Tree of Life






	Tree of Life was formed as a nonprofit corporation in the State of North Carolina on December 21, 1995. It was approved by the IRS as an exempt nonprofit private foundation under 501(C)(3) as of March 10, 1999.
	Officers: Victor Faccinto, President and Treasurer Laura Lu Hedrick, Secretary Martine Sherrill, Assistant Secretary Mailing Address: Victor Faccinto, President Tree of Life, Inc. P.O. Box 120, Bethania, NC 27010 Phone #: 336-758-5795 faccinto@wfu.edu Board of Directors: Victor Faccinto, Artist and Director of the Hanes Art Gallery, Wake Forest University,Winston-Salem, NC Laura Lu Hedrick, Attorney, Lexington, NC Judith Page, Brooklyn, NY			Tree of Life was founded by Alyce Simon and Victor Faccinto in 1995. "The name, Tree of Life was chosen because the tree is the very living essence of life on earth. The tree thrives on energy taken from our planet earth. It grows and gives much in beauty and usefulness to those living around it. If it is cut down, all of its parts aid and benefit life on earth. If it dies, the tree has perpetuated itself and continues to nourish the earth's source of energy. The symbol of a tree is infinite. The tree "gives back" for others to continually share the benefits of earth's energy." - Alyce Simon New Board of Director Selected Judith Page (Brooklyn, NY) an artist, independent curator and art critic was elected to Tree of Life’s Board of Directors in December, 2006.