The Community Foundation's Summer 2015 Newsletter

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

SIX STEPS TO STRATEGIC CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY THE BROOKS FUND HISTORY PROJECT

SUMMER 2015

THE BIG PAYBACK SUPPORTS LOCAL NONPROFITS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Coming off the heels of the hate crime in Charleston, S.C, we activated our Nashville Unites Fund to support the historic Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, where nine people recently lost their lives. Activating this fund is an act of solidarity, an extended hand to the people of Charleston to acknowledge their pain and to help ease the burden of collecting gifts to support the AME Church with its deep history of perseverance in the face of racial hostility.

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C ONTE N T S Message from the Chair

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The Big Payback Reaches New Heights

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CFMT announces Scholarship Recipients

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Scholarship Spotlight

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Staff Spotlight

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To Chattanooga With Love

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Make Your Corporate Philanthropy More Strategic

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News Briefs

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Brooks Fund Documentary Premieres

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Jerry B. Williams, Chairman Kerry Graham, Vice Chairman Leilani S. Boulware, Secretary Charles W. Cook, Jr., Treasurer Ellen E. Lehman, President

B O ARD O F DIRE CTOR S Beth Chase Ronald L. Corbin Jana J. Davis Rod Essig Irwin E. Fisher Dr. Stephen F. Flatt Jay L. Frank Ben G. Freeland Gary A. Garfield The Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales Jose D. Gonzalez Mark R. Gwyn Carl T. Haley Henry B. Hicks, III Carol O. Hudler Decosta E. Jenkins The Hon. William C. Koch, Jr. Robert S. Lipman Don MacLachlan Stephen F. Moore Joelle J. Phillips Wayne Smith Dr. Paul Stumb Dr. Stephaine H. Walker Kevin J. Wheeler

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Judy Liff Barker Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Ben L. Cundiff Kitty Moon Emery Richard J. Eskind Farzin Ferdowsi John D. Ferguson Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Joel C. Gordon Francis S. Guess James S. Gulmi Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Catherine T. Jackson Kevin P. Lavender Bert Mathews Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr. Ralph W. Mosley Donna D. Nicely Ben R. Rechter Michael D. Shmerling Susan W. Simons Howard L. Stringer Deborah Taylor Tate Charles A. Trost Deborah F. Turner Jack B. Turner Betsy Walkup David Williams, II

Jerry Williams

Summer always brings an opportunity to slow down, recalibrate, and connect with friends and family. It’s a welcome pace. At The Community Foundation we find this is a perfect time to work with our donors who want to examine and evaluate their charitable giving. It’s a genuine pleasure to learn from our old friends and donors and to meet many new individuals who want to make a difference through their charitable giving.

In addition to helping people craft charitable legacies, we also search for ways to work on important and timely issues facing our community and beyond. I want to highlight just three funds that are doing this.

Nashville Unites was established to foster communication and collaboration among various social, political, business and other groups that want to make a positive impact in this community.

The fund, which came from an idea conceived

by Nashvillian Bishop Joseph Walker, seeks to assure that Nashville is prepared to respond to some of the racial and neighborhood issues that have recently affected other cities, like Charleston, by emphasizing civic responsibility, dialogue and participation. Through tragedies like these, we hope that this will bring an opportunity for us to unite. More about this on page 8 of this newsletter.

A second fund is The Legion Fund, established by veteran journalist Willy Stern, who has roamed the world in search of news from the slums of Soweto in South Africa to the halls of power in Washington, D.C. Some of Mr. Stern’s journalism has focused on the men and women serving in the United States military, namely those in the 5th Special Forces Group, an elite U.S. Army unit based in Fort Campbell, Ky.

The Legion Fund of The Community Foundation enables dedicated nonprofits to help members of Fort Campbell’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their families, when in need. These nonprofits are given money to invest in critical intervention points in the lives of the Green Berets they serve. A perfect example might be help for a woman whose husband has been deployed and who lacks money to replace a broken water heater.

Additionally, these nonprofits may also invest in support for wounded Fifth Special Forces Group warriors and their families.

We’re also proud of the efforts by the Louis S. Yuhasz, Jr. Memorial Health Fund, which aims to make children healthier, improved citizens. Thanks to grants through The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, this fund gives local children the opportunity to gain knowledge about healthy eating habits while participating in fun activities.

These are only three examples of work made possible through the generosity of our donors.

