The Breman Press Room
The William Breman Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Museum Receives Grant from The Home Depot Foundation
Atlanta, GA November 2009 – Through its fourth annual Building Community Day program, The Home Depot® Foundation has awarded $20,000 to The William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum. The donation will be used to support ongoing efforts to collect, preserve and share critical archival collections, including those of Jewish veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and those of Holocaust survivors who made new lives in the state of Georgia. A major collection effort will take place in conjunction with an exhibition of the World War II political cartoons of Dr. Seuss opening February 2010.
“We are thrilled and honored to be the recipient of this award and to have been recognized by The Home Depot Foundation as making a vital contribution to Atlanta’s non-profit arts and culture community.” said Jane Leavey, Executive Director of The Breman.
Through its Building Community Day program, sponsored in partnership with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, The Home Depot Foundation connects with some of Atlanta’s most effective nonprofit organizations, which are focused on building communities through innovative programs and collaborative partnerships that fall outside of the Foundation’s usual areas of giving. This year, 20 nonprofits participated in roundtable discussions and workshops focused on the theme of “Social Innovation: Inspirational Ideas and Practices for Maximum Impact. Each organization received a $20,000 grant at the end of day to support their work on a broad range of issues facing the Atlanta community.
“We are delighted to support and celebrate nonprofits in our hometown that have a long-standing commitment to making Atlanta a healthier and more sustainable city where families can thrive,” said Kelly Caffarelli, president, The Home Depot Foundation. “The Breman deserves enormous credit for the work it is doing, particularly in these difficult economic times, and we are glad to be part of their efforts.”
About The Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum
The Breman celebrates Jewish identity, confronts prejudice, and promotes human rights. The museum chronicles the Jewish experience in the world
and at home through gallery exhibitions, programs, education, and archives.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation was created in 2002 to further the community building goals of The Home Depot. The Home Depot Foundation is
dedicated to building affordable homes for working families that are healthy to live in and affordable to own. To make homes healthy and affordable,
the Foundation encourages developers to incorporate responsible design and use durable and quality materials to ensure that homes are more
energy and water efficient, have good indoor air quality, and provide a safe and healthy space to live. Since its formation, The Home Depot
Foundation has granted $120 million to nonprofit organizations and supported the development of more than 65,000 affordable, healthy homes. For
more information, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org.
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Media Contacts:
The Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum
Phyllis Lazarus, Media Relations
404/870-7684 or plazarus@thebreman.org
Catherine H. Woodling, PR & Communications
The Home Depot Foundation
770.384.2304 or catherine_woodling@homedepot.com
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