Georgia Programs
Ladies Night Out!
The Ladies Night Out, hosted by TV personality, Holly Firfer, will feature a delicious dinner, drinks, and entertainment as the women mix and mingle and enjoy the evening in the Sugarloaf Country Club. In addition to the traditional fare, this Ladies Night Out will feature a vendor fair for unique holiday gifts, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Foundation. Don’t miss this fun night out including special contests for attendees, a wonderful raffle and unique silent auction, just in time for holiday shopping!
Some of the items in this year’s auction will include: jewelry, home décor items, a private cigar rolling party, courtesy of Cigartainment; a golf package and overnight stay for two at Lake Lanier Islands; tickets to the concerts, courtesy of Philips Arena; tickets to Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Falcons games; autographed sports memorabilia; dinners, spa treatments and more!
Proceeds from the Ladies Night Out event and auction will benefit the Holiday Shop at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta December 13 and 14, 2010.
Tickets are $55 each in advance; $70 at the door.
Please contact jeanne52561@aol.com to reserve your tickets, or click here to register online.
Hope to see you there!
About the Holiday Shop program:
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation Holiday Shop is an annual program that brings holiday spirit to children hospitalized around the holidays. The Holiday Shop provides patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta the opportunity to “shop” for two holiday gifts, free of charge, for parents, siblings or other family members. Each patient, three or older, is escorted into the Shop by Foundation friends and able to choose gifts, write cards, and wrap gifts with assistance at the wrapping center within the shop, created by the Foundation. Patients under three years of age receive gift bags filled with items to keep them busy while in the hospital, and infants receive baby blankets to take home for the Holidays. In addition to the shop, the Foundation donates items to Children’s for their patient playrooms to keep the holiday spirit alive all year ‘round!
About the Foundation
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation, created in October 2005, is a 501(c)(3) organization which supports children in need, primarily in three target areas: children from low socio-economic backgrounds, mentally and physically-challenged children, and children at-risk. The Foundation, created by Head Coach Jim Mora and his wife, Shannon, affords children the opportunity to realize their potential and dreams by assisting organizations which help to create more stability in their lives, supporting advocacy for children, and supporting channels that empower children to have a voice and support their well-being. The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation supports children in need in Georgia and Washington. The Count On Me Family Foundation has raised close to a million dollars for charitable children’s organizations over the past five years. For additional information on how to apply for a grant or to learn more about the Foundation, please visit the Foundation website at: www.countonmefoundation.org.
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation Holiday Shop (click here for full details)
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston campus is home to many young children with serious illnesses. During the holiday season, the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation seeks to keep the spirit alive by giving patients the opportunity to shop for gifts for their families, right there at the hospital.
At the Holiday Shop, each child is able to select two items for their parents or guardians. Foundation and hospital volunteers assist them in wrapping their gifts with festive paper, bows, gift tags and writing cards.
In addition to the shop, the Foundation donates items to the hospital for their playrooms.
Click here for a photo gallery of previous Holiday Shops.
Count On Me Tailgates in the Zone with the Count On Me Family Foundation
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation “kicked off” the Count On Me Tailgates at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in September!
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation kicked off the first of several “Count On Me Tailgate Parties” for the 2010 football season in the ZONE at Children’s Healthcare at Scottish Rite. Close to 30 patients, and their families, participated in the tailgate party September 19th, watching football, eating pizza and popcorn, and having a great time! As usual, the dads and some of the older boys went into the theater room to watch the game, while many of the younger patients worked with friends from the Foundation and ChildLife Services to make crafts, paint signs, and play toss with mini footballs, and even play XBOX and playstation football games! The Count On Me Football Tailgate Party Program was created to bring the fun of tailgating and Sunday football games to patients unable to leave the hospital. Count On Me Tailgates take place from 1:00 – 4:00 PM every other Sunday at the Zone, through the end of the football season! Go TEAM!
For more information about how YOU can join the team and support the tailgates, please contact Terri at 404-556-3833.The Jim Mora Flag Football League (click here for full details)
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta runs a flag football program which consists of various levels of play and competition for Club members. Clubs provide in-house and intramural leagues for various age groups. (Youth ages 6-8 participate in in-house games amongst other club members. Older youth, ages 9-11, 12-14, and 16-18 participate in intramural leagues where they play and scrimmage other clubs and compete in various tournaments.)
After an intense and highly competitive eight-week schedule, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta wide league culminates with the Annual Turkey Bowl—a one day winner-take-all tournament that determines the champions for each age division-- hosted on Thanksgiving eve.
Here are the champions of the 2008 Turkey Bowl:
9-11 boys Warren/Holyfield
9-11 girls Brookhaven (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
12-14 boys Newnan (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
12-14 girls Brookhaven (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
Click here for a photo gallery of the 2008 contest.
In 2005, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta hosted the 3rd Annual Turkey Bowl, in which 12 clubs and more than 300 athletes competed. In 2006, more than 18 clubs and 400 athletes competed in the 4th Annual Bowl. In 2007, all 21 Metro Atlanta clubs participated, more than 750 athletes in total.
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation supported the event by adding team jerseys and trophies, individual medals and a plaque for the best tailgate party. Coach Mora lends his name to the League and donates funds through the Count On Me Foundation to the program to encourage involvement and support.
For more information, please log onto: www.bgcma.org or contact the Senior Director of Club Services at (404) 688-8319.
Jim Mora Volunteer Coach Award
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Each year, a local Boys & Girls Club Volunteer Coach is selected in Coach Mora’s name by a panel of local community leaders and honored for his or her dedication and commitment to the Boys & Girls Clubs at the annual ESPN G.O.A.L. Awards ceremony at ESPN Zone in Buckhead. The Volunteer Coach Award winner receives a check for $1500 for the Club, as well as an autographed football by Coach Mora. In 2006, Coach Marvin Pyles from the James T. Anderson Club was honored as the Coach of the Year. In 2007, Coach Walter Lee from the Paulding County Boys & Girls Club was chosen by the panel for this honor.
For more info on the G.O.A.L. Awards, please log onto www.bgcma.org or contact the Senior Director of Club Services at 404-688-8319.
Special Olympics Georgia's Outstanding Coach of the Year
Supported by the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation
The Jim Mora Count on Me Family Foundation recognized Special Olympics Georgia’s Outstanding Coach of 2008, Pam Smith, at the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet in July. The award, given to Rockdale County Special Olympics Georgia Coach Pam Smith, is named in honor of Coach Mora. Smith received a letter of recognition from the former Atlanta Falcons coach and a special pro sports memorabilia pack for her outstanding work both on and off the field.
"Sacks for Kids" Program
Supported by the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding.
The “Sacks for Kids” Program is an ongoing community outreach program in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding.
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation teamed up with Verizon Wireless to lend a helping hand to patients in need by providing the hospital with backpack sacks for kids leaving the hospital to carry home their belongings and medications. More than 2,500 backpacks were donated to the hospital for the program.
Thanks to Verizon Wireless for their support with the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation’s Sacks for Kids Program at the Hughes Spaulding.