We exist to connect generosity with need – and we look forward to working with you - this summer or any other time of the year. After all, need doesn’t take a vacation.

Sincerely, Jerry Williams

IN MEMORIAM FRANCIS S. GUESS The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Board Chair, 2012 - 2014 Francis Guess knew the power in helping people who might not have known each other get in touch.

He reveled in helping them discover their commonality.

As a community we honor his memory with gratitude for his many accomplishments. And to ensure that his efforts continue, The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Fund has been created to help provide equal access to the American Dream, in perpetuity. That his vision to help people, as he said, “who look like him” attain the tools to succeed in school and in life remains undiminished.

But above all, his legacy was one of an abiding love for Nashville and an unwavering commitment to public service; making the path easier for those less fortunate than he.

—Ellen Lehman, President of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Make contributions online at cfmt.org/FrancisGuess or donations can be mailed to: The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Fund The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, Nashville, TN 37215

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receiving Predators Foundation grants on May 5 to apply their grant money toward their The Big Payback fundraising efforts.

At a news conference on May 5, Mayor Karl Dean noted, “We are fortunate to have foundations like The Community Foundation and the Predators Foundation; two outstanding organizations helping the greater good. We are even luckier as a community to have a whole cadre of nonprofits that work each and every day to make this community stronger – and to have an engaged citizenry that’s always ready to give. The partnering of these two foundations, plus other nonprofits throughout our area, is making a big difference through The Big Payback.”

Following the Predators Foundation grant award presentation, The Community Foundation hosted The Big Payback Plaza Party, featuring more than 60 of The Big Payback participants showcasing their organizations on the Bridgestone Arena Plaza. Hundreds enjoyed food trucks, donation stations, giveaways, and live music from Matt Walberg & The Living Situation and Roots of a Rebellion.

MIDDLE TENNESSEANS UNITE TO SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFITS Middle Tennesseans paid back their local nonprofits in a big way on Tuesday, May 5, during The Big Payback’s 24-hour online giving event. The most inclusive charitable event in Middle Tennessee, The Big Payback raised $2,646,398.47 for 755 local nonprofits.

The event, presented by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, raised vital funds to continue the organizations’ life-changing work, directly improving the community-at-large.

“We are thrilled with the participation by so many members of our community,” said Ellen Lehman, president of The Community Foundation.

“This is a testimony to how much Middle Tennessee can accomplish when we come together to meet needs right here at home. We want to give a huge thank you to all who participated, including our donors, nonprofits, and sponsors.”

As the Plaza Party was winding down, The Big Payback Party Bus took the celebration to the streets. An enthusiastic group of volunteers crisscrossed Nashville to spread cheer and drop by local nonprofit events geared toward fundraising for The Big Payback. They joined the Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ for a pancake breakfast, Poverty in the Arts' city-wide art crawl, Nashville Children’s Theatre’s Ceri Hoover Sample Sale and more.

As the hourly and pop-up prizes were announced, The Big Payback Party Bus made check presentations to a few of the winning organizations, including Martha O’Bryan Center and Scarritt Bennett.

“The work of the nonprofit community has been enriched by the thousands of people who gave through The Big Payback,” said Jerry Williams, board chair of The Community Foundation. “Together we proved that when it comes to connecting generosity with need, Middle Tennessee’s charitable spirit is unmatched.

And just when we thought all the surprises were over, an anonymous donor stepped up and gave nearly $100,000 to The Big Payback to cover all transaction and credit card processing fees incurred through the historic giving day. This amazing gesture allowed the nonprofits to receive the full amount raised.

To see the impact you had on Middle Tennessee and receive announcements about next year’s The Big Payback 2016, stay connected by visiting CFMT.org and TheBigPayback.org.

Big Payback Plaza Party and check presentations.

A FEW BIG PAYBACK PRIZE WINNERS:

In one day’s time, more than 21,735 gifts were made online to participating nonprofits. More than 33 percent of donations supported human services organizations; 13.7 percent to animals; 12.8 percent to organizations serving the arts; and 10.3 percent to health. For a further breakdown of gifts, see the infographic on page 4.

PRIZE

ORGANIZATION

GRAND PRIZE - Large Org

Most Unique Donors

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN

GRAND PRIZE - Large Org

Most Raised

Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

GRAND PRIZE - Small Org

Most Unique Donors

Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Center

Along with receiving donations from the community, nonprofits were also eligible to win hourly cash incentives throughout the day, which totaled more than $240,000 thanks to The Big Payback’s generous supporters.

