August was exciting as GivingPoint got back in the swing of things for the 2018-2019 school year!
Social Innovators Academy
We are hosting two cohorts this year, one for South Fulton and North Fulton students. This month we hosted retreats for each group!
- Thank you to our South Fulton locations and presenters: Constellations, Habitat for Humanity, Gene Kansas of Constellations, and Aubrey Logan-Holland and Robby Reyes. Read more about South Fulton here!
- Thank you to our North Fulton locations and presenters: Century 21 Connect Realty, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Rony Delgarde of Global Paint for Charity, and our own Board Member, Dr. Darian Jones. Read more about North Fulton here!
Introducing Paige
This school year, we are most excited about our expansion into new geographic areas that we have not been in before, and this is due in part to our hiring of the newest GivingPoint team member, Paige Whalen! Paige is the Associate Program Manager for the North Georgia region, and will be working with our schools in the North Fulton region to bring GivingPoint and Social Innovators Academy to a whole new group of students.
International Visitor Leadership Program
We also had a unique opportunity this past month to host the Kenyan delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) during their time in Atlanta. We got to share about the work GivingPoint does, including some of the amazing things our students are doing.
Student Spotlight
Anup and Zander with START
- Anup B. and Zander K., SIA 2018
- Join us in congratulating them on securing a grant through the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation for their project, START Inc!
Ian with Game Givers
- Ian C., Summer SIA 2018
- Ian is taking over Game Givers from former GivingPoint student Max R. after he graduated and heads to college!
Upcoming for GivingPoint
Sparks Squad
Stay tuned for more info about a new GivingPoint program for building a community of service in schools, designed and lead by students, for students.
GivingPoint Survey
We are running a survey about the GivingPoint brand! Take the survey today at bit.ly/GivingPointSurvey, it’ll take you less than five minutes, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift card!
Thank you for your continued support of GivingPoint and all of our incredible students. We are looking forward to everything coming up for the rest of 2018!
– The GivingPoint Team