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Community Friends Groups
Thank you for your interest in volunteering as a Community Friends member. Active groups appear on the map and are listed below, with a link to each group’s information page. Contact a group member as listed for more information about specific groups, and visit the Community Friends membership registration form to join an existing group or start one of your own. Thank you for your support of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
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Group name: Friends Junior Committee
Chair(s): Julie Trackman
Established: 1994
Number of members: 120
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: julie.trackman@fjcatlanta.org
Group website(s): www.fjcatlanta.org
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Friends Junior Committee (FJC) is composed of young professionals in their 20s and 30s supporting Children’s through fundraising activities, volunteerism and social networking. FJC hosts two annual fundraisers—Party Atlanta and Cheers for Children—and hosts monthly socials, hospital events and other social occasions throughout the year.
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Group name: Generous Generation
Chair(s): Angie Hitch and Dell Norman
Established: 2006
Number of members: N/A
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: Dell Norman
Group website(s): www.choa.org/generousgeneration
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 Generous Generation engages children and teens in activities that teach the importance of community service and encourage lifelong volunteerism and philanthropy. Volunteers are invited to participate in any Generous Generation program, including “A” is for Apple, Coins for Clowns, Hop & Whirl for Hope and Will, Hope and Will Happy Birthday, and Nickel War.
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Group name: Heart Friends
Chair(s): Melissa Harvey and Jessica Hatcher
Established: 2003
Number of members: 170
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: mharvey1907@yahoo.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This group is composed of families whose children have been patients at the Children’s Sibley Heart Center. Group members live across the Atlanta metro area and focus on family-friendly fundraising initiatives that benefit the center. One such initiative is the Heart Friends Bowling for Beads event, which supports the Beads of Courage program at the Sibley Heart Center.
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Group name: Tennis Friends
Chair(s):
Established: 2010
Number of members:
Accepting new members:
Contact: lisa.rutherford@choa.org
Group website(s):
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More information is coming soon.
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Group name: Hispanic Friends
Chair(s): Seeking leadership
Established: 2009
Number of members: N/A
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: julianna.rue@choa.org
Group website(s): N/A
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This new Friends group invites volunteers in the metro Atlanta Hispanic community to join, with leadership opportunities also available.
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Group name: Holiday Card Friends
Chair(s): Kelly Friedman
Established: 1987
Number of members: 10
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: kelfriedman@hotmail.com
Group website(s): N/A
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Every year, children from across metro Atlanta, including patients of Children’s, contribute artwork for the annual Holiday Card Program benefiting Children’s. Volunteers in this group aid in selecting card designs, help with patient art parties and other related activities.
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Group name: East Cobb Friends
Chair(s): Ruth Ann Moore
Established: Early 2000s
Number of members: 19
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: Ruthann.moore@unx.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This group’s activities include in-service projects at Children’s, holiday gatherings and participation in citywide Friends fundraisers.
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Group name: Hampton Farms Friends
Chair(s): Vivian Jackson
Established: Early 2000s
Number of members: N/A
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: ashley.dollar@choa.org
Group website(s): N/A
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This group’s activities include the annual Mailbox Brigade, for which mailboxes in the Riverhill, Hampton Farms and Riverpark neighborhoods are decorated by volunteers with proceeds benefiting Children’s.
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Group name: Vinings Friends
Chair(s): Stephanie Green-Bass
Established: 1982
Number of members: 50
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: sgreenbass@gmail.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This group’s activities include participation in the Generous Generation initiative.
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Group name: Marietta Friends
Chair(s):
Established: 2010
Number of members:
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Contact: erin.tudor@gmail.com
Group website(s):
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More information is coming soon.
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Group name: Milton Friends
Chair(s):
Established: 2010
Number of members:
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Contact: rise@crabapplehomes.net
Group website(s):
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Group name: Brookhaven Friends
Chair(s): Sloane Alford
Established: 1989
Number of members: 275
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: sloanealford@yahoo.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This group’s annual activities include Brookhaven Fun Run, Shop Night, Mailbox Brigade, and the Spring Party and Silent Auction.
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Group name: Girl Friends
Chair(s): Ann Hess Kamp and Lisa Cronic
Established:Mid-1990s
Number of members: 17
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: annhesskamp@comcast.net or lacronic@bellsouth.net
Group website(s): N/A
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Formerly known as Druid Hills Friends, this group’s activities have included the annual Druid Hills band party, lawn golf tournament, My Friend’s Closet sale and participation in the Generous Generation initiative.
