NASSAU, Bahamas -- Calling it "a major undertaking, but one that will create a lasting legacy" a newly-energized and expanded Historic Bahamas Foundation Council vowed this week to help raise up to $13 million to restore historic Collins House.
"The Historic Bahamas Foundation is committed to preserving the best of our historic sites and assisting the AMMC (Antiquities, Monuments & Museums Corporation) in re-creating these sites as vibrant, living history, places alive with activity," said Council Chairman Owen Bethel.
"Toward that end, we are very pleased to announce the expansion of the Historic Bahamas Foundation Council with the appointment of former Tribune News Editor Paco Nunez and public relations executive and environmental and historic preservation advocate Diane Phillips. We believe Mr. Nunez and Ms. Phillips will bring unique perspectives and new energy to this task which we know is a major undertaking in challenging times - the restoration of Collins House, designated to become the National Museum of The Bahamas.
"We are realistic. This will not be accomplished overnight, but the result of our effort will be a lasting legacy that will make all Bahamians proud and educate locals and visitors to our shores, sensitizing them to the complex, romantic and intriguing that contributed to creating The Bahamas of today."
The new members join a Foundation Council that includes businessman and entrepreneur Philip Simon, senior lawyer and former Magistrate Court judge Tanya McCartney-Meredith, Senior Vice President of Albany Dr. Tyrone McKenzie and Bethel, who said four additional invitations for council membership are being issued.

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