HRF announces new "Preservation's Silent Partner Awards" at
our Annual Preservation Week Reception on May 7th

HRF will also publicly announce a new major preservation initiative

Event details and RSVP

Historic Richmond Foundation (HRF) will recognize preservation's silent partners that have been instrumental in assisting HRF with its mission to preserve Richmond's architectural character on May 7th, 2003. The new awards will be presented at HRF's annual Preservation Week celebration at the Carillon Reception Hall in Byrd Park. The event is open to the public and costs $15 per person for the reception sponsored by the William Byrd Branch of the Association of the Preservation for Virginia Antiquities.

HRF felt it appropriate to launch a new and different type of awards program associated with local preservation. Not that the usual project and player awards programs done by HRF and other organizations from time to time aren't worthwhile, but HRF wanted to recognize local individuals and organizations who by virtue of their commonly known professions, businesses or personal inclinations are not generally known as supporters of historic preservation or to be 'preservationists'. Further, they hardly ever, if ever, make any money at all in support of preservation.

These folks and organizations are what HRF is calling 'Preservation's Silent Partners'. They are part of the bedrock of preservation successes in Richmond, some of those successes would have been either extremely difficult or impossible without their involvement.

HRF's Preservation's Silent Partners have and continue to contribute time, expertise, resources or other support that significantly benefits preservation projects, and in turn, Richmond's character. True to the name, some of the Silent Partners want to remain silent. Those who have elected to remain silent have expressed their gratitude for HRF's offer of public recognition.

The intent of HRF's Silent Partners award is to encourage those partners to maintain their invaluable support and to make the larger community aware of the depth and span of preservation advocates. HRF plans to follow this program with future awards as worthy candidates either emerge or as others continue to support historic preservation.

HRF will also publicly announce a major new preservation initiative to the preservation community.

Event Details & RSVP

Cocktail/Business Attire
Please RSVP to Katie Taylor @ HRF: 804.643.7407x18 or ktaylor@historicrichmond.com

Special thanks to: Richbrau Brewing Company, Comfort, Curbside Café, Peking, Strawberry Street Café, Rivah Bistro, Chez Foushee, the Melting Pot, Europa and Baker's Crust

Historic Richmond Foundation - The William Byrd Branch of APVA Preservation Virginia