the 2014 annual report. - Global Village Project

Teaching
& Learning
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Lorrie Dallek
Lorrie Dallek
Dear Friends,
As I reflect back on my first year as Head
of School, I am truly humbled by and
thankful for the tremendous support we
received and for the many opportunities
we had to learn, teach, and grow. I am
deeply proud of the progress we have
made in developing the Global Village
Project and our academic programs.
One of the most important responsibilities
faculty participated in more than 20 collabo-
our organization took on last year was the
rative planning and professional development
revision of our Mission, Vision, and Values
sessions onsite, 8 educational conferences,
Statements. We are now clear in our
and made 6 professional presentations
commitment to refugee young women, to
locally, nationally, and internationally.
the inclusion and integration of arts, and to
All of this was made possible because
our focus on students’ strengths. We have
of growing community support and
affirmed our commitment to innovation, as
strengthening partnerships. In this new
it aids us in providing each student with the
school year, we will continue to build upon
strong educational foundation needed to
our strengths and successes as we focus
succeed in high school and beyond.
attention on arts integration, STEAM
As you will read in the pages of this
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,
report, in the past year we made extensive
and Mathematics) education, parental
investments in our intensive literacy program,
engagement, and our mentoring program.
designed to meet the needs of older students
I offer my deep appreciation and
with limited literacy experiences. We hired a
heartfelt thanks to the GVP community of
highly qualified teacher and purchased
staff, volunteers, and donors. Thank you for
appropriate and accessible texts, more
making our progress this year and in the
nuanced assessments, and technology to
coming years possible.
support literacy teaching and learning. We
also added more time for professional
development to our schedule and were
intentional about going out into the world to
learn and share our learning with others. GVP
Warmly and with much gratitude,
2014 HIGHLIGHTS
The board revised and refined its mission
and vision statements.
Mission The Global Village Project
is an innovative special purpose school for
refugee girls and young women with
interrupted schooling. Our mission is to
develop a strong educational foundation
for each student within a caring community
using a strengths-based approach and
intensive instruction in English language and
literacy, academic subjects, and the arts.
Vision Our vision is to ensure that
all refugee girls and young women with
interrupted schooling have access to the
education necessary to pursue their dreams.
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GVP invested heavily in literacy
instruction, including 1 full-time
literacy instructor, 20 iPads, 2
interactive whiteboards and over
2,000 leveled books to support
reading for all students.
GVP Faculty shared their teaching and
learning with educators in Georgia
and around the world, presenting at 6
conferences and teacher workshops.
$126,000
Operating reserve created
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73%
Rise in contribution
income FY2014
9:1
Student
Teacher
Ratio
Countries
of origin
Languages
spoken
11
13
HOW W E M E A S U R E
SU C C E S S :
HIGH S C H O O L A N D
B E YO N D
11
Students completed
the Form 3 third year
class at GVP and are
now enrolled in area
high schools.
90%
of alumnae who completed our
program have completed or are
enrolled in high school, college or GED
programs and are performing successfully.
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Global Village alumnae
GVP’s mentor program ensures that, whatever educational
graduated from high
pathway each of our alumnae chooses when she finishes
school in 2014.
our program, she will not walk that pathway alone.
34 GVP-trained mentors
worked with 44 alumnae,
serving as academic
navigators.
“I hope I will achieve the highest education
possible and hope I will motivate other girls
from different countries to reach their
educational goals. I can see that I will have
a bright future, filled with hope and
accomplishment because of my dedication
7
GVP alumnae are now
enrolled in college.
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to education.”
From the winning essay of GVP alumna Nura Mohammed,
recipient of the 2013 SunLife scholarship award
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Lorrie Dallek
I N V E ST I N G I N
Teaching & Learning
INT E N S I V E L I T E RACY P R O GRAM
In 2014, GVP hired a highly qualified and experienced
full-time Literacy Instructor to develop the Intensive
Literacy Program. Block scheduling was introduced,
allowing 3 hours of literacy instruction per day for
each student. 100 trained volunteers contributed
220 hours per week to provide small group literacy
tutoring during GVP’s Literacy Workshop.
