Friends of Forsyth nonprofit guide 2020

Friends of Forsyth 2020 Forsyth County Non-profit organizations Presented by:

United Way of Forsyth County

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United Way of Forsyth County

United Way of Forsyth County is fighting for a community where every person has an equal chance at a bright future.

To learn more, call 770.781.4110 or visit www.UnitedWayForsyth.com

Fund-raising Annual Events SPONSOR, COACH, Fund-raising Annual Events VOLUNTEER WITH US!

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 Battle of the Bats @ Central Park, Cumming, GA Forsyth Local Coordinator Linda Fitzpatrick | LindaSOForsyth@gmail.com Forsyth Local CoordinatorChairperson Linda Fitzpatrick | LindaSOForsyth@gmail.com Dana Westbrook | wstbrk01@yahoo.com Chairperson Volunteer Contact Hermance | meoochie@gmail.com Dana WestbrookMaryellen | wstbrk01@yahoo.com Coaches Contact Volunteer Contact Family Chairperson / New Families Keesee | mark.keesee@att.net Maryellen Hermance |Mark meoochie@gmail.com Dave Cloud | Davsu7331@gmail.com Wayne Hancock | wayne.hancock@siemens.com Coaches Contact Spring Games Forsyth Schools at Central High School Mark Keesee | mark.keesee@att.net Susan Darlington | Sdarlington@forsyth.k12.ga.us Wayne Hancock | wayne.hancock@siemens.com Fund-raising Spring Games Forsyth Schools Central High School Forsyth County Schoolat Programs sgreiner@forsyth.k12.ga.us | lwkirby@att.net Susan Darlington | Sdarlington@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Fund-raising Fundraising Chairperson sgreiner@forsyth.k12.ga.us | lwkirby@att.net Val &Donations: David DuValSpecial | duvalfcso@gmail.com Olympics Forsyth

PO Box 2886 | Cumming, GA 30028

LEARN MORE ABOUT YEAR-ROUND SPORTING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

www.soforsyth.com

1120 Dahlonega Hwy. | Cumming, GA 30040 LEARN MORE ABOUT YEAR-ROUND SPORTING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AT770-317-35

Donations: Special Olympics Forsyth PO Box 2886 | Cumming, GA 30028

1120 Dahlonega Hwy. | Cumming, GA 30040

www.soforsyth.com 770-317-3562

2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS abba house inc.

Phone: (678) 208-2000 www.abbahouse.com aboutFace - Veterans/Family transition, reintegration and Community Education Program inc.

(404) 862-2141 www.aboutFace-usa.org age Well Forsyth inc.

133 samaritan Drive, suite 105, Cumming, ga 30040 404) 245-7949 www.agewellforsyth.com american Legion www.americanlegionpost307.org P.o. Box 2624, Cumming, ga 30028 Email: gaPost307@gmail.com B.a.D.g.E. 525 tribble gap rd, suite 827 Cumming ga 30028 www.badgeoffcso.org Bald ridge Lodge inc.

505 Lakeland Plaza, suite 302 Cumming, ga 30040 www.baldridgelodge.org Phone: (770) 887-1220 Fax: (770) 887-4161 Bearfoot ranch inc. www.bearfootranch.org East campus: 9220 Waldrip road, gainesville, ga 30506 (678) 805-7433 West campus: 5150 oak grove Circle, Cumming, ga 30028 (678) 805-7433 Casa of Forsyth County inc.

875 Lanier 400 Pkwy., Box 7 Cumming, ga 30040 www.forsythcountycasa.org Phone: (770) 886-4082 Fax: (678) 648-9486 4 | 2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT GUIDE | Friends of Forsyth

Children’s at Forsyth the Collection at Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Pkwy., Cumming, ga 30041 www.choa.org (404) 785-3100 Childrens Center For hope and healing www.hopeandhealingga.org 327 Dahlonega street, Cumming, ga 30040 (770) 889-8819 Cumming home Ministries inc.

