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Contact: Emily Telford
etelford@cfmt.org
615-321-4939
November 30, 2009
The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation Announces New Board Members
Nashville, Tennessee – The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has appointed seven new members and one new officer to its board as it fulfills its mission to encourage the inclusion, acceptance and recognition of Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community. The following community leaders will serve on the board: Lee Adams, Anthony Barton, Todd Grantham, Miguel Otero, Randy A. Silcox, John Wade, and Cynthia Warner. Scott Ridgway has been newly appointed as board co-chair. Suzanne Bradford and Roger Moore will continue serving on the board as chair and secretary, respectively.
“We are so lucky to have such a talented and diverse group of people serving The Brooks Fund,” said Suzanne Bradford, The Brooks Fund board chair. “Their unique background and expertise will help The Brooks Fund build a lasting endowment to provide support and resources to community programs serving the GLBT community and the community-at-large.”
The Brooks Fund exists to protect the dignity, the safety and the health of Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community, to promote respect and equality and to build bridges between all segments of the community. Created in 1995, The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation is building an endowment to support community programs and organizations addressing the needs of the GLBT community.
About The Brooks Fund
The H. Franklin Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee encourages the inclusion, acceptance and recognition of Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community. Upon his death in 1993, the Fund was named for H. Franklin Brooks, one of the most beloved figures on the Vanderbilt University campus. While at Vanderbilt, Franklin was instrumental in leading the dialogue that eventually helped include gays and lesbians in Vanderbilt's anti-harassment policy in the late 1980s. Since 1995, the Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation has given out grants of more than $152,000 supporting community programs in Middle Tennessee. For more information, visit www.thebrooksfund.org.
About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee oversees more than 700 charitable funds. In the past 18 years, The Community Foundation has distributed $440 million to community programs and institutions. It is located at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400, Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.
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