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Community Leadership Speaker SeriesThe Chick-fil-A Foundation sponsors a CommunityLeadership Speaker Series designed to educate andinspire the community. Hosted at the corporateheadquarters, these events are open to all corporateemployees, Chick-fil-A Owner/Operators, teammembers and external audiences.2014 SpeakersDominique Wilkins9-time NBA All-Star, Current VP of Basketball,Atlanta HawksJenner WoodExecutive Vice President, SunTrust BankJohn C. MaxwellBest Selling Author, Speaker and Leadership ExpertJohn Stephenson, Jr.President & CEO of the College Football Hall of FameJuan Orlando HernandezPresident of HondurasRich McKayPresident & CEO of the Atlanta FalconsWilliam PatePresident & CEO of Atlanta Convention & Visitor’sBureau 53
In November, the Chick-fil-A Foundation hostedHonduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez as apart of its Community Leadership Speaker Series.Members of the World Affairs Council (an initiative ofthe Georgia State Robinson College of Business), thebusiness community and Chick-fil-A staff attendedthe event. The President discussed business andagricultural partnership opportunities in the U.S. andthe importance he places on hard work, responsibilityand community partnerships.“I belong to a generationof Hondurans who areready to make changes.We know it is possible,with effort and dedication,to achieve peace, buildprosperity and eradicatepoverty and inequality inour time.”– Juan Orlando Hernandez,President of Honduras54
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“The Nugget provides an external vehicle for the Chick-fil-A Foundation to capture and contribute to conversations that underscore our mission of fostering youth and furthering education. By engaging the interesting people and organizations we discover in our communities, we hope to inspire others to live with goodwill and social responsibility in their daily lives.” - Rodney Bullard, Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation;Vice President of Community Affairs for Chick-fil-A, Inc.56
www.chick-fil-afoundation.org/our-blogThe The Nugget The Chick-fil-A Foundation launched its public blog, “The Nugget,” to inform and inspire the community-at- large about various topics related to the Foundation’s core pillars – youth, education and leadership through philanthropy. Several community stakeholders, including SunTrust’s Executive Vice President Jenner Wood and Wellspring Living’s founder Mary Frances Bowley, contributed to the blog, sharing their thoughts on mentoring and what it takes to make a difference. 57
Corporate Purpose: To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-f il-A58
Charitable Whether it comes in the form of a Chick-fil-A®Partnerships Chicken Sandwich, event space or monetary contributions, the Chick-fil-A Foundation generously gives resources to help communities help themselves.Recipients of Monetary Donations• 11Alive Community • Children’s Museum • Leadership Atlanta • The Penny Brown Service Awards of Atlanta • Lifework Leadership Reynolds Foundation, • Martin Luther King Jr. Inc.• All About • City of Refuge Developmental • Cool Girls, Inc. Poor Peoples Church • The Salvation Army Disabilities • Covenant House • Morehouse College • The Summit • East Lake Foundation • Morehouse School of• American Cancer • Feeding Children Counseling Center, Society Medicine Inc. Everywhere, Inc. • Operation Hope • The Winning Circle• American Red Cross - • Fellowship of • Parkview High School • Touchdown Club of Metro Denver • Professional Atlanta Christian Athletes • United Negro College• Anti-Defamation • Fulton Co. Public Association of Fund League Georgia Educators • University of Georgia Schools Foundation • Public Broadcasting Terry College of• Atlanta Business • Georgia Hispanic Atlanta Business League • Raising Expectations • Urban League of Chamber of • Resource Service Greater Atlanta• Atlanta Metropolitan Commerce Ministries • Vision Atlanta, Inc. College Foundation • Hands on Atlanta • Rotary Club Atlanta • Wellspring Living • Hospitality and • Spoonful of Hope • Woodruff Arts Center• Atlanta Music Project Business Network Foundation, Inc. • YMCA of Metro• Atlanta Speech Foundation • Stimulate America, Atlanta • Institute for Inc. • Yunus Creative Lab, School Responsible • Supporting Amateur Inc.• B2M Sneakers & Tux Citizenship Athletes, Inc. • Junior Achievement • Teens at Work, Inc. Holiday Gala • Kidz2leaders • The Compound• Big Brothers Big • KIPP Metro Atlanta Foundation Schools • The King Center Sisters • Latin America• Black Men of Atlanta, Association Inc.• Chastain Park Conservancy• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 59
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