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2 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :26 AM Page 2 Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Atlanta Chapter The purpose of the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is to support development professionals through continuing education, networking, and by proclaiming and upholding a code of ethics in fundraising. AFP members represent a broad array of nonprofit organizations and fundraising consulting firms. Members are working for a stronger community and better world through social services, education, healthcare services, the arts and environmental organizations. AFP members pledge to honor the Donor Bill of Rights, ten principals of fundraising that seek to safeguard ethical conduct by all involved in seeking charitable support for the work of nonprofits. The Donor Bill of Rights upholds: Transparency of governance by both staff and volunteer leadership Accuracy and reliability of financial reporting Fidelity to the organization s mission in the use of gifts Professionalism in the conduct of the nonprofit s leadership Dignity in the recognition of donors, including the right to donor anonymity Authenticity in conveying the nonprofit s mission and effectiveness To learn more about AFP, visit our website at Chapter President Jerry W. Henry, CFRE 2

3 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :26 AM Page National Philanthropy Day Honorees Philanthropist of the Year: Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year: Teen Volunteers of the Year: With thanks to our 2009 Sponsors Presenting Sponsor Ada Lee and Pete Correll Edward S. Heys, Jr. Akanksha Sharma Jordan Schwartz Christopher O Connell Sustaining Sponsors Event Sponsors The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Emory University Georgia Aquarium Georgia-Pacific Georgia Public Broadcasting Piedmont Healthcare Printpack, Inc. Supporting Sponsors Alston + Bird LLP Deloitte LLP J. B. Fuqua Foundation In-kind Sponsors Communities In Schools of Atlanta Encyclomedia IBM KLS Public Relations Magik-Lantern Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School 3

4 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :26 AM Page 4 National Philanthropy Day Past Honorees National Pantheon of Philanthropy Robert W. Woodruff (1986) Lifetime Achievement Boisfeuillet Jones (1996) Beatrice H. Haas (1993) Claude T. Grizzard, Jr. (1998) AFP International Awards Claude H. Grizzard, Sr. (2007) Outstanding Service Bernard Marcus (2007) Outstanding Philanthropist Terry Stent (2006) Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Philanthropists of the Year Frances B. Bunzl (2008) Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr. (2007) Herman J. Russell (2006) Sue & John Wieland (2005) Thomas K. Glenn II (2004) Sarah & Jim Kennedy (2003) Gay M. Love (2002) Marianne & Claus Halle (2001) Stephanie & Arthur Blank (2000) Edith Dee Cofrin (1999) Bernard Marcus (1998) Tom E. Dupree, Jr. (1997) Elena Diaz-Verson Amos (1996) Donna & Michael J. Coles (1995) Nita & J. Mack Robinson (1994) William C. Morris III (1993) Michael C. Carlos (1992) Alfred Davis (1991) Erwin Zaban (1990) Dorothy & J. B. Fuqua (1989) Miriam H. & John A. Conant (1988) O. Wayne Rollins (1987) George Woodruff (1985) Allen Paulson (1984) Deen Day Saunders (1983) Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Charles R. Yates, Jr. (2008) Jane Cocke Black (2007) Linda & S. Stephen Selig III (2006) Douglas J. Hertz (2005) Dameron Black III (2004) Robert J. Freeman (2003) Evelyn Ullman (2002) Ken Britt (2001) Susan Fleck (2000) Tricia Allen (1999) Frank C. Jones (1998) Boyce Lineberger Ansley (1997) John McIntyre (1996) Margaret Boyd Perdue (1995) Karen N. Sibley (1995) Maureen Lok (1994) Gay M. Love (1994) John H. Weitnauer, Jr. (1993) Carolyn C. McClatchey (1993) Bradley N. Currey, Jr. (1992) Louise Richardson Allen (1991) Mary D. Gellerstedt (1990) Robert Strickland (1989) Charles R. Yates (1988) Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. (1987) Be Haas Fundraising Professional of the Year Charles R. Stephens (2005) Dell B. Sikes (2004) 4

5 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :26 AM Page National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon Luncheon Program Poem Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Students RoseMary Hamer, Principal Welcome from the National Philanthropy Day Event Chair Keisha L. Tennyson Welcome from the AFP Greater Atlanta Chapter President Jerry W. Henry, CFRE Emcees Bill and Carolyn Curry Invocation Dr. Gil Watson, Northside United Methodist Church Lunch Remarks from Presenting Sponsor Nancy Bedford, President, Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Teen Volunteer of the Year Award Presentations Ann Q. Curry, President, Coxe Curry & Associates Raymond King, Senior Vice President for Community & Government Affairs, SunTrust Phil Smith, Past President, Kiwanis Club of Atlanta 2009 Georgia Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Award Presentation* Edward S. Heys, Jr. Introduction by: P. Russell Hardin, President, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation 2009 Georgia Philanthropist of the Year Award Presentation* Ada Lee and Pete Correll Introduction by: Thomas J. Lawley, M.D., Dean, Emory School of Medicine Closing Remarks from the AFP Greater Atlanta Chapter President-Elect Birgit Smith Burton * Honorees videos produced by Magik-Lantern and Encylomedia. 5

