Patricia "Tricia" Barnstable-Brown and her twin Priscilla "Cyb" are Pi Beta Phis from the University of Kentucky (Kentucky Beta). They were cheerleaders at UK and also the Double Mint Twins.
The Barnstable Brown Gift
The agreement for the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center makes the center the sole beneficiary of the Barnstable Brown Gala. The family has given $1 million for the center to date, with an additional $1 million pledged in the coming months. The family has also committed proceeds from the Gala for the next three years. Based on previous years, the family estimates the Gala will provide the center with $1.8 to $3 million over that three year period.
Derby-Eve Gala Impacts Research at UK
Sales of highly sought-after tickets to this year's internationally-known Barnstable Brown Gala will leave a lasting impact on Kentucky and beyond for decades to come. The annual star-studded bash allows the Barnstable-Brown Foundation to support diabetes research, education and patient care in Kentucky--a state where diabetes prevalence is seventh-highest in the nation.
Starting this year, Patricia Barnstable Brown and her family have pledged funding to develop the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center at UK, making the university their sole beneficiary.
"Patricia Barnstable Brown and her family--known across Kentucky and the world for their annual Derby-eve gala--are generously supporting a cause of great importance to this state, and one I know they hold particularly dear to their hearts," said UK President Lee T. Todd Jr. "As part of our mission to be a resource for Kentucky, UK cannot neglect any problem facing our state, particularly diabetes. Developing this center will be a defining moment and will propel us forward."
Proceeds from the gala, which originated two decades ago, have always gone to further diabetes research and care. Barnstable Brown's husband, David Brown, passed away from complications of the disease in 2003.
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Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center Established at UK
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