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Give to the Love You Too Foundation
Give to the Love You Too Foundation UPDATE: On October 29, 2021, Michael passed away at 33 years old. Cheryl and Ernie have often told the story of the nurse in the orphanage who said “don’t take this one, he is no good”...but God would not let…
One Family’s Quest for Living and Giving Intentionally
Sometimes, we’re fortunate to grow up in a culture of giving. For Jacqueline and John Susong, they were raised in environments where giving, gifting and serving were a part of everyday life. Both Jacqueline and John’s parents modeled how to serve others. John’s father was involved in an…
Making Giving Easy
It’s all about the connections. When Ray and Cathy Nelmes decided to become more intentional about their giving, their financial advisor Adam Wilson, a partner at Sugarloaf Wealth Management, connected them to the Community Foundation. Ray had just retired from Primerica after a 30+ year career in IT…
Changing the World One Child at a Time
Photo: Kares 4 Kids donated 1,360 books to 22 libraries in Dekalb County in January 2019 It was March of 1990. Fundholders Bryan and Marci Fair had graduated college and moved from Arizona to Georgia just two years before, after researching the entire country and choosing Atlanta as…
Duluth Family Inspiring Generations
When Kay Montgomery’s great grandparents opened their first store in 1876, in Bethesda, Georgia, they had no idea the legacy they were creating. By 1925 Kay’s grandparents had gone into business with her great grandparents and opened the first Parson’s store in Duluth. A legacy of community involvement…
Meet Board Member Jill Kersh
Every year we welcome new members to our board of directors. Each one of these people brings a wealth of experience and a love for our community with them. One of our new members is Jill Kersh, a certified professional life coach and founder of Thrive Unlimited. We…
Giving Teens Skills to Succeed
Some youth have no idea how to interview for a job, manage money, apply for college scholarships and more. But not the teens Community Sustainability Enterprise impacts. This Lawrenceville-based nonprofit has successfully created private partnerships inside many local schools, allowing them to coach and teach teens so they…
Thankful
This Thanksgiving, we wanted to share why we're thankful for our fundholders and nonprofits. So we reached out to our staff, board and emeritus board members and asked them to share why they are thankful for YOU. Here are their thoughts: “There are so many things that I…
Open Doors, Open Hearts – A Lifetime of Generosity
Carol S. Camp’s door was always open to family and friends. No need to even knock - you’d just walk right in. If someone needed something, she and her husband James would give it. Even if it was literally the shirt off of his back. They were known…