Community Foundation awards $125,000 in Challenge Grants
By Staff Reports
DULUTH, GA (March 12, 2014) – The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia (CFNEG) is pleased to announce the award of $125,000 in Challenge Grants to four non-profit organizations in our community – Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, The IMPACT! Group, Norcross Cooperative Ministry and Creative Enterprises, Inc.
City of Duluth Honors Top Officers With Help From the Community
By Staff Reports
Duluth, Georgia (March 12, 2014) – The Duluth Police Department held its annual Awards Luncheon to honor the top officers for 2013. Also present were local business owners and community leaders that have joined together to help continue this banquet since it was cut from the City budget several years ago as a cost saving measure.
STAT gives awards to volunteers
By Staff Reports
SNELLVILLE (March 12, 2014) – A group of volunteers were lauded for their dedication to the city at the Snellville Tourism and Trade Marcy Pharris Volunteer of the Year award dinner Saturday.
Vietnamese artist from Lilburn accepted into prestigious American Craft Council Atlanta Show
By Staff Reports
Lilburn (March 11, 2014) – When the American Craft Council (ACC) returns to Atlanta for its 25th Silver Anniversary Show at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Lilburn master glass artist Hung Nguyen will be there for the first time with 240 other superior craft artisans.
Rice Box gives back to community
By Staff Reports
SNELLVILLE (March 11, 2014) – When Ken and Jim Chen opened their new restaurant Rice Box, they said they wanted to give back to the community.
SNELLVILLE (March 11, 2014) – A Gwinnett County learning community where volunteers join teachers to help students sharpen their reading skills recently impressed members of the Georgia Reading Association (GRA). On a recent visit to Britt Elementary in the South Gwinnett Cluster, GRA members ended their day selecting the school as the recipient of the 2014 International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Program Award.
Mayberry Receives Certificate of Achievement
By Staff Reports
ATLANTA (March 12, 2014) – Braselton Councilmember Richard Mayberry received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on January 26.
Cops and Robbers run set for April 19, 2014
SNELLVILLE (February 27, 2014) – A Cops and Robbers 5 and 10K run will take place April 19 to benefit the Snellville Citizens Police Academy and the Snellville Rotary Club. Pre-registration for the event ends April 12, 2014. The run will follow a beautiful course through Briscoe Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Casino Night to benefit Community Garden
SNELLVILLE (February 27, 2014) – A Casino Night to benefit the city’s Snellville community garden will take place beginning with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. March 15 at the Summit Chase Country Club.
The event is open to the public and is presented by the Gwinnett Sunrise Rotary Club, the Snellville Tourism and Trade Association and the Greater Eastside Chamber of Commerce.
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