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Path Project… literacy makes a difference

Path Project… literacy makes a difference
By Beth Volpert-Johansen

The first things you notice as you watch the after school activities at The Path Project in the Gwinnett Estates Mobile Home Park in Loganville are the smiles. As the Volunteers welcome children straight off the bus, the kids all have the program down pat.

Sweetness made with love and laughter

Sweetness made with love and laughter
By Beth Volpert-Johansen

The flavors curl right through the air and permeate the space between the front door of the Blue Rooster and the grounds of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. The fragrance is slightly Willy Wonka-like as the mind is transported back into the cookbooks filled with cherished tried-and-true recipes that found their way onto tables at family reunions, church dinners, and community picnics.

Gwinnett’s Travis runs the good race for life

Gwinnett’s Travis runs the good race for life
By John L. Byrwa

Some people run for the exercise. Some run for the rush. Some run for the sheer fun of it, and still others run because they have to.

Give Hunger the Boot fundraiser

Give Hunger the Boot fundraiser

During the past three years, Give Hunger the Boot has helped raise more than $30,000 in food and financial donations for the Southeast Gwinnett Food Co-Operative.

2015 Little Miss AKA Pageant Slated for Gwinnett County

2015 Little Miss AKA Pageant Slated for Gwinnett County
Girls Aged 7 -10 to Take A Bow – Public Invited

Lawrenceville, GA – Following six months of workshops and esteem-building activities, several “little misses” aged 7-10 will take a bow on Saturday, April 25 at Shiloh High School as a part of the 5th biennial Little Miss AKA Pageant sponsored by Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter (“UAO”) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, along with its nonprofit affiliate The Gwinnett Pearls of Service Foundation, Inc. (“GPS”).