The Atlanta CEO Council recently announced The Ron Clark Academy as the recipient of its first community fundraising effort in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Replacing the regular December networking event, the Council will hold this event on December 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at The Ron Clark Academy, 228 Margaret Street, Atlanta, GA 30315 for food, drink, entertainment and networking. While attendance at Atlanta CEO Council events is free, attendance at this special event requires a minimum donation of $50 per person and it is tax deductible. This special event for Council members and invited guests including Council members, alumni, sponsors and top Atlanta companies to acknowledge a decade of leadership by Ron Clark and his team, and to continue the legacy of community investment in such a wonderful school, The Ron Clark Academy. Donations will provide students with as books, uniforms, supplies, technology, tuition and much more.
About Ron Clark and The Ron Clark Academy
Ron Clark left North Carolina to teach in Harlem before founding The Ron Clark Academy in 2007 in Southeast Atlanta, GA where he teaches middle school mathematics. Watch Paul Stamatiou’s video of Ron Clark’s Order of Operations song sung to Rihanna’s (PG 13 rated) Umbrella featuring Jay-Z:
He’s been on Oprah a couple of times, the Today Show, has written a best-selling book, had a television movie made about his life staring Matthew Perry.
Hear his passionate story and from his amazing students:
Oh, and Clark was at President Obama’s Inauguration with his students. How cool is that?
Clark cries on CNN when he found out his students had been invited to the Inauguration:
Ron Clark Academy is a private, SACS/CASI accredited, nonprofit middle school in Southeast Atlanta that and inspires empowers its students through energetic teaching balanced by a strict code of discipline. Each year, 3,000 educators from around the world visit the Academy to learn how to replicate the school’s style, philosophy and success in their own classrooms. The Academy currently relies on outside funding to provide scholarships to students from varying academic backgrounds.
Here’s what your contribution will purchase for The Ron Clark Academy:
$50 – After school enrichment classes for a student for one academic quarter
$100 – Fee for a US Passport for one student
$250 – School supplies for one student for the entire school year
$500 – Uniforms for one student for the school year
$1,000 – Breakfast and lunch for one student for the school year
$2,500 – Classroom supplies for a teacher
“One of the foundations of our organization is investment in our community,” said Palaniswamy “Raj” Rajan, Chairman and CEO of Virima Technlogies, co-founder and Chairman of the Atlanta CEO Council’s board of directors. “We believe that The Ron Clark Academy is an opportunity for CEO’s to invest in and promote our next generation of leaders and business innovators.”
“We are elated to be aligned with an organization like the Atlanta CEO Council,” said Clark. “Members of this organization have passion and energy and they truly put their ideas and words of commitment into action. This is the kind of leadership we encourage in our students, and so we’re very proud to be a part of this anniversary celebration.”
The Ron Clark Academy combines innovation, energy and discipline to create a unique learning environment that encourages students to excel. The Atlanta CEO Council supports innovation and cooperation in the leadership of the business community to support and foster growth.
About the Atlanta CEO Council
Now in its tenth year, the Atlanta CEO Council is an exclusive organization for C-Level and senior business executives and entrepreneurs. The organization fosters professional networking between members and works to support the growth of business in the metro Atlanta region. Members of the Atlanta CEO Council represent companies that employ more than 50,000 people in the Atlanta region and generate over $10 billion in direct annual revenue for the local economy.
(Thanks to Sara Goodkind of Carabiner Communications for the facts!)
