Mahaffey Giving Back
At Mahaffey Orthodontics we are committed to giving back to the community that supports us. To that end, Dr. Michael Mahaffey both contributes to various fundraisers and events and has developed some specific programs for the community.
If you have a school, organization or event that you would like Mahaffey Orthodontics to consider, please send your request to [email protected]. Please include any forms, levels of sponsorship and deadlines. Please give us at least a month to process your request.
Open Wide Open
In 2003, Dr. Michael Mahaffey gathered a few friends and dentists together for a golf tournament he called the Open Wide Open. For 15 years they gathered and he’d ask his colleagues to donate to a specific charity as part of their participation. It was informal, but made the world a better place, one swing at a time.
In 2017 Mahaffey Orthodontics partnered with Fayette Care Clinic to make the Open Wide Open an even better community-oriented activity.
“We believe in giving back as a part of who we are at Mahaffey Orthodontics,” said Dr. Michael Mahaffey. “Underwriting the Open Wide Open for Fayette Care Clinic as Presenting Sponsor made perfect sense to us. Supporting healthcare in our community for struggling families is a perfect way for a health related practice like ours to make a difference.”
From a few friends on the golf course to a full-fledged golf tournament, the Open Wide Open has become a huge financial success for Fayette Care Clinic.
Fayette Care Clinic Executive Director Deb Presley-Christiansen says, “The proceeds from the Mahaffey Open Wide Open Golf Tournament are instrumental to Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic in continuing to provide healthcare to Fayette County’s uninsured neighbors in need. It is more important than ever that the uninsured have a medical home for primary and specialty care and labs and testing to make sure Fayette County is its healthiest.”
She continued, “Each of the past 3 years, the golf tournament has increased over 20% to the year prior totaling more than $90,000! Through its network of volunteers and partners, Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic provides $8 in healthcare services for every $1 donated, therefore; Mahaffey Orthodontics contributed more than $700,000 in services to our Fayette County community.”
Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic provides primary care, dental, vision, cardiology, podiatry, gynecology, chiropractic, behavioral health, dermatology, physical therapy, gastroenterology, labs, and non-narcotic prescriptions. Fayette C.A.R.E. clinic is now a medical home to more than 900 patients providing in excess of 5,000 patient visits per year. The vast majority of FFC patients are working people with lower incomes that are usually temporarily without insurance coverage. Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic 501(c)3 is part of the Georgia Volunteer Health Care Program (GVHCP) of the Department of Public Health.
Deb Presley-Christiansen concluded, “Through the generous donations provided by the Mahaffey Orthodontics Open Wide Open Golf Tournament, Fayette C.A.R.E. Clinic lessens potential health crises for their patients and the entire community.”
All Smiles Award
Mahaffey Orthodontics launched the All Smiles Award in 2016 to honor students who make others smile. “There are many awards for academics and athletics, so I was looking to honor those kids who have exceptional character and make the world a better place,” said Dr. Michael Mahaffey.
Each year, several dozen local schools participate. In each school at each grade level, 4th through 8th, a student is awarded the Mahaffey Orthodontics All Smiles Award at the year-end awards ceremony. Along with a certificate, the All Smiles Award Winners are given $100 gift cards, sponsored by Mahaffey Orthodontics.
In addition to the student awards, Mahaffey Orthodontics also donates $100 per student winner at each school. At elementary schools this is usually $200, and $300 at middle schools. The donations are intended to support the schools and underwrite their awards programming.