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Group name: Hope and Will Ball Friends
Chair(s): Ashley Preisinger
Established: 2003
Number of members: 50
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: ashley.dollar@choa.org
Group website(s): N/A
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This group is the planning committee of the Hope and Will Ball, an annual black-tie gala event featuring a seated dinner, silent and live auctions, and dancing.
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Group name: Lindridge Friends
Chair(s): Mandy Jackson
Established: 2009
Number of members: N/A
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: julianna.rue@choa.org
Group website(s): N/A
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This new group participates in general Friends activities and plans to organize a new fundraising event in 2010.
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Group name: Chastain/Tuxedo Park Friends
Chair(s): Angie Holmes and Amy Pearce
Established: Early 2000s
Number of members: 100
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: Karen Yanoshik or Mikki Hawkins
Group website(s): N/A
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This group’s annual activities include Cookies with Comet and the Nine at Night golf tournament.
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Group name: Fairy Tale Tea Friends
Chair(s): Jenn Woods
Established: 1994
Number of members: 25
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: twoods00@comcast.net
Group website(s): N/A
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This group organizes the annual Fairy Tale Tea, a mother/daughter event featuring afternoon tea, crafts and entertainment. Past events have been at signature Atlanta landmarks including The Fox Theatre, Piedmont Driving Club and the Georgia Aquarium.
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Group name: High Point Friends
Chair(s): Seeking leadership
Established: 2010
Number of members: 20
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: lisa.rutherford@choa.org
Group website(s): N/A
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This Friends group, which has participated in the Friends Holiday Flower Sale, invites volunteers to join, with leadership opportunities also available.
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Group name: InTown Friends
Chair(s): Meg Gwaltney and Mary Heather Hanley
Established: 2001
Number of members: 150
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: intownfriends@gmail.com
Group website(s): www.tasteofthehighlands.com
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This group hosts the annual Taste of the Highlands, which features samplings from more than 30 favorite neighborhood restaurants and live music. In addition, the group hosts monthly social and event-planning meetings, and hospital patient parties throughout the year.
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Group name: North Buckhead Friends
Chair(s): Helen Hanahan
Established: 2006
Number of members: 42
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: helen70@comcast.net
Group website(s): N/A
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This group organizes the semi-annual Hope and Will’s Closet Consignment Sale, and also participates in holiday flower sales and Mailbox Brigade.
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Group name: Northside Friends
Chair(s): Carol Matheson
Established: 2002
Number of members: 35
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: matheson69@comcast.net
Group website(s): N/A
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This group organizes an annual cocktail party and silent auction, and Family Fun Fair and Flick events, and participates in several other activities throughout the year.
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Group name: Northwest Buckhead Friends
Chair(s): Kerin Wright and Michelle Tekin
Established: 2008
Number of members: 20
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: kerin@sweetlifeevents.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This group organizes a jewelry and handbag fundraising party.
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Group name: Sandy Springs Friends
Chair(s): Dana Patton and Sherri Barnes
Established: 2000
Number of members: 30
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: thepattonfamily@comcast.net or sherri-barnes@comcast.net
Group website(s): N/A
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This group participates in an annual holiday mailbox-decorating event, as well as other activities.
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Group name: Johns Creek Friends
Chair(s): Dana Evans
Established: 2006
Number of members: 50
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: dadaevans@comcast.net
Group website(s): N/A
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This group organizes the annual Johns Creek Derby Day, hosted in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby.
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Group name: Laurel Springs Ladies Club Friends
Chair(s): Ashley Dollar
Established: 2009
Number of members: 20
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: jshumbres@yahoo.com
Group website(s): N/A
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This new group is partnering with the Laurel Springs Ladies Club to host events and activities in the Laurel Springs neighborhood.
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Group name: Forsyth Friends
Chair(s): Joda Foster
Established: 2009
Number of members: 30
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: joda.foster@gmail.com
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This group’s activities include Hike for Hyde, and participation in the Generous Generation initiative and other fundraising events throughout the year.
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Group name: Brookwood Hills Friends
Chair(s): Heidi Leithleiter
Established: Early 2000s
Number of members: 50
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact: heidileithleiter@yahoo.com
Group website(s): N/A
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Cookies with Santa is this group’s annual activity, and a spring cocktail party is organized biannually. This group also supports patient parties at Children’s and the Coffee with Friends program.
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Group name: Sugarloaf Friends
Chair(s): Seeking leadership
Established: 2003
Number of members: 15
Accepting new members: Yes
Contact:tcorley942@aol.com or hobbselaine@gmail.com
Group website: N/A
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This group’s activities include the annual Fishing with Friends event in the Sugarloaf neighborhood.
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