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Key West civic leader Thomas Swain has been elected the new board treasurer and vice chair of finance of the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys.
Retired following a 40-year career in financial management and business development, Swain has been elected to a three-year term on CFFKâs Board of Governors. As treasurer and vice chair of finance, he will provide board oversight for the nonprofitâs financial operations, including annual budgets and audits.
âIâm very excited to join the board of the Community Foundation to help build philanthropy in the Keys and support all of the great nonprofit organizations here,â Swain said. âAs the new treasurer, Iâm particularly interested in helping the organization with its financial management and future development efforts throughout the Keys.â
A long-time Keys family has created the Aaron Davis Broadaway Suicide Prevention Fund at the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys.
Aaronâs grandparents, Billy and Miki Davis, created the new fund to support local nonprofits who provide suicide prevention and training programs and offer assistance to those in need of mental health support.
They would assist numerous local nonprofits and serve others. Setting up the fund was a way to make a difference and aid others, raise awareness for the alarming number of suicides that occur each year, and allow Aaronâs memory to live on following his death late last year.
Contributions to a new granting fund established at the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000, to support nonprofits for community needs and to