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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Northlake Dentist Gives $5K to Lakeside Capital Campaign

Peter Vanstrom from Artistic Dentistry of Atlanta gave the give to the school Jan. 10.

On Jan. 10, Northlake dentist Dr. Peter Vanstrom and Artistic Dentistry of Atlanta presented a gift of $5,000 to Lakeside High School, establishing his practice as a top tier community donor to the school’s $1.5 million Valhalla Project capital funding campaign. Vanstrom presented the check to Lakeside Principal Joe Reed along with Mike Brooks, the highest bidder for Artistic Dentistry’s smile makeover contest. The auctioned dental service was valued at over $11,000, representing the Roswell resident’s in-kind donation. The smile contest is the second such promotion by Artistic Dentistry for the school’s nonprofit capital raise. Vanstrom acquired Dr. Pete Jensen’s Northlake practice in 1994 after graduating from Emory University School of …

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Lakeside's Valhalla Campaign Looking to Real Estate Community for Help

Organizers of Lakeside High School's $1.5 million fundraising campaign are looking to partner with local Realtors for help with their campaign.

Some Northeast Atlanta realtors add Lakeside High School as "riders" on their For Sale signs, presumably because the academic reputation of the public school helps move properties. The Valhalla subdivision near the school (see accompanying image) likely alludes to the school’s traditions and Viking mythology. "Property sales in the Lakeside area have held steady for the last three years and appear to be poised to finish better than last three years according to the sales statistics in our listing services," said Kathleen Kane, an associate broker with RE/MAX Real Estate Group. Kane was one of about a dozen realtors who attended a Valhalla outreach reception in September at the school. The meeting was organized by Cathy Clark with Sagamore …

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Lakeside Vikings to Run for New School Facilities This Weekend

Some proceeds from the yearly 5K race will go toward the school's Valhalla Project, which aims to raise more than $1.5 million for improved school facilities.

The annual Lakeside High School Foundation Viking 5K race will be this Saturday, Nov. 19. This year, some proceeds will go to The Valhalla Project, which aims to raise $1.5 million for the outdoor campus, primarily school athletic and community recreation facilities. The hallmark of the Valhalla Project will be an artificial turf soccer field and stadium seating. The foundation was formed in 2006, and the race has been held since 2008. "All proceeds go to the Lakeside High School Foundation, which benefits the school in many different areas such as educational grants, physical plant improvements including the Valhalla project," foundation President Tara Stamps said. She said she hopes to attract more than 300 runners this year, including …

Tom Doolittle

2:34 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011

run/walk/attend donate at http://www.wix.com/dbbaker/thevalhallaproject   more ›

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Northlake Dentist Donates to Lakeside High's Valhalla Project

Dr. Peter Vanstrom already donated $5,000 to the fundraising effort that will pay for improved athletic facilities at the school.

Northlake dentist Dr. Peter Vanstrom is upping the ante on his partnership with Lakeside High School’s $1.5 million Valhalla Project. The occasional CNN television dental personality who owns Artistic Dentistry of Atlanta has announced a series of promotions intended to drive client donations to Lakeside’s campus upgrade program. Vanstrom had earlier committed $5,000 to the capital fund raising effort and serves on the Valhalla committee that is aimed at business community participation. The first chairman of the Northlake Community Alliance and once city council candidate in his home city Roswell, Vanstrom has put his time in at civic leadership. At a Valhalla reception for local realtors last week, Lakeside Hight School Foundation …

Tom Doolittle

2:16 pm on Thursday, October 6, 2011

Lakeside whitest teeth in America. Please donate.   more ›

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

North Druid Hills Nonprofit Raises Almost $120,000

The Lakeside Foundation's Valhalla Project has raised almost $120,000 toward their $1.5 million goal.

After matching gifts are received, a group of concerned residents will have raised close to $120,000 toward a final goal of about $1.5 million for renovations at Lakeside High School. The first phase of the project would fund artificial turf, a running path around the perimeter of campus, additional lunchtime seating, outdoor storage for athletic equipment and updated signage. These projects would total $800,000 according to the Dream List on the project’s website. Current construction at Lakeside is being funded by the district but only includes renovations to the inside of the school, including a 25-classroom addition, a fine arts center and updated bathrooms. Aligning future construction to run along with the current would save the …

Matthew Leonard

4:33 pm on Monday, July 25, 2011

The Lakeside area is already innundated with the names of neighborhoods. I was raised in the "Meadowcliff" neighborhood just up the road from Lakeside. To try and name the whole place with one name seems a bit....(what's the word?)......   more ›

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