® GVP invested in the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark
Assessment System, a highly nuanced system for
assessing and supporting students’ literacy
progress and linking assessment to instruction.
® Faculty participated in more than 20 professional
development sessions facilitated by Dr. Mary Lou
McCloskey, an internationally recognized expert in
language teaching and curriculum development.
® Faculty shared its learning with others, participating in 8 educational conferences and making
6 presentations at local, national and international
conferences.
® The Benchmark Assessment System showed that
our students on average gained 6.25 instructional
reading levels during the year, roughly equivalent
to 2.2 grade levels.
“For me, good teaching resides in relationship:
relationship as it exists in small personal moments
rather than giant public displays; relationship as it
gives access to and honors the skills, knowledge and
values of students and families; and relationship as it
provides the impetus to learn a shared language.”
GVP Literacy Instructor Daphne Hall,
“Las Fronteras,” from Writing and Teaching to Change the World
T EC H N O LO GY
® GPV purchased 20 iPads, bringing a world of
learning to our students.
® GVP purchased its first two interactive
whiteboards and document projectors.
® GVP made significant investments in leveled ebook libraries and iPad applications that students
can access within and outside the classroom .
® GVP upgraded its technology with a full set of
Mac desktops and laptops generously donated
by the Howard School.
A R TS I N T EG RAT I O N
GVP demonstrated its commitment to arts integration
in its educational program by including the arts in its
revised mission statement. Music and the arts became
part of GVP’s regular class schedule, with a focus on
integrating art across all content areas in collaborative
project-based units.
® 100% of students took vocal music class each week;
78% of students took musical instrument lessons
and 56% participated in the after-school Global
Village Choral Ensemble.
® GVP’s Choral Ensemble performed at many events
in 2014, including One Billion Rising and World
Refugee Day.
Whatever chance comes, take it.
Whatever you do, do your best.
If you do your best, there is always a chance.
Whatever chance comes, take it.
Chorus to “Song for Ms. Kha Kha,” written by Form 2
GVP students for the Women’s Wisdom Project
® Partners Core Dance, DeKalb School for the Arts,
Kennesaw State, and Agnes Scott College taught
dance, theatre, storytelling and digital storytelling
to GVP students.
® Guests artists, including
author Grace Lin, hip hop
artist/poet Omar
Offendum, and playwright
Suehyla Al-Attar, found
an enthusiastic audience
at GVP.
A Strong Community of Support Expands Teaching and Learning
Inside our Classrooms and Beyond our Walls
® 200 volunteers participated in GVP’s new training
program in 2014.
® Over 120 volunteers contributed 275 volunteer hours
each week and 9300 hours during the school year.
® Volunteers provided support for small group and
individual tutoring, classroom teaching assistance,
office work, chaperoning, and after-school and
evening enrichment activities.
® Spring Break and summer were not times to sit at
home for our students: volunteers provided activities,
field trips and classes and matched students with
enrichment programs in their communities.
Dear Friends of GVP
GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
It is one of the greatest honors of my
Pia Ahmad, Chair
Non-profit Consultant
life to serve as the Board Chair of The
Diana Getz, Vice Chair
Retired Convention Industry Executive
Global Village Project. I started my
journey at GVP four years ago and am
Cheryl Leydon, Treasurer
CPA, Deloitte Tax LLP
astonished at how far we have come
Maria Souder, Secretary
Attorney, Troutman Sanders LLP
thanks to our GVP community of
Amy Pelissero, Head of School
Global Village Project Inc.
students, staff, volunteers and donors.
