On Thursday, Nov. 9, Legacy Fund, the community foundation serving Hamilton County, will host its ninth annual Celebration of Philanthropy dinner, which honors philanthropy, showcases 48 local not-for-profits and recognizes winners of the first-ever Legacy Fund Community Pillar Awards.
“I am honored to preside over my first Celebration of Philanthropy,” says Tom Kilian Jr., who joined Legacy Fund, a Central Indiana Community Foundation affiliate, as president in April of this year. “This event is truly unique, in that we convene the county’s greatest not-for-profit with community, business and thought leaders throughout our community. And this year, in addition to this not-for-profit showcase, we are recognizing three pillars of the community and enlisting their help in investing $15,000 for the betterment of the county.”
The Legacy Fund Community Pillar Awards honor individuals or corporations doing visionary work to solve pressing challenges, build opportunity and equity and create a brighter future for Hamilton County residents in three leadership areas – college readiness and success, family success and inspiring places. Among other recognition, Pillar Award winners receive $5,000 each to be granted to a Hamilton County not-for-profit of their choice.
The 2017 Legacy Fund Community Pillars are:
- Family Success: Nancy Chance, founder and executive director of the Good Samaritan Network, a network of not-for-profits that provide direct and indirect services throughout Hamilton County.
- College Readiness and Success: Alex Volyk, admissions advisor at Eleven Fifty Academy, a not-for-profit coding school that aims to help close the nation’s growing technology skills gap.
- Inspiring Places: Darren Peterson, architect at Peterson Architecture and community volunteer who works to uniquely activate space in downtown Noblesville as a board member for both Nickel Plate Arts and Noblesville Main Street.
Celebration of Philanthropy begins at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, at Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St., Carmel. Tickets can be purchased at LegacyFund.org.
About Legacy Fund
Legacy Fund, an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, is a $56 million public foundation that serves Hamilton County by administering charitable funds, foundations and organizational endowments for individuals, families and not-for-profit entities. Established in 1991, Legacy Fund’s goal is to inspire philanthropy as it helps people enhance their family and charitable legacies in tax-smart ways. For more information, visit LegacyFund.org.