InCommunity Spring Benefit Gala

Atlanta, GA: InCommunity, Georgia’s largest provider of services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, hosted its 31st Annual Spring Benefit Gala on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the gorgeous Loew’s Atlanta Hotel in Midtown. The event was attended by 350 supporters and the event raised almost $300K for the organization which will continue to support the mission of InCommunity, “partnering to enrich and sustain the lives of individuals who have disabilities, their families and their communities”.

The Spring Benefit was made possible thanks to this year’s Gala Chairs, Bill & Shirley Abernathy, Mark & Kay Lewington and Brent & Anita Atkinson. Special thanks to all of the fabulous sponsors of the event: Abernathy Bank Consulting, CTS Systems, UPS, Professional Medical Fulfillment, Dr. Arnaldo Jimenez, The Lewington family, The Scruggs family, The Atkinson family, Dillon Production Services, The Aitken family, The Blount family, The Cerrone family, and The Solomon family.

Guests were welcomed to the event with a reception and enjoyed passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Lulu the Giant played tunes while the guests perused the huge silent auction display and enjoyed the beautiful evening on the veranda where specialty cocktails were shared from ASW Distillery. Once the ballroom doors opened, guests found their tables and enjoyed a delicious meal, singing by Atlanta Women’s Chorus and InCommunity singers, followed by Dean Crownover’s Live Auction and ImPact InCommunity paddle raise which raised a historical high of $114,000! Guests then enjoyed an After Party in the Overlook room with DJ Maxwell who played dance tunes until midnight. Thank you to everyone who helped support, sponsor and volunteer for this amazing event! Check out photos from the event on the InCommunity Facebook page.

InCommunity is the newly merged organization of enAble of Georgia, Inc. and Georgia Community Support and Solutions. The combined organization supports more than 1500 individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. InCommunity operates 46 residential homes, 6 day programs, crisis support services, respite care, family support funding, supported employment and behavioral services, nursing supports and newly added senior services. For more information on programs and services offered, please visit our website www.incommunityga.org

For more information about future events, please contact Kimberley Ellery, Special Events Manager, at ktellery@enablega.org

About InCommunity: Originally founded in 1979, InCommunity, a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency headquartered in Atlanta, was created to provide community-based services and support to people with developmental disabilities and their families. For more than 40 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 than 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. The mission of the organization, “We partner to enrich and sustain the lives of individuals who have disabilities, their families, and their communities”. The primary diagnoses of those served by the organization include: mild/moderate/severe/profound intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. Many of the individuals supported have a significant secondary disability including physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, seizures, hearing or vision impairments.