Linda Asbury Webb
Teacher, DeKalb School System
Kris Birkness
Research Microbiologist, CDC
In July 2014 the Global Village Project completed its fifth year as
a special purpose middle school for refugee girls with interrupted
education. Our strategic plan focuses on three priorities: 1)
building a strong and stable academic program specifically
Connie Bryans
Retired Teacher, Georgia Public School System
Ellen Dotts
Partner, ISHR Group
Aaron Edelheit
CEO, The American Home
2) establishing partnerships in the community and 3) ensuring
Natalie Huyghe
International Business Executive,
Humanitarian Logistics Specialist
financial sustainability. With Amy Pellisero as our Head Of School,
Debra Kline
President, Business Wise Inc.
geared to English Language Learners with interrupted education,
we have made tremendous strides in all of our three priority
areas. In the pages of this Annual Report you have read about
Pete McGuire
Retired Associate Dean, Georgia Institute of
Technology
programs, partnerships and financial sustainability. With your
Caroline McLaughlin
Founding Member & Co-Chair, Ribbons of Hope
Foundation
support and with the hard work of our development team we are
John Preval
CPA, Ernst & Young LLP
particularly proud to state that for the first time in GVP history
Beth Vaughan
Attorney, Alston & Bird LLP
the exciting strides we have made in the development of our
we have established a financial reserve.
In the current year, we have expanded our capacity to serve
more students at GVP. The Board is also working with staff to
Mimi Vold
Vice President, Talent, News Distribution
Network, Inc.
Lissa Webber
Retired Investment Banker
refine our data collection and impact measurement ability to
better inform us of our areas of success as well as our areas of
ADVISORY BOARD
needed improvement. This will allow us as a Board to clearly
Dr. Gwen Benson
Associate Dean of the College of Education at
Georgia State University
define what a model school for refugee girls with interrupted
education entails, and to map out the path to creating it.
I would like to thank the founders of GVP for creating this
Sally Dean
Retired Investment Banker; Chair, Board of
Trustees Paideia School Endowment Fund
beautiful school and to thank the Decatur Presbyterian Church
Walt Drake
Partner, McCurdy & Candler LLC
for giving our school a home. Most importantly, I would like to
Elizabeth Kiss
President, Agnes Scott College
thank the parents of all our current and past students for
Mary Lou McCloskey, PhD
Past President of TESOL; staff development
specialist, writer, lecturer
entrusting their daughters to our care. It is our girls that make
our school the special global village that it is. Thank you!
With gratitude,
Pia Sabharwal Ahmad
GVP Board Chair
Ron Martin
Community Development Executive
J.D. McCrary
Executive Director, International Rescue
Committee – Atlanta
Bill Moon
Retired Principal, International Community School
Mark Pope
President, Graphic Solutions Group
Reverend Doctor Todd Speed
Senior Pastor, Decatur Presbyterian Church
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Contributions Receivable
Prepaid Expenses
Total Current Assets
Property and Equipment, net
Total Assets
FY2012
$ 85,127
668
3,567
89,362
5,114
$ 94,476
FY2013
$ 11 1 ,476
36,694
4,397
152,567
3,966
$156,533
FY2014
$ 412,880
17,882
11,286
442,048
23,962
$466,010
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Total Liabilities
$ 5,543
5,543
$
$
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Total Net Assets
7,412
7,412
9,604
9,604
88,933
–
88,933
106,954
42,167
149,121
423,492
32,914
456,406
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$94,476
$156,533
$466,010
Revenue and Support
Contributions
Interest Income
Gain (loss) on sale of donated stock
Total Revenue and Support
$ 333,511
360
–
$333,871
$446,410
191
–
$446,601
$774,068
259
(68)
$774,259
$243,605
$269,070
$319,508
51,798
35,328
330,731
63,022
54,321
386,413
79,711
67,755
466,974
3,140
60,188
307,285
$ 85,793
$ 88,933
$ 88,933
$149,121
$ 149,121
$456,406
Expenses
Program Services
Supporting Services
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets Beginning of Year
Net Assets End of Year
B RE A K D OWN O F E XP ENSE S
11% – Fundraising
16% – Management
and General
2012
TOTAL
EXPENSES
$330,731
73% – Program Services
14% – Fundraising
16% – Management
and General
2013
TOTAL
EXPENSES
$386,413
70% – Program Services
15% – Fundraising
17% – Management
and General
2014
TOTAL
EXPENSES
$466,974
68% – Program Services
Growing Support =
Growing Programs
A N D G R OW I N G P R O G RA M E XC E L L E N C E
3% – Classroom
7% – Classroom
25% – Occupancy
21% – Occupancy
14% – Student Services
11% – Student Services
3% – Insurance & Other
3% – Insurance & Other
2013
PROGRAM
EXPENSES
$269,070
2014
PROGRAM
EXPENSES
$319,508
55% – Salaries & Benefits
58% – Salaries & Benefits
$291,335
$173,513
$133,530
2012
2013
2014
GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS
$
GVP created a
reserve account
for the first
time, adding
$126,000 to the
reserve fund.
