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Doing Good: Equestrian community rides to the rescue
Alpharetta’s Cheryl Sims has a vast network of people she’s met through managing horse shows at the city’s Wills Park and around the Southeast.
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Making the Grade: Dads (and granddads) pitch in at Spring Hill
A newsletter item from his son’s school grabbed Jonathan Graham’s interest: It offered a chance to meet other dads and to volunteer, and it threw in coffee and doughnuts.
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Alpharetta woman finds purpose in making lasagna for others
Lynn Hirsch never made many lasagnas when her kids were growing up. It wasn’t a family favorite.
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Student finds purpose in his passion
Pianist Elias Kremer founded the nonprofit NOTEWORTHE Music in part so student musicians could perform for people in cognitive decline.
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Doing Good: Architects connect community to the industry
What started as a student-led organization at Georgia Tech is marking a milestone this year.
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Doing Good: Volunteer project earns teen scholarship
It’s been only six weeks since Faustina Barcena became a student at the University of Notre Dame, but she’s already drawing on her background as a community volunteer.
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Teen wants to make court less traumatic for foster kids, other children
Thousands of children across Georgia go to juvenile courtrooms each year, often feeling overwhelmed. But that could be changing through the efforts of one local teen.
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Georgia 11-year-old survives cancer and hopes to help others
Ally Smith was just 10 years old when she shared her cancer journey with 500 people at her church.