For so many of our Annual Luncheon’s 200+ attendees yesterday, the pursuit of a Georgia in which every young child can thrive is personal.

The same was true for our sparkling keynote speaker, Olympic gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor. Her two young sons, who have disabilities, are her biggest motivators, she told 11Alive. “But it’s also about them being able to reach their own opportunities, and programs like GEEARS are the same types of programs that they use in order to get the resources they need; in order to be the people who they need to be.” If you’re as inspired by GEEARS as Elana and the sponsors and guests who contributed more than $140,000 to this event, click the link in our bio to donate!