Linneman to Wrap Up IDEALS Foundation's Athletic Leadership School

- Riverbend President to Give Motivational Speech to High School Juniors -

ATLANTA - MARCH 21, 2006 - The Riverbend Group, LLC, a healthcare business consulting, training and teambuilding company, today announced that its president, Doreen Linneman, has accepted an invitation to be a speaker on the final day of the IDEALS Foundation’s Eleventh Annual Athletic Leadership School.  A nonprofit organization that provides focused leadership training to high school student athletes, IDEALS Foundation, Inc. will hold its final class this Sunday, March 26th from 5:00 to 8:30 pm at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast in Norcross, Georgia.

Linneman will be presenting to 44 metro Atlanta high school juniors who will have completed a two-month curriculum designed to develop their talents so that they may become positive role models for our youth.  The theme of Linneman’s motivational speech will be centered on the six letters of the foundation’s name in that she has come up with an acronym for “IDEALS”:  Introspection, Decision making, Energy, Adversity, Love and Sleep.

“As a former high school athlete and recent Ironman triathlon finisher who has built a successful consulting business, Doreen Linneman is a perfect role model for our young student athletes,” said Jack Williams, founder and chief executive officer of the IDEALS Foundation.  “We look forward to Doreen sharing her story and having a positive, enduring impact on the leadership development of our 2006 Class.”

For more information about the IDEALS Foundation, please feel free to contact Jack Williams at jackw@survisgroup.com.

To learn more about her upcoming presentation or to discuss the synergies of athletics and business, please feel free to contact Doreen Linneman at doreenl@theriverbendgroup.com.

About IDEALS FOUNDATION

Founded in 1991, the IDEALS Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides focused leadership training to high school student athletes.  Every year about 45 metro Atlanta high school juniors are selected through a competitive application process to participate in a two-month curriculum that is designed to help these young people develop their leadership skills and make them aware of the need to become a positive role model to their peers and the generations that will follow them.  Since its inception, over 400 young people have graduated from the program, which is offered at no charge to participants thanks to the financial contributions made by the community, friends, families, former students and businesses.  To find out how you can apply, participate or contribute to the IDEALS Foundation, please visit www.idealsfoundation.com.

About Riverbend

The Riverbend Group, LLC is a healthcare business consulting, training and teambuilding company whose vision statement is “to help our customers and those with whom we interact become greater.”www.theriverbendgroup.com. Riverbend has a broad range of industry experience that spans corporate strategy, sales, marketing, human resources and training. To learn how Riverbend can make your organization greater, please visit