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Creating Beauty
Art aids healing Feel Beautiful Today founder Biviana Franco celebrates with cancer patients and survivors at the organization’s annual fundraiser, Love Conquers All. Biviana Franco has first-hand...
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Baby Blues
Foundation offers hope Elana Frank turned her own difficulties starting a family into the Jewish Fertility Foundation that helps other couples defray the cost of treatment. While many charities have...
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Just Desserts
Baking up a storm During the pandemic, teen Nola James Shapiro has donated hundreds of cookies to medical personnel at Northside Hospital. Eighth grader Nola James Shapiro fell in love with baking when...
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Good Sports
Golf Classic raises money for Special Olympics Left to right: Vice President of Operations Hank Clark; Josh Jansma, Special Olympics athlete; Lori Barranon, 2019 chair and Marlow’s Tavern co-founder...
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Pandemic Pivot
Foundation offers hope Bre West, president of the Junior League of Atlanta, found creative ways for members to volunteer during the 2020 JLA Serves weekend. More than 250 members of the Buckhead-based...
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Change Agent
Focus on a few Jack Sawyer of Cresset Asset Management and family friend Alex Mays at a 2019 Nsoro fundraiser. Jack Sawyer, managing director of Cresset Asset Management in Buckhead, had spread himself...
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Feeding Folks
Ramping up. Heather Schlesinger is helping lead the Atlanta Community Food Bank through one of its toughest challenges: COVID-19. When Dunwoody resident Heather Schlesinger worked for Krystal, her kids...
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Focus on Kids
Star on and off the court. Atlanta Hawk John Collins is a superhero both on and off the court. – Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images John Collins, the Atlanta Hawks’ dynamic forward/center, is widely...
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Kids First
Education is key. Maritza Morelli, executive director of Los Niños Primero, received the Latin American Association’s 2020 Inspiration Award for her service. Twenty years ago, leaders at Mount Vernon...
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Personal Power
Appearance counts. Susan Bonds-McCulloch (left) helps a client select clothing for an upcoming job interview. Despite the obstacles of the last year, the Sandy Springs-based Dress for Success Atlanta...
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Connecting the Radio Generation
Musical memories. Volunteer DJ Ed Rosenblatt of Sandy Springs records a show on Radio Recliner. Early on in the pandemic, Mitch Bennett, the chief creative officer at the Luckie PR firm, began worrying...
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Covering the Globe with Color
Repurposing surplus paint Rony Delgarde, founder of Global Paints, was honored as one of the participants in the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center’s Milestone Makers program. In 2010 when Rony Delgarde...
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Dementia Dilemma
Care for caregivers. Whitney Oeltmann created the Dementia Spotlight Foundation to support people caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Photo: Sara Hanna When Whitney Oeltmann’s father...
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Brain Food
Filling the gap Atlanta Hawks guard Cam Reddish is doing his part to combat food insecurity in children. Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images It’s no secret that the pandemic has had a devastating effect...
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The Food Rescuer
Small organization, big results! Under the leadership of Executive Director Andrea Jaron, Second Helpings Atlanta has become a major food rescuer. What began in 2004 as a small social action project...
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Healing Powers
Art boosts spirits. Left: Liza Montag, Caroline Andros and Cate Thompson, students from The Lovett School, painted HeArt Boards to honor healthcare workers and donated them to the A.G. Rhodes Nursing...
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Creating Leaders
Changing lives! Front row (L-R): Jackie Cannizzo, Brandon Wilson, Serena Ellingsworth, Jonathan Grant. Back row (L-R): Brandynn Campbell, Jonah Bushell The C5 Georgia Youth Foundation recently received...
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Basic Needs
Providing essential equipment. To ALS Association Georgia chapter board chairman Ned Douthat, the needs of patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease are personal. The ALS Association is the only national...
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Good Neighbors
When violence strikes. Brian Curtis, former board member and current member of the Tuesday’s Children Chairman’s Circle and Brooke Baldwin, formerly of CNN, at the 2019 gala. Baldwin emceed the 2020...
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It Takes a Village
Grassroots group blossoms. Dunwoody Sandwich Project volunteers Adrienne Lordo, Lisa Guggenheim, founders Marcy Louza and Lisa Hiles, Nancy Miller and Lexi Haynie. The Sandwich Project has no corporate...
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Charity Begins at HOME
Realtors exceed expectations and pay it forward. Realtors Kathy Olmstead, Caroline Nalisnick, Holly Young, Karen Blass and Amy Bubes founder Travis Reed When veteran realtors Travis Reed and Michael...
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Honoring a Fallen Colleague
A lifeline for hospitality workers. Grant Hurless was tapped to lead the Atlanta chapter of Ben’s Friends, a support group for the hospitality industry. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental...
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Thinking Forward, Giving Back
Celebrating 40 years! Christopher D. Fagan and Bert Mills (third and fourth from left) of Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors present a $10,000 check to Solomon’s Temple founder, Solomon Smallwood (fifth...
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A Tree Grows in Brookhaven
The green team. Karstin Bodell and Sandy Murray of the Brookhaven Tree Conservancy spearheaded the effort to develop a sustainable tree ordinance for the city. In 2013, Sandy Murray watched in horror...
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Event Facility with a Heart
Supporting nonprofits! Retired Atlanta Hawk star Kevin Willis focuses on giving back to the community. By the time 7-foot-tall Atlanta Hawks star Kevin Willis retired after 23 years in the NBA, he had...
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It’s Personal
Volunteering in their DNA. The Spandorfers were honored for years of service to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. For their many years of service, Dr. Philip (Pip) Spandorfer and his wife, Ellen,...
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An Ode to Poe
Literary history and outdoor adventures abound in the Virginia capital. The Poe Museum houses an array of memorabilia connected to the author. Long before Stephen King and Dean Koontz produced...
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Finding Community
Tech millennials give back! Chris Butsch is one of the tech community millennials raising funds and mobilizing volunteers to clean up the environment. Battling depression in 2015, Chris Butsch quit his...
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When Kids Lose a Loved One
Grant supports grief group. Award winner Robert Spencer presents a $15,000 check to Kate’s Club. Northwestern Mutual wealth management advisor Robert Spencer received one of 16 company-wide awards for...
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Family, Fashion and Philanthropy
Giving is in the company DNA. Kendra Scott created a culture of giving at her namesake jewelry stores nationwide When Kendra Scott opened her first namesake jewelry and accessories store in Austin,...
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