Community Initiatives

OVER $63,000 RAISED/SPONSORED FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS (AS OF SUMMER 2024)

Brighten Your Smile, Better the World

We all know a smile can brighten anyone’s day! So why not brighten your own smile while bettering our world? Make a donation of your choice (minimum $150) to our featured charitable partner & receive a complimentary custom set of teeth whitening trays, valued at $400.00. Visit our Facebook page and see who our charitable partner is for this month, or contact us for more information.

Community Partnerships, News, and Updates:

11-11-2024--- WE ARE EXCITED TO SPONSOR THE GLOBE ACADEMY'S 10TH ANNUAL GLOBE TROT THIS YEAR!

The Globe Academy is a public charter school in Dekalb County. From their website, their Mission is: The GLOBE Academy fosters Global Learning Opportunities through Balanced Education for children of all backgrounds. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high-performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
We are proud to be able to help support them in their goals for this 2024 school year!

10-26-2024--- PROUD TO SPONSOR HUNTLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL AGAIN

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is once again excited to partner with Huntley Hills Elementary School. This time we sponsored the Fall Festival. Yara enjoyed returning to Huntley Hills for the second time to answer any dental questions the festival goers had. We had a great time and are looking forward to next year!

10-16-2024--- $1,100 RAISED IN JULY FOR CHOA'S HEART CENTER THROUGH BRIGHTEN YOUR SMILE, BETTER THE WORLD CAMPAIGN

We were proud to raise $1,100 for the Children Healthcare of Atlanta's Heart Center in the month of July with our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. The CHOA Heart Center is an especially meaningful organization for the Kokabi family. This July marked the 5-year anniversary of Dr. K's father-in-law receiving a life saving heart transplant. They know firsthand how important cardiac care organizations are to the families in need.

At the Heart Center, their No. 1 priority is taking care of patients. Heart treatments and procedures typically require long stays in the hospital, which means their heart patients and their families often stay at the center for days, weeks, or even months at a time. They aim to make their patients and their families feel at home during this time by helping take care of their meals, as well as providing support, toys and books for the patients and their siblings. This would not be possible without the incredible donors who support their programs.

10-05-2024--- AN OLA PRESCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL SPONSOR FOR THE 3RD YEAR RUNNING!

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is excited to sponsor the OLA preschool Fall Festival for the 3rd year running. We are happy for the opportunity to contribute to their events and fundraising needs! Thank you to their Preschool Director Mrs. Kathleen for talking with us.

07-15-2024---BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY RAISED $1750 FOR ORPHAN ANNIE RESCUE IN JUNE THROUGH OUR BRIGHTEN YOUR SMILE, BETTER THE WORLD CAMPAIGN!

We are so excited to announce that we raised $1750 for Orphan Annie Rescue in the month of June through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign! Thank you to everyone that donated. Orphan Annie Rescue is a 501(c)(3) foster based dog rescue that serves the Atlanta area.

06-14-2024--- BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE COWART FAMILY YMCA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

For the second year in a row, Brookhaven Family Dentistry is excited to be a sponsor for the Cowart Family YMCA on Ashford Dunwoody Road. In this video, our friend Natale talks about 3 initiatives that they have focused on in the last year:

1. Memberships for seniors
2. Swim lessions.
3. Snacks for children

We are fortunate to have such a wonderful organization here in our backyard, and look forward to future partnerships with them.

05-24-2024--- BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY SPONSORS MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WORLD FINALS TEAM

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Andrew Kokabi were happy to sponsor the Montgomery Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team as they headed to the World Finals! We could not be more proud that they made it so far.

03-25-2024---$1,000 FOR ASHFORD PARK ELEMENTARY

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are happy to announce that for the third year in a row, we have raised over $1,000 for our friends at Ashford Park Elementary School, through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World Campaign. In this video, our friend Principal Freeman talks about what is new at the school.
Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Kokabi are committed to bettering our community. We are grateful for all of the support our patients have given us. We feel it is the duty of any business to give back to the community that supports it. Thus far we have raised over $30,000 for local schools and charities through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World Campaign.

