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Steven Shellabarger Announced as Recipient of 2012 Legacy Honors Award
Event Scheduled for September 13, 2012
The Board of THE LEGACY FUND of the Columbus Foundation is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2012 Legacy Fund Honors Award is long time Columbus resident and activist, Steven Shellabarger. For over thirty years, Steven Shellabarger has been a driving force for LGBT equal rights. We commend and celebrate him as a relentless champion of equality. Steve’s tenacious devotion to the LGBT community and its allies, both in Central Ohio and nationally, will have resonance into the future.
Steve joins a distinguished list of prior recipients including Rhonda Rivera in 2006, Fred Holdridge and Howard Burns in 2008, and Lynn Greer in 2010.
About The Legacy Fund Honors Event on September 13, 2012
The tribute ceremony and reception will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at The Columbus Foundation. The Columbus Foundation is located at 1234 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. The short program will begin at 6:15 p.m. The event will conclude at 7 p.m.
Sponsorships for this event honoring Steve and his lifetime of commitment to the LGBT community are being accepted through July 9, 2012. Information on becoming a sponsor is available on the Legacy Fund website atwww.TheLegacyFund.org. . Sponsors will be listed on the official event invitation being released in July.
Additional tickets to the event will be available beginning mid July at the Legacy Fund website.
2012 Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship
Application deadline May 4th 2012
Applications are now being accepted for the Howard T. Short and Burdette Augsburger Scholarship of The Legacy Fund. Read more…
Legacy featured in Cue Magazine
Cue Magazine has published an in-dept profile on the work of The Legacy Fund. Please follow the link below to read more.
The Legacy Fund Grants $17,500 to Stonewall Columbus for “Trailblazers” Initiatives
The Legacy Fund of the Columbus Foundation is pleased to announce that it awarded a grant of $17,500 to Stonewall Columbus for a year-long comprehensive initiative in 2012 to address the unique challenges of aging in the LGBT Community. The “Trailblazers” effort will include classes for seniors to improve computer literacy, financial planning seminars and classes on the unique legal challenges for LGBT seniors and their families. In addition, the initiative will educate caregivers of LGBT seniors. Stonewall Columbus will also host arts and leisure activities and outings for local LGBT seniors. Read more
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About The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation:
The Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation is one of just a handful of permanent funds across the country which specifically addresses the needs of the GLBT Community. Our main service area is Central Ohio (Franklin and its contiguous counties), although we are permitted to help charitable organizations in Ohio and beyond.
With the advice of trusted community leaders, The Legacy Fund:
- Makes strategic investments (grants) to help new and existing organizations become financially sustainable and achieve programmatic excellence;
- Provides technical support to develop strong community leadership and strengthen our institutions; and
- Ensures through permanent, planned gifts that our community can face any challenges—now and for generations to come.
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