Bea Arthur’s Legacy Lives On
Bea Arthur is love. Bea Arthur is amazing. Bea Arthur is unforgettable.
The late, great, irreplaceable Bea Arthur was not only brilliant and funny, but unbelievably kind.
In the late actress’ will, Arthur left $300,000 to New York’s Ali Forney Center, which specializes in housing Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Bisexual youth who find themselves homeless after revealing to their families who they are.
The center’s director, Carl Siciliano, knew that Arthur planned to leave a monetary donation to the center, which she also rasied finds for with a revival of her one woman Broadway show in 2005, but had no idea the amount would be so great.
Via CNN:
“For months, I’ve been really sweating to make each payroll, and we’re usually a month or two behind on our rent, and there have been times when I was afraid that I wasn’t going to hold it together,” he said. “That kind of terror of [trying to] keep this thing going has come to an end for now with this extraordinary generosity.”
Part of the $300,000 will be used to purchase a new residence to house 12 youths affected by displacement. Siciliano has stated that the home will, naturally, be named for Bea.
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