Most Recent Winners
2022
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Faith Elbrecht (4th), Brooke Muller (5th); CANONGATE: Emily Wallin (4th), Jasmin Perez (5th); NEWNAN CROSSING: Aria Schatzberg (4th), Jamarcus Alford (5th); POPLAR ROAD: Lyla Ballard (5th), Ty Marlowe (5th); THOMAS CROSSROADS: Josey Johnson (4th), Ansley Wallace (5th); WELCH: Colton Troxler (4th), Sara Caras Tibaguy (5th); WHITE OAK: Emoni Sewell (4th), Njammeh Touray (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Elise Nagle (4th), Marlee Goddard (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL: Kin Apecena (6th), Aleighyah Kekoanui (7th), Angelina Boscarello (8th); BLAKE BASS: Joelle Valentino (6th), Bethany LaVancha (7th), Gabe Williams (8th) EAST COWETA: Carley Higgins (6th), Eddie Hubbard (7th), Marquis Racliff (8th); LEE: Antavious Bussie (6th), Addisyn Hasberger (7th), Michael Dorsey (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BRAELINN: Ty Marlowe (5th) Paige Schwartz (5th); CLEVELAND: Chase White (5th), Emmerson Perkins (5th); CRABAPPLE: Kate Trout (5th); FAYETTEVILLE: Sidney Carter (5th), Iris Mitchell (5th); HUDDLESTON: Ethan Bushmire (4th), Chloe Lee (5th), Olivia Lopez (5th); INMAN: Alex Lofton (4th), Nicole Dougherty (5th); KEDRON: Arya Kannan (5th), Missy Knight (5th); NORTH FAYETTE: Arianna Castillo (5th); OAK GROVE: Chelsea Pierce (4th), Davai Simpson (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Anna Roberts (4th), Kallie Sutherland (5th); PEEPLES: Alisa Chmielewski (4th), Annie Phillips (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Stella Bracken (4th), Joshua Francis (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Jennings Bowman (4th), Leah Gregory (5th); SPRING HILL: Blessing Obinna (5th), Phoebe Flintoff (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
BENNETT’S MILL: Micah Kell (6th), Dallas Bussey (7th), Oly Colon Cambo (8th); FLAT ROCK: Abram Anaya (6th), Wanda Holder (7th), Ta’Zariah McCoy (8th); J.C. BOOTH: Callie Knapp (6th), Rolando Nunez (7th), Addison Rogers (8th); RISING STARR: Andi McQuade (6th), Matthew Wright (7th), Anna Bruijn (8th); WHITEWATER: Maggie Noriega (6th), Nathaniel Torres (7th), Madison Burt (8th)
PIKE COUNTY SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY: Scott Hall (4th), Savanna Sowell (5th); MIDDLE: Raegan Burch (6th), Beau Chisholm (6th), Kaylee Landers (7th), Jagger Mayfield (7th), Ariah Chamlee (8th), Noah Meadows (8th)
CHARTER SCHOOLS
COWETA CHARTER: Logan Coste (4th), Lalia Hunter (5th), Hannah Hill (6th), Micah Yancy (7th), Adam Cherniske; LIBERTY TECH CHARTER: Ayden Tuck (4th), Avery Langford (5th), Andrew Boumeester (6th), Lily Swan (7th), Skyler Cason (8th);
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Maryanne McDaniel (4th), Kathryn Grace Lane (5th), Tucker Handley (6th), Lawson Freeman (7th), Kaden Jones (8th); CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN: Olivia Williamson (4th), Kinsie Kennedy (5th), Cayson Smiles (6th); Rebekah Wessels (7th); Beckham Cohran (8th); GRACE CHRISTIAN: Mary Christopher (4th), Montay Griffin (5th), Michael Dobbs (6th), Anthony Powell (7th), Kennedy Christopher (8th); LANDMARK CHRISTIAN: McKenna Echols (6th), Noah Braxton (7th), Macie Churi (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERAN: Katherine “Pippa” Conrad (4th), Harriet “Hattie” Kasinger (5th), Eric Dietrich (6th), Mayah Spieler (7th), Timothy “Timo” Tigue (8th); THE BEDFORD SCHOOL: Katy Mae Dearolph (4th), June Dearolph (5th); Maci Wyatt (6th), Max Snyder (7th), Margaret Meyer (8th); TRINITY CHRISITAN: Brooks Baldwin (4th), Colton Withrow (5th), Elle Jerger (6th), Harper Douglas (7th), Ben Sprague (8th)
2021
