Bufftree Foundation

The Bufftree Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 2002 by the Principals of Bufftree Building Company. Their social mission is giving back to the community, especially community-based programs serving local youth. Scott and Drew also serve countless hours on the governing boards of more than a dozen organizations on the South Coast.

The Bufftree Foundation would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped to raise $15,000 for DARTMOUTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION YOUTH PROGRAMS

Left to right: Scott W. Costa, Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors, John Beauregard, Dartmouth Education Foundation, Dr. Robert Baarsvik, DDS, Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors

The Bufftree Foundation would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped to raise $15,000 for SMILES

From left to right: Robert Baarsvik, DDS, Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Nicole Almeida, Director of Resource Development & Retention, SMILES; Joel Burns, Director of Human Resources, Standard-Times and President of the SMILES Board of Directors; Scott W. Costa, Co-owner, Bufftree Building Company, Inc., Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Andrew B. Tillett, Co-owner, Bufftree Building Company, Inc., Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Lynn Poyant, Director of Operations, SMILES.

The Bufftree Foundation would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped to raise $15,000 for YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts

From left to right: Eusie Zane, YWCA Board of Directors; Jane Gonsalves, Ward 5 City Councilor, City of New Bedford & YWCA Vice President of the Board of Directors; Gail M. Fortes, YWCA Executive Director; Scott W. Costa, Co-owner, Bufftree Building Company, Inc., Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Dr. Robert Baarsvik, DDS, Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Andrew B. Tillett, Co-owner, Bufftree Building Company, Inc., Bufftree Foundation Board of Directors; Jan Baptist, YWCA President, Board of Directors; Yvonne Drayton, Campaign Director/Project Coordinator, YWCA

BUFFTREE FOUNDATION DONATES $15,000 TO BRICK BY BRICK YOUTH PROGRAMS Proceeds of Mardi Gras Spectacular 2006 will help fund organization's summer curriculum

NEW BEDFORD, MA (6.1.06) - - Thanks to the success of the Mardi Gras Spectacular and the generosity of the Bufftree Foundation, young people involved in the arts-based nonprofit Brick by Brick will have a summer of opportunity.

Bufftree Building Company co-owners Drew Tillett and Scott Costa, along with Foundation board member Robert Baarsvik, DDS, recently presented a check for $15,000 to Brick by Brick founder Lynn Donahue and Brick by Brick executive director Lisa Angelo at the organization's South Sixth Street office in downtown New Bedford.

"The entire fundraising experience with Bufftree was amazing, says Ms. Angelo. "We were true partners in this event, and the whole Bufftree team made us feel that it was a marriage of equals. It became less about the party and more about the sense of community. It feels good to have a company of Bufftree's depth really buy into your mission and to know that they stand behind you. We are truly indebted to the Bufftree Foundation's exceptional capacity for generosity."

Brick by Brick's programs use the visual and performing arts as a springboard for learning opportunities that encourage area youth, ages 11 - 18, to develop their own voice in the community. This summer's programming will offer dance classes for the first time as a means of personal expression in addition to the design and music components that comprise Brick by Brick's curriculum.