Community
Baird and the Foley Hillsley Group believe that community involvement is both a pleasure and a responsibility. The team places emphasis on efforts that impact families, children, and Whitpain Township where their office is located.
Whitpain Community Festival
In 2013 Pat proposed that the Township add music and a bone marrow drive to the annual Whitpain Harvest Festival, and the Whitpain Community Festival was born. The ever-expanding event now features live music, kids rides and games, food trucks, a beer garden, and a spectacular fireworks display. The team partners with Whitpain Township and Montgomery County Community College to host this fun and impactful celebration. Over the years the bone marrow drive has added hundreds of names to the National Bone Marrow Registry: visit the DKMS site to learn about becoming a donor.
Baird and the Foley Hillsley Group believe that community involvement is both a pleasure and a responsibility. The team places emphasis on efforts that impact women, children, and Whitpain Township where their office is located.
Children & Education
When it comes to personal involvement and giving their time, Kristin and Pat separately gravitated toward a common theme.
- Kristin serves as the Treasurer of the St. Helena Home & School Board
- Pat is a former President and Current Director of Capital Projects of the Whitpain Recreation Association
- Kristin is a member of the Board of Directors for the BLOCS scholarship organization
- Pat is a member of the Board of Directors of Mount Saint Joseph Academy
- Pat serves on the organizing committee for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania UNcathlon event
Whitpain Recreation Association
Pat is the former President and current Director of Capital Projects for the Whitpain Recreation Association (WRA). For over 50 years this all-volunteer organization has provided affordable programs in soccer, basketball, baseball, softball and field hockey. Nearly 4,000 young athletes ranging from pre-K to high school participate in WRA programs. Pat believes, and statistics support, that participation in youth sports can provide critical developmental benefits for children.
The Foley Hillsley Group are sponsors of Centre Square Park, headquarters of the WRA and a beautiful community sports park that Pat helps to manage.
First Responders
Pat and Kristin recognize the unique challenges faced by firefighters, police, EMTs, emergency room nurses and other first responders as they plan to step away from a career of service. In 2021 they published a First Responder Edition of their book Winning at Retirement as a guide for those who assist us in times of need. (View book on Amazon)
The team provides free financial planning services to local first responders, and Pat has given presentations on the subject of retirement to organizations including the Orlando Police Department, and the Missouri Crisis Intervention Team.