Help Raise $25,000 for 25 Years of Georgia Teen Institute in 2013!
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How Much Have We Raised?
Thanks to our donations so far, we have raised $9,167.99 and we're about 37% of the way to our goal!
Who is Participating?
All staff will participate in our fundraising campaign before GTI arrives. A shout out to the staff that have already
received donations in their names:
Stacy Ray -- Nicole Allen -- Shannon Veronesi -- Jessica Andrews -- Mary Kate Chapman -- Janell Pittman - Mahuli Jakubek - Michael Davis - Saba Maheen - Sasha Holley - Lea Brock - Ari Russell - Vernie Cincotta
Several of our staff have also set up their own personal fundraising pages. You can click on a name below and donate directly on their page to help them reach their personal fundraising goals!
Stacy Ray -- Nicole Allen -- Shannon Veronesi -- Jessica Andrews -- Mary Kate Chapman -- Sasha Holley -- Janell Pittman -- Michael Davis -- Sarah Stokes -- Josselyn Garcia -- Kaybee Keenan -- Saba Maheen -- Mandee Jablonski
The 2013 GTI Staff NEED YOUR HELP!
For the 25th year in a row, GUIDE, Inc. is in the process of planning for the Georgia
Teen Institute summer leadership program. The Georgia Teen Institute (GTI) is an inspiring, motivational and meaningful leadership training program for middle and high school students with a focus on teaching youth-adult teams how to use the Strategic Prevention Framework to plan and implement projects in their home communities related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, community engagement and other pertinent issues. GTI is a dynamic, fun, and innovative way for middle and high school students and adult advisors to learn new skills, meet new people, and become empowered to create change in their communities and schools.
GTI is run by GUIDE, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit and, in 2012, will be staffed by 30 high school and college age youth and more than 50 volunteers. The cost for one of the 30 staff - who have already completed a three day training, will attend another three day training and then staff eight days of GTI - is approximately $650. When we shared this cost with our high school and college staff in mid-March, they decided to set a really ambitious fundraising goal to help cover their costs. This group, in addition to studying their facilitator's guides, creating lasting memories, and doing an assortment of other things to prepare to serve as staff members, decided to set their 2013 staff fundraising goal at $25,000!
We need your help to make sure that this incredible goal can be met. Every single bit helps and we hope that little by little our 2013 staff will inch toward the $25,000 mark. We can assure you that 100% of your donation goes to support the work that these youth and young adults will do this summer. The funds we raise through this campaign go to pay for meals during our staff trainings that can’t be covered by our grant funding, our onsite expenses for staying at Oxford College for two weeks and so much more.
Donating is REALLY easy -- simply click here to access the Georgia Gives website to securely donate online. It will give you the option to do a one-time donation or have the amount automatically deducted monthly. Simply designate "GTI" when asked, and if you know a specific staff member for whom you want to donate, add their name, too. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law and are GREATLY appreciated. If you’d rather write a check, mail it to GUIDE, Inc., PO Box 1922, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, Attn. GTI. 
Your support of the work that GUIDE and the Georgia Teen Institutes are doing this summer really does make a difference. THANK YOU!