03-14-2024--- MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PI DAY

Brookhaven Family Dentistry was excited to support our local teachers and staff at Montgomery Elementary School for Pi Day this year! We are so appreciative of everything these teachers do for our community's kids. We were happy to provide pizza and goodie bags to all 80 staff members.

02-22-2024--- A PROUD CONTINUING SUPPORTER OF CHAMBLEE HIGHSCHOOL ARTS

We were thrilled to support Chamblee Onstage, Chamblee High School's theatre program, in their production of Chicago this year. A big thank you and shout out to our friend JC Quinby for his role in this year's production, and for helping us get involved.

01-31-2024--- BOBBY'S OBI BAR- SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Andrew Kokabi love supporting and bringing attention to the small businesses of our patients here in Brookhaven and Chamblee through our Spotlight on Small Business Initiative. Today we turn our spotlight onto our friend and longtime patient Bob Sales. Bob is the creator of Bobby's Obi Bar. This delicious and healthy protein bar can easily be found online.

Bobby's Obi Bar is made from real food for a perfect balance of delicious taste and healthy eating. Each ingredient has been selected to maintain this balance. Obi bar has whole food protein, good fats, and as much oat fiber as a bowl of steel-cut oats. Oat fiber is not only heart-healthy but also ideal for gut health, and unlike fiber extracts, it is gentle on the digestive system. Obi bar is naturally sweetened with fruits and just a touch of honey. We designed obi bar to be "better than an apple," with more fiber and less sugar content.

12-05-2023---CHAMBLEE MIDDLE SCHOOL & BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY, ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr Andrew Kokabi are happy to announce we have raised $1,000 for Chamblee Middle School through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. This is the second time we have partnered with Chamblee Middle. In 2021 we raised over $3,000 for CMS. We are happy to keep this symbiotic relationship going. We have lots of families as patients who have at some point had a child at Chamblee Middle. We are happy to give back to the community that has given us their trust.

As Atlanta's premiere mission driven dental practice, Brookhaven Family Dentistry is proud to announce that over the last two years, we have raised over $30,000 for local schools and charities through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. Let's keep it going into 2024!

10-29-2023--- BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY ONCE AGAIN SPONSORS HUNTLEY HILLS ES RUN FOR THE HILLS

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are once again excited to be a $1,000 sponsor for Huntely Hills Elementary School's 2023 Run For The HIlls. In this video our friend Amanda Macy Hall from the Huntley Hills PTA tells us what is new at the school and what the funds will be going towards. We think it is important to support our neighborhood schools, be it through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign or school sponsorships. We love our Chamblee and Brookhaven community and love to see it shine.

08-17-2023---ONCE AGAIN A GOLD SPONSOR FOR MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARTY

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are once again excited to be a Gold Level sponsor for Montgomery Elementary School's Mustang Fund. Over the last decade we have built a strong partnership with Montgomery and have sponsored many times. We know how important this school is to our community and we are happy to partner with them. We are excited to give back to the community that has made us Brookhaven and Chamblee's most trusted dental practice for over 50 years. We look forward to continuing this partnership into the future. In this video our hygienist Lauren talks once again with Mira G. She discusses the revamping of the Media Center.

07-13-2023---BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY IS AN ANNUAL SPONSOR FOR THE COWART FAMILY YMCA ON ASHFORD DUNWOODY RD

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is proud to be an annual sponsor for the Cowart Family YMCA located at 3692 Ashford Dunwoody Rd in Brookhaven. This YMCA not only provides a convenient and clean place to exercise, but also does a lot of good things for our community. In this video our friend Natale talks about all the food and snacks that is given to children from food insecure households. A big thanks to our friends Brian Resutek and Cathea Simelton for helping us get involved with this wonderful organization.

05-20-2023---WE'RE DOWN WITH OPP, YEAH YOU KNOW US! BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY RAISES OVER $1,400 FOR OPP PRESCHOOL

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are excited to announce that we have raised over $1,400 for Oglethorpe Presbyterian Preschool through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. In this video our friend Beverly Moon talks about all the new developments at the school. A special shout out to our friend Danielle Bell who helped set it up. We are fortunate to have such a lovely preschool in our community are happy to have partnered with them. We are excited to give back to the community that has given us their trust. We look forward to more partnerships with Huntley Hills Elementary, Montgomery Elementary School, Ashford Park Elementary School, Chamblee Middle School, and Chamblee High School.