429 Canton road, Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 456-5544 www.cumminghomeministries.org Cumming Civitan Club Meets 1st and 3rd thursdays at 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., golden Corral, 2025 Market Place Blvd., Cumming cumming.civitan1@gmail.com www.cummingcivitan.com Dyslexia network of Forsyth County www.dyslexiaforsyth.com Faith’s house www.faithshouseinc.org Family Promise of Forsyth County www.familypromiseofforsythcounty.org P.o. Box 3305, Cumming ga 30028 (678) 476-4657 Food For thought Project inc.

Visit www.fftpinc.org for donation sites Forsyth County s.a.L.t. www.forsythsheriff.org/communications Email: socommrelations@forsythco.com 678-513-5880 Forsyth County Child advocacy Center inc. www.forsythcountycac.org 1480 Bettis tribble gap road Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 208-1909

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2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Forsyth County Community Connection inc.

133 samaritan Drive, Cumming, ga 30040 (770) 205-1701 www.connectforsyth.org

Forsyth-Cumming optimist Club P.o. Box 111, Cumming, ga 30028 www.fcoptimists.org (770) 781-6302

Forsyth County Cops & Kids inc. www.dplandlodge82.org FoP Lodge #82, Po Box 1374 Cumming, ga 30041

Furkids animal rescue and shelter 1520 union hill road, alpharetta ga 30005 (770) 613-0009, www.furkids.org

Forsyth County Family haven inc. www.forsythcountyfamilyhaven.info Po Box 1160, Cumming, ga 30028 (770) 889-6384 Emergency line: (770) 887-1121 Forsyth County Family yMCa 6050 y street, Cumming, ga 30040 www.ymcaatlanta.org/fcy/ (770) 888-2788 Forsyth County humane society www.forsythpets.org 4440 Keith Bridge road, Cumming, ga 30041 (770) 887-6480 Forsyth County Extension 5110 Piney grove road, Cumming, ga 30040 (770) 887-2418 www.caes.uga.edu/extension/forsyth Forsyth County Lions Club inc. www.forsythcountylions.org P.o. Box 1317, Cumming, ga 30028-1317 (770) 887-1609 forsythcountylions@gmail.com www.forsythcountylions.org Forsyth County Public Library www.forsythpl.org, (770) 781-9840 -Cumming Library 585 Dahlonega road, Cumming, ga 30040 -hampton Park Library 5345 settingdown road, Cumming, ga 30041 -Post road Library 5010 Post road, Cumming, ga 30040 -sharon Forks Library 2820 old atlanta road, Cumming, ga 30041 6 | 2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT GUIDE | Friends of Forsyth

georgia highlands Medical services inc.

475 tribble gap road, Cumming, ga 30040 (770) 887-1668, www.ghms-inc.org highlands Pharmacy 260 Elm street, Cumming ga 30040 (770) 887-1670 georgia Mountain Food Bank www.gamountainfoodbank.org (770) 534-4111 girls on the run Forsyth www.girlsontherunnorthga.org (678) 845-8216 habitat for humanitynorth Central georgia 770) 886-4939 133 samaritan Drive, Cumming 30041 www.habitat-ncg.org helping hands Partners Limited 523 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 341-8075 www.helpinghandpartners.com high hopes Children’s therapy www.highhopestherapy.com 102 Mary alice Park road suite 304, Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 395-3269 historical society of Forsyth County 101 school st., Cumming, ga 30040 www.historicforsyth.com (678) 455-7260

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2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Jesse’s house P.o. Box 3318, Cumming, ga 30028 www.jesseshouse.org (678) 947-6217 Junior service League of Forsyth P.o. Box 1456, Cumming, ga 30028 www.jslforsyth.com Keep Forsyth County Beautiful inc. keepforsythcountybeautiful.org Email: kfcb@forsythco.com (770) 205-4573 Kiwanis Club of Cumming www.cummingkiwanis.org Email: info@cummingkiwanis.org (678) 455-7437 Lanier striped Bass Coalition www.lanierstripedbasscoalition.org Lanier Fuller Center for housing www.fullercenterlakelanier.com (678) 845-9582 Mobile: (678) 790-6520 Leadership Forsyth inc. www.leadershipforsyth.org tammi@leadershipforsyth.org (678) 699-4699 Literacy Forsyth www.literacyforsyth.org literacyforsyth@gmail.com (770) 876-2011 Meals By grace inc.

