Preservation Durham Honors Its Leading Annual Donors

DURHAM, N.C. - Sept. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- (Durham, NC) -- Preservation Durham, Inc. (http://preservationdurham.org), will hold a special reception to honor its George Watts Hill Leadership Circle of donors on Tuesday, September 17^th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Dr. Keelee MacPhee’s historic Victorian home in Durham.

The George Watts Hill Leadership Circle is comprised of individual and corporate donors who contribute at least $1000 to Preservation Durham’s general fund. George Watts Hill was a banker, businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist who influenced many areas of Durham life for half a century.

This 2013 George Watts Hill Leadership Circle of donors includes:

·       Claire and Allen Wilcox

·       Caroline and Arthur Rogers

·       Benjamin F. Speller

·       Bettye K. Penick

·       Pat and Bob Ashley

·       Capitol Broadcasting Co.

·       Barker and Cavett French

·       Center Studio Architecture

·       City of Durham

·       Concord Hospital Group

·       Downtown Durham, Inc.

·       Donald Yarboro/Yarboro and Hessee Warehouses, LLC

·       Duke University

·       Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau

·       Durham County

·       Ellen and John Dagenhart

·       Federal Capital Partners

·       Jane and George Goodridge

·       Elizabeth and Greg Payne

·       Kathy Carter and Fred Peterson

·       Brenda and Keith Brodie

·       Kennon Craver Attorneys at Law

·       Marie Austin Realty

·       Linda and Hank Scherich

·       Measurement Inc.

·       Morgan Imports

·       Professor Norman E. Pendergraft

·       Ruth and Victor Dzau

·       SEHED Investment Group

·       Susan F. Beischer

·       Julie and Tallman Trask

·       The Freelon Group, Inc.

·       The Kitchen Specialist

·       Thomas S. Kenan

·       Kim and Tom Miller

·       Urban Durham Realty

·       Margaret and Walker Stone

·       Katherine and Walker Teele Jordan

For more information on Preservation Durham’s ongoing efforts to protect Durham’s historic architectural heritage and the George Watts Hill Leadership Circle, visit http://preservationdurham.org.

About Preservation Durham:

Preservation Durham is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving Durham’s architectural heritage. The organization was founded in 1974, originally as the Historic Preservation Society of Durham. Preservation Durham has worked to establish historic districts in Durham that provide tax credits for homeowners of historic houses. Preservation Durham ’s Endangered Properties Fund helps buyers and sellers of historic properties protect them with preservation covenants. Its Renovators Network provides information and expertise to homeowners and other renovators. For more information go to preservationdurham.org.