Atlanta business mogul, Mack Wilbourn hosted a private fundraiser and unforgettable 007 Secret Agent-themed party at the Piedmont Driving Club to benefit C.H.O.I.C.E.S. -the Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully.
In celebration of his 70th birthday, Wilbourn tapped a number of his fellow Atlanta business contemporaries to support the event, which welcomed Mayor Kasim Reed and legendary business leaders from Atlanta and around the world. Among the highlights, Wilbourn presented the C.H.O.I.C.E.S organization with a $100,000 check, followed by another $25,000 check presentation. Additionally, Laurel Levy, the Southeast Regional Director for Community Relations at Aetna’s Community Relations and Urban Marketing presented C.H.O.I.C.E.S with an additional $35,000 grant check on behalf of the Aetna Foundation.
The 007 Fundraiser was attended by the who’s who in Atlanta and was a powerful and meaningful gathering of influence and giving. Vanetta Keyes, founder and executive director of C.H.O.I.C.E.S. shares, “I could never express what Mack Wilbourn’s generosity and the generosity of his friends that supported this event means to C.H.O.I.C.E.S.” She continues, “He has been a guiding force for our organization from the very beginning. And now, we will be able to have a new Center in Atlanta where obesity prevention programs will be offered to all ages, all year round.”
The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully, Inc. (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) is a non-profit organization formed in April 2002 to join the fight against the deadly epidemic of childhood obesity. The organization’s mission is to provide a parent and child resource center for the clinically diagnosed and at-risk children of obesity. To date, the Center has reached over 70,000 children and their families through healthier lifestyle programming, summer camps, parent workshops, public school collaborations and community outreach efforts in Atlanta.
Happy 70th Birthday Mr. Wilbourn, way to give back!
