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Sonji Jacobs, Director
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Reese McCranie, Deputy Director
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/07/12
Media Advisory
Mayor Reed Tours Thomasville Center of Hope, Accepts $1.5 million Gift to Expand Program
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| WHO: |
Mayor Kasim Reed
Mike Donnelly, Atlanta regional president, Wells Fargo
Amy Phuong, Chief Service Officer, Office of the Mayor
Missy Dugan, president and CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Cynthia Jewell, principal of Thomasville Heights Elementary School
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| WHAT: |
After-school efforts of the Thomasville Center of Hope, in collaboration with Thomasville Heights Elementary School, have resulted in solid achievements for students, and the center is a model for others in Atlanta. Mayor Reed will visit students working on computers and working with tutors and accept a $1.5 million donation from Wells Fargo – just in time for the holidays -- to allow for a dramatic expansion of these education efforts.
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
3:30 PM
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| WHERE: |
Thomasville Center of Hope,
1835 Henry Thomas Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315
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