Dick and Deb LoPresti – Living with an Abundance Mentality
In 2007, Dick and Deb LoPresti established their donor advised fund at the Community Foundation. Their desire was to support programs across the community through devoting their time, ideas and…
Why Give?
Why do people give? For some, it’s to support something that’s personally impacted them, such as cancer. For others, it’s because they want to give back to their community. We…
Fund Your Giving Forward
There is a very short-term, unique opportunity for people who like to support charities to fund their giving forward before the clock runs out on December 31st. With the S&P…
A Lifetime of Giving
[Story update: Barbara Howard passed away on November 7, 2019 but the legacy she left behind will continue for generations. One of the ways she did that was through becoming…
Building a Legacy of Giving
Construction's in his blood. Ron Garrard grew up in the family construction business and decided to make it his career, founding Garrard Group in 1993. But his real passion lies in…
A Canine for Gwinnett’s K-9
When Gwinnett County Police Major John Strickland received a call telling him a citizen wanted to donate money to purchase a dog for the K-9 unit, he wasn't quite sure…
Join the Gwinnett Giving Girls!
As we announced in February, this year a group of generous women gathered and formed a giving circle known as the Gwinnett Giving Girls. Led by Jerri Hewett Miller,…
2017 Good2Give Gala Showcases Area Nonprofits
From a surprise appearance of Gwinnett County Police K-9’s Elsa and Nitro to the entire 600+ audience getting to their feet to do the rollercoaster with students from HoPe (Hispanic…