The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) 2017 Celebration of Philanthropy in Harford County will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Water’s Edge Events Center in Belcamp, Maryland. Networking and registration begin at 11:00 a.m. with the award luncheon from 12 noon- 2:00 p.m. The Harford County Celebration of Philanthropy celebrates businesses and individuals whose exceptional generosity demonstrates outstanding civic and charitable responsibility, and whose example encourages others to be leaders in philanthropy in Harford County. Honorees in 2017 are Jones Junction as Philanthropists of the Year; George and Kathy Heidelmaier as Outstanding Volunteer Fundraisers; Chesapeake Environmental Management as Outstanding Business Philanthropist and the Terry Troy Award for Volunteer Service to Marlene Lieb. The celebrity master of ceremonies will be Jamie Costello of WMAR TV2. Sponsors to date are: Presenting Sponsor - Connelly & Assoc. Fundraising, LLC Celebration Sponsor - Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Patron Sponsors - Harford Community College, Harford Mutual Insurance Supporting Sponsors- LifeBridge Health, The John Carroll School, United Way of Central Maryland Previous winners include The Ralph and Shirley Klein Foundation, Society of Italian American Businessmen, Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County, APG Federal Credit Union, The Arena Club, The Bayou Restaurant, Harford Bank, The Harford Mutual Insurance Companies, Saxon’s Diamond Centers, The Cook Family, The Dresher Family, The Lozinak Family, Dr. Richard P. and Esther S. Streett, Jr. and Family, The Family of Walter and Betty Ward, Augustus F. Brown Esq., the late William A. Harloe, Jr., Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman, Terry Troy, Dr. Mary Teddy Wray, and Jay and Orsia Young. Tickets to the April 6 event cost $50 per person or tables of eight for $400. To order tickets or become a sponsor, visit http://afpmaryland.afpnet.org or call 443-640-1047. The Association of Fundraising Professionals Maryland Chapter fosters the growth and development of a culturally diverse population of fundraising professionals, enhances philanthropy by encouraging giving and volunteering, and promotes ethics in fundraising and sound non-profit management throughout Maryland. For more information, visit AFPMaryland.org.