected].
If you are interested in donating to the 2025 Hoe Down Fundraising Event, go to 2025 Hoe Down Fundraising Event . Sponsors may also use this link to pay for sponsorship.
Thanks to all who joined us for a fun day! We welcomed lots of new families and enjoyed seeing familiar faces. We have a wonderful Barn community!! We are looking forward to a fun summer!
We are always looking for volunteers to help with set up, parking, crafts, activities, and clean up. If you are available and interested in volunteering, email us at volunteer@springbrook-farm.
Come cool off at our annual SUMMER SPLASH!
Summer Splash will take place on Saturday, August 9th from 12 to 3pm at The Barn at Spring Brook Farm! A donation of $5 per child is GREATLY appreciated. To make a tax-deductible donation, scan the QR code below or click here! No need to RSVP.
We are looking for volunteers to help with set up, parking, crafts, activities, and clean up. If you are available and interested in volunteering at this socialization event, email us at volunteer@springbrook-farm.
Thank you so much to First Bank Charitable Foundation for awarding The Barn at Spring Brook Farm with this generous grant, which will go towards providing children with disabilities, life-changing opportunities!
Barn representatives, Andrea Marine Abernethy (Executive Director) and Chris Guldin (Facilities Manager) are pictured here receiving the award.
Thank you First Bank!
Thank you so much to First Resource Bank and representative Sharon Sharpe for directing some of their Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) funds our way! This generous donation will go toward the wonderful programs we offer to children with disabilities.
Barn representatives, Andrea Marine Abernethy (Executive Director), Chris Guldin (Facilities Manager), Raichel Barzilay (Program Manager), Dreamer (star program worker and mini-horse) and Board members Sharon Cichocki and Mingo Stroeber enjoyed showing off our incredible facility and getting to know more about the bank’s great work in the community!
To learn how your business can donate to EITC-approved organizations and receive 75% of your donation as a tax credit, visit here.
At the start of the new year, The Barn welcomed 5 new friends! Beezus, Ramona, Thyme, Echo and Bay are part of a 3-generation Nubian goat family from Point Lookout Garden and Farm Life, a non-profit located in Wilmington, DE. Point Lookout Garden and Farm Life started in 2009 by the late Phyllis Wyeth, and has focused over the years in providing a green space, organic vegetables and an educational experience surrounding animal husbandry to youth, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware. We are so excited to have these cuties as part of The Barn at Spring Brook Farm’s programs this year. Be sure to say hi to the crew the next time you visit!
Pictured from left to right: Echo, Thyme, Beezus, Ramona and Bay
Pictured from left to right: Ramona, Bay (mom and son), and Thyme (cousins with Bay)
Thyme being silly and sticking out his tongue!
Here is Echo, who looks almost identical to her mom Beezus (below)
Board President, Sharon Cichocki, and Executive Director, Nan Latona, are joined by assorted vegetables from West Chester University of PA on March 28th at the Sweet Charity fundraiser benefiting the Chester County Community Foundation.
Dear Friends,
We are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting our families, our businesses, our communities and our way of life. During this time, I wanted to reach out and update you on how we’re dealing with this situation at The Barn.
First and foremost, our hearts go out to anyone who’s been impacted by the virus, either directly or indirectly. All of us at The Barn are focused on the health and safety of the children we serve and their families, as well as our animals, staff, volunteers and supporters- not to mention the community at-large.
Mr. Chris continues to come to work at The Barn daily to feed and tend to the animals, assisted by barn helpers Kathy and Alexa who help out on Mr. Chris’s off days. Miss Annie and I are busy working from home; however, we dearly miss the activity of our animals, volunteers and children.
At this time we have suspended our Individual Programs until further notice. Like you, we are tuned-in to the latest updates from our regional, state and national experts, which seem to change by the hour. For this reason we are unable to predict a date when we expect to resume business as usual. We recently made the tough decision to cancel our Spring Fling on April 4 and, although we are full steam ahead with preparations for this summer’s Camp Geronimo, we realize that we must remain flexible depending upon what the future brings.
To keep you and your family connected to life at The Barn, Mr. Chris will be regularly posting images and videos of our critters, so be sure to check Facebook regularly. We will also be live streaming our Baby-doll sheep – Sam and Samantha – as they get their spring haircuts! Again, we’ll be sure to announce this on Facebook ahead of time so you can tune in to watch.
Today reminds us that we’re all connected like never before. We’re called upon to be our best selves, with patience, understanding and compassion. All of us at The Barn are persevering right along with you at this challenging time. We’ll get through this together.
As we go forward, we’ll be sure to keep you updated, and know that we always value your questions, ideas and feedback.
Stay safe and well,
Nan Latona
Executive Director