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Check presentation by entertainer Donna Sachet kicks off San Francisco Pride Celebration
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: www.bankofamerica.com/foundation
WHAT:
 To kick off the 41st annual San Francisco Pride Celebration, Bank of America will award a total of $130,000 to nine local nonprofits that support the needs of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) communities. Local entertainer Donna Sachet will present checks to representatives from: Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC), Our Family Coalition, The National AIDS Memorial Grove, San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Community Center, Horizons Foundation, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Project Open Hand, San Francisco PRIDE Celebration and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. For the fifth consecutive year, Bank of America is an official sponsor of the Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. Last year, Bank of America was honored as Best Overall Float Contingent. This year's 200 bank employees will ride and walk alongside its float, featuring DJ St. John from 99.7 FM. Over the past five years Bank of America has contributed over $1 million to LGBT nonprofits and events in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 WHEN:
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Bank of America Castro Banking Center
501 Castro St.
San Francisco, CA
WHO:
- Patrick D. Strieck, Senior Vice President, West Region Executive
- Donna Sachet, Entertainer, Fundraiser, and Columnist
- Representatives from LGBT nonprofit and business community
Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is delivering on a 10-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in 2010, making the bank one of the largest corporate cash donors in the United States. As a global company doing business in more than 150 countries, Bank of America approaches investing through a national strategy under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Reaffirming a commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, bank associate volunteers contributed more than one million hours in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in their communities worldwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.
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