In the Community

November 25, 2024

11th Annual Sandy Springs Education Force Race

The Halpern team won Most Participants for a Corporate Sponsor at the 2024 Sandy Springs Education Force (SSEF) Lightening 5K/10K. SSEF funds free supplemental programs for economically disadvantaged public school students.

October 14, 2024

2024 MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic

Matthew Oppenheimer, Benjamin Halpern, Cary Halpern, Caleb Adams, Scott Jackson, Rick Lenner, Jeff Walton, Henry Pittman and James Smith played in the 2024 MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic. This year's event honored David Kusiel and raised over $500,000.

People packing meals
June 17, 2024

Second Helpings Atlanta Volunteer Day

Halpern packed 3,437 lbs of food into 500 meal kits to support Second Helping's mission of reducing hunger in our communities. The food will be distributed to multiple nonprofits within their network across metro Atlanta.

Easter bunny and child
April 23, 2024

Easter Festivities at New Georgia Public Library

Halpern partnered with the New Georgia Public Library in Dallas, Georgia, to host an Easter event complete with an egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny, and goodie bags.  Participants were also in the running to win one of three Easter baskets.

December 09, 2023

Supporting St. Paul's Gift Bag Ministry

For the second year, Halpern partnered with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Atlanta to provide 100 students in the community with Christmas Gift Bags filled with goodies to help them through the holiday season.

Kids trick or treating
November 02, 2023

2023 Spalding County and City of Griffin Trick or Treat Event

Halpern partnered with Spalding County to provide over 300 spinners and candy to more than 800 kids during the 2023 Spalding County and City of Griffin Trick or Treat children's event.

October 21, 2023

10th Annual Sandy Springs Education Force Race

Another great race for the Halpern team at the Sandy Springs Education Force (SSEF) Lightening 5K/10K. SSEF funds free supplemental literacy, after-school and mentoring programs for economically disadvantaged public school students.

September 12, 2023

2023 MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic

Jack Halpern, Benjamin Halpern, Chris Hoffmeister, Rick Lenner, Jeff Walton, Henry Pittman, James Smith and Cary Halpern participated in the 15th Annual MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic 2023 honoring Mark Lichtenstein. This year's event raised over $500,000, bringing the 15-year total to $5M+.

August 21, 2023

Feeding Families of Buford Highway at Pinetree Plaza

Halpern partnered with We Love Buford Highway to host Feeding Families of Buford Highway at Pinetree Plaza. The program provided 300 families with fresh produce, dry staples and eggs, as well as 100 children with free health screenings.

Halpern Supports the New Georgia Library Annual Easter Event 2023
May 08, 2023

Halpern Supports New Georgia Public Library Easter Fun

More than 100 children and 78 adults celebrated Easter with an egg hunt and Easter basket giveaway. The event sponsored by Halpern and New Georgia Public Library also provided school supplies for the library's summer programs.

Halpern Enterprises contributes to Griffin Spalding Tornado Relief
February 09, 2023

Halpern Helps Fund Griffin Tornado Relief

Halpern Enterprises joined other businesses, including Atlanta Gas Light, to provide donations for Griffin's tornado relief fund. The funds will support city and county efforts to rebuild in the community.

December 30, 2022

Supporting Students in the M.L.K. Jr. Drive Community

The holiday break can increase food insecurity for children who are out of school. Halpern partnered with St. Paul's Episcopal Church to provide 100 students in our community with extra sustenance through the holidays.

November 07, 2022

9th Annual Sandy Springs Education Force Race

Halpern supported the Sandy Springs Education Force (SSEF) 9th Annual Road Race both in person and virtually. SSEF funds free supplemental literacy, after-school and mentoring programs for economically disadvantaged public school students.

Jack Halpern, Benjamin Halpern, Matthew Oppenheimer and Chris Hoffmeister
October 03, 2022

2022 MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic

Matthew Oppenheimer, Jack Halpern, Benjamin Halpern and Chris Hoffmeister participated in the 14th Annual MJCCA Harry Maziar Classic.  Presented by Truist and honoring Eliot Arnovitz, the 2022 event raised a record-breaking $535,000.

Property Manager Jimmy Cushman donates tumblers to APD Zone 4
September 20, 2022

City of Atlanta Police Dept. Zone 4 Award

Halpern property manager Jimmy Cushman is partnering with Major Anthony Jackson, commander of City of Atlanta Police Department Zone 4, to reward an Officer of the Month with a customized Yeti tumbler.

June 30, 2022

We Love BuHi Feeding Families Food Drive

Halpern partnered with We Love BuHi,  local organizations and volunteers to distribute 4,600 pounds of food and vegetables, baby formula, feminine products, Covid test kits and other staples to 200 families in our community.

June 03, 2022

Georgia Legal Food Frenzy Fundraiser

Halpern Enterprises donated funds equal to 7,451 meals during this year's Georgia Legal Food Frenzy two-week fundraising competition! Now in its 11th year, the organization has raised $4.2 million, or the equivalent of 16.9 million meals, to bring hunger relief to Atlantans.

APS Food Pop Up
March 13, 2021

Food Distribution Pop-Up at Hightower Station

Congresswoman Nikema Williams and APS Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring helped distribute food at Hightower Station's APS Saturday Pop-Up site. Halpern is partnering with APS to provide meal-kits to the community every Saturday through June at Hightower Station.

community giving event
February 23, 2021

Buford Hwy Food Giving & Resource Event

Halpern hosted a food giving and resource event at its Pinetree Plaza shopping center with We Love BuHi to provide boxes of fresh foods, supplies and services to community members struggling as a result of the pandemic.

February 03, 2021

Halpern & Inspiredu Gift 30 Computers

Halpern partnered with Inspiredu to gift 30 local students with laptops and computer accessories to support remote learning during the pandemic. A Georgia-based educational nonprofit, Inspiredu promotes education equity through training, device distribution and technology career development.

December 01, 2020

Feeding Families of Buford Highway & ACFB

In light of the pandemic, more of our neighbors are facing hunger this year. Halpern partnered with Feeding Families of Buford Highway, a We Love BuHi initiative, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank to provide food aid, services and supplies to families in our community.

November 15, 2020

7th Annual SSEF Footprints for the Future goes Virtual

Halpern's Hero’s reunited for Sandy Springs Education Force's 7th Annual SSEF Footprints for the Future virtual race, winning the award for largest team, while helping to raise money for programming and services that support disadvantaged public school students.

June 26, 2020

Georgia Legal Food Frenzy Fundraising Competition

Led by our in-house legal team, Halpern joined the Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraiser, which brought together more than 200 firms, organizations and 17,000 employees to raise $852,090 - the equivalent of 3.3 million meals for children and families in Georgia.

November 26, 2019

3rd Annual Zone 4 Thanksgiving Community Feast

Property Manager Jimmy Cushman,  volunteers and community organizers came together with The Fulton County District Attorney's office to provide groceries, hot meals, coats and toiletries to more than 200 MLK Jr. Drive residents at the 3rd Annual Zone 4 Thanksgiving Community Feast.

November 04, 2019

6th Annual SSEF Footprints for the Future Raises $50k

Halpern's runners and walkers teamed up to support the Sandy Springs Education Force's 6th Annual SSEF Footprints for the Future 10k/5k, helping to raise $50,000 for disadvantaged public school students.

August 10, 2019

Charity Softball Tourney Raises $18k

The 2nd annual CRE For AYA charity softball tournament was a success! The Halpern team didn't win a trophy, but we were thrilled to join nine commercial real estate companies in raising $18,000 for Forest Park's Atlanta Youth Academy.

July 12, 2019

Lauren Raber Selected for Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2020

Associate Attorney Lauren Raber has been selected for the Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2020. The nine-month program develops, educates and connects professionals who want to become leaders in the community.

June 04, 2019

MJCCA BB&T Harry Maziar Classic

Jack Halpern, Cary Halpern, Benjamin Halpern and Bill Brown represented Halpern Enterprises in this year's MJCCA BB&T Harry Maziar Classic Golf Tournament fundraiser. Proceeds from the tournament provide scholarships for individuals and families in need.

May 28, 2019

Halpern Tutors Celebrate with Students

Halpern TutorMate volunteers celebrated a successful and fun year of literacy improvement with first graders at Peyton Forest Elementary School. The TutorMate program is designed for busy professionals to tutor online in weekly 30-minute sessions.

April 18, 2019

Halpern Awards 2019 College Scholarships

Benjamin Halpern congratulates the 2019 Halpern Scholarship recipients:  Ahmani Mohammed from Frederick Douglass High School, and Akiem Williams from Benjamin E. Mays High School. Annually, two $2,500 awards are presented to qualifying seniors to help with first year's tuition and books.

December 15, 2018

Cary Reynolds Elementary School Beautification

Property Manager Jimmy Cushman led school staff, parents and second, third and fourth graders in a one-day beautification project a Cary Reynolds Elementary School in Doraville. These star students love their school and didn’t hesitate to jump right in to help with painting and clean up.

December 01, 2018

BuHi Lights Artist Talk

Development Associate Matthew Oppenheimer joined Dashboard Co-Founder Beth Malone, We Love BuHi Executive Director Marian Liou and the artists behind BuHi Lights to talk about how public art and design impacts community development.

November 21, 2018

Thanksgiving at Gordon Plaza

Together with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, Terri’s Café, Wayfield Foods, The Launch Pad Foundation, Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Merchants Association, City of Atlanta Police, and a group of sponsors and volunteers, we provided hot meals and groceries to 250 community members.

November 03, 2018

BuHi Lights Children’s Fair

We teamed up with Dashboard and We Love BuHi to host the BuHi Lights art exhibit at our Pinetree Plaza shopping center. The installation kicked off with a community event featuring activities from Soccer in the Streets, Alliance Theatre, Latin American Association and Children’s Museum of Atlanta.

October 13, 2018

5th Annual SSEF Footprints for the Future 10k/5k

What a beautiful fall day for a run! Team Halpern ran/walked for a cause at the 5th Annual Footprints for the Future 10k/5k road race supporting the Sandy Springs Education Force. SSEF sponsors programs to help disadvantaged public school students excel academically through high school and onto college.

July 15, 2018

CRE for AYA Softball Tournament

In memory of our former colleague, Brian Waronker, Halpern’s fielded a team to play in the first annual CRE For AYA charity softball tournament. Eight commercial real estate companies came together to raise $20,000 for Atlanta Youth Academy, an inner-city school providing high-level education to low-income families.