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enAble of Georgia Receives $10,000 Sponsorship
Tony Williams of the UPS Foundation presented the check to enAble of Georgia's Development Team at its Roswell location.
ROSWELL, GA – enAble of Georgia (enAble) received a $10,000 Gala sponsorship from the UPS Foundation, which drives global and corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS (NYSE:UPS).
Tony Williams of the UPS Foundation presented the check to enAble of Georgia’s Development Team at their Roswell location on March 13, 2017. The enAble of Georgia 29th Annual Dare to Dream Gala fundraised over $250,000 for the organization and the funds will help support the 120 adults with developmental disabilities that enAble serves.
enAble of Georgia was founded in 1979 by a group of concerned parents unsure of the future of their adult aged children with developmental disabilities after high school. enAble of Georgia operates 18 group homes, two day programs, community living supports and supported employment programs in Fulton County.
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The UPS Foundation has been a continuous supporter of enAble of Georgia and in 2016, they awarded a grant to enAble for $15,000 to assist with updated technology for the new and improved day services location that is currently under renovation.
The updated location will have a dedicated computer room for the adults in the day program and is scheduled for a Spring 2017 grand re-opening.
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Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation identifies specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In support of this strategic approach, The UPS Foundation has identified the following focus areas for giving: volunteerism, diversity, community safety and the environment.
In 2015, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $110 million in charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/foundation. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
“The UPS Foundation is honored to support enAble of Georgia’s efforts to support people with special needs to lead fulfilled lives—physically, intellectually and socially”, said Eduardo Martinez, president of the UPS Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion officer at UPS. “Our goal is to fund powerful programs that make a lasting difference to the global community.”
To learn more about enAble of Georgia’s programs, services or events, please visit www.enablega.org or contact April Olsen at aolsen@enablega.org.
