Man Behind The Phillie Phanatic Speaking At Ardmore Dinner Series

ARDMORE, PA — The Dine & Dish Dinner series at Ardmore's The Bercy continues with a Phillies focused event on April 22.

Tom Burgoyne, the Official Phillie Phanatic, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming installment of the dinner series.

The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22 at The Bercy, 7 E. Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore.

Tickets cost $50 and are available online here. The price includes a glass of sparkling wine, a three-course dinner, special giveaways, tax and gratuity.

A portion of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to Phillies Charities, Inc.

Guests are invited to join Burgoyne for an intimate experience as he shares the seven loving principles that the Phanatic employs to create smiles, laughter and love.

Burgoyne has been performing as the Phillie Phanatic for thirty years.

A St. Joseph’s Prep and Drexel University graduate, Burgoyne first donned the Phanatic costume in 1989 after answering an anonymous want-ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Burgoyne, a certifiable sports nut, won over a panel of judges with his audition in the Phanatic costume and his collection of newspaper clippings of him on top of statues during Phillies and 76ers victory parades.

Working as a backup to David Raymond (the first Phanatic performer) for five years, Burgoyne handled many of the Phanatic’s promotional appearances until the 1994 season when he took over all game day duties. Since then, Burgoyne has traveled across the country and around the world bringing the Phanatic’s special brand of humor to sports fans everywhere. His international travels have taken him to Japan, Europe, Australia, South America, Mexico and the Phanatic’s homeland – the Galapagos Islands.

Burgoyne's new book, "Pheel the Love – How the Most Powerful Force in the Universe Builds Great Companies," shows how leaders can use Phanatic-style loving principles to generate customer and employee loyalty. Burgoyne has co-authored two other books about Phillies baseball - More Than Beards, Bellies and Biceps - The Story of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies (and the Phillie Phanatic, Too) and Movin' On Up. He also has written sixteen children’s books, chronicling the adventures of the Phillie Phanatic and started a reading and literacy program in the Philadelphia area called "Be A Phanatic About Reading"

In addition, Burgoyne has written and directed four children’s videos, Channel Surfin’ Phanatic, The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood, Time Travelin’ Phanatic and The Phillie Phanatic’s One-Man Band.

Burgoyne has been a familiar face on the local and national interviewing circuit appearing frequently on TV and radio programs as the “Best Friend of the Phanatic”. He has been a successful speaker in the Delaware Valley for more than 20 years, entertaining audiences with stories about his “friend” the Phanatic, and motivating and encouraging his audiences to "pheel the love" and reach for the stars.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a "meet and greet" reception, followed by a seated dinner presented by Executive Chef Joseph Monnich.

Contact The Bercy’s Director of Marketing Brooke Rightnour at (484) 680-2358 to reserve tickets, or visit The Bercy's website here.