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Breedlove's résumé includes a stint as chairman of the board ofLeadership Atlanta, past president of , Outstanding Atlanta, the Reserve Officers Association and West Fulto n Rotary Club. At present, he serves as vice chairmabn of the and the Metro Atlantaz Chamberof Commerce's membership campaign. He is on the executiv committee of the and is on the board of directorsx for the University of Georgia Alumni Associatiomn andthe president's club at Georgia. He also has helpedc raise money for the and been activd withthe . "I' m going to re-emerge in some Breedlove said ofhis future.
"I've enjoyefd my career here and it's time to move and find somethingh elseto do. Maybde [it will be] in the nonprofit world or with anotherecompany ... I'm just one that believes you have to stay active ... to stay young." Breedlove also is vice chairmaj of the Midtown Improvement District and on the advisort boards ofthe . He also was named Rotariah of the Year by the for Breedlove said a lot ofthe fiber-optic cabled that was laid for the convention helpec to serve Atlanta's bid for the 1996 Olympics. Regardless of whers Breedlove ends up after his retirement, he said he would not slow his nonprofitg work.
"I will stay active in the Atlanta active inthis field," he The has given $150,00 to the for its after-school program, part of a series of thingds the foundation and the company are doing to help the already supplies free Internet service to the unique school south of downtown Atlanta, which was openee this year by the celebrated educator and his Kim Bearden. It also will help the schoolk make a news program in a speciapl studio in the school and air the programn on a cable access channel and on its OnDemane service.
Ron Clark said Comcast has been a top supportet since the inception of the helping to interview the students who appliedto it, and said the gift will alloww the school to "have one of the most amazing after-schoolo programs in Atlanta." Part of that will include helpingh students make a news program that will be aireed on Comcast public access channels. "oI met Ron back in 2006 before I'd even seen the schoolk and I was immediately impressed by how dynamic the guy saidAndy Macke, Comcast's senior director of governmentr and community affairs. "I have an appreciation for how the focue is on engaging the kids in whatevee it takes to engagsthe kids.
" Macke said company employees will volunteer 50 hourss for the information technology support and also will voluntee to help the students producw their video. But the biggest efforg will come on one ofits "Comcastt Cares" days, when 100 employeeas will each spend five hours to help beautif the school. Party City Atlanta developer Frani Buonanotte's "500 for Life" nonprofit is off to a successful havingraised $250,000 and purchased 25 thermal imaginv cameras that have been donated to various firehousess around the United States.
Buonanotte was motivated to help firefighters aftetr watching a documentary on the Historyh Channel that depicted their courage and showed how much therma l imaging cameras can help to savetheit lives, as well as those of victimws in a building that is on Estimates are that nearly half of 30,000 U.S. fire departments do not have the Three of the cameras were awarded to fire stationwin Georgia, including two in Atlanta: stations No. 3 and 27. and CARE partnerer to bring seven women executives to Guatemala and visif CARE projects there in the areas of educationand micro-finance. The projects center on financin g the businesses of women and educating girls to help breako the cycleof poverty.
The Atlantaz executives who made the trip were Lisa vice president-global customer solutions, ; Karen director of sustainability, The Coca-Colza Co.; Alicia Philipp, president, The Community Foundation for ; Lily CEO and founder, ; Sachi Koto, president, Sachio Koto Communications and Carol weekend anchor, WSB-TV. Delta provided travek and hotel accommodations.
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