432 a Canton road, Cumming, ga 30040 volunteer@mealsbygrace.org www.mealsbygrace.org (404) 426-4055 Mentor Me north georgia inc. www.mentorga.org info@mentormenorthga.org 101 Meadow Drive, Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 341-8028 8 | 2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT GUIDE | Friends of Forsyth

Morrow Community Foundation www.forsythbyotbenefit.org (678) 333-5582 Marcus E. & sharon B. gunter Foundation/the Msg Foundation www.msgfound.org naMi: national alliance on Mental illness P.o. Box 2665, Cumming, ga 30028 www.namifdl.org, namifdlga@gmail.com (678) 341-9414 new Life tech group Email: info@newlifetechgroup.com www.newLifetechgroup.com (404) 313-8215 next generation Focus inc. www.nextgenerationfocus.org P.o. Box 402, Cumming, ga 30028 (678) 807-9643 ninth District opportunity, inc.

133 samaritan Dr., suite 112, Cumming, 30040 www.ndo.org (770) 889-9420 no Longer Bound inc. www.nolongerbound.com, (770) 886-7873 northside hospital-Forsyth 1200 northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, ga 30041 www.northside.com/forsyth (770) 844-3200 Peachtree Parkway improvement District www.peachtreeparkway.org the Pier Foundation www.pierfoundation.org 1597 sawnee Drive, Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 455-7437 the Place of Forsyth County inc.

2550 the Place Circle, Cumming, ga 30040 www.theplaceofforsyth.org (770) 887-1098

Mission: The mission of Forsyth County Community Connection (FCCC) is to connect the needs of vulnerable children and families to agencies and volunteers.

Vision: FCCC envisions our county as a place where every family is healthy, engaged and self-sufficient.

Purpose: The purpose of FCCC shall be to empower youth and families to fulfill their potential and take their places as productive members in society.

We coordinate resources to maximize outcomes for families and the community and when we create and coordinate pathways to solutions, we celebrate community success

Forsyth County Community Connection: Region 2 133 Samaritan Drive, Cumming, GA 30040-2396 Executive Director: SARAH PEDARRE sarah@forythconnection.org 404-985-7796

Board Chair: LYSBETH HAMLIN lysbeth@homeandlivingmarketing.com 404-368-8170

www.forsyth.gafcp.org

FEEDING

HOPE together

We cannot leave children waiting and worrying about where they will get their next meal.

More than 70 feeding partners in north Georgia count on Georgia Mountain Food Bank to stock the shelves of their food pantries. Thousands are served through this network every month. Find out how you can help at gamountainfoodbank.org or call 770-534-4111.

Serving Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin & Union counties since 2008

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2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Purple Pansies Pancreatic Cancer organization 1595 Peachtree Pkwy. suite 204-360 alpharetta, ga, (470) 509-5229 info@purplepansies.org www.purplepansies.org realty 4 rehab info@realty4rehab.com www.realty4rehab.com (678) 793-1303 reaping nature Educational outreach Foundation inc. www.reapingnature.org (770) 490-1083 relay for Life Forsyth County www.relayforlife.org/forsythcountyga (800) 227-2345 rotary Club international: -rotary Club of Forsyth County www.rotaryclubofforsythcounty.org -rotary Club of Johns Creek www.rotaryclubofjohnscreek.com -Lanier Forsyth rotary Club www.lanierforsythrotaryclub.org -south Forsyth rotary Club www.southforsythrotaryclub.org -north Forsyth rotary Club Facebook: north Forsyth 400 rotary Club saFFt supporting adoption and Foster Families together inc., 219 Castleberry road, Cumming, ga 30040, www.safft.org (770) 886-9505 sawnee artists association 111 Pilgrim Mill road, Cumming, ga 30040 www.sawneeart.org, sawneeart@gmail.com (678) 936-6422 sawnee Cumming optimist Club P. o. Box 945, Cumming, ga 30028 www.sawneecummingoptimist.org sawnee Woman’s Club info@sawneewomanclub.org 12 | 2020 FORSYTH COUNTY NON-PROFIT GUIDE | Friends of Forsyth

