A Berry Good Time

Posted on May 6, 2021 By Editor Social Events

Marsha Oliver with 2022 BGFWF Chairs Gary and Nancy Chartrand.

The Veres family enjoying MOO-vie on the Farm Family Night.

North Florida School of Special Education’s Reimagined Berry Good Farms Weekend Festival, April 8 – 11, dished up a culinary weekend filled with live music, delicious food, entertainment, and a celebration of community. This four-day fundraising event allowed guests to safely enjoy the NFSSE campus highlighting the exciting, new Delores Barr Weaver Therapeutic Equestrian Center. Event chairs, Maren and Paul Bertozzi, led the event which raised more than $150,000 for the school’s academics and programs for students with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental differences.

The school’s signature fundraising event, Dinner on the Farm, was a beautiful soiree. With the horses grazing nearby and surrounded by the beautiful trees, guests dined on delicious fare under the canopy of the riding arena. Local restaurateur, Jon Insetta of Restaurant Orsay, partnered with NFSSE’s new executive chef, Carrie Eagle, and the culinary team to create a memorable dining experience.

Along with the Equestrian Center which opened in January 2020, the Berry Good Farms Weekend Festival spotlighted the school’s microenterprises which provide vocational training to students ages 18 and up.