Ibbotson Family

I would like to encourage all of our friends and family to support Odyssey Atlanta this year. 

For those of you who aren't familiar, Odyssey provides a transformational education experience for 1st-12th grade Atlanta Public School students, typically from underperforming schools in under resourced neighborhoods.

While Atlanta Public School graduation rates have improved in recent years to 79%, we are proud that 100% of Odyssey students graduated high school on time and were accepted into a higher education program.  More importantly, 70% of Odyssey scholars are the first in their family to attend college.

Our mission is even more important this year due to the loss of in-person learning caused by Covid. A recent report by McKinsey estimates that students in under resourced communities will lose up to 14 months of learning due to the loss of in-person learning.

I realize that these are challenging times for everyone, but I'm hoping that our friends and family can contribute any amount that is comfortabe to meet our fundraising goal of $2,500 - which is the cost for each of the 400 students we serve each year to participate in Odyssey, at no cost to their family.

Thanks in advance to those who are able to give.  We really appreciate your support.  The kids need it more than ever this year!

-Andy, Nikki and John Ibbotson