Your donation will help us fund construction of our Land of Dreams expansion - now underway - which will be completed by the Fall of 2022! Every donation of any amount will help and allow us to remain debt free.
We continue to invite everyone in the community to pray and consider how you, your family, or your organization can invest in this important community project. With your support, we will build an innovative new campus on the 140 acres of beautiful
Tennessee land BrightStone owns where adults who live with intellectual,
developmental, or brain injury challenges can live, grow, learn,
work, and reach their highest potential of an independent and
fulfilled life.
Since BrightStone does not rely on government funding, our capital expansion depends on a giving community. Please join us as we pray for the final $6,000,000 funding needed in 2022 to complete construction and remain debt free at the end of the construction underway. We are thankful for every donation or pledge and invite you to join in this endeavor to provide the best life for individuals with special needs!
Construction Update (Aug thru Dec 2021) Click here to view Video Footage
Our 140-acre “Land of Dreams” will make many dreams come true for families and individuals who have special needs. This college-like campus will allow BrightStone’s enrollment to grow to 120 adults in our Jobs and Life Learning Program and offer a variety of Student Residential Housing options for 80 plus individuals.
This campus will allow students to receive a progressive, innovative and an individualized approach to provision of services, with therapeutic options and many unique learning opportunities. From learning a job to receiving therapeutic horseback riding – from running their own enterprise to learning how to cook in their own home – this is the vision of BrightStone’s future!
Our Land of Dreams campus will be the first of its kind in Tennessee!
And you are invited to partner with us so we can help more families in the community - for decades to come!
Word from our CEO | Word from our Former Board Chair
"We are excited about BrightStone's Land of Dreams Campaign and delighted to invest in this important project for our community."
-Jennifer and Billy Frist
We are so very grateful to these community leaders for their generous support towards our Land of Dreams Campaign. We invite you to join these progressive and caring leaders who have laid the foundation for this campus to become a reality. Any amount, regardless of size, is important to us and so very needed!
Founding Partners $1,000,000+
| Jennifer and Billy Frist | Marilyn and Calvin Lehew | Emily Magid | Beth and Don Stinnett | Anonymous Benefactor #1 | James D. and Linda Hinton | Anonymous Family Foundation | Phyllis and Jim Lackey |
Compassion Partners $500,000+
| Anonymous Foundation |
Visionary Partners $250,000+
| Anonymous Benefactor | HCA Foundation |
| Sandfort Family Foundation | Truman Heartland Community Foundation |
Community Partners $100,000+
| Anonymous Benefactor #1 | Jim and Tracey Anisi |
| Anonymous Benefactor #2 | John and Kathleen Dodd |
| Becky Harrell | Dave and Kathy McKillen |
| Nehemiah Foundation | Earl Swensson Associates |
| Dick and Dottie Wells | John and Dianne Spooner | In Honor of Craig Ferrell, The Ingram Charitable Fund |
"As a resident of Williamson County and someone who feels
very blessed to live here, it’s our obligation to make sure that everybody has a place. What could be more important than providing a place where some of our most vulnerable citizens can find
joy and meaning in their lives."
-Phyllis and Jim Lackey, BrightStone board member.
Phase 1
- Land Purchase
- Infrastructure
- Job Training Center
- Two Homes
Phase 2
- Additional Homes
- Chapel
- Horticulture Center
- Retail Store
- Medical Clinic
- Admin Building
Phase 3
- Additional Homes
- Equestrian Center
- Gymnasium
- Aquatic Center
We are currently in Phase 1 development of our Master Plan to build a College-like campus serving adults with special needs, starting with a beautiful 23,000sf Job Training Center and two homes to begin providing residential housing, support and care for a lifetime:
Naming Opportunities Available!
Phase 1 Design and Construction
BrightStone is grateful for the compassion and expertise of Gamble Design Collaborative who has designed our Master Site Plan and to the renowned Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) who are our architects - all providing work at no cost to BrightStone. And we are excited to work with Solomon Builders as our general contractor, Civil Site Design Group as our engineers, and DeFatta Custom Homes as our home builder. We are in great hands for build out of this amazing campus!”
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
We've received 100% of the funds needed to purchase our 140-acre property, for site development (infrastructure) and for the installation of a Wastewater Sewer Treatment system - Thank You!!
CONSTRUCTION Update
Solomon Builders is building our 23,000sf Center for Learning, Art & Enterprise and DeFatta Custom Homes is building two residential teaching homes. These state-of-the-art facilities will be completed by fall of 2022!!
Phase 1 Timeline
2020: Williamson County Commission approval received for our 140-Acre Master Site Plan and approval was received for our Wastewater System.
2021: Site development, Infrastructure, Wastewater System installation.
2022: Construction of the Center for Learning, Art & Enterprise and the first two Residential Teaching Homes.
Fall 2022: All staff and operations will move to our new facility!
With construction now underway, your financial support is needed now more than ever!
Give
If you would like to partner with us as we build this life-changing Land of Dreams and make a lasting impact on lives throughout Tennessee and beyond, you can give online now, or, explore other ways to give.
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Recent Media
Williamson Home Page Aug 13, 2021
“An example for the county – Gov Bill Lee and First Lady visit new Brightstone campus”
Williamson Herald Aug 13, 2021
“BrightStone to triple services with new 140-acre campus”
Nashville Tennessean Sept 1, 2021
“BrightStone’s land of dreams campus to open fall 2022”
Nashville Christian Family Sept 2021 – page 19
“BrightStone’s land of dreams campus hosts Governor and first lady”
Your Williamson 2021 Real estate and home edition
Social: BrightStone land of dreams campus
Fox 17 Television Coverage
BrightStone’s “A Brighter Future for Tennessee” with guests speakers including Governor Lee, First Lady Maria, Senator Jack Johnson, County Mayor Rogers Anderson, City Mayor Ken Moore, and BrightStone Board Chairman Mike Cairnes.
Learn More
For more information, please contact BrightStone Director of Advancement, Randy Elliott at 615-491-0096 (cell) or randy.elliott@brightstone.org, or BrightStone Founder/CEO, Brenda Hauk at 615-790-4888 or brenda.hauk@brightstone.org.
