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Tammy Shumate, GGC President Stas Preczewski and Greg Shumate

Shumates make GGC’s Advising Center possible

A significant gift of $250,000 from Greg and Tammy Shumate enabled Georgia Gwinnett College and its School of Transitional Studies to recently open a much-needed Advising Center.  The center served 1,071 students in its first year.

Son Grant, Grandma Precious and Ann

“REenACTment”..and loving every minute of it!

For Ann Cope Anderson, life has been a series of events not completely out of the ordinary. As a local girl out of high school, she took a job with the family business, married, had kids, ultimately found herself a single mom of two boys, several years apart as well as patching together a trendy multi-generational household with her grandmother, “Precious”.

Hurricane Junior Golf Tour

Two Georgia players take 1st

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour was in Flowery Branch, GA on June 28-29th for the Royal Lakes Junior Open at Royal Lakes Golf and Country Club.

Gwinnett contract will rehab bridges

Five bridges will undergo repairs to extend their useful life under a new contract that Gwinnett commissioners approved on Tuesday July 1, 2014.

G-Braves announce “Christmas in July” promotion

Team needs your donations to sponsor families and children in need for July 20 game

For the second straight season, the Gwinnett Braves have announced the “Christmas in July” promotion at Coolray Field, helping support families and children in need in Gwinnett and surrounding counties.

Community Foundation staff members and volunteers convert the board room into a sandwich assembly line to help feed hungry children.

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid

DULUTH, GA – Recently members of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia’s Professional Advisors Council and staff, along with student volunteers, converted the Foundation board room into a sandwich assembly line to provide much-needed lunches for local children lacking an essential meal during their summer break from school.

Brendan Gaughan coming to the Tennessee Aquarium

NASCAR driver / SCUBA diver Brendan Gaughan coming to the Tennessee Aquarium July 8th

NASCAR driver / SCUBA diver Brendan Gaughan coming to the Tennessee Aquarium July 8th
“Relaxing” Shark Dive