Café Sunflower

Café Vendome

Chapman’s Cafe

Chef Rob’s Caribbean Café

Chick-fil-A Northridge

Chick-fil-A Roswell Road

Claire Weaver - C.W. Designs

Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Concourse Athletic Club

Costco - Perimeter

DaVinci Donuts

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Fresh Market - Roswell Road

Friends of the Sandy Springs Library

For the Sole

Gabriel Sterling

Georgia School of Orthodontics

Heards Ferry Elementary

Heather Kaufman

Hudson Grille - Sandy Springs

Julia Bernath

Kroger - Orchard Park

Kroger - Sandy Springs

Lennys Grill & Subs

Medical & Sports Massage

Mitchell & Shapiro LLP

Nothing Bundt Cakes

PostNet Atlanta

Publix - Dunwoody Hall

Riverwood High School Culinary

Sandy Springs Charter Middle

Spalding Drive Elementary

Slope’s BBQ - Sandy Springs

Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry

Southern Bistro

Spartan Nation - North Springs

Starbucks - Abernathy Square

Synovus Bank SubZero Top Bun/Succulent Hospitality

2018-2019 Board of Directors

Kathy Shapiro, Esq: CHAIR

Jeannie DiLuzio: VICE CHAIR

Enrique “Leo” Ortiz: VICE CHAIR

Heather Kaufman: SECRETARY

Tim Bonenberger, CPA: TREASURER

Julia Bernath: PAST CHAIR

Carolyn Axt: Board Member Emeritus

Yalanda Bell

Christine E. Heller

Colin Hubbard

Caroline Jameson, Esq

Sandra F. Jewell, PhD

Kirk Marchisen

Clanci Jordan

Joseph Nagel, Esq

Temoh Nesbitt

Charan Shikh, MD

Erica Rocker-Wills

Kirk Shrum

Amit Vyas

DeeAnn Weprinsky

Ava Wilensky, PhD

As a small group of dedicated Sandy Springs citizens sat around

Melanie and David Couchman’s kitchen table in 2008, there was no

way to suspect what the future might hold.

Now ten years later, over 60,000 children have been impacted by

Sandy Springs Education Force’s programs. Learning to love to read,

supported by mentors and tutors, encouraged by after-school pro-

grams and inspired to pursue STEAM careers, our children have

graduated high school and pursued college, vocations and military

futures they might not otherwise have ever considered possible. All of

our success is due to a very special formula: a unique combination of

relentlessly dedicated Board members; generous volunteers who do-

nate time, talent and financial help; a business and nonprofit commu-

nity that fully understand the importance of educating every child; and

a city council that provides unwavering support for its children. This

10th anniversary, we celebrate and honor the indominable spirit and

tireless efforts of you, our Sandy Springs community---for it is your

exceptional commitment to our students that has made our impact

possible.

Our Mission To create targeted programs that educate, inspire and prepare public school students in Sandy Springs for a competitive world

2018-2019

Annual Report

PUTTING THE WORLD WITHIN THEIR REACH!

A Legacy of Impact

@SSEFGeorgia

STAFF

Irene Schweiger, MBA Executive Director

Kathy Myers

Program Director

Miriam Salpeter Communications/Marketing

Director

Penny Goldberg-Rosenfield Bookkeeper

www.SandySpringsEducationForce.org

In-Kind Donors

Individual Donors

Premier In-Kind Donors – Indoor Network Billboard and The Wren’s Nest

Trader Joe’s - Sandy Springs Wacom Waxxpot Willy’s Woodland Elementary

$500-$999 Laura & DJ DeLong Gail & Lyons Heyman Jody Reichel Richard Schweitzer Tobyanne Sidman Rep. Deborah Silcox Dr. Michael Stewart Amit Vyas & Jenna Partisano-Vyas $250-$499 Carolyn & Bob Axt Linda Cahn Gail Dean Dr. David & Stacey Hader Epstein Norma & Peter Gordon Sandra Jewell Heather Kaufman Beppie Lever Wiliam MacArthur Kirk Marchisen Irene Meyer Erin Olivier Liza & Eddie Salzberg Kathy Shapiro Dr. Charan Shikh Debbie & Stanley Sonenshine

$100-$249 Lorry Alexander Linda Bain Yalanda Bell Julia Bernath Tim Bonenberger Ralph & Nancy Boe Melissa & Kevin Buckner Adam Carder Tamara Carrera Michael & Ellen Chalef Chris Conlin Susan Culpepper David & Staci Davidman Jeannie DiLuzio Margaret Ehrlich Kimberly McGraw Euston Sally Fitzgerald Les Fuchs Steven Funk Patricia Grayson Elizabeth Hasler Christine Heller Renee Hoelting Colin Hubbard Caroline Jameson Katherine & Drury Jenkins Laura Jones Betty Klein Alan Kolodkin David Kuniansky