6 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page Georgia Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year EDWARD S. HEYS, JR. Nominated by Ed serves as the Deputy Managing Partner for the Atlanta and Birmingham office of Deloitte LLP. With 25 years of experience with the firm, Ed has served as the leader of the Strategic Client Program and business unit leader of the Technology and Services Group in Atlanta. Currently, Ed primarily works with companies in the banking and financial services industries. A long-time Atlanta resident, Ed has been an active community volunteer throughout his career. He has served in leadership roles for several significant community organizations including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (former Board Member), Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta (Chairman of the Board, ), Boy Scouts of America - Atlanta Area Council (Board Member), Georgia Chamber of Commerce (Chair Elect and Executive Committee Member), Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Georgia, University of Georgia Terry College of Business (Board Member). Ed is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has been active with the for more than twelve years, lending his leadership and support as a member of the Board, Chair of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society and the Ivan Allen Society, and Chair of the 2008 Campaign, which raised $80.5 million for health and human services in Atlanta. Additionally, he has held leadership roles in fundraising campaigns for a variety of organizations, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Woodruff Arts Center. Ed received his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He and his wife, Lori, have two children, Taylor and Caroline. They are active at Northside United Methodist Church where Ed chairs the executive council. 6

7 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page Philanthropists of the Year ADA LEE AND PETE CORRELL Nominated by Emory University Ada Lee and A. D. Pete Correll are one of Atlanta s most dynamic couples. Excelling in business, philanthropy, and civic leadership, they have left a wide mark on our community. As Chairman and CEO of Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 13 years, Pete Correll established himself as one of the Southeast s top business leaders. Under his direction, Georgia-Pacific was recognized with the Catalyst Award for the recruitment and advancement of women. Other honors and awards he has received include: Central Atlanta Progress Dan Sweat Award; Georgia Trend Most Respected Business Leader; Salvation Army Doing the Most Good Community Service Award; and with his wife Ada Lee, the Buckhead Rotary Club's Ross Johnson Humanitarian Award. Today, he serves as Chairman of Atlanta Equity. The survivor of a near-fatal heart attack, Mr. Correll has refocused his expertise and business acumen toward the revitalization of Grady Memorial Hospital. Elected Chairman of the charity hospital s new board earlier this year, he is leading the effort to save and restore the 116-year-old institution and the region s only 24-hour trauma center. Other nonprofit boards he has served on include the UGA Terry College of Business, the Carter Center, the Nature Conservancy, the Georgia Research Alliance, Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the University of Georgia Foundation, Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Woodruff Arts Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Georgia Conservancy, and the Georgia Aquarium. He has also chaired the Zoo Atlanta s successful capital campaign in 1995 and the United Negro College Fund Atlanta Campaign. Learning the value of volunteerism and giving back from an early age, Ada Lee Correll has poured her time and talents into almost every meaningful cause in Atlanta. The daughter of a school teacher, she has directed much of her efforts to improving opportunities for Georgia s next generation of leaders, including the Boys & Girls Club of Atlanta, the ARCS Foundation, the Young Audiences at Woodruff program, the Fox Theater, the Alliance Theater, the Atlanta Symphony, UNICEF, Leadership Atlanta, the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, and Children s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, among others. She is a 2005 member of the YWCA's Academy of Women, and has received the Alexis de Tocqueville award from the Inc., where her photo hangs in their community service gallery. She is also on the Board of Visitors of Emory, and is chairing the Emory University School of Medicine Capital Campaign. Mrs. Correll has chaired multiple balls and gala events. The Heart Ball she organized in Atlanta netted more than $1 million for the American Heart Association (AHA), a national record-breaking amount. Beyond Atlanta, she has graciously given back to her hometown of Swainsboro, Georgia, in the memory of her mother, with the dedication of the Sudie A. Fulford Community Learning Center at East Georgia College. Numerous organizations have benefited from the talents, time and generosity of the Corrells. Uniting two organizations important to them, in 2006 they founded the Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health at the Georgia Aquarium with a $2.5 million gift, which offers University of Georgia students a unique opportunity for the practice and research of aquatic veterinary medicine. Their $2.5 million gift to the Emory University School of Medicine funded four new term professorships for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Correll have both experienced health issues, that have been treated at Emory Hospital. They were the chairs of Gala celebrating Emory School of Medicine s 150th anniversary and have established endowed scholarships in honor of their mothers at Georgia Southern and the University of Maine, as well as a Community Learning Center at East Georgia College in honor of Ada Lee s mother, and the Boys and Girls Teen Center in Brunswick named for Pete s mother. A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Pete received a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine, a M.S. in Pulp and Paper Technology from the University of Maine, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Georgia. Ada Lee graduated with a degree in education from the University of Georgia, and is a former teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Correll are long standing members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, have two children, Alston Correll III, a law partner with McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Elizabeth Richards, a homemaker and community volunteer. They have 5 grandchildren. 7

