Local Salute

Volunteer Julio Gonzalez joins Food Well Alliance staff member Emily Barton and executive director Kate Connor at Heaven's Corner.
HEAVENLY GREENSPACE IN WESTSIDE

Creating beauty, growing healthy food! Unlikely bedfellows Food Well Alliance and Tito’s Handmade Vodka frequently…

Johanna Ellis-Reisinger, Butch Whitfield and Liz Lapidus help bring nonprofits together to share information.
THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE

Strength in numbers. During a dinner conversation, friends Butch Whitfield, a realtor at Harry Norman…

Sarah Levitt, founder of Atlanta chapter of Impact100, carries on a family tradition of giving.
WOMEN POWER

Impacting little-known nonprofits. Growing up, Sarah Levitt was no stranger to Impact100, an organization that…

DNA Brand Foundation's Akilah Love and Douglas Johnson help underserved communities around the world.
SERVING THE UNDERSERVED

Providing basic needs and education! With a focus on impacting the lives of others, the…

Raquel Souza's Sweet Peach Wax and Sugaring partners with the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance. photo: Sara Hanna Photography
SYMBIOTIC PARTNERSHIP

Beautiful inside and out. Finding the perfect place for grooming became easier when Brazilian-born Raquel…

Zorro's Crossing, a horse sanctuary founded by Jennifer Astrop, offers horse therapy.
RESCUING RACEHORSES

Saved from the slaughterhouse! When Jennifer Astrop’s then-6-year old son, Alex, was released from the…

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Celebrating fundraisers! When the Association of Fundraising Professionals hosts its 41st annual National Philanthropy Day…

RECYCLING BUILDS A COMMUNITY

Aluminum cans fund Habitat homes! The interior may be painted red and black, but since…

PRESERVING HISTORY

Celebrating the past. Community involvement is a way of life for Home Real Estate agent…

Open Hand Executive Director Matt Pieper helms expansion efforts for new facility.
DELIVERING NUTRITION

A lifeline for the homebound. In 1988, a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was a death sentence,…

Former Buckhead residents Wendy Lewis and Shelley Massey launched the first Down and Derby event to raise money for Children's.
DERBY FOR A CAUSE

Special camps for special kids! Milton transplants Wendy Lewis and Shelley Massey both hail from…

Creating The Random Wine promoted healing for Kaye Jackson.
THE HEALING WHINE

Sips of friendship. When Kaye Jackson was diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer for the…

Aarti Sahgal (third from left) founded Synergies Work to help disabled entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses. She's pictured here with Amit, Angad and Arjon Sahgal.
SHOWCASING INGENUITY AND CREATIVITY

Honoring entrepreneurs with disabilities! When Sandy Springs residents Aarti Sahgal and her husband, Amit, were…

LAWYERS GIVE BACK

Stepping up to the plate. According to Rich Valladares, administrative shareholder and chair of litigation…

Christopher Escobar (center right) rescued the historic Tara Theatre from closure with help from the Friends of Tara.
RISING FROM THE ASHES

Saving a historic landmark! The abrupt closing of the Tara Theatre by Regal Cinemas last…

John Daniel (left) and Kristopher Perkins (back) chat with the chief of the Cherkasy burn unit and Cherkasy Rotary Club President.
Into a War Zone

Care for the wounded in Ukraine. When John Daniel, co-founder of ProgenaCare Global, and Kristopher…

It Takes a Village (Organizer)

Eat, drink and raise funds for childhood diabetes research. Whenever David Abes and his family…

Kappies for Cappie

UGA sorority sponsors race for CURE. North Atlanta High School besties Sara Graff and Catherine…

NaanStop Payback

Just the right amount of spice. When Neal and Samir Idnani were growing up in…

A Gala with a Difference

Bring on the funk! The annual Artistic Affair at the Spruill Center for the Arts…

Caring for Caregivers

Bring on the bands! At 29, Atlanta singer/songwriter Vince Zangaro became a full-time caregiver to…

Diamonds for the CURE

All in the family. Diamond dust must course through the veins of the Geller family,…

Hospitality Begins at GSU

Preparing students for leadership. Mentoring thousands of students in the Cecil B. Day School of…

Special School for Special Learners

Education pioneers! Sixty years ago, David Schenck founded the first school in the U.S. to…

Stacy Sager contributed to the design of the Bentley CT Speed Convertible created in memory of her husband.
Coat of Many Colors

Bentley Motors honors iconic CNN sportscaster. NBA sportscaster Craig Sager was known for his considerable…

Ignatius House chefs Calisha Smith and Don Williams created a ministry to train women for jobs in the restaurant industry.
Stirring Spirituality

Food for the soul. Calisha Smith, executive chef at Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in…

A volunteer at Eagle Ranch since 1997, Tim Ayres says he gets back more than he gives.
Helping Kids Thrive

Best in class. Brookhaven resident Tim Ayres fell in love with Eagle Ranch in 1997…

Donating a portion of the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald Charities is part of NAViGO's DNA.
Concierge for Consumers

Reducing frustration and giving back. Stuart Poole had an “aha” moment after he spent frustrating…

Claire, Nick, Jack and Millie Mracek at a Mighty Millie event to promote the Mighty Millie Popsicle Project
Popsicle Power

Comfort food! When Claire and Nick Mracek’s 3-year-old daughter, Millie, had unresolved swelling on one…

New Heights for the High

Donation transforms collection. When Claudia Einecke became the Frances B. Bunzi Family Curator of European…