GRAND PRIZE - Small Org

Most Raised

Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary

HCA Most Improved Player

Large Org

Camp Kesem Vanderbilt

Adding to the excitement, the Nashville Predators Foundation partnered with The Community Foundation and enabled participating organizations that were

HCA Most Improved Player

Small Org

Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Center

The Danner Foundation's Most Creative Campaign

Nashville Children's Theatre

A Small Organization has projected expenses from $1 - $499,999; a Large Organization has projected expenses of $500,000 and up.

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The Big Payback 2015 at a glance:

FOUNDATION INVESTS IN FUTURES

21,735 $106.12

4.5% 4.7%

Average Gift Amount

Religious Institutions

2.4%

Environment

4.9%

Youth Development

33%

6.5%

Human Services

Education

7.2%

Community Improvement

in Prizes

13.7%

Health

12.8%

Arts & Culture

14,435

Unique Online Donors

$113,250

in Awards to Every Organization

“Scholarships at The Community Foundation invest in our community’s future by supporting the higher education of deserving students, changing the lives of the recipients,” said Pat Cole, scholarship coordinator at The Community Foundation. “Whether you are entering fields ranging from criminal justice or music composition to horticulture or religious services, or graduating from a particular high school or a resident of a specific county, we hope we can help.”

$97,204.06 in Online Fees Covered

Jeremiah Cooper, Tennessee State University student and Teddy Wilburn Scholarship recipient

Animals

27 Participating Counties

$2,646,398.47 Total Dollars Raised

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The Teddy Wilburn Scholarship is one of more than 90 scholarship funds at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star Teddy Wilburn established this Fund through his estate to help others enjoy the opportunities made available by a college education.

With his singing career beginning at age nine, Teddy never had the chance to attend college and wanted to help eager students in need of financial aid, a goal which has paid off through students like Jeremiah.

More than $450,000 in Total Cash Awards and Prizes $241,100

10.3%

Recognizing the importance of education, The Community Foundation’s scholarship program gives students, such as Jeremiah Cooper, the chance to pursue their goals.

Jeremiah’s relationship with The Community Foundation began as a young teen when he participated in The Foundation’s Tapping Individual Potential Program, which provides talented middle school students with enrichment opportunities. The relationship continued when Jeremiah earned the Teddy Wilburn Scholarship to attend Tennessee State University.

Total Gifts

Housing & Shelter

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has awarded 257 deserving students with scholarships valued at $547,400 to assist with tuition and other school-related expenses in 2015.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, The Community Foundation administers more than 90 scholarship funds through an open application process. Scholarships come in a wide variety, helping students from a particular school or area, those pursuing certain fields of study, and assisting students most in need. For more information on our scholarship program, please visit CFMT.org or call Pat Cole at 615-321-4939.

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT The Reverend Lonnie and Patricia Gable, Jr. Scholarship Fund Rev. Lonnie Gable Jr., and his wife, Patricia, made many personal sacrifices while spreading the gospel and raising a family. They took on additional jobs to make sure ends were met. But what they may have lacked in material items, the Gables made up for through their fellowship and by making a difference with each congregation they led. The Reverend Lonnie and Patricia Gable, Jr. Scholarship Fund assists children whose parents work full-time in Christian ministry and do not earn an adequate income to meet the rising costs of a college education.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

SIX STEPS TOWARDS STRATEGIC CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY

Q&A with BENJA WHITELAW Program Manager at The Community Foundation Benja Whitelaw manages The Community Foundation’s Corporate Care Fund program, and oversees our technology needs and The Foundation’s National Standards Compliance. She has extensive experience with social service agencies in Middle Tennessee, and holds a master’s degree in counseling.

What is the Corporate Care Fund Program at The Community Foundation?

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has created a tax-deductible, charitable solution for caring companies who want to help employees when they need it most.

A company establishes a Corporate Care Fund at The Community Foundation, and they receive a tax deduction for that gift. This type of fund can help the company’s employees facing serious financial hardship as a result of natural disaster, death, serious illness or injury, or other catastrophic circumstances. The Community Foundation vets applications and handles the details of payments made on behalf of approved employees – which go to vendors to pay utilities, mortgage bills and the like.

More than 37 businesses have established Corporate Care Funds through The Community Foundation. How did this program start?

