by GACF Staff | Mar 16, 2015 | News
Atlanta has over 52,000 Germans and German-Americans living in the area. Over 800 German-affiliated companies operate here. There is no better time or place for an organization like the German American Cultural Foundation. We would like to share a bit about our...
by GACF Staff | Feb 26, 2015 | News
On Wednesday, February 25 2015, our own Juergen Gentzke, Chairman, and Rudi Herbst, Vice Chairman, were featured on Silver Lining in the Cloud. Together with host Dom Rainey, they shared the story of how the German American Cultural Foundation started, funding...
by GACF Staff | Feb 18, 2015 | Projects
Three years ago, the Superintendent of the State of Georgia, Dr. John Barge, launched an initiative to foster immersion programs in public elementary schools. Among the first schools that applied was Ashford Park Elementary School, because they wanted the first German...
by GACF Staff | Feb 9, 2015 | Culture
In 469 AD, Pope Gelasius I created one of the most popular holidays in the world: Valentine’s Day. This Catholic feast day spread quickly throughout the Christian world, retaining its popularity even as Catholics converted to Protestantism. Although the...
by GACF Staff | Jan 29, 2015 | News
Originally published on PRLog.com. On January 3rd, 2015, the German American Cultural Foundation celebrated the arrival of the New Year by hosting an Original Feuerzangenbowle und Gulaschsuppe event at Atlanta’s Der Biergarten. Almost 100 people attended the...
