Mickey Goodman

Award-winning Ghostwriter, Journalist, Content Creator.

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Susan Jacobs- Meadows (center) with recent Canine CellMates graduates.
Changing Lives

Symbiotic cell mates. Dogs have always played a big role in Susan Jacobs-Meadows’ life, so…

author Jeff Romig
Survival Tools

Jeff Romig shares his battle with mental health to help others. Journalist, political strategist, nonprofit…

Jaycina Almond is on a mission to deliver baby supplies.
Diaper Dilemma

Fulfilling critical needs. When Jaycina Almond got pregnant at age 20, she was working at…

Polly Simpson, Wick Garrard, homeowner Destiney C., Elizabeth Spears and Susan Boyd at the 2016 Women's Build.
Woman Power

Honoring a volunteer! The late Polly Simpson was passionate about women’s and kid’s issues, particularly…

Jolie Cooper
Empowering Young Men

Innovative program helps close the literacy gap. GreenLight Fund Atlanta, a provider of capital to…

Four-legged Therapy
Four-legged Therapy

Horses help with healing! Horses have been found to be powerful therapists for people recovering…

Kevin Gillespie - Tackling Food Insecurity
Tackling Food Insecurity

Celebrated chef founds new initiative! Kevin Gillespie, award-winning chef, cookbook author and owner of Red…

PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTY BUSH
PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTY BUSH

As a teenager, Christy Bush began a life-long love affair with photography that propelled her…

Atlanta Volunteer of the Year Nancy Overheim, Carmen Hermes and Paralympian McClain Hermes.
Take the Plunge

Volunteers honored for long-time service. At the 2021 October Swim Across America-Atlanta event at Lake…

Every Superhero Needs a Cape

Young heroes soar! During the pandemic in 2020, photographer and digital artist Courtney Buchanan looked…

Strengthening Communities

Providing love and lasagna! In mid-2020, Buckhead resident Kelley Kolling and East Cobb resident Kirsten…

CURE-ing Childhood Cancer

Targeting tumors. CURE Childhood Cancer recently donated $3 million in research grants to Aflac Precision…

Kendra Scott created a culture of giving at her namesake jewelry stores nationwide
Family, Fashion and Philanthropy

Giving is in the company DNA. When Kendra Scott opened her first namesake jewelry and…

Award winner Robert Spencer presents a $15,000 check to Kate's Club.
When Kids Lose a Loved One

Grant supports grief group. Northwestern Mutual wealth management advisor Robert Spencer received one of 16…

Chris Butsch is one of the tech community millennials raising funds and mobilizing volunteers to clean up the environment.
Finding Community

Tech millennials give back! Battling depression in 2015, Chris Butsch quit his job to travel…

The Spandorfers were honored for years of service to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
It’s Personal

Volunteering in their DNA. For their many years of service, Dr. Philip (Pip) Spandorfer and…

Retired Atlanta Hawk star Kevin Willis focuses on giving back to the community.
Event Facility with a Heart

Supporting nonprofits! By the time 7-foot-tall Atlanta Hawks star Kevin Willis retired after 23 years…

Karstin Bodell and Sandy Murray of the Brookhaven Tree Conservancy spearheaded the effort to develop a sustainable tree ordinance for the city.
A Tree Grows in Brookhaven

The green team. In 2013, Sandy Murray watched in horror as developers cut down 19…

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 from left).
Thinking Forward, Giving Back

Celebrating 40 years! For Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors, a company with a long history…

Grant Hurless was tapped to lead the Atlanta chapter of Ben’s Friends, a support group for the hospitality industry.
Honoring a Fallen Colleague

A lifeline for hospitality workers. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,…

Realtors Kathy Olmstead, Caroline Nalisnick, Holly Young, Karen Blass and Amy Bubes
Charity Begins at HOME

Realtors exceed expectations and pay it forward. When veteran realtors Travis Reed and Michael Kriethe…

Dunwoody Sandwich Project volunteers Adrienne Lordo, Lisa Guggenheim, founders Marcy Louza and Lisa Hiles, Nancy Miller and Lexi Haynie.
It Takes a Village

Grassroots group blossoms. The Sandwich Project has no corporate office, no board of directors, no…

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 virtual gala.
Good Neighbors

When violence strikes. Founded in the wake of September 11, 2001, Tuesday’s Children began as…

To ALS Association Georgia chapter board chairman Ned Douthat, the needs of patients with Lou Gehrig's disease are personal.
Basic Needs

Providing essential equipment. The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit health organization dedicated solely…

author Liz Lazarus
No Longer Silent

Brookhaven author Liz Lazarus pens her third book. Like her two previous books, Liz Lazarus’s…

Front row (L-R): Jackie Cannizzo, Brandon Wilson, Serena Ellingsworth, Jonathan Grant. Back row (L-R): Brandynn Campbell, Jonah Bushell
Creating Leaders

Changing lives! The C5 Georgia Youth Foundation recently received a $225,000 Chickfil- A True Inspiration…

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 Home.
Healing Powers

Art boosts spirits. After a disappointing art show in Paris in the early ’80s, Atlanta-based…

Under the leadership of Executive Director Andrea Jaron, Second Helpings Atlanta has become a major food rescuer.
The Food Rescuer

Small organization, big results! What began in 2004 as a small social action project operated…

Atlanta Hawks guard Cam Reddish is doing his part to combat food insecurity in children. Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images
Brain Food

Filling the gap It’s no secret that the pandemic has had a devastating effect on…

Whitney Oeltmann created the Dementia Spotlight Foundation to support people caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Photo: Sara Hanna
Dementia Dilemma

Care for caregivers. When Whitney Oeltmann’s father was diagnosed with dementia in 2012, she and…