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Here I Come to Save the Day!
100
Not too many Little League coaches can take credit for a 16-year mentoring journey that leads to a full athletic scholarship at Morehouse College. Thanks to this hero, a young Morehouse Man just finished up his freshman year by snatching up every athletic award given!
Who is Cynthia Freeman?
100
Also known as Becky, this miracle maker can turn plastic grocery bags into pom poms, a plain countertop into a postcard picture, and a bunch of thread into a prom gown. This hero lends her talent to Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity, and HIP Atlanta!
Who is Charlene Farrior?
100
This southside hero raised $500 for Soccer in the Streets, a non-profit that empowers underserved kids to become independent by building character and self-reliance.
Who is Chris Leutzinger?
100
When he's not leading the city through high profile referendums, he's speaking to APS youth, distributing meals to Atlanta's elderly, and serving on the board of the Urban League.
Who is Justin Giboney?
100
Anyone who has children knows that Godmom = Hero! When she's not helping folks achieve homeownership, this hero is routinely helping her friends out by watching their children and even goes the extra mile to support them at their events!
Who is Anita Allgood?
200
This volunteer basketball coach helped start the middle school program, Fathers Being Involved (FBI), and was instrumental in engaging 18 men in reading to elementary school students. At the height of the program, 40 men read to the entire school 4 times per year! How about those numbers?
Who is Steven Fuller?
200
One minute, you'll find this 10 year Invest Atlanta veteran enforcing housing code regulations - and when the day is done, crocheting an afghan!
Who is Theresa McElvene?
200
This team player volunteers as a social coach to developmentally delayed folks who need help fitting into society and becoming more independent.
Who is Pierce Walker?
200
When he's not retaining and expanding, this hero is working with World Medical Relief to reduce morbidity in developing countries by providing pacemakers and defibrillators at no cost to those in need.
Who is Kent Spencer?
200
Soon after a deer was struck by a car, El Capitan stopped at the scene to see what had occurred. The pregnant deer started to give birth but didn't suffer long before dying. This hero and his companions assisted in the birth of the fawn, cleaned it up and returned it to the woods.
Who is Craig Richard?
300
She pulls double duty in the office and on the kickball field - and then puts on her cape to go fight human trafficking.
Who is Shelease Tucker?
300
This dance machine got off to an early start, easing on down the road from the age of 3, owning her own studio - and mentoring hundreds of children along the way.
Who is Daphne Crosby?
300
This hero freely gives smiles, grows tomatoes on her patio to share with others, and collects old comforters to make sleeping bags for the homeless! And you thought she just held it down in the front office....
Who is Elaine Banks?
300
This dynamic hero joined Invest Atlanta 36 years ago at the ripe old age of 10, and has made a tremendous impact on the world by serving as an instructor with BASIC World Work Program, teaching inmates how to transition back into the work world, relate better to their families, and start their own businesses.
Who is Lonnie Saboor?
300
This hero helps working people own homes, meets US military troops at the airport to welcome them home, and assists elderly and disabled passengers.
Who is Michele Lewis?
400
These northside heroes took Invest Atlanta by storm during the weekly football pick thingy and represented for the women! One recently created care packages for children in Ebola-stricken countries - and the other keeps "care packages" for coworkers in need of anything you can think of (and she volunteers with her church and looks after her 96 yr old mom).
Who are Randi Mason and Rita Coppock?
400
These two supermoms are heroes by day and by night! By day, she makes sure we get our phone calls and packages, by night, she plays the fun grandmother to her two grandchildren by creating a theme each summer! Supermom #2 spends her resources keeping the humans in line, and managed to raise two boys without ever missing a game or special event!
Who are Jackie Epps and Dorothy Williams?
400
When they aren't busy redeveloping Atlanta, one is a hero to Ashley and Allison, and the other, an Albany native, is a hero to his brother, a burgeoning Atlanta artist.
Who are Courtney Knight and Nick Mulkey?
400
This wonder is so heroic, even the Incredible Hulk can't crush all her heroism into one question! She serves on the Board of her HOA, the Diabetes Association of Atlanta, and the Atlanta BeltLine (they don't allow her to make motions in French, though). She serves as a mentor to men and women, and can still give you "that look" she learned from her days as a teacher. And she heroically put herself through college, stretching every dollar and sewing her own clothes.
Who is Ernestine Garey?
400
Although his work keeps him just a tad busy, he rolls up his sleeves and loosens his bowtie to minister to a community in need. This hero recently collected brand new bikes to give to impoverished boys. In addition to keeping the bills paid, she counsels young married couples and serves on the Emergency Response Team at her church.
Who are Tarnace Watkins and LaTunya Dial?
500
This hero teaches tennis to underprivileged children, after raising his own as a single father. This single mom jumped over numerous hurdles to raise her children after removing them from a racist environment and substandard housing. And this family woman travels across the world to care for her mom and family (MARTA doesn't go that far).
Who are Arthur Mallard, Vickey Roberts and Flor Velarde?
500
This Law and Order trio includes a quilter who works with a local children's home, a Supermom who spends most of her waking hours assembling land or toys, and a Jessup native who can't keep up with Becky, but recently closed a $247M bond deal.
Who are Rosalind Rubens Newell, June Ford, and Tremayne Green?
500
These three heroes should be in the sports center just for the miles they run to create WINS for Atlanta. In addition to their round-the-clock commitment to their families and communities, these two qualified, bonafide, certified economic developers put in countless hours to bring businesses to Atlanta! And rounding the category out is a hero across the hall in Housing who creates WIN-WINS for Atlanta and our homebuyers - when he's not helping college students across the country win internship and job opportunities.
Who are Eloisa Klementich, Kevin Johnson and Frank George?
500
This team of three is full of heroes. Just ask Grady Hospital. He is a tireless PTA volunteer, dedicated father, and champion of children with special needs. She says "hello" in 5 languages, helped build 4 Habitat for Humanity homes, and volunteers with March of Dimes and Walk the Night. And he mentors underserved youth and helps overloaded teachers by grading papers and reading to the students.
Who are the NMTC Team? (Dale Royal, Tainia Beohm, Stephen McRae)
500
This multi-departmental trio consists includes two doting moms and a doting neighbor! This fine mom of one daughter enjoys living healthy and serving her community. She rescues neighborhoods by day and cats by night. Mom #2 may or may not cook for her adorable son, but she's still his hero. Her neighbors call her hero too, as she actively serves in her HOA. Speaking of neighbors... You may think capes have gone out of style, but this hero still carries hers just in case she has to save the day! She added to her portfolio an 82 year old neighbor who was displaced by a fire. This hero opened up her home and her heart to care for her neighbor for 4 months!
Who are Jennifer Fine, Daphanie Cook, and Yolanda Harris?