When we created the current Corporate Care Fund Program in 2010, we had the advantage of experience. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has been managing disaster relief funds for corporate partners since 2000. For Hurricane Katrina alone, we provided assistance to more than 500 applicants. Building on that experience, the talents of our team, and the needs of our corporate partners, we created the program as it exists today.

Do companies that use the CCF program benefit with employee recruitment and retention?

Yes. When employers invest in this program, it’s an investment in their workforce. It sends the message to the employees that their employer cares what happens to them. The retention and attendance benefits are driven by the positive regard that is nurtured within the workforce by a sense of being cared for and valued.

The more practical, tangible side is that crises take employees away from the work place, both physically and emotionally. If we can alleviate some of the financial burden, some of the stress, and reduce some of the time and energy it takes to get an employee back on track, we can help them get back to work and at full capacity much sooner.

Learn more about Corporate Care Funds at CFMT.org/give/corporate-funds/.

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Here are six ways we can help:

FUND ESTABLISHED TO HELP FAMILIES OF CHATTANOOGA SHOOTING The Tennessean has partnered with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help raise funds for the families of the American service members and others gunned down in Chattanooga on Thursday, July 16. Through the To Chattanooga with Love Fund, money will be raised to support the victims' families as they rebuild their lives.

Four Marines and a U.S. Navy petty officer were killed in Chattanooga in what federal authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism.

In addition to the four Marines and sailor, two others were wounded, including another Marine and a Chattanooga police officer.

Donate to the To Chattanooga With Love Fund at CFMT.org.

U.S. corporations donated more than $18 billion to nonprofits.

When a company is committed to

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Corporations often look for ways to enhance the lives of their employees and their families.

A scholarship at The Community Foundation can provide assistance to employees (or their children) furthering their education. The corporation develops the criteria for the scholarship, and The Community Foundation’s volunteer scholarship committee applies that criteria as it reviews the applications and distributes scholarship funding to students who embody your goals. Corporate leaders are insulated from the decision process and, thus, protected from inevitable disappointments.

Corporate Care Funds

may differ but the approach should

Corporations often want to support their employees during times of crisis, but aid provided to an individual is not tax-deductible.

Now, through a comprehensive program, The Community Foundation can help you help employees facing tragedy. Here’s how it works: The corporation sets up the Corporate Care Fund within The Community Foundation.

The corporation and/or its employees continue to make tax-deductible gifts to the Fund over time. When individual employees face serious financial hardship due to natural disaster, life threatening or serious injury, catastrophic circumstance, or death of an employee or an eligible dependent, they can apply for assistance from the fund to help pay for essential living expenses including medical, housing, utilities and other basic expenses. The Community Foundation processes all applications, insulating the corporation from the decision process of helping employees in time of crisis.

According to the Planned Giving Design Center, U.S. corporations donated more than $18 billion to nonprofits last year.

Successful companies recognize that philanthropy is a key component of corporate citizenship and overall

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With the Giving Card, corporations can recognize a dedicated employee or a valued client with a gift that demonstrates regard for each individual’s interests. Like any retail gift card, they are purchased and given as gifts, and recipients redeem the card at The Community Foundation’s website to benefit most qualified 501(c)(3) public charities nationwide. Giving Cards can also be customized with your company’s logo. Because each Giving Card purchase is a donation to The Community Foundation, you are entitled to a charitable tax deduction for the full purchase price of the cards.

employees, the desired outcome

charitable goals with maximum effect.

Honoring

Using The Community Foundation’s Corporate Charitable Fund program can cut costs and increase the scope and efficiency of corporate giving. Instead of highly-compensated, busy corporate officers fielding and evaluating requests, you can “outsource” the administrative aspects to The Foundation.

giving back to its communities and

strategically and wisely to accomplish

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Giving Card Program

Corporate Scholarships

be the same: to use resources

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Corporate Charitable Fund Program

business strategy. The Community Foundation is a partner to companies, offering customized, time- and money-saving philanthropic solutions

Disaster Response Funds

Corporations want to respond when disaster strikes. A disaster response fund at The Community Foundation creates a way for employees to make gifts online or by check to a charitable fund to aid disaster relief. The corporation may choose to match gifts made to the fund, and The Community Foundation tracks donations and makes grants to nonprofits the corporation recommends.

Cause Marketing

The Community Foundation helps corporations help others by administering charitable funds benefiting a variety of causes. Studies show aligning a product with a charitable cause can enhance the corporation’s public image.

