Midtown Assistance Center Names Officers for 2016

At the annual meeting recently, the Midtown Assistance Center celebrated 29 years of service during which time it has provided $8 million of assistance to the working poor of Midtown.

MAC installed the following officers for 2016: President – Casey Lawing, Finance Manager, Coca-Cola Company; Vice President – Alex Brown, Sr. Associate, Alston & Bird; Secretary – Charlotte Montague Shields, Community Volunteer; and Treasurer – Allen Buckley, law office of Allen Buckley, LLC, Attorney/CPA.

The Midtown Assistance Center installed the two new members to its Board of Directors for 2016: Sandy Springs resident Wendy Money and Tori Cole, who lives in Reynoldstown. Ms. Cole is employed with Regency Lighting and Ms. Money is an interior designer in Atlanta.

Dorothy Deakins Chandler, of Ansley Park, continues as Executive Director of the Midtown Assistance Center. The Midtown Assistance Center is housed at Atlanta First United Methodist Church. For information or to volunteer, visit the website at www.midtownassistancectr.org

The Midtown Assistance Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides emergency financial assistance to the working poor of Midtown Atlanta to forestall homelessness and poverty during periods of personal crisis. Located at 30 Porter Place, just off Peachtree Street in facilities provided by Atlanta First United Methodist Church, MAC is a collaborative effort of 11 area congregations. In addition, MAC receives private and public funding.

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