05-01-2023--- BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY ONCE AGAIN PARTNERING WITH HUNTLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is once again excited to partner with Huntley Hills Elementary School. This time we sponsored the Huntley Hills Festival. Dr. Kokabi and our hygienist Yara are pictured above. Yara spent the morning at our table answering any dental questions that festival goers had. We had a great time and are looking forward to next year!

04-14-2023---OVER $1,000 RAISED FOR PANCREATIC CANCER, PURPLE PANSIES & BFD PARTNERSHIP

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Andrew Kokabi are honored to have partnered with Purple Pansies through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. We are grateful to our patients who helped us raise over $1,000 for this wonderful organization.
Purple Pansies offers immediate support to individuals and families affected by pancreatic cancer while funding research and clinical trials to conquer it. Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers but receives only 6% of research funding. They are dedicated to raising money for much needed cancer research.
The Brookhaven community lost a special person last year. Our patient and friend, Jaclyn Maxwell, lost her life to pancreatic cancer. Jaclyn was the epitome of love. She was a devoted mother, loving wife, gifted physical therapist, and loyal friend. To know her was to indeed love her.
The Kokabi family also lost another friend to pancreatic cancer this fall. These two losses highlighted the importance of pancreatic cancer research.
The purpose of our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign is to help as many local charities and schools as possible. We are proud of the over $18,000 we have raised over the last couple of years and look forward to helping more schools and charities for as long as we can.

02-28-2023---Montgomery Elementary & Brookhaven Family Dentistry - A Delicious Partnership for Teachers & Staff

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are happy to announce that we sponsored this month's MES teacher breakfast. We have always been grateful for all that teachers and school staff do for our community. These past three years have been specially hard on these wonderful educators, we salute them and appreciate them. A big thanks to our friend Jennifer Sineway for helping make this breakfast happen.

02-06-2023---SUCCESSFUL CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF CHAMBLEE

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Andrew Kokabi are excited to announce the completion of a successful clothing drive. We happily collected clothes from our patients all through out the month of January. These clothes will go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Chamblee. They will give them to those in need.
With a mission to provide help and hope to neighbors in need, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia has been serving individuals, families and communities across Georgia since 1903, stabilizing those in crisis and creating paths to self-sufficiency. Focusing on hunger, housing, and health, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia meets basic needs, removes barriers to stability, and creates paths to self-sufficiency through direct services, education, and empowerment to provide help and hope to neighbors in need in Georgia.
A big thanks to our friend Martha Banna for helping start this partnership.

01-20-2023---$2,000 TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES ATLANTA

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Andrew Kokabi are proud to announce a $2,000 donation to Catholic Charities Atlanta. Catholic Charities Atlanta provides transformative services that enable families to overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. As a child of immigrants, Dr. Kokabi is excited to be helping an organization that directly helps a lot of the immigrant population here in Chamblee. As a mission driven dental practice, Brookhaven Family Dentistry strives to not only provide quality dentistry, but to also make a significant positive impact in the Brookhaven and Chamblee community.

12-17-2022---$1,000 FOR OUR HOLIDAY PARTNER: THE FOSTER CARE SUPPORT FOUNDATION

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful patients who helped us raise $1,000 for the Foster Care Support Foundation through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. The Foster Care Support Foundation's goal is to help abused and neglected children experience a kind and nurturing daily life while displaced in foster and relative care. And their mission is to strengthen the ability of foster and relative care families to meet the needs of their displaced children by implementing a community-based resource and education that can decrease the need for institutionalized care. Learn more at fostercares.org. A big thanks to our friend Patricia Griffin for helping start this partnership.

11-13-2022---EXCITED TO SPONSOR HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY

Brookhaven Family Dentistry and Dr. Andrew Kokabi are excited to be a sponsor for the Hawthorne Elementary School 2022 Hornet Hustle. A big shout out to our friend Jodie Reznik for helping us get involved. We wish all these young hornets the best as they continue the school year.

