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Inspire Atlanta

We recognize a big part of our journalistic mission is to shine a spotlight on wrongdoings and to hold our public officials accountable. But we also understand the importance of celebrating our region’s moments, milestones and people. That’s exactly what we hope to accomplish with Inspire Atlanta. Each week, Inspire Atlanta will profile a person that makes metro Atlanta a better place in which to live.
Of course, we can’t do this alone: We need your help in finding extraordinary people and identifying inspiring stories across our region. Know someone who inspires you or makes metro Atlanta a better place for others? Email us at InspireAtlanta@ajc.com.
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Credit: Phil Skinner

Home Depot sets up LOVE Fund to end veteran homelessness

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Credit: Phil Skinner

Atlantans live the legacy: find needs, fill them

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Credit: Photo courtesy of Amy Douglass

Moms are on the ball for a cause

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Georgia family braves 1st Christmas without son, who died after getting new heart

Georgia parents, Phil and Amy Martin, are navigating their first Christmas without their son. Grant Martin died in July after a heart transplant.

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Losing her granddaddy brought her to her life’s passion

That loss became the catalyst for her future career in nursing home care. Now a long-time administrator, the nursing home she runs was rated third best in Georgia by Newsweek

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After beating the odds, Atlanta nurse treats babies with same condition

Once a patient at Egleston, she now treats NICU infants with heterotaxy syndrome at Arthur M. Blank Hospital

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Roswell couple ships 2 million books to Zimbabwe

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Santa’s helpers in Edgewood are short on toys and need your help

‘No child should wake up on Christmas wondering why Santa forgot about them,’ event coordinator says

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Credit: Phil Skinner

30-day challenge to change the world: Buckhead woman wants to spread kindness

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Everyday Heroes: These Georgians are making a difference. And you can, too

Meet 48 ordinary people, your Georgia neighbors, whose extraordinary acts can inspire us all.

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Gwinnett Library helps former inmates find second chances as entrepeneurs

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Determined advocate helping others with developmental disabilities

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Lifelong postcard collector surpasses world record

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To Africa with love: Former orphan gives back with help from his customers

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Doing Good: Equestrian community rides to the rescue

Alpharetta’s Cheryl Sims has a vast network of people she’s met through managing horse shows at the city’s Wills Park and around the Southeast.

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Making the Grade: Dads (and granddads) pitch in at Spring Hill

A newsletter item from his son’s school grabbed Jonathan Graham’s interest: It offered a chance to meet other dads and to volunteer, and it threw in coffee and doughnuts.

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Alpharetta woman finds purpose in making lasagna for others

Lynn Hirsch never made many lasagnas when her kids were growing up. It wasn’t a family favorite.