Biography of cecil b day foundation

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    Edward Lee White, Jr., has been with the Cecil Day Family of Atlanta, Georgia since 1976.    He is currently President of the Cecil B. Day Foundation, a position he has held for forty-four years.  Additionally, he also serves as Senior Vice President of the Cecil B. Day Investment Companyfor the family.  Prior to his coming to work for Mr. Cecil Day, he was Business Administrator for Encounter Ministries (Dr. Stephen Olford) in Florida.  Previously, he had been employed with the Kiawah Development Company in Charleston, South Carolina, and Merrill Lynch Corporate Headquarters in New York City.

    As President of the Cecil B. Day Foundation, he has had the privilege of traveling across the six New England (NE) states, encouraging, and supporting what God has been doing in His churches for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The vision of Cecil Day to see churches strengthened to evangelize and disciple people to follow Jesus Christ is at the heart of the Foundation’s guidelines. In fulfillment, Woody has had the privilege of traveling over 300,000 miles in NE, visiting over 12,000 churches and ministries, and encountering over 18,000 pastors and church leaders. &

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    Cecil B. Day

    American businessman (1934–1978)

    Cecil Burke Day (December 10, 1934 – December 15, 1978) was an American hotelier, known for founding the hotel chain Days Inn.

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    Day studied at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, but withdrew prior to graduation to join the United States Marine Corps. After the Marine Corps, Day studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology; he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and graduated with a degree in Industrial Management in 1958.

    Day owned real estate in Atlanta, Georgia. He sold a duplex for $4,000,000 and used the funds to open the first Days Inn hotel, which was located on Tybee Island, Georgia. Day coined the phrase "budget-luxury" and expanded his hotel chain with great success building a large network of franchise hotels.

    Day had five children and was Southern Baptist. He died of cancer in 1978.[2]

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    Cecil B. Day founded the Day Foundation which supported evangelical churches, organizations and Bible Colleges.[3]

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