10-17-2022---OLA PRESCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL

This past weekend was the OLA Preschool Fall Festival. Brookhaven Family Dentistry is once again excited to have been a sponsor for this event. We sponsored the Face Painting Station. In this video, our friend Caroline Mealor Tate talks about what is happening at the school and what the funds raised at this event will go towards.
We have a unique connection to OLA. The founder of our practice, Dr. Robert Pasersky, was an OLA parishioner for 47 years. We are happy to honor his legacy and keep this community partnership going strong into the future. Since 2009(when Dr. Kokabi took over the practice), we have sponsored over $8,000 to the OLA Bulletin. We have also sponsored OLA’s “Movies Under the Stars”, “Dancing in the Streets”, and Preschool Fall Festival

09-16-2022---BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY ONCE AGAIN GOLD SPONSOR FOR MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Dr. Andrew Kokabi and Brookhaven Family Dentistry are once again excited to be a Gold Level sponsor for Montgomery Elementary School's Mustang Fund. Over the last decade we have built a strong partnership with Montgomery and have sponsored numerous times. We know how special and important this school is to our community. We are excited to give back to the community that has made us Brookhaven's most trusted dental practice for over 50 years. We look forward to continuing this partnership into the future.

In this video our hygienist Lauren talks with Mustang Fund VP Mira G. She discusses the new capital campaigns at the school. Mainly the book vending machine.

08-27-2022---CHAMBLEE FOOTBALL OFF TO A GREAT START

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is once again proud to be a sponsor for the Chamblee High School football team. The Bulldogs started off the season with a big win last night over Towers HS. We wish these young men the best as they start their season.

07-10-2022---BROOKHAVEN FAMILY DENTISTRY SPONSORING THE HAMPTON HALL WAVES

A big shout out to Coach Greg and all of our friends on the Hampton Hall Waves. We have been a sponsor of the team for over 6 years. We wish you guys the best and hope you have a great season. Also, a special thank you to all the coaches for allowing Dr. K's kids to take part in the team parties even though they were not on the team this year.

07-01-2022---EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE BYRNWYCK BLUE DOLPHINS SWIM TEAM

We have lots of friends in Byrnwyck and are excited that we could sponsor the Blue Dolphins for the 2022 season. A big shout out to our friend Bill Meer for helping us get involved. We hope you guys have a great season!

06-16-2022---OVER $1,500 RAISED FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is excited to announce that we raised over $1,500 for the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper through our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is a nonprofit organization solely dedicated to restoring and protecting the Chattahoochee River, its lakes, and tributaries. Established in 1994, the organization keeps watch over our water with programs like water monitoring, education, research, advocacy, communication, collaboration, and legal action. Your donation will help ensure that the people and wildlife who depend on the Chattahoochee River will have enough clean water for now and for future generations. A special thanks to Kyndall T. and our long time friend Rebecca Klein for helping make this happen.
Also, here is a fun little fact for our friends that live in the neighborhoods of West Nancy Creek, Murphey Candler, and East Nancy Creek. Did you know that Nancy Creek ultimately empties into the Chattahoochee River? Nancy Creek starts near Chamblee and winds 16 miles through Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, and Buckhead. It then merges with Peachtree Creek and finally empties into the Chattahoochee River.

04-19-2022---Over $3,000 for Chamblee Middle School

Chamblee Middle School was our March 2022 Brighten Your Smile, Better the World campaign partner. We are happy to report that we were able to raise over $3,000 for them. Thank you to all of our patients that helped make it happen. Also, thank you to everyone at the Chamblee Middle School Education Foundation, in particular President Mary Sallach and our longtime friend Vice President Michele Barton. Our April partner is Huntley Hills Elementary School. Let's keep it going :)

02-13-2022---SMES "Apres" Fling 2022

We had a great time at the St. Martin's Apres Fling 2022. Thank you SMES PTO for putting on such a fun event and allowing us to sponsor. We are already looking forward to the 2023 Fling!

