On November 18, 2008, 400 people gathered at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences for evolution! PHMC’s Brand Celebration. Guests from government, private foundations, nonprofit organizations and area businesses enjoyed the festivities. “It was a wonderful night of networking,” said PHMC board member Margie Austin. “The energy in the room was contagious.”

Photos from the event can be viewed at phmc.org/evolution.

The evening began with a pre-event for patrons featuring remarks from Shelley A. Hearne, Dr.P.H., managing director of the Health and Human Services Program at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Later, as guests dined under the shadows of dinosaurs and mingled amid butterflies, actors from PHMC’s PALMS project, an HIV prevention initiative, performed a series of lighthearted, brand-themed vignettes.

“PHMC’s evolution! celebration captured the changing spirit in the public health field,” said Hearne. “PHMC continues to draw experts from all walks of life and spur collaboration and creativity in ways that keep improving the public’s health, even in the most challenging times.”