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Jordan Bowers (5th); CANONGATE: Landry Mason (4th), Carter Horton (5th); POPLAR ROAD: Kimberly Banks (5th), Clayton Moye (5th); THOMAS CROSSROADS: Aliya Gasser (4th), Isabella Slate (5th); WELCH: Harper Denney (4th), Mya Bustamante (5th); WHITE OAK: Addie Inman (4th), Kylie Barnes (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Parker Stalons (4th), Emma Cook (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL: Sahara Roberts (6th), Cayden Rice (7th), Luciano Lepoma (8th); EAST COWETA: Lacee Mayfield (6th), Sarah Grace Patrick (7th), Makayla Keith (8th); LEE: Olivia Howell (6th), Katlynn Scheibe (7th), Mykayla Smith (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BRAELINN: Callie Kosko (5th), Laney Purcer (5th); CLEVELAND: Adrielle Rufenacht (4th), Lily Merritt (4th), Natalie Winfrey (5th), Isa Hilou (5th); CRABAPPLE LANE: Leighton Koff (5th); FAYETTEVILLE: Autumn Canby-Pratt (5th), Elizabeth Wade (5th); HUDDLESTON: Raygen Lewis (4th), Louisa Patterson (5th); INMAN: Nicole Dougherty (4th), Bryce Westlund (5th); KEDRON: Julian Love (5th), Gabrielle Fife (5th); NORTH FAYETTE: Somara Laurent (5th), Kamryn Smith (5th); OAK GROVE: Delanie Griffith (4th), Tiana Juarez-Villagomez (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Chloe Byun (4th), Esther Kim (5th); PEEPLES: Victoria Gomez (4th), Jamonte Robinson (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Journey Joyner (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Makayla Carney (5th), Jonathan De La Cruez (5th); SPRING HILL: Karli Johnson (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
BENNETTS MILL: Mosheen Virani (6th), Kiran Yates (7th), Hezekiah Strickland (8th); FLAT ROCK: Jayden Amos (6th), Nydia Lewis (7th), Kerline Clark (8th); J.C. BOOTH: Hayden Adams (6th), Anthony “Coby” Fink (7th), Reagan Sangster (8th); RISING STAR: Ruby French (6th), Crista Alarcon Suarez (7th), Jared Moore (8th)
PIKE COUNTY SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY: Julianna Brown (4th) and Franki Newsted (5th);
MIDDLE: Bowen James Cochran (6th), Eliza Camille Huber (6th), Randall Ray Blackwelder (7th), Serrenity Addyson Richmond (7th), Jessie Kate Jeffcoat (8th), Thomas Eugene Walker (8th)
PRIVATE/CHARTER SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Gracen Couch (4th), Sara Peaden (5th), Riley King (6th), Jonatha Kirk (7th), Blake Alford (8th); COWETA CHARTER ACADEMY: Jade Amoroso (4th), Khloe Schleton (5th), Tatum Nungessor (6th), Isabella Neal (7th), Lily Fox (8th); CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN: Jonah Darby (4th), Cheyanne Williamson (5th), Elizabeth Morrison (6th), Beckham Cochran (7th), Aslyn Hoard (8th); LANDMARK CHRISTIAN: Taylor Clark (6th), Lucy O’Rourke (7th), Julianne McAteer (8th); LIBERTY TECH: Brantley Lewis (4th), Rubi Cruz (5th), Parth Patel (6th), Kayla Hickson (7th), Malachi Parker (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERAN: Slade Smith (4th), Samantha Dietrich (5th), Julia Heil (6th), Timothy Tigue (7th), Madeline Rigelman (8th); THE BEDFORD SCHOOL: Brennan Johnson (4th), Kaleb Sherrell (5th), Reese Townsend (6th), Katie Dickens (7th), Colin Smith (8th); TRINITY CHRISTIAN: Hamilton Houston (4th), Lila Chitwood (5th), Daisy Hill (6th), Denver Price (7th), Jack Mullen (8th)
2019
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Braeden Staffins (4th), Brady Henson (5th); WELCH: Jeen Kim (4th), Aiden Jove (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Zach Hines (4th), Ivye Harris (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL: Daniel Nash (6th), Antoan Martinez Rivera (7th), Destiny Smiley (8th); EAST COWETA: Parker Sorrow (6th), Cadence Price (7th), Brandon Johnson (8th); LEE: Joyce Diaz (6th), Kevin Fairchild (7th), Katelyn Wilson (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BRAELINN: Kylan Wright (5th); CLEVELAND: Harper Dunn (5th); FAYETTEVILLE: Tiffany Ramirez (5th); KEDRON: Maddie Rice (4th), Ja’Kai Mitchell (5th); OAK GROVE: Payton Price (4th), Israel Gedeon (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Destiny Grimes (4th), Abigail D’Morais (5th); PEEPLES: Mya Ramirez (5th), Jason Yerges (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Ava Bracken (4th), Abril Rodriguez Rojas (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Maci Mills (4th), Jackson Richards (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
