{"id":35972,"date":"2025-10-29T10:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=35972"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:02:08","slug":"ivester-foundation-donates-1-million-to-boost-science-and-nursing-programs-in-hall-county-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/ivester-foundation-donates-1-million-to-boost-science-and-nursing-programs-in-hall-county-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivester Foundation Donates $1 Million to Boost Science and Nursing Programs in Hall County Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhc4dpll-732977186011a9670e8fff7297ac6405\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mhc4dpll-732977186011a9670e8fff7297ac6405{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mhc4dpll-732977186011a9670e8fff7297ac6405 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mhc4dpll-732977186011a9670e8fff7297ac6405 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mhc4dpll-732977186011a9670e8fff7297ac6405 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Ivester Foundation Donates $1 Million to Boost Science and Nursing Programs in Hall County Schools<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-j2ff38-17b10950ea11207c439caa79fd5d965a hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhc49vhs-10c8e1ea010d813f789f56bffa4d9789 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35973 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester-776x1030.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ivester-531x705.jpg 531w\">Doug Ivester speaks on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at a dedication ceremony at Lanier College and Career Academy. The Ivester Foundation donated $25,000 each to Flowery Branch High School, West Hall High School, Johnson High School, and Wauka Mountain Elementary to renovate their libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Ivester, former CEO of Coca Cola, and his wife, Kay, are known throughout Hall County for their philanthropy in education. 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