30
34
2013
2014
STUDENT GROWTH
SOURCES OF REVENUE
excluding non-cash contributions
$133,530
Individuals
$173,513
$291,335
$75,960
Foundations
$104,533
$207,900
Faith-based &
Associations
$16,942
$12,255
$10,436
$10,329
Restricted
& Other
$47,190
$42,155
2012
$333,871
$446,601
$774,259
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION INCOME
Georgia Tax
Credit Program
-0$12,000
2013
$125,325
2014
Beth & Bradford Vaughan
Verint Americas Inc.
Lissa & Jonathan Webber
Ella Wheat
Terry Repak & Stefan Wiktor
Millie Wright
AUGUST 2013-JULY 2014 DONORS
We deeply appreciate the ongoing and generous
support of the following individuals, foundations
and organizations:
$10,000 and up
Anonymous Foundation
Anonymous Individual
Atlanta Women’s Foundation
Bryans Family Foundation
Carolyn & David Gould
Natalie & Steven Huyghe
John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland
Charitable Foundation
Pearl & Marcus Katz
Ana Kolar
Merancas Foundation
Diana Getz & Carl Mitchell
Sara Giles Moore Foundation
Sinsinawa Dominicans Inc.
SunLife Financial
Stuart and Eulene Murray
Foundation
Thalia & Michael C. Carlos
Foundation
Lynn & Michael Tompkins
Waffle House Foundation
$5,000-9,999
American Association of
University Women
Pia & Karim Ahmad
Ailene Phillips Trust
Coca-Cola Foundation
Ellen & Kevin Dotts
Margaret Graff & Richard Higgins
Warren & Augusta Hume
Foundation
$1,000-4,999
Janet Abraham
All Saints Episcopal Church
Alternate Roots, Inc.
Peter Aman
Willa Bandler
Janet & Bruce Barrickman
Kris Birkness
The Colleen & Sam Nunn Family
Foundation
Connie Bryans
Charlotte Byrum
Jonah Chilton
Penny & Tom Clements
Bradley & Sally Currey
Daugherty Business Solutions
Sally & Peter Dean
Decatur Presbyterian Church
Liz & Sam DeSimone
Dorothy Craft & Todd Evans
Andrew Faircloth
Georgia Center for Nonprofits
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
Jennifer Hayes
William Hayes
Francis Head
Betsy Eggers & Jack Honderd
Suzie & Ricky Jacobs
Jane Smith Turner Foundation
Joseph H. Rosen Immigration Law
Marcia & Dan Klenbort
Debra Kline
Tamara Koperda
Julia & Adam Levy
Margaret Lunsford
Yuzana Khin & John MacArthur
The Mark C. Pope III Foundation
Maryann & Peter McGuire
Caroline & Ian McLaughlin
Jane & Alan McNabb
Elaine North
Joanne Nurss
Olufemi Oti
Alex & Tom Pearson
Amy & Brandon Pelissero
Kathy Anhalt & Tom Pennella
Charlotte & Guy Pfeiffer
Laura Phillips
Daniel Reardon
Mary Lou McCloskey & Joel Reed
Stephen Robinson
Salesforce Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Ginger & Miles Smith
Anne-Marie Sparrow
Susan Taylor & Daphne Hall
Richard Thompson
Anne & Jim Topple
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Turner Foundation, Inc.
