BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:171@ifmaatlanta.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T133000 DTSTAMP:20150626T223855Z URL:https://www.ifmaatlanta.org/events/july-luncheon-non-profit-presentati ons/ SUMMARY:July Luncheon "Non-Profit Presentations" DESCRIPTION:Speakers:  Allison Ashe\, Patricia Russart and Robert M. Mat thews\n\n \;\n\nSpeaker Topics: \n\n Allison Ashe will be speaking a bout Covenant House Georgia’s programming.\n\nPatricia Russart will be s peaking about the mission of the Atlanta Community ToolBank.\n\nRobert M. Matthews will be speaking about the Decatur Cooperative Ministry.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nBio's: \n\nAllison Ashe\n\nIn 2000\, Covenant House Georgia opene d its doors to provide shelter and services to Atlanta’s homeless and ru naway youth. Currently\, more than 1\,300 homeless and at-risk youth are served every year.\n\nA variety of services assist our youth to self-suffi ciency. The guiding principle is unconditional love and a door that’s o pen 24/7.  No youth who comes to our door is ever turned away without lov ing help.\n\nCovenant House provides a complete range of programs from Cri sis Care to Rights of Passage and every step in between.\n\n \;\n\nPat ricia Russart\n\nPatty Russart joined the Atlanta Community ToolBank in la te 2008. She began her career in Engineering after graduating from the Uni versity of Wisconsin-Platteville.  A passion for reading led to a transit ion into the non-profit sector\, first as a volunteer adult literacy tutor and certified English as a second language instructor. In 2002 she receiv ed an MA in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix\, Ple asanton\, CA campus. Patty has worked for Literacy Volunteers of America a t a local and state level\, United Way-Canada\, Retired &\; Senior Volu nteer Program/Senior Companion Program and Little City Foundation.  She h as had the opportunity to serve the charitable sector in West Virginia\, S askatchewan\, California\, Illinois and now Georgia. During 2011\, Patty l ed one of the most major changes to the Atlanta Community ToolBank organiz ational history.  ToolBank USA had been established and Atlanta became th e model for them.  At the same time the Atlanta ToolBank divided into two distinct nonprofits.  At the end of 2011\, the Tool Bank turned over its HouseProud Program to the newly formed HouseProud Atlanta Inc. organizati on. In 2012 the ToolBank began its ReTooling the Future Capital Campaign t o raise $1.6 million for the purchase and renovation of a larger warehouse .  By 2013\, enough funds had been raised to purchase and move into a lar ger facility.  All outstanding debt on the building was paid in early 201 5 and funds continued to be raised for the final renovations.\n\n \;\n \nRobert M. Matthews (Bob)\n\nBob works as a maintenance associate at Deca tur Cooperative Ministry (DCM). As a Decatur\, GA native\, Bob is a retire d Presbyterian Minister. He has been looking after the DCM’s facilities since 2000. Bob likes work that meets that need and projects that can be f inished.\n\nDCM brings people together to serve the community. Founded in 1969\, DCM is a faith-based nonprofit organization supported by over 35 co ngregations from 14 denominations. People and congregations of all faiths are welcomed as partners.\n\nDCM works in conjunction with schools and edu cational institutions\, government agencies\, businesses\, civic organizat ions and the community groups.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Education Program,General Event,Monthly Meeting LOCATION:The Loudermilk Center\, 40 Courtland St\, NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 3030 3\, United States GEO:33.7550563;-84.38462959999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=40 Courtland St\, NE\, Atla nta\, GA\, 30303\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Loudermilk Center:geo:33.7550563,-84.38462959999998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR