YMCA of Greater Richmond 2 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220 P 804.649.9622 www.ymcarichmond.org
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making a difference At the heart of Tak Tent, LP, the YMCA of Greater Richmond’s 2011 Corporate Leadership Award winner, stand Tom and Carolyn Garner. The Garner family’s generosity to the Midlothian Family YMCA is deeply rooted. When the land on which the Y facility sits was little more than woodland prime for development, the Garners donated 20 acres. Now the Midlothian Y is surrounded by a sea of rooftops, each representing a person or family who could learn, grow and thrive at the Y. In every phase of building or expanding the Midlothian Y facility, the Garners or Tak Tent (or both) have been major donors, including contributing another five acres of land. They help the Y to better serve its Midlothian neighbors. Today, Tom Garner serves on both the YMCA of Greater Richmond Board of Directors and the Midlothian Family YMCA Board of Management, a clear indicator of a generosity that gives time, talent and treasure.
(left to right) Nancy Trego, Senior Vice President for Philanthropy, Carolyn and Tom Garner, Ray Moore, Chairman of the 2011 Strengthening Communities Fund and YMCA of Greater Richmond Board of Directors member