enAble Merges With Georgia Community Support & Solutions

ROSWELL, GA — enAble of Georgia’s 30th Annual Gala - Founders’ Ball was held at The Hotel at Avalon on Saturday, April 21. The event was attended by more than 400 supporters and raised over $280,000 for adults with developmental disabilities served by enAble of Georgia and Georgia Community Support and Solutions.

The event honored the founders who had a dream of independence and inclusion for their children’s future, and they pursued that dream. The enAble of Georgia founders’, Ginny Riley, Marian David, Jane Lewis, Kay Briggs, Eleanor Workman and Becky Willingham and GCSS founder, Whitney Fuchs were all recognized and applauded for their dedication and perseverance.

Gala Chairs Bill & Shirley Abernathy and Mark & Kay Lewington did a wonderful job hosting the event. The night's MC Comedian Derrick Tennant, his sister, Julie, and the band, Yacht Rock Schooners were a huge hit! The evening included a cocktail reception, silent auction, three course meal, live auction and entertainment.

In 2014, a multi-year operational plan was launched by enAble of Georgia and GCSS to merge the two with the same mission to provide quality support to people with developmental disabilities. At this year’s gala, CEO Whitney Fuchs took the stage and asked everyone to hold up their glass for a toast to InCommunity, the new name for the merged organizations.

“The new name, InCommunity, describes our mission as partners, dedicated to enriching and sustaining the lives of individuals who have disabilities, their families and their communities,” states InCommunity CEO, Whitney Fuchs.

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Thanks to our dedicated supporters for helping make the event a huge success: Abernathy Bank Consulting, Accent Decor Inc., Brand Bank, Cafe Intermezzo, Chateau St. Michelle, Crate and Barrel, D. Geller and Son, Dillon Production Services, Family Life Publications, First Landmark Bank, Georgia Community Support & Solutions, Inc., Isabelle Gautier, Kendra Scott, Legendary Events, Marriott Vacation Club, MF Sushi, Northside Hospital Foundation Services, Roswell Dental Care, Roswell Funeral Home & Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell United Methodist Church – RUMC, RUMC CrossTalk Sunday School Class, Synovus - Bank of North Georgia, Tesla, The 770 Group at UBS Financial Services, The Indigo Road, and UPS Foundation, Inc.

About InCommunity: Originally founded in 1983, InCommunity, a non-profit agency headquartered in Atlanta, was created to provide community-based services and support to people with disabilities and their families. For almost 35 years, InCommunity has been embracing the abilities in all of us, building an outstanding reputation in Georgia for innovative programs and willingness to take on challenging support situations for people in their communities.

Currently, InCommunity has more 650 employees who provide all levels of support in the community to people with a variety of needs; including residential support, employment services, respite care, family support, in-home care, and day programs. To date, InCommunity has provided support and service to more than 10,000 Georgian community members. www.incommunityga.org.