Mickey Goodman

Award-winning Ghostwriter, Journalist, Content Creator.

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Sergio Pacheco, Gloria Mattei-Pacheco and their son, Adrian, are flanked by employees and friends at the grand opening of the Buckhead store in May 2025.
LET THEM EAT (BUNDT) CAKE

Providing special needs kids with workplace experience. When Sergio Pacheco and Gloria Mattei-Pacheco’s son, Adrian,…

Reach Out and Read Georgia Executive Director Amy Erickson has teamed up with the Fulton County Library System.
BOOKS BOOST BABIES

Promoting early literacy. A new partnership between the Fulton County Library System and Reach Out…

Dale DeSena announces the 25th anniversary celebration of Taste of Atlanta.
CELEBRATING CULINARY ICONS

Eat, drink and be merry! Taste of Atlanta’s 25th anniversary party kicks off with its…

Harriet Hoskyns-Abrahall and fellow volunteer, Tom Blakely, help build tiny homes on the Cheyenne River Reservation.
SOLVING A HOUSING CRISIS

Tiny houses serve as models. Harriet Hoskyns-Abrahall, who resides at the Lenbrook retirement community in…

Doug Barron has led the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance for 15 years.
EARLY DETECTION IS KEY

Spreading the word. Because ovarian cancer can either be symptomless or mimic other gastrointestinal issues,…

Dantes Rameau created the Atlanta Music Project that now serves more than 1,000 kids.
MUSIC MAKERS

Creating a joyful sound! Professional bassoonist Dantes Rameau moved to Atlanta in 2010 after earning…

Kelly Foster heads FACT Relief to support ALS patients.
RALLYING ’ROUND

Celebrating Quiet Heroes! Families and Communities Together, better known as FACT Relief, was born after…

Cynthia Good, Susan Bonds- McColloch, Meg Reggie, Tammy Farley, Myra McElhaney
EMPOWERING WOMEN

Acquisition broadens impact. Dress for Success Atlanta began in 1997 as an organization focused on…

Diane Moffett leads One Lamb Initiative's efforts to brings faith leaders together.
SAVING LIVES

Faith groups work in unison. Six years ago, a Peachtree Road United Methodist Church teenager…

Tamara Bazzle headed Buckhead Heritage's efforts to preserve the area's historic cemeteries.
DIGGING INTO THE PAST

Preserving historic cemeteries. In 2006, Buckhead native Tamara Bazzle and a group of like-minded friends…

Buckhead Rotarian Jim Breedlove and organization President Shelley Hammell present Belisa Urbina (center) with the Robert Johnson Humanitarian of the Year Award. photo: Rotary Club of Buckhead
BRIDGING THE GAP

From crisis to success! Belisa Urbina and her husband, Miquel, moved to Atlanta from Puerto…

Flux Projects CEO Anne Archer Dennington creates free multi-day arts events for the public. Julie Yarbrough Photography
GO WITH THE FLOW

Supporting artists. During the Great Recession from 2007 to 2009, actors, dancers, musicians, photographers and…

Susan and Brian Banner started the Atlanta chapter of Most Valuable Kids, which has contributed more than 70,000 tickets to underserved youth.
EXPANDING HORIZONS

Turning unused tickets into joy! An old article in a local newspaper about Most Valuable…

Melissa Bunnen Jernigan, Robb Bunnen and Belinda Bunnen Reusch worked to preserve their family's home and land as a public nature park in Buckhead.
LUCINDA BUNNEN’S LEGACY

Family land to become public park! Soon after Lucinda and Dr. Robert Bunnen bought a…

Betty and Robert Balentine received the Garden Club of America Cynthia Pratt Laughlin national medal for environmental protection.
PROTECTING THE WILDERNESS

Propagating endangered red spruce. As a boy, Robert Balentine loved gardening, hiking and camping— passions…

Jamie Lackey launched Helping Mamas to supply needed baby products.
FILLING A GAP

Providing moms with basic needs. As a new mom and social worker, Jamie Lackey was…

Emilie, Lauren and Samantha Scalise created Strides for Survivors tor raise funds for TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation.
TEEN SISTERS PAY IT FORWARD

Walk supports rehab center! After radiation, chemo and multiple surgeries, there are many months of…

Fashion a Cure chairs Ashley Whitehurst, Jennifer Roulet and Lynn Rankin
A STYLING EVENT

Fashion show celebrates people touched by cancer. In 2013, members of Friends of Winship were…

On May 10, the Betty League celebrates its fifth year of competition raising money for Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
PLAY BALL

Hitting home runs year after year! Soon after Buckhead resident Amy Douglass’s 10-year old daughter,…

Atlanta Women's Fund founder Kari Love conceived unique fund raising method.
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS

Addressing barriers to success! In 1986, 10 women donated $10,000 each and founded the Atlanta…

Monday Night Brewing’s Peter Kiley and Butter.ATL’s Brandon Butler are the duo behind the 404 Fund.
MORE THAN AN AREA CODE

404 Fund supports Atlanta’s nonprofits. Brandon Butler of online culture hub Butter.ATL, and Peter Kiley,…

Wondermakers, co-founders and volunteers show off a batch of cookies.
CREATING A SPACE

In-house bakery supports nonprofit. “At age 22, adults with intellectual disabilities age out of K-12…

Event founder Chris Glavine, CURE Executive Director Kristin Connor and broadcaster Jill Becker.
HONORING MOTHERS

CURE Childhood Cancer marks Quiet Heroes anniversary. CURE Childhood Cancer is set to celebrate the…

Philanthropist Marian Goldberg and Thompson Atlanta’s DeMarco McMillan host brunches to raise funds for nonprofits.
GIVIN’ BACK

Monthly brunches highlight charities! When DeMarco McMillan became the director of sales and marketing at…

Chancey Timmons Wilson and her husband Miguel Wilson founded Ride to the Olympics to empower kids through equestrian sports.
COMBINING LIFE AND LEGACY

Introducing polo to a new demographic. Miguel Wilson and Chancey Timmons Wilson are tightly woven…

Elizabeth Burdette founded Bloom, a woman's giving circle.
BLOOMING TOGETHER

Empowering women through philanthropy. Elizabeth Burdette was living in Austin going through a difficult divorce…

John Patton founded Street Charity to help feed hungry people with dignity.
DIGNITY FOR THE HOMELESS

New way to help those who are hungry! For Buckhead resident John Patton, founding Street…

Big John’s Christmas Trees Celebrates 75 BIG Years

A Christmas tale… The real life story behind Big John’s Christmas Trees would make the…

Former All-American golfer Matt Russell of Parsons Xtreme Golf introduces BlazeSports' kids to the sport.
TEAMWORK

Learning new adaptive sports skills. A partnership between Parsons Xtreme Golf and BlazeSports youth athletics…