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4 Community Foundation of Central Georgia Growing up as the daughter of a well-known architect, the path before Jean League Newton seemed set from the start. Her mother, Ellamae Ellis League, was a pioneering force of an architect from Macon, but Newton was a quiet woman following her mother's career path while making her own way in the field. Trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Newton was passionate about preservation and restoration efforts in her beloved hometown of Macon. As an early president of the Historic Preservation Board of the Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, she was instrumental in saving much of what are now historic neighborhoods of downtown Macon. It made sense, then, upon Newton's death for her daughters, Edith Newton Wilson and Suzy Newton, to want to honor their mother's legacy by ensuring the preservation work she started in the 1970s would continue forever. So they established the Jean League Newton, AIA, Fund at CFCG to generate annual income for Historic Macon Foundation. "Historic Macon has such a strong relationship with the Community Foundation of Central Georgia," Ethiel Garlington, executive director of Historic Macon, shared. "It made sense to formalize an endowment fund at CFCG that is named after their mother." The Jean League Newton, AIA, Fund provides the funding for a summer internship position at Historic Macon to inspire students to continue Newton's GROWING GIVING RELATIONSHIPS ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS EMPOWER MORE CENTRAL GEORGIANS TO STRENGTHEN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY. The Architecture of a Legacy Jean League Newton, AIA, Fund "Historic preservation breathes life back into an area, providing economic opportunities and drawing people together." 4 Community Foundation of Central Georgia