8 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 8 Teen Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients First Place Ms. Akanksha Sharma Walton High School, Class of 2010 Akanksha Sharma, a senior at Walton High School, dedicates her time in school as drum major of Walton s marching band, secretary of the National Honor Society, vice president of the Junior Civitan Club, a member of the Student Government and a member of the Student Advisory Board for the Walton Leadership Team. Out of school she continues her volunteer activities working with the elderly at Sunrise Assisted Living and helping with the Red Cross blood drive. Over the summers, Akanksha dedicates her time as team director for the Walton Robotics Summer Camp for rising sixth through eighth graders, helping them understand that robotics as well as math and science can be fun. Akanksha is also extremely involved in her neighborhood. Besides the work she does to help with holiday festivals, her most impressive involvement is through the neighborhood summer play she produces each summer. The children write the lines, paint the sets, sing, act and dance, and she provides the motivation, the focus and the direction. At the end of the summer, the neighborhood gathers on a neighbor s lawn to watch 15 pre-teen children put on an entertaining hour-long play. Second Place Ms. Jordan R. Schwartz Atlanta Girls School, Class of 2011 Jordan Schwartz, a junior at the Atlanta Girls School, founded The Children s Bilingual Theater at age 10 with the mission to bridge the language and cultural gaps in the community through the theatre arts and give a diverse group of young people the theatre experience while offering the benefits of confidence and public speaking in a bilingual setting. Each production is selected not only for the bilingual aspect, but to convey a positive message in a diverse setting. Jordan has produced 4 bilingual musicals and 4 storytelling and literacy events, led 200 volunteers and raised over $40,000. With help from local community leaders, she made the company a non-profit corporation by achieving 501 (c)(3) status. A list of Jordan s other volunteer and extracurricular activities include Model Atlanta Regional Commission , Governor s Council on Developmental Disabilities Organizing Institute Fellow, Atlanta Girls School Year Book Co-Editor , GALEO (Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials), 21st Century Leaders, Do Something BRICK AWARD Alumni and Youth Advocacy Council, Youth Venture-Advisory Council, Georgia Center for Non-Profits, United Arts of Cobb, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Cultural Coalition, PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TV: Production internship, Atlanta Girls School Varsity Swim Team, School Ambassador and Model U.N. Third Place Mr. Christopher O Connell North Springs Charter High School, Class of 2009 Christopher O Connell graduated from North Springs Charter High (NSCHS) School in May He is currently a freshman at Dartmouth. At NSCHS, Chris earned an impressive 98 average as well as recognition on the Principal s List, Legion of Honor, Legion of Scholars and Super Honor Roll. He was also a varsity oarsman, treasurer of the Student Government Executive Council, president of the Beta Club and member of the National Honor Society and National Merit Honor Society. Chris was a HOBY Ambassador, 21st Century Leadership Attendee, University of Michigan Book Award recipient and National Hispanic Merit Finalist. In addition to academic and athletic excellence, Chris is an Eagle Scout and community activist. As a member of the American Red Cross Atlanta Chapter, he led one of the biggest summer drives in metro-atlanta for 3 consecutive years, collecting over 175 pints of blood and securing over 200 donors. Chris also founded and served as co-president of the North Springs Student Leadership Association (SLA), which strives to unite 75+ clubs at NSCHS. The SLA provides grants to clubs and school organizations, and serves as a liaison between student groups, the school administration and the community. Last year, the SLA hosted the Clubs in the Community event in which over 1700 hours of service were performed by students, staff, parents and community members. 8

