Nichols Center: Families of Recovery

04/30/2026

✨ Get Ready to Bid for a Purpose! ✨

The silent auction for the Nichols Center Iconic Inspirations Awards Gala is going LIVE online from Friday, May 1 through Saturday, May 2!

This is your chance to support an incredible cause of a place of growth and resilience whose mission is helping families heal through wellness and recovery. Every bid directly supports families on their journey toward healing, stability, and hope.

🖥️ Browse. 💛 Bid. 🎉 Make a Difference.

Stay tuned for the auction link and get ready to be part of something meaningful!

04/29/2026

Lights, camera, HOPE! 🎬✨

We just dropped our Iconic Inspirations Awards Gala newsletter, celebrating 12 years of helping families heal and announcing our Forever Home for Healing capital campaign—a permanent space for trauma therapy, community gardens, and family recovery in Douglas County.

Join us this Saturday, May 2nd, 6–10 PM at Great Point Studios in Douglasville for a Hollywood-themed, black-tie evening honoring local mental health champions, with red-carpet arrivals, gourmet dinner, live entertainment, and a powerful call to support free therapy for families in crisis.

🎟 Tickets and details: www.nicholscenter.org
Every ticket, sponsorship, and donation brings our Forever Home one step closer. 💛
https://www.nicholscenter.org/so/12PtQsp9B?languageTag=en

04/29/2026

🎬 4 DAYS UNTIL OUR BIGGEST NIGHT! 🎬
Iconic Inspirations Awards Gala
Celebrating 12 Years of Healing & Hope

THIS SATURDAY | May 2nd | 6-10 PM
📍 Great Point Studios, Douglasville

✨ AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING AWAITS
🎤 KEYNOTE: Emmy-nominated casting director Erica Arvold (Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Disney+) shares her journey

🏆 HONORING LOCAL HEROES:

Mark Alcarez | Healing the Community

Ebony Philips | Growing Mental Health

Rasheeka Austin | Hero Award

Kristina Arjona | Torch Award

Lt Armando Cipriano & Officer Linda Tibbits | Resilient Response

🌱 SEEDLINGS AWARDS:
Jordan Arfanakis & E. Adeola Idumu

🎙️ POWERHOUSE SPEAKERS:

Dalia Racine, Douglas County DA

Hannah M. Palmquist, Chief Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, GA Attorney General's Office

📋 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
⏰ Doors open at 6 PM - arrive early for networking!
🎟️ Last chance for tickets: www.nicholscenter.org
🅿️ Allow extra time for parking at Great Point Studios
📸 Professional photography - you'll want to look your best!

💙 WHY THIS MATTERS
For 12 years, Nichols Center has been a safe space for families navigating mental health and recovery. Our gardens, gift shop, and classes exist because of supporters like YOU.

Tonight, we celebrate the champions making mental health matter in our community.

🎫 GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW → www.nicholscenter.org

Presented by Great Point Studios | Sponsored by Amazon, Georgia Entertainment & more



See you Saturday! Let's make this our most impactful gala yet! 🌟

04/27/2026

https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2026/04/nichols-center-and-georgia-entertainment-partner-to-spotlight-mental-health-at-iconic-inspirations-awards-gala/

Red-carpet fundraiser at Great Point Studios set to honor mental health and recovery champions and support family wellness programs across Georgia.

04/21/2026

Yesterday, we enjoyed a visit with Dr. Michael Kay and Shannon Cole at Highway 5 Animal Hospital. It's always a great day when we reconnect with our supporters in the community. Michael went to school with Kirk, and his father, Dr. Jim Kay, was a well known and popular veterinarian we used with our fur babies until he retired. Great family!

04/20/2026

Something beautiful is unfolding at Nichols Center: Forever Home for Healing — a permanent place for counseling, wellness, and hope. Join us as we build stability for the families and groups we serve. Read more and be part of this new chapter: https://wix.to/1D9hwNb

04/20/2026

A huge thank you to Travis Reid and the team at Ace Hardware in downtown Douglasville for their generous donation of a fabulous Blackstone grill for our Gala’s silent auction! We’re grateful for your continued support. Our silent auction will be online next week… stay tuned!

04/16/2026

Nana feeding Elliot a Snack! He is 6 years old now, weighs over 17 pounds, and loves to eat. We love this big guy.

04/14/2026

One of our own needs us 🚨❤️

For years, our Fire Chief has been there in others’ toughest moments—now he needs us in his.

After a recent diagnosis of a genetic kidney condition, he is facing kidney failure and is in need of a living donor.

First, know that our department remains strong, fully staffed, and ready to serve—There will be no disruption to field operations, and our commitment to serving the community at the highest level remains unchanged.

How you can help:
✔ Share this post — visibility saves lives
✔ Consider testing — you may be a match
✔ Send support — your prayers and encouragement matter

Together, we can make a difference.

04/13/2026

Join us for an unforgettable evening at The Nichols Center’s Iconic Inspirations Awards Gala as we honor Mental Health and Recovery champions in our community.

We’re excited to recognize our amazing sponsors, Brothers Brunch Foundation and Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, for their generous support of mental wellness and recovery across Georgia.

This exclusive red-carpet gala will be held at Great Point Studios, 2553 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA, from 6 PM–10 PM.

Be part of the celebration, networking, and storytelling that highlight hope, resilience, and community impact—tickets are available now at www.nicholscenter.org.

Interested in aligning your brand with mental health and recovery work? Become a sponsor today and stand with us as we celebrate 12 years of serving Georgia.

04/13/2026

We are excited to celebrate Amazon as one of our Iconic Inspirations Awards Gala sponsors! Their generous support through their foundation is helping The Nichols Center expand vital mental health and recovery services for individuals and families in our community.

Because of partners like Amazon, we are able to honor Mental Health and Recovery champions and increase access to hope and healing across Douglas County and beyond. Thank you, Amazon, for investing in wellness and community impact. 💛

04/13/2026

Today, we will be at the Community Market of Villa Rica with Elliot from 4pm to 7pm. Come out and see us and visit our many Vendors there. 1789 Carrollton Villa Rica Hwy, Villa Rica, Ga.