Friday Fundraiser Supports Garden Hills Elementary
The Acorns to Oaks Foundation will host a fundraising event benefiting Garden Hills Elementary School, 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 6th, at Summerour Studio.
The Evening in the Garden event is a community-wide effort that impacts the lives of 520 children from diverse cultural backgrounds. Garden Hills Elementary School (GHES) is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school that serves multiple Buckhead neighborhoods including Garden Hills, Peachtree Park, Peachtree Heights East, Lindridge Martin Manor and Buckhead Atlanta.
Evening in the Garden provides the majority of the funding for many essential programs at GHES - ongoing IB training for our teachers, Horizons Atlanta Program, Soccer in the Streets, maintaining our Learning Gardens, our award winning Fine Arts programs as well as support for our leading edge Spanish dual language immersion program.
As a public school, GHES receives taxpayer support from a district whose resources are already stretched. Therefore, the school needs additional support from the community in order to provide enriching educational opportunities for every child at the school.
This special night benefits the children at GHES and all are welcome to join in the fun. There will be silent and live auctions, music, delicious food by Chef Bobby Holley of Atlanta Fish Market, dessert from Nothing Bundt Cakes and Southern Baked Pies and much more. A few auction items include, a night at the Waldorf Astoria, a vacation home in St. Simons, Chef's Tables at Storico Fresco, Iberian Pig, Local 3 and Anis Bistro, sports tickets to Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and UGA and Alabama football as well as passes to Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Fernbank, High Museum and the Zoo Atlanta.
"The continued success of the school depends on the support of the surrounding community. All are welcome to join the celebration. In addition to hosting this event we also continue to raise funds for our capital campaign to #FixTheField that is transforming GHES’ outdoor area. As of February 6, we have raised $727,000, or 97% of our goal. We have just $23,000 still to go before we have fully funded Phase II of the renovation, which includes an outdoor restroom/pavilion, as well as a creekside garden and classroom." said Wade Morris, President of Acorns to Oaks Foundation.
“We are grateful for the support of individuals and corporate sponsors who have already made contributions to GHES this year. We are fortunate to have the following corporate sponsors at the Platinum, Gold and Silver levels: The Gym at Peachtree Presbyterian, Atlanta Children's Center, Abbie Shepherd – Keller Williams Realty, Buckhead Orthodontics, Brookhaven Children's Dentistry, Compass Realty, Moody Orthodontics, Kiddos and A to Z Dentistry."
For tickets and event details, please visit www.eveninginthegarden.com.