FLAT ROCK: Aja Mason (6th), Kayla Walker (7th), Sa’Vion Odom (8th); J.C. BOOTH: Kiefer State (6th), Jessica Marhefka (7th), Katrina Thompson (8th); RISING STARR: Kali McQuade (6th), Sophia Cochran (7th), Kitcat Siguenza (8th)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Lawson Freeman (4th), Addison Pruitt (5th), Travis Newman (6th), Emily Shride (7th), Mercer Parrott (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERAN: Willow Head (4th), McKenzie Meredith (5th), Alianna Meier (6th), Izzie Barnett (7th), Joel Courtois (8th), Erin James – Matthew 6:33 Award; TRINITY CHRISITAN: Cody Head (4th), Charlotte Heavin (5th), Helene Lawson (6th), Addie Moore (7th), Faith Macaluso (8th)
2018
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Sara Bloecher (4th), Emma Kvidt (5th); POPLAR ROAD: Elis Sisler (4th), Carsyn Adams (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Eli Gamel (4th), Deshanti Heath (5th); WELCH: Aiden Jove (4th), Austin Arrington (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL MIDDLE: Riley Blodgett (6th), Julio Chavarria (7th), Erika Mitchell-Washington (8th); EAST COWETA: Christopher Elderidge (6th), Beau Brooks (7th), KeMya Slaton (8th); LEE: Minji Lee (6th), Ashanti Johnson (7th), Weston Royer (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
FAYETTEVILLE: Kylemil Gehman (5th), Talia Driver (5th); KEDRON: Kristen Brynd (4th), Dillon Michael Joiner (5th); NORTH FAYETTE: Dalilah Johnson (4th), Jared White (5th); OAK GROVE: Mayuko Suzuki (4th), Christopher Peckett (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Harper Ellis (4th), Coleman Maday (5th), McKinley Yost (5th); PEEPLES: Luke Baxter (4th), Kate Mitchell (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Juliann Harris (4th), Cristian Becerra (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Luis Barranco (5th), Lauren Casey (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
FLAT ROCK: Yosbani Vasallo (6th), Joseph Cooper (7th), Jan’ia Torrence (8th); J. C. BOOTH: Maddie Weyandt (6th), Caroline Roshelli (7th), Madeline Graf (8th); RISING STARR: Amelia Heath (6th), Craig Hutchinson (7th), Lucy Virnig (8th)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Aimua Korti (4th), Ethan Davis (5th), Mallory Booth (6th), Maddie Simpson (7th), Haley Rogers (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERN: Ella Wachter (4th), Nicholas Heil (5th), Madison Christensen (6th), Collin Sheehan (7th), Abby Rauch (8th), Madison Cassel-Hughes – Matthew 6:33 Award; TRINITY CHRISTIAN: Maddie Jayne Poling (4th), Hannah Fourman (5th), Cole Barentine (6th), Charlie Storey (7th), Emmie Weikle (8th)
2017
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Mason Law (4th), Zaina Khalousi (5th); WELCH: David Waters (4th), Carolina McPherson (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Sofi Schwartz (4th), Kevin Fairchild (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL: Quintavious Adams (6th), J.P. Warren (7th), Donia Chiciu (8th); EAST COWETA: Ella Miller (6th), Aidan McWilliams (7th), Curtis Reece (8th); LEE: Audrey Rush (6th), Heidi Teagle (7th), Myracle Mateen (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BRAELINN: Zoe Croft (5th), CLEVELAND: Brodie Burnett (5th); FAYETTEVILLE: Kayla Reynolds (5th), Bunmi Aladeniyi (5th); HUDDLESTON: Alicia Carrillo-Bueno (4th), Jayden Jackman (5th); KEDRON: Juan Torres Gomez (4th), Allen Arzuaga Davila (5th); NORTH FAYETTE: Adrianna Monterrosa (4th), Faith Livinus (5th); OAK GROVE: Jadynn Martin (4th), Bernaldino Moran-Palomar (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Addison Rinkiewicz (4th), Triston Miller (5th); PEEPLES: Mia Jardot (4th), Ishan Kasaju (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Andres Hernandez (4th), Angel Johnson (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Ben Schueffner (5th), Derquan Ambles (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
