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Posted: 12/21/2007
Philanthropist's zeal for Catholic schools earns national prize
ATLANTA (CNS) -- Catholic education is the best vehicle for reinvigorating American
culture, according to Frank J. Hanna III, an Atlanta businessman whose formula for
effective charitable giving recently earned him the 2007 William E. Simon Prize for
Philanthropic Leadership. "One of the most important things is to raise (children) well,"
said Hanna, who has focused his resources on K-12 Catholic education. "First and
foremost we want to teach them truth, and we want to teach them virtue. I think Catholic
schools are in a better position to teach about virtue." The Washington-based
Philanthropy Roundtable administers the award honoring Simon, the late U.S. Treasury
secretary and U.S. Olympic Committee president. The award recognizes living
philanthropists who have shown exemplary leadership through charitable giving. The
recognition comes with a $250,000 cash award that Hanna will donate to Holy Spirit
Preparatory School in Atlanta, one of three independent Catholic schools he helped
establish, and to the Federalist Society, a Washington-based nonprofit specializing in
constitutional and legal issues.
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Posted: 12/21/2007
This article originally appeared in
The
Pilot, America’s Oldest Catholic newspaper
(
http://www.thebostonpilot.com/index.asp
) dated December 21, 2007.