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CFMT’S ANNUAL GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee announces its annual call for discretionary grant applications. Nonprofit organizations working to improve the well-being of residents of Middle Tennessee* are eligible and are encouraged to apply. Nonprofit grant guidelines and applications are available at cfmt. org starting October 1st. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. October 16th. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations across Middle Tennessee serving a wide range of causes, including animal welfare, arts and humanities, conservation and preservation, environment, education, employment and training, health and human services, housing, and economic and community development. The Foundation’s discretionary grant recipients will be announced in mid-December 2020. For more information, contact The Community Foundation at 615.321.4939, toll free at 888.540.5200, or grants@ cfmt.org.

BRENTWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS City Commissioners recognized several members of the Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department at the September 14th City Commission meeting for their professional accomplishments. Achieving the designation requires a strong educational background, diverse participation in emergency services at the local, state, and national level; and demonstrated involvement in the broader community, all validated by emergency services peers. The Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department currently boasts the highest number of professional designees in the State with sixteen credentialed officers.

THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER AND INTERNATIONAL CITY & COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION NAMES FRANKLIN WINNER OF TWO VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AWARDS

National Research Center (NRC) at Polco and the International City & County Management Association (ICMA) have announced the City of Franklin winner of two Voice of the People (VOP) Awards for excellence in education and enrichment and excellence in community engagement. Franklin’s award recognizes its high ratings on The National Community Survey™ (The NCS) and its intentional, data-informed decisions. In the category of education and enrichment Franklin scored highest in religious or spiritual events and activities, with K-12 education scoring second highest. In the community engagement category, the two areas rated the highest were social events and activities, and opportunities to volunteer, followed by neighborliness. 70 FALL 2020 WESLEY FINANCIAL GROUP NAMED AS A 2020 FORTUNE BEST WORKPLACES FOR WOMEN™ Wesley Financial Group, LLC (WFG), a leader in timeshare cancellations, continues to receive national recognition. Just one month after debuting at No. 203 in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list, the company has been named as a Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ for 2020. WFG ranked 16th nationally in the small to medium business category. Women comprise 60% of WFG’s workforce and fill more than half of its leadership positions, according to Chief People Officer April Poynter. And, according to Poynter, the company has a family-first mantra, so mothers don’t have to choose between their careers and their family lives. NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARDS

Williamson County is blessed with individuals of all ages and companies and groups of all sizes who give unselfishly of themselves to make our community a better place. Consider nominating them for one of many awards given as part of Franklin Tomorrow’s 14th annual Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards. The ceremony will be held Tuesday, November 17 at Rolling Hills Community Church. The event will be a virtual event and will be live streamed on Franklin Tomorrow’s Facebook page, YouTube channel and website. The nomination deadline is Thursday, October 15, 2020. Additional information can be found in the online nomination form available at franklintomorrow.org. To request a complete nomination packet and form, send an email to carly@ franklintomorrow.org.

BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS James Jewell ’86 and Sondra Morris have been named to Battle Ground Academy’s Board of Trustees, announced Head of School Will Kesler. In addition, Mark Puryear ’85 has succeeded Kurt Winstead as Board Chairman. Jewell is a lifelong Williamson County resident is a member of the board of TriGreen Equipment, where he also oversees the company’s compact construction business. Morris is the owner of Franklin-based RNM Management and Properties, LLC, which was founded in 1966 by Robert N. Moore, Jr. ’52. Puryear has served on the BGA Board of Trustees since 2012. More information on the school can be found at battlegroundacademy.org.

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST ANNOUNCES SPRING HILL TO FRANKLIN TOUR The Battle of Franklin Trust recently announced the Spring Hill to Franklin Tour, a detailed field tour that explores the Battles at Spring Hill and Franklin. The tour is offered every Tuesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. During this time, visitors will explore Spring Hill and Franklin and their connections to the Federal and Confederate commanders, John Schofield and John Bell Hood, as they head the last great campaign of the American Civil War. Tickets are $100 per person with a two-person minimum. The tour is approximately four hours long and includes walking and driving portions. Tickets include lunch and 25% off all gift shop items. All tours must be booked at least forty eight hours in advance. For more information, please contact Hannah Jacobs at 615.794.0903 or hannah@boft.org. GLENN JOHNSON NAMED CITY OF FRANKLIN FIRE CHIEF City Administrator Eric Stuckey announced today that Interim Chief Glenn Johnson has been named the City’s new Fire Chief. Chief Johnson was chosen out of a field of approximately 100 candidates generated through a national search led by University of Tennessee Municipal Advisory Service (MTAS). Chief Johnson’s leadership has played a vital role in the achievements of the Franklin Fire Department over his twentysix years with the department. He worked his way through the ranks, being promoted from firefighter to lieutenant, captain, Battalion Chief of Training, Assistant Chief, and most recently, Chief Johnson serves as the chairman of Tennessee’s Homeland Security District 5 Team since 2009. With his expertise in these areas he was instrumental in helping the City of Franklin to achieve National Incident Management System compliance. FOFP JOINS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PARTNERS TO SECURE KEY PARCEL OF LAND ALONG LEWISBURG PIKE When the auction of a small tract of floodplain land on Lewisburg Pike near was announced recently, two local nonprofits saw opportunity for public access and education for their respective constituencies. While Friends of Franklin Parks is focused on a mission of enhancing open-space access and connectivity within the community, the Battle of Franklin Trust is dedicated to educating residents and visitors on why our Civil War history matters in today’s context. They quickly banded together to assemble the winning bid of $107,000 at the auction, gaining financial support from the American Battlefield Trust to make the final numbers work. To learn more about the organization and its mission, visit friendsoffranklinparks.org.