$500-999
Howell Adams
Lydia Arias
Banks-Root Family Fund
Louisa Basarrate
Ann Bates
James Berber
Sharon Bloom
Carolina Branch
Jacqueline Calavan
Michelle Caruso-Decoufle
Amy Durrell & Rusell Currey
The Decatur Development
Authority
The Denver Foundation
Susie & David Dieters
Walt Drake
Neil Garvin
Blair Gillespie
Ginter Family Fund
Jeff Hamond
Penny Hill
George Hillegass
Christopher Hogg
ING Foundation
ISHR Group
Susan Jennings
Jacqueline Joyce Keogh
Janet Kotler
Michelle & Don Kuperman
Karen Leary
Scott Leslie
Marsha Scott & James Long
Marie Marquardt
Anne McDaniel
Amy McDaniel
Sean McGee
Patricia & William Minihan
Mary & Bill Moon
Sam & Meera Muppalla
Kathryn Honderd O’Day
Celia Pope
Gagan Sahni
Sootie, Dickens & Shadow
Ramsey Fund
Nancy Stewart
Barbara Thompson
Stacy Toporoff
Fentress Waits
Meg & Scott Walton
Andrew Wells
Boyce Whitesides
Mary Wyche Lesesne
$100-499
30 Point Strategies
Naira Ahmad
Valerie Allen
Linda Asbury-Webb
Laura Ash
Merrily Baird
Catherine Barfield
Jannean Bello
Vicki Bolton
Nicholas Booker-Tandy
Betsy Box
Carol Boyd
Lorrie Dallek
Priya Boyington
Erin Braden
Melitta Brandt
Briarlake Elementary School
Jerry Brillante
Renee & Thomas Brillante
Barbara Brockway
Loring Brown
Chris Burgess
Smriti Cankapalli
Anne Carr
Ricks Carson
Wendy Cha
Pierre Chalaron
Dawn & David Cherry
Jennene ChesireRea
Jeremy Cole
Joanna Colrain
Barbara Comarda
Evan Connell
Miles Cook
Lorrie Dallek
Michael Cooper
Sharon Cramer Bell
Robin Crawford
Elle Creel
Shawn Crossland
Elaine Crowell
Frances Cullen
Jonathan Darsey
Britt Dean
Ruth Dearden
Decatur Eye Care
Mitchell Decoufle
DeKalb County Public Library
Delta Community Credit Union
Morli Desa
Justin Doshi
Richard Draut
Maria Drinkard
Eric Dwyer
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Doug Eberhart
Sangeetha Ekambaram
Molly Embree
Shanila Essa
Duriya Farooqui
Nancy Fasano
Harriet Feinberg
Adnan Filipovic
Agnes Scott College
Anke Fischer
Sumarie Forrester
Ann Gallant
Mark Gams
Lorrie Dallek
Anne & David Garbarino
George Garvin
Gayle Gellerstedt
Nancy Getz
Sandra Gillespie
Krista Gilliam
Mariam Gilmer
Jo Giraudo
Gail & Clark Goodwin
Graphic Solutions, Inc.
Nina Hafitz
Nancy Hamilton
Mary Henderson
Sara Hodge
Leah Horton
Ruth Hough
Katherine Foy Huamani
Huntington National Bank
Lisbeth Hydrick
Marguerite Ingram
Bethanne Jenks
Deborah Johns
Ronald Johnson
Tracie Johnson
Jubilee Partners
Adela Karliner
Kathleen Kelly Katz
Marcia King
King & Spaulding
Mary Knechtle
Douglas Kuperman
Kelsey Kuperman
Jean Larrick
Nolan Leake
Doris Lee
Kathryn Lee
Kathryn Legan
Joyce Levy
Cheryl & Robert Leydon
James Long
Darryl Lorick
JoAnn Lynen
Macy’s Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. P. Mahadevan
Atiba Mbiwan
Sandra Miller
Jacqueline Miller
Mary Helen & Robert Miller
Sue Mobley
Cliff Moore
Diane Moore
Lauren Morse
Eleanor Moylan
Cynthia Mullennix
Allan Nash
Oakhurst Baptist Church
Scott Oberg
Mary Margaret Oliver
Judith Horton & Patrick O’Neill
Carole Ory
Daisy Ottman
Gopi Panchapakesan
Yamuna Panchapakesan
Ann Parr
Sand Patel
Nan & Britt Pendergrast
Catherine Ann Perry
Sarah O’Leary & Michael Perry
Linda Hilsenrad & Jonathan Pierce
Penny Pope
Ellen Porter
Patrick Powers
John Preval
Real Salon
Joseph Rearden
