its Inaugural Charity Invitational Golf Tournament at the Cherokee Country Club , an event so successful and popular that it became an annual tradition . This year we were able to celebrate our ninth annual Golf Classic tournament at the Dunwoody Country Club with more than 150 players — this despite being in the middle of a global pandemic .
All proceeds raised by the SSPBF go to help law enforcement officers , firefighters , and their families in times of crisis . The SSPBF is a non-profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charitable organization created with the sole mission and purpose to help the men and women who risk their lives for our community , their families , and the volunteer members who assist them . Additionally , the SSPBF has donated over $ 30,000 to the Shepherd
Center located in Atlanta . The Shepherd Center is a private , not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment , research , and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury , brain injury , multiple sclerosis , spine and chronic pain , and other neuromuscular conditions . The Shepherd Center is a vital medical institution that has played a huge role in the rehabilitation of numerous injured police officers and fire fighters .
Each year , the SSPBF also provides a Scholarship Fund for eligible college students of the Sandy Springs Police and Fire Departments . In recent years , the SSPBF has collaborated with 104.7 , The Fish radio station for their Christmas Wish Program . This Christmas program was created by the Atlanta radio station in 2006 with the purpose of asking listeners to submit a story about
SSPBF receiving check for $ 10,000 from their friends from the Shepherd Center . Lindsey Vicente ( left ) and Ellen Perry ( middle ) & Chief Kenneth DeSimone ( right ).
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