BENNETT’S MILL: Goodness Adeleye (6th), Tammy Balogun (7th), Kasi Cost (8th); FLAT ROCK: Syndi Cleveland (6th), Miles Thornton (7th), Kennedy Harris (8th); J. C. BOOTH: Jamie Artiles Santana (6th), Lexie Holder (7th), Jessie Sy (8th); RISING STARR: Laura Rowell (6th), Sarah Schnider (7th), Joseph Sulkowski (8th)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Sarah Passow (4th), Clay Blackstock (5th), Kennede Fleming (6th), Grayson Logan (7th) Zenya Sims (8th); GRACE CHRISTIAN: Ryan Henderson (4th), Izabelle Street (5th), Miderline Charles (6th), Kathryn Street (7th), Morgan Turner (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERAN: Aldina Berhanu (4th), Andre Tchaykov (5th), Larron Rainey (6th), Madison Cassel-Hughes (7th), C’Aaliyah Livingston (8th), Wesley Buonerba – Matthew 6:33 Award; TRINITY CHRISTIAN: Joshua Taylor (6th), Ally Lawson (7th), Jeff Harris (8th)
2016
COWETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ARBOR SPRINGS: Clark Coggin (4th), Marlena Harbuck (5th); EASTSIDE: Brianna Smith (4th), Joshua Sherman (5th); WILLIS ROAD: Jensyn Carlisle (4th), Garrett McLay (5th)
COWETA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ARNALL: Mia Person (6th), Donia Chiciu (7th), Madison Stewart (8th); EAST COWETA: Kelsie Richardson (6th), Lupita Briseno (7th), Madison LoGalbo (8th); LEE: Jada Cutliff (6th), Destiny McCrary (7th), Myquel Hill (8th), Madison Nix (8th)
FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BRAELINN: Simon Ruiz (4th), Kit Cat Siguenza (5th); NORTH FAYETTE: Melissa Villagomez (4th), Jazlyn Richmond (5th); OAK GROVE: Jack Smith (4th), Joey Hood (5th); PEACHTREE CITY: Isabella Hickey (4th), Matthew D’Morais (5th); PEEPLES: Audrey New (4th), Hayden Andrews (5th); ROBERT J. BURCH: Isabella Murtha (4th), Kennedy Bynoe (5th); SARA HARP MINTER: Jaden Groce (5th), Kayla Aldridge (5th)
FAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
BENNETT’S MILL: Evan Canby-Pratt (6th), Kaylin Belwood (7th), Tristen Ohonde (8th); FLAT ROCK: Skylar Smith (6th), Solange Aniekwu (7th), Gaby Rozales (8th); J. C. BOOTH: Sophie Hollowell (6th), Jessica Sy (7th), Jace Christen (8th); RISING STARR: Elizabeth Miller (6th), Emma Parker (7th), Sarah Goins (8th)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS:
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN: Clay Blackstock (4th), Mercer Parrott (5th), Louis Gagnon (6th), Aaron Cawood (7th), Kendra Jenkins (8th); GRACE CHRISTIAN: Victoria McDonald (4th), Miderline Charles (5th), Kathryn Street (6th); Chloe Hanna (7th), Calvin Feldt (8th); ST. PAUL LUTHERAN: Elizabeth Barnett (4th), Alyssa Gibson (5th), Avery Metarko (6th), Andrew King (7th), Garrett Preble (8th), and Orianna Roland – Matthew 6:33 Award
MENTORise
Having built a successful orthodontics practice in Peachtree City, Dr. Michael Mahaffey looked for a way that he could share his business expertise and create a legacy across Fayette County and South Metro Atlanta.
“Mentoring people who have just launched businesses made the most sense. There are so many mistakes that can be avoided if a person has the right mentor,” said Dr. Mahaffey.
So Dr. Mahaffey founded MENTORise as part of his vision to help up and coming entrepreneurs in our community to grow their businesses. He gathered other local business people to serve as mentors, so that they can meet with aspiring entrepreneurs to share ideas, forge partnerships and create opportunities.
“Our mentors are amazing people—leaders in the business community, whom I’ve met since I started working as an orthodontist in 1992, in Peachtree City since 2002,” said Dr. Mahaffey. Our mentees range in age and experience, but all have launched or want to launch a business and are looking for wisdom in the process.
Since 2016, MENTORise has made connections and offered free mentoring for aspiring entrepreneurs. MENTORise connects mentors to mentees through an in-person event called The Forum. For more information about MENTORise and the opportunity to fill out an application, visit MENTORise.org.