Sheri & Steven Labovitz Catherine Lautenbacher Bryan Lewis Douglas McAlpin James McDonald Shelia Malloy Barbara Markusson Melissa Mortimer Thespi Mortimer Susan Muly Karen Niese Tompkiins Alice Nelson Temoh Nesbitt Enrique Ortiz Kathy Ray Crystal Reeves Michelle & Craig Rich Erica Rocker-Wills Carla Rogg Judy Roseman Ruth & Mark Rosenberg Lisa & Eddie Salzberg Nancy & James Schisler Irene Schweiger Kathy Shapiro Family Kirk Shrum Robert Wang Polly Warren DeeAnn Weprinsky Sue & Jonathan Winner Alisa & Shaun Winters

2018-2019 The BIG Picture

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

SERVED: 7000

NUMBER OF SANDY

SPRINGS SCHOOLS

SERVED: 11

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS: 13

NUMBER OF STEAM

GRANTS: 11

NUMBER OF BOOKS

DISTRIBUTED TO

FINANCIALLY

VULNERABLE

STUDENTS: 12,000

NUMBER OF

COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEERS: 400+

NUMBER OF

COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEER HOURS:

5,000+

The Impact of

Your Dollars 2018-2019 Programs

Event Sponsors & Program Patrons

STEAM INITIATIVES STEAM Showcase & Outreach (2600 Students) All Schools

STEAM Legacy Grants (500 Students) All Schools Hound Bowl Math Tournament(110 Students) Dunwoody Springs Elementary High Point Elementary Ison Springs Elementary Lake Forest Elementary Spalding Drive Elementary Woodland Elementary Ridgeview Charter Middle Sandy Springs Charter Middle

LITERACY PROGRAMS Mini Libraries (6000 Students) Dunwoody Springs Elementary High Point Elementary Ison Springs Elementary Lake Forest Elementary Spalding Drive Elementary Woodland Elementary Ridgeview Charter Middle Sandy Springs Charter Middle North Springs High Riverwood International Charter Reading Buddies (70 Students) Dunwoody Springs Elementary Ison Springs Elementary Lake Forest Elementary Spalding Drive Elementary AFTER - SCHOOL PROGRAMS After-School All-Stars (125 Students) Sandy Springs Charter Middle After-School North Springs (42 Students) North Springs High

Program Partners

After-School All-Stars Atlanta & GSU Research Foundation

Atlanta Science Festival Community Assistance Center

Creating Connected Communities Georgia State University - Perimeter College

Junior Achievement Rotary Club of Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber

MENTORING/ROLE MODELS Business Bridge (200 Students) Dunwoody Springs Elementary Ridgeview Charter Middle Sandy Springs Charter Middle Junior Achievement (800 Students) North Springs High Link with a Leader (445 Students) Ridgeview Charter Middle Sandy Springs Charter Middle North Springs High Riverwood International Charter SAIL (48 Students) Riverwood International Charter Final Hurdle (80 Students) North Springs High COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE CAC Teachers’ Supply Closet (1656 Students) All Schools

EVENTS 49% FOUNDATIONS & GRANTS 20% IN-KIND 18% INDIVIDUAL DONORS 12% BUSINESS 1%

PROGRAMS 80% MARKETING/FUNDRAISING 12% ADMINISTRATIVE 8%

Dine-Around Hosts: Brooklyn Café and Southern Bistro

PROVOST AT&T * Couchman & Noble Foundation *

Mercedes-Benz USA * State Farm * Ron & Carol Beerman Philanthropic Fund *

Wells Fargo Foundation * Sandy Springs Society

DOCTORATE Northside Hospital * Comcast * Cox Enterprises

MASTER

Blue Fin * Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital * Junior Achievement * Layer 3 Communications * Lockheed Martin * Synovia Solutions

BACHELOR

Ellen Arnovitz Philanthropic Fund * arobasegroup * Arrow Exterminators * Howard Austin * Ciena SPARK S.T.E.M. TM * Colonial Pipeline *

The Collaborative * Constellation Gas * Cox Communications * Georgia School of Orthodontics * Gwinnett Technical College *

Henssler Financial * Juneau Construction * Wayne Lazarus * The Letzler Family Foundation * Mercer University *

Mitchell & Shapiro LLP * Morris Manning & Martin LLP * Joseph Nagel * NFHS Network * Sally & Peter Parsonson *

Quest Orthodontics * SCAD * Stevens & Wilkinson * Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. * Swinerton Foundation *

Wacom * Wilensky & Co., PC * YouScience * Mindy Zatto

GRADUATE The Adair Group * Althea Medical Group * Café Vendome*

Carroll Daniel Construction * Dogwood Tutoring & Test Prep * Evergreen Construction * FASTSIGNS * First Landmark Bank *

Halpern Enterprises, Inc.* Hoffman & Associates * Kids on Canton * Long Engineering * Medical & Sports Massage * Medieval Times *

Northwestern Mutual * Orangetheory Fitness - Sandy Springs * Peachy Lyfe * RAM Partners * Regency Centers * Repro Products, Inc.* Rotary of Sandy Springs *

Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce * Synovus Bank * Taylor English Duma LLP * The Pattys * Tijuana Joe’s * VMWare