P.o. Box 2793, Cumming, ga 30028 www.sawneewomansclub.org save the horses horse rescue www.savethehorses.org (770) 886-5419 simply grace inc.

133 samaritan Drive, suite 202, Cumming, ga 30040 www.simply-grace.org, (678) 965-4055 sounds of sawnee 27695 highland ridge Drive, Cumming, ga 30041, www.soundsofsawnee.com (770) 653-8554 special olympics Forsyth County 1120 Dahlonega hwy, Cumming, ga 30040 www.soforsyth.com, (770) 887-2461 the Exhange 3245 Peachtree Pkwy., suite D-403 suwanee, ga 30024 www.theexchangega.org there’s hope For the hungry inc.

678-513-9445 www.thereshopeforthehungry.org united Way of Forsyth County inc.

P.o. Box 1350, Cumming, ga 30028 www.unitedwayforsyth.com (770) 781-4110 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9143 1045 Dahlonega hwy., Cumming, ga 30040 www.vfwpost9143.com (770) 887-9275 Vietnam Veterans of america Chapter 1030 P.o. Box 3088, Cumming, ga 30040 (678) 882-2881, hogvet70@hotmail.com Ladies auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars 1045 Dahlonega hwy., Cumming, ga 30040 www.vfwpost9143.org, (770) 887-9275

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$173,716 in housing assistance.

$1,355,463 of food distributed

$7,888 in medical bills covered

25 seniors receive weekly attention.

$55,000 to keep utilitites turned on

138 jobs woth $35 million salaries.

12 safe vehicles given to families.

1348 backpacks distributed

461 Vouchers given from Thrift Store

Where every Person, Dollar, and Hour has a PURPOSE. www.ThePlaceofForsyth.org | 770-887-1098 PO Box 2607 Cumming, GA 30028

Age Well Forsyth, by supporting the work and programs of Forsyth County Senior Services, promotes activities, wellness and leisure for mature adults in the county: United Way Community partner program supports Meals on Wheels and Alzheimer’s Respite

Sponsored day and evening activities for the young at heart

Regional and international group trips at very affordable prices.

Check website for current schedule

Homebound Seniors program assists with home and supplies needs

Savannah, Georgia

Rome, Florence & Venice

To keep up with scheduled activities, or to volunteer, visit: www.agewellforsyth.com | 404.245.7949 agewelllinda@gmail.com Find Us On Facebook!

sponsored by and benefiting the

Forsyth BYOT Benefit

Saturday, July 25, 2020 The Metropolitan Club Alpharetta, Georgia Seven to Eleven in the evening Details at www.ForsythBYOTBenefit.org Cocktail Hour - Hors d’Oeuvres - Plated Dinner Entertainment by The Steve Watson Jazz Quartet Silent and Live Auction - After Dinner Dancing to DJ Shepherd

iRun for

BYOT 2020 October 3, 2020

Shiloh Elementary School

5K starts at 8:00 and the Fun Run starts at 9:00

Details at www.ForsythBYOTBenefit.org

We restore lives shattered by serious accidents and catastrophic injuries WE ONLY REPRESENT INJURY VICTIMS; WE NEVER REPRESENT INSURANCE COMPANIES

Contact R. Parker McFarland, Jr. for a free consultation AVVO 10.0 Perfect Rating 770.887.1209 | 1.877.724.8510 770.889.5898 (Facsimile)

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