Ann Rhodes
Rise-n-Dine
Martin Rosenman
Nancy Roth Remington
Donald Rudzonski
Julia Rux
Pooja Sabhalwal
Betty Saye
Karen Schulze
Ward Seymour
Judith Shaklee
Lucia Sizemore
Linda Smiley
Elizabeth Smith
Soma Goods
Jennifer Soong
Maria Souder
Lorrie Dallek
Southern Breeze SCBWI
Betty Spiker
Roger Dale Stafford
Bruce Stanley
Susan Stein
Betty Strickland
Elvira Tate
Sara Ferguson & James Tolmach
Maria Treskunov
Ann Turnipseed
Meghna Ubhan
Leah & Jeff Vaughan
Sherman Wade
Lauren Waits
Aaron Watson
Lisa Waugh
Nancy Wells
Patricia Wells
Ann Whitley-Singleton
Roger Whitlock
Susan Williams-Rogers
Michael Wills
Hope Winsborough
Elise Witt
Valerie Wolpe
Ann Woodall
Bill Woolf
Steve Youd
Kathryn Young
Michael Zowine
Georgia Tax Credit Participants
Anonymous Donor
Janet Abraham
Pia & Karim Ahmad
Janet & William Barrickman
Ann & Thomas Bates
Jan & Greg Bedol
Kristin Birkness
William Bryans
Suong & Fred Cavalli
Sally & Peter Dean
Liz & Sam DeSimone
Judith Lipshutz & Ted Duncan
Calv & Kenneth Dutter
Stacey & Scott Elder
Molly Embree
Shanila & Irfan Essa
Lauriece Forstner
Mariam & James Gilmer
Vicki & Ernest Ginter
Betsy Eggers & Jack Honderd
Natalie & Steven Huyghe
Andrea & James Kane
Diana Barrios-Pardo & William Kane
Lisa & Farzan Kendrick
Ana Kolar
Michelle & Don Kuperman
Debra Leslie
Julia & Adam Levy
Lorrie Dallek
Marsha Scott & James Long
Deborah Marlowe
Amy McDaniel
Maryann & Peter McGuire
Manette Messenger
Anne Marie & Anthony Miller
Diana Getz & Carl Mitchell
Clifton Moore
Neil Garvin
Kathryn Honderd & Kyle O’Day
Judith Horton & Patrick O’Neill
Sally & Thomas Pearson
Sarah O’Leary & Michael Perry
Susan & David Peterson
Mary Lou McCloskey & Joel Reed
Cheryl Rolley
Julia Rux
Sally Larrick & Lawrence Scahill
Elizabeth & Michael Shapiro
Russell Thorpe
Lynn & Michael Tompkins
Caline Jarudi & Numan Waheed
Elizabeth & Jonathan Webber
Special Partners & In-Kind
Contributors
Agnes Scott College
Bain Inspire
BusinessWise
Claire Newbury
Core Performance Company
Decatur Presbyterian Church
DeKalb School for the Arts
Graphic Solutions Group
The Howard School
Kennesaw State University Dept. of
Theater & Performance Studies
Mail Chimp
Refugee Family Services
We apologize for any inadvertent
errors or omissions of donor names
on this page.
Lorrie Dallek
Now in its sixth year serving refugee young women, the Global Village Project is an accredited,
special purpose middle school located in Decatur, Georgia. GVP’s program is designed to equip
refugee young women with the academic and social knowledge and skills they need for
successful study in a high school or equivalency program. Many of our students, aged 11-19,
have experienced interruptions and gaps in their formal education and come to us with limited
print literacy experiences. GVP charges no tuition and transportation and lunch are provided
free of charge, thanks to our generous donors.
globalvillageproject.org
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P.O. Box 2200
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Decatur, GA 30031
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404-371-0107
A special thanks to Claire Newbury and the Graphic Solutions Group for the design and printing of GVP's Annual Report.