The San Francisco LGBT Community Center has been selected as a finalist to receive a $100,000 grant from American Express for the Fallon building’s repair, painting and exterior lighting. The funding comes from the Partners in Preservation program of The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express.

The San Francisco LGBT Community Center is 1 of 25 Bay Area sites vying for a share of $1,000,000 in grants and they need your help! The site that receives the highest number of votes is guaranteed to receive funding. Not all sites will receive funding. Follow the below link and register to be able to vote for the Fallon Building each day until the contest closes on October 31st.

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American Express, the National Trust and the Advisory Committee, comprised of local Bay Area dignitaries, will review the public’s votes, along with each site’s monetary needs, to determine how the $1 million in preservation grants will be awarded.

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