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Living Well Luncheon
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.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab, a Marietta-based nonprofit that operates three nursing homes in metro Atlanta, recently hosted its second Living Well Luncheon at the
Cherokee Town Club in Buckhead. The event drew more than 205 people and was hosted by the A.G. Rhodes board of advisors, which is dedicated to providing a
high-quality standard of care for metro Atlanta seniors. This year’s luncheon honored the late Rhodes and Margaret Perdue, and proceeds from the luncheon will support the Margaret Boyd Perdue Fund, which is used to improve the well-being of the patients and residents at the A.G. Rhodes Homes. Information: www.agrhodes.org/
livingwell Above left, from left, Tom Summers, Susan Bauguess and Harve Bauguess. Above right, guests from Morrison Community Living, a luncheon sponsor, attended
the event. Front row from left, Amber Frix, Windy Altman and Dori Mendel. Back row from left, Ajay Kalra, Joe Pellegrino, Olivia Caldas, Imani Gay and Rodney Knauf.
Below left, from left, Richard Parker, Isobel Parker Mills and Jimmy Mills. Below right, from left, Gayle Ide, Lola Battle and Sharon Ansley. / Special - Andrew Sagun
Members Guild spring luncheon
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tlanta History Center’s Members Guild, a social and volunteer organization that supports the center’s advancement through fundraisers and membership
development, will host its annual spring luncheon, chaired by Georgia Schley Ritchie, Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. It is open to the public. Celebrating fashion
history and the High Museum of Art exhibition ‘Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion,’ the event will feature a special presentation by High Curator of
Decorative Arts and Design Sarah Schleuning and fashion modeling provided by Neiman Marcus. Funds raised at the luncheon support the center’s operations
and its educational programs serving over 50,000 Atlanta area school children and many thousands of families each year. For information, contact Katherine
Hoogerwerf at (404) 814-4102 or [email protected] or visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/MembersGuildLuncheon. Above left, from
left, Bill and Cindy Voyles, the event’s presenting sponsors. Above right, from left, Tom Abrams of Neiman Marcus, event chair Georgia Schley Ritchie, Members
Guild president Lisa Fuller and DeAnn Golden of sponsor Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties stand next to a lace dress from the Atlanta
History Center collection once worn by Emily Inman, original owner of the Swan House, which is on the center’s campus. / Special Photos
NORTH SPRINGS GETS GRANT: All math classes at North Springs
Charter High School in Sandy Springs recently received new classroom response devices, helping over 1,600 students, thanks to a
grant from the Sandy Springs Society. According to math department
chair Jessica Woods, who collaborated with the Friends of North
Springs Foundation on writing the grant, ‘the hand-held devices
encourage participation from each and every student.’ Algebra student Deraun Fry, seated and holding one of the devices, is shown
with, standing from left, foundation grant chair Mary Reid, society
philanthropy chair Joan Plunkett, society president Karen Meinzen
McEnerny, North Springs Principal Eddie Ruiz, Woods and foundation
president Sandra Jewell.
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