Henry Louis Aaron Fund established to honor Hank Aaron's legacy
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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ATLANTA - Hank Aaron was laid to rest on Wednesday, but his legacy will continue thanks to the formation of The Henry Louis Aaron Fund, which will live inside the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
On Wednesday, it was announced the fund was seeded with $1 million with an additional half-million dollars being contributed by the Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
"We want to continue Hank’s amazing work in growing diversity within baseball now and in the years to come," said Terry McGuirk, Atlanta Braves Chairman. "I believe this seed money is just the beginning for this growing fund and I’m certain other companies and organizations who have worked with Hank over the years will join us and add to this call to action to develop talent and increase the diversity on the field and in the front offices across the league."