Community leaders and long-time advocates of the Beckley Area Foundation, Warren and Carol Thornhill established is fund initially ad a named unrestricted fund in honor of their twin granddaughters. The fund was later amended to benefit Public Broadcasting (WV). Abbey and Sarah were raised in Richmond, VA by their parents James and Joan Thornhill. The twins are the fourth generation of the Thornhill family to be named in the list of BAF funds; their grandfather, Warren A. Thornhill is one of the original incorporators of the Beckley Area Foundation and continues to serve as the attorney for our community foundation until his retirement.