9 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 9 National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon Steering Committee Chair Keisha L. Tennyson Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Award Chair Laura Hamm Coxe Curry & Associates Philanthropist of the Year Award Chair Del Martin, CFRE Teen Volunteer of the Year Award Chair Rhonda Hooks Ashison Teen Volunteer of the Year Award Vice-Chair Taylor Butkus Coxe Curry & Associates Table Sales Chair Len Al Haas, CFRE Haas Consulting Sponsorships Chair Natalie Evans Sponsorships Co-Chair Cathi Athaide Sophia Academy Sponsorships Co-Chair Shayla Perry Georgia State University Sponsorship Liaison Brandi Orbin Georgia Institute of Technology Day of Events Program Co-Chair Amisha Harding Communities In Schools of Atlanta Day of Events Program Co-Chair Lauren Lindenbaum Center for the Visually Impaired Production, Awards Video Alison Fussell Magik Lantern Past Honorees Chair Michele Egan Sterne For Momentum, LLC Printed Materials/Publications Barry Dodd External, Public and Media Relations Chair Kinetra Smith Catharine Montgomery KLS Public Relations Registration Chair Eleanor Caswell NPD Script Chair Dawn M. Stark St. Martin s Episcopal School Ex-Officio Chair, 2006 National Philanthropy Day Mendal Bouknight Piedmont Healthcare Chair, 2008 National Philanthropy Day Birgit Smith Burton Georgia Institute of Technology Kiwanis Committee/Liaison Nancy Bedford, President Michael Halpin PBA-Public Broadcasting Atlanta Phillip R. Smith, Past President The Concord Coalition 2009 Philanthropist of the Year Selection Committee Committee Chair Del Martin, CFRE Lesley Grady The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Nancy Peterman Georgia State University Stephen Woods Project Open Hand Lillian Darden Milton Key Children s Healthcare of Atlanta Maurice Jenkins United Negro College Fund 9

10 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 10 National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon 2009 Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year Selection Committee Committee Chair Laura Hamm Coxe Curry & Associates Louisa Basarrate, CFRE Atlanta Speech School Fontaine Huey Atlanta Botanical Garden Birgit Smith Burton Georgia Institute of Technology Mike Watson Foundation of Wesley Woods, Inc. Christel Williams Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Teen Volunteer of the Year Selection Committee Committee Chair Rhonda Hooks Ashison Committee Vice-Chair Taylor Butkus Coxe Curry & Associates Alexa Adamo-Valverde PADV Eloise Alexis Spelman College Mary Denson Pace Academy Stewart Lathan Atlanta International School Gina Sims Nan Thomas 2009 Registration Committee Registration Chair Eleanor Caswell Stephanie Scott Passport To Giving Beth Kargel, CFRE G-CAPP Ellen Jones Kennesaw State University Cara Lee Smith Kennesaw State University Mary J. Quat Kennesaw State University Bernard Bable Georgia AGAPE Melody S. Saffo Odyssey Family Counseling Center Carol Wisdom MUST Ministries Sean Pfister EnviroExpoUSA.org Shira Hudson Heather Harris Stephen Shull Kennesaw State University 10

11 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 11 Table Sponsors and Honorees AADO Center for Puppetry Arts Georgia State University Rainbow Village American Red Cross Blood Services Janis E. Martinez Nolan C. Leake Cecilia Houston-Torrence Atlanta Botanical Garden Christy O'Neill James Spratt Susan Spratt Atlanta Girls School Emily Ellison Atlanta Girls School Founder Brooke Weinmann Atlanta Girls School Founder Bobby Dodd Institute Mr. and Mrs. John R. Crenshaw Robert J. Freeman E. Fay Pearce, Jr. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta C. Scott Greene William H. (Bill) Rogers, Jr. Care and Counseling Center of Georgia Andrew Stith Joe Evans Howell Adams Center for the Visually Impaired Mary Ann and Dick Cook Scott and Dey Mathews John and Toni Rhett Bick and D.D. Cardwell Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Tom Giddens William A. Brogdon Helen & James Carlos Communities In Schools of Atlanta Nikki J. Mercer Coxe Curry & Associates Tom Bell Pete Correll Michael Russell Edward S. Heys, Jr. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Northside United Methodist Church Emory University Emory University School of Medicine Encyclomedia & Magik-Lantern Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia-Pacific Georgia Public Broadcasting Ms. Suzanne Wilner Margaret and Richard Guthman In Memoriam: Mr. Elliott Goldstein Grady Health System Thomas Bell Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation G. Lemuel Hewes Esq. 11

