Best Friends… Pat Howes and Donna Duffy met in 2002. They quickly realized their mutual love of travel, coffee, good food and wine–and that they had similar life goals. In no time they became great friends. East Coast girls, born and bred in Pennsylvania, Pat and Donna moved in similar circles and lived just a few yards from one another—only ten years apart. They finally caught up with each other in New Castle, Delaware at Heritage Presbyterian Church when Donna and her family returned from living many years in the Middle East. Together, Pat and Donna have planned and managed a weekly coffee hour at their church and have helped organize several women’s retreats and other events.