Did you know there is a bakery here in Gwinnett that gives meaningful employment to adults with special needs? In addition to their retail bakery business, they’re a non-profit that gives free birthday cakes to foster kids, senior citizens, and others throughout our community.
Mary Hester, CEO of LAN Systems in Berkeley Lake, greets guests on a sunny Friday afternoon, playing the role of hostess at her company’s annual Earth Day observance. Once a year, on the Thursday or Friday before Earth Day, LAN Systems opens its doors to the public, for both a cookout and the opportunity to bring any old or unwanted electronics for recycling. The event, offered to the public every year since 2008, is a real and necessary observance of Earth Day.
Insureon, the nation’s leading online provider of small business insurance, announced the winners of its spring 2018 Small Business, Big Impact scholarship competition: Desiree Townsend of Laguna Niguel, California, and Ethan Norton of Buford, Georgia. Each student will receive $2,500 to help pay for tuition and other educational expenses.
Much of the area’s rich history rooted in Shiloh Baptist Church
Sam Wehunt, a Deacon at Shiloh Baptist Church in Peachtree Corners, proudly walks through the sanctuary of the church, telling stories about the structure and its features. There’s likely no one better to share the church’s history; Wehunt has spent 45 years of his life documenting ancestry and the history of his home church. The research and Shiloh Baptist Church are his passion.
Purchase locally grown and hand-made farm products, prepared foods, art and more.
Norcross – Discover the true taste of summer with fresh, locally grown produce at the weekly Norcross farmers’ market. Each Saturday June through August from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lillian Webb Park is transformed into a bona fide summer wonderland with a trove of farm-fresh finds.
Gwinnett County Public Library will host bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews on Sunday, June 3 at 6:30 pm at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.
Classes Connect Cultural Heritage and Healthy Eating
Norcross – Norcross Community Market, in partnership with Summerour Middle School and Boston-based food and nutrition nonprofit Oldways, is bringing “A Taste of African Heritage” community cooking classes to Norcross this summer. The six-class series will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays from June 4 through July 16, excluding July 2, at Summerour Middle School, 321 Price Place, in Norcross.
As the last bell rings for the 2017–18 school year, 522 veteran educators and support staff members will mark their retirement from Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). In total, our 2017–18 retirees have contributed a collective 12,813 years of their lives to education, and a total of 10,204 years to Gwinnett schoolchildren.
Lanier High School has been named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Lanier High is one of 46 schools from around the nation awarded the Green Ribbon designation, which recognizes schools and districts that exercise a comprehensive approach to creating “green” environments by reducing environmental impact, promoting health, and ensuring a high-quality environmental and outdoor education for students.
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