12 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 12 Table Sponsors and Honorees High Museum of Art Frances Bunzl High Museum of Art Board Members High Museum of Art Volunteers Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Marist School Open Hand Sophia Academy Michelle Brechbuhl Jenny Rankin Southern Arts Federation Hellena Huntley Tidwell Susan S. Weiner Scott Hart SunTrust Bank Private Wealth Management Pace Academy Past Honorees Pete and Ada Lee Correll Piedmont Healthcare Jane C. Black Bertram Levy Doris Shaheen Printpack, Inc. Quality Care for Children Jackie Parker of Newell Rubbermaid Shepherd Center Foundation Skyland Trail Skyland Trail Board of Directors & Advisory Board Skyland Trail Emeritus Directors Society of St. Vincent de Paul Scott and Mary Ellen Garrett Ms. Cathy Perry SunTrust Bank Not-for-Profit Banking Division The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Gaye M. Smith The Atlanta Opera The Carter Center Lynn Stahl Consul General Standaert of Belgium Annabelle Malins - British Consul General The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Jesse Hill, Jr. Ms. Azira Hill The Galloway School Brion Friedman Scott Satterwhite Jim Benjamin The Westminster Schools Westminster Board of Trustees Westminster National Campaign Committee Westminster Fundraising Volunteers 12

13 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 13 Table Sponsors and Honorees The Zeist Foundation, Inc. Trinity School Elizabeth Correll Richards C. Lash Harrison Glen Rollins Table 1 John W. Somerhalder, II Horace H. Sibley Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Table 2 Edward Heys, Jr. Ada Lee and Pete Correll Edward J. Hardin Wellspring Nonprofit Resource, Inc. WellStar Foundation Kim Gresh W. Allen Separk T. Fitz Johnson Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center Ada Lee and Pete Correll 13

14 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page 14 Promoting Philanthropy in the Classrooms We would like to thank the following schools for participating in our first-ever service learning project to engage youth in philanthropy. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Childs Young Middle School St. Martin s Episcopal School Dobbs Elementary School We also extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude to the following individuals for giving up one day of their lunch hour to go into the schools to educate students about the importance of philanthropy and how they can get involved in helping our community become a better place. Aisha Harris H.E.R.O. for Children, Inc. Alicia Philipp Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Amisha Harding Communities In Schools of Atlanta Beth Kargel G-CAPP Camille Love City of Atlanta, Office of Cultural Affairs Danielle Johnson Vermenton Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Debbie Day Georgia Public Broadcasting Eleanor Caswell Evan Pearson Georgia Community Support & Solutions Fabiola Charles American Red Cross, Metropolitan Atlanta Faye Dresner Dresner Consulting, LLC Gail Standard AFP Board Member Judy Anderson Keisha Tennyson Laura Butler Georgia Center for Nonprofits Laura Hamm Coxe Curry & Associates Lauren Lindenbaum Center for the Visually Impaired Lauri Short Communities In Schools of Atlanta Lisa Duck Kennedy, CFRE Bobby Dodd Institute Maryum L. Howell, CFRE St. Jude's Recovery Center, Inc. Meghan Mucklow Pietrantonio Anti-Defamation League Mendal Bouknight Piedmont Healthcare Michele Egan Sterne For Momentum, LLC Miranda Austin Georgia Center for Nonprofits Quanda Allen Bank of America Reshunda Mahone Spelman College Rhonda Hooks Ashison Sean Pfister EnviroExpoUSA.org Shira Hudson Sybil Freeman American Diabetes Association Tara Spann Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau William Bryant Atlanta Area Council, Boys Scouts of America 14

15 NPD_2009AwardsProgram_rev1:Layout 1 11/2/ :27 AM Page National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon A special thanks to the Presenting Sponsor The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta is the premier civic organization in Atlanta and one of the largest Kiwanis Clubs in Kiwanis International. Founded in June 1918, it s one of the oldest Kiwanis Clubs in the United States and was the first Kiwanis Club established in Georgia. Every week at lunchtime, prominent speakers deliver compelling and interesting programs of civic importance. Lifelong professional and personal relationships grow among members, who are both long-time and emerging city and metro leaders. We give primacy to life s human and spiritual values, and offer numerous opportunities for members to connect with and serve the community in meaningful ways. In 2008 alone, over $240,000 in Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta grant funding was distributed among forty-five youth-orientated organizations serving the children of metropolitan Atlanta. The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta: LEARN SERVE CONNECT For information visit or call Special Thanks The Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Atlanta Chapter acknowledges with gratitude the support of the Michael C. Carlos Fund, recognizing and encouraging philanthropic achievement through its annual support of National Philanthropy Day National Philanthropy Day Volunteers Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Students Rashaard Sheats (5th Grade) Elle Anderson (5th Grade) Association Service Group Shanan Molnar and Susie Prince 15

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