11-16-2021---Over $3,000 for Ashford Park Elementary School

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is extremely excited to announce that we raised over $3,000 for Ashford Park Elementary School. They were last month's featured partner for our Brighten Your Smile, Better the World Campaign. We are grateful for all of our patients that helped us accomplish this wonderful feat. Let's keep it going!

11-01-2021---Brookhaven Family Dentistry Sponsors the Keswick Village Halloween Block Party

A huge thank you to our friend Laurie T. who helped us get involved with and sponsor the Keswick Village Halloween Block Party. The party was a success despite the little bit of rough weather we initially encountered. The kiddos had an excellent time and specially enjoyed the face painting. See you next year!

10-10-2021---Brookhaven Family Dentistry Raises Over $2,000 for Montgomery Elementary School!

A huge thank you to all of our patients who helped us raise over $2,000 for Montgomery Elementary School through our "Brighten Your Smile, Better the World" campaign. Go Mustangs!

08-21-2021--- PROUD TO BE AN ACYA SPONSOR FOR 4 YEARS!

The Atlanta Colt Youth Association is a youth sports program dedicated to teaching young men and women about Sportsmanship, Perseverance and Teamwork.  ACYA offers Flag, Intraleague Tackle and Travel Football for ages 5-13.  We also have an exciting Cheer Program for kids ages 5-13 to participate as sideline cheerleaders and competition cheer. Visit Atlantacolts.com to learn more.

10-16-2020----A Great Time at St. Martin's Drive In Movie Night!

A big shout out to the SMES PTO for letting us sponsor the 2020 Drive In Movie Night. "ET The Extra-Terrestial" was one of Dr. K's favorite movies as a child. Hence, he had a great time getting to watch it with his boys in such a fun setting. Keep up the great work SMES PTO!

08-17-2019---Taste Brookhaven Fundraiser for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

We had a blast at Taste Brookhaven this past Saturday. We were honored to be a sponsor. Together we raised more than $5,000 for CHOA! We are thankful for all the doctors, nurses, and team members who make CHOA run. We are blessed to have such a tremendous hospital system close to us.

05-07-2019---CONGRATS TO THE CHAMBLEE HS GIRLS TENNIS TEAM!

A big congrats to the Chamblee High School girls tennis team who took home their third straight class AAAAA state championship this past Saturday at the Rome Tennis Center, solidifying their place among Georgia’s most elite tennis programs. Brookhaven Family Dentistry is honored to be a sponsor of Chamblee Bulldogs tennis since 2017.

08-11-2018---EXCITED TO BE AT THE GEORGIA MISSION OF MERCY

We are grateful for all the people who helped make the 2018 Georgia Mission of Mercy a success. This year's GMOM took place in Augusta, GA. GMOM is a free, large-scale portable dental clinic for low- and no-income adults who are unable to pay for dental care. Over two days, volunteer dentists and other dental health professionals provide dental care and oral health education to more than 2,000 patients, highlighting the barriers to available dental treatment for citizens of Georgia. Dr. K was specially excited to work with two of our former dental assistants who are now training to become dentists. Both Jennifer and Maria are now at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University and assisted Dr. K during this event. Let's do it again at the next GMOM in 2020!

06-22-2018---Brookhaven Family Dentistry at the Sexton Woods annual block party!

A fun time was had by all at this year's Sexton Woods annual block party. We had a little rain, but once it cleared up we were "Rockin' in the Woods." Thank you to all of our friends on the Sexton Woods Neighborhood Association who allowed us to be a Platinum Sponsor. We are looking forward to next year!

06-01-2017--- ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR MURPHEY CANDLER BASEBALL

Brookhaven Family Dentistry is once again excited to sponsor Murphey Candler Baseball. Established in 1958, MCB is a non-profit, all-volunteer baseball program for children ages 4-12. We sponsored the Southern Iron Birds for this past season. Although we are very proud of MCB's winning tradition, it is secondary to providing a program where each child, regardless of ability, can enjoy the great game of baseball in a positive and caring atmosphere.

09-23-2016---BF Dentistry Sponsoring Walton High School Band

We are happy to announce that we are sponsoring the Walton High School Band for the 2016-17 school year. We know these young men and women put in lots of time and effort to master their musical skills. We wish them well as they start another year!