Here’s one way it can work: The corporation chooses the cause and creates the campaign.

The corporation creates a charitable fund at The Community Foundation with a portion of the product’s revenue invested in the fund.

The corporation then recommends what charities to support.

to achieve the broadest range of charitable objectives.

For more information on how The Community Foundation can help your corporation reach its charitable goals, call 615-321-4939 or visit www.CFMT.org/give/corporate/.

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from the period being recorded. The Brooks Fund History Project is made possible through the vision, resources, and continuing commitment of donors and volunteers.

“The biggest revelation was how much courage it took for most of our interviewees to talk to us,” said Buhl. “The old fears are still very deeply ingrained in so many of them, even if they are leading relatively open lives now. As a result, each story is very special and each person a hero.”

To learn more about The Brooks Fund, A Secret Only God Knows and The Brooks Fund History Project, visit TheBrooksFund.org, or contact Michael McDaniel at mmc@cfmt.org or 615-321-4939.

GIVINGMATTERS.COM REDESIGN We are excited to announce the updated GivingMatters.com!

GivingMatters.com, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, is an online database of high-quality, comprehensive information about more than 1,400 regional nonprofits. With this website redesign, GivingMatters.com set out to enhance the user experience and provide more meaningful content.

The mobile-friendly website includes streamlined search features, enhanced overviews on issues affecting our community, and a sortable nonprofit directory. GivingMatters.com is the same powerful tool that informs, empowers and enriches charitable giving in Middle Tennessee—benefiting donors, nonprofits and the community-at-large.

SOCIAL MEDIA Here at The Community Foundation, it’s important for us to remain “in the know” when it comes to what is going on in Middle Tennessee.

We utilize the power of social media as an important resource to stay up-to-date in real time, as well as share time-sensitive information to our online audience about scholarships, grants, funds, and more. Not only does CFMT have a presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube, our community initiatives also leave their digital footprint throughout the web. Join the conversation online at CFMT.ORG/EXPLORE/INITIATIVES.

Dr. Richard Allen Lewis and Ellen Lehman

In response to the hate crime and massacre that occurred in Charleston, S.C., The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee activated its Nashville Unites Fund to support the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, which has a deep history of perseverance in the face of racial hostility.

Nashville Unites is an effort to assure Nashville is prepared to respond to some of the racial, socio-economic and neighborhood issues that have affected other cities recently, like Charleston, by emphasizing civic responsibility, dialogue and participation.

The funds donated through Nashville Unites will benefit the Emanuel AME Church and its congregational family as they recover. We are helping process the gifts, write/send tax letters, and navigate the paperwork to minimize the burden to the church, freeing them up to restore and heal.

The Community Foundation is grateful to have received a visit from longtime friend, Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, Treasurer and CFO of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in support of the Nashville Unites efforts to assist Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

A continuation of The Brooks Fund History Project, A Secret Only God Knows, is a documentary chronicling the lives of Middle Tennessee gay, lesbians, transgender and bisexual residents reflecting on life before 1970 and how homosexuality was viewed in the larger community. Directed by Deidre Duker, A Secret Only God Knows premiered on June 13, 2015, on Nashville Public Television.

"Gay and lesbian citizens of Middle Tennessee have a lot to tell us about what life was like for them 50 or 60 years ago,” said Iris Buhl, volunteer chair of the History Project. “They were – and are – an integral part of the fabric of this community. Our knowledge of the history of Middle Tennessee is incomplete without their stories. That’s why The Brooks Fund is committed to this effort.”

The Brooks Fund History Project is a diverse, multimedia record of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) life in Middle Tennessee. Since spring 2009, Duker and Phil Bell conducted extensive interviews with 26 LGBT residents; 11 gay men, some of whom led dual lives before the 70s; five lesbian and two transsexual women. Three more interviews were conducted with same sex couples, one with a group recollecting the early days of gay bars in Nashville; and four with straight observers. The average age of gay men interviewed was about 73; the lesbian and transgender women were, on average, about 71-years-old.

The Brooks Fund History Project is archived in the Oral History section of the Nashville Public Library. Many also graciously donated relevant memorabilia

Dr. Lewis stated in his gift letter, "Thank you for your concern, input, and kind expressions."

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke Gifts to the Nashville Unites Fund can be made at CFMT.org.

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Guests gathered for a premiere of A Secret Only God Knows at NPT in late June.

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