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Linda Lehmil for GAgives Impact Stories

October 08, 2025

Join Dr. Linda Lemmil, executive director of Reach for Excellence, as she shares the impactful work of this Atlanta-based nonprofit. Dedicated to providing free academic enrichment for talented middle schoolers, the program has successfully graduated 564 students. Learn how you can support their mission by donating to fund classes, field trips, and transportation for students.


Video Transcript


Speaker: Linda Lehmil

Linda Lehmil: Reach for Excellence is an academic enrichment program offered for free for middle school for middle schoolers

Introduce yourself and your community: Start with your name, your organization’s name, and the community you serve.

Linda Lehmil: Good morning. My name is Doctor Linda Lemmil, and I am the executive director of Reach for Excellence. Reach for Excellence is a nonprofit based out of Atlanta in Mary's School, and we offer enrichment classes for talented middle schoolers in Atlanta who want to go to rigorous high schools and then on the path to college.

Tell us the impact your nonprofit makes.

Linda Lehmil: Reach for Excellence is an academic enrichment program offered for free for middle school for middle schoolers during Saturdays and in the summertime for 5 weeks, we offer transportation from home to Bridge for Excellence in the summertime. Um, so far we have graduated 564 middle schoolers, uh, and they all uh have great success stories.

Let the public know how they can support your nonprofit.

Linda Lehmil: Today you can make a difference by donating to Reach for Excellence. The money you will donate will go directly to the students for the enrichment classes that they, that we offer on Saturdays and in the summertime for the field trips that students take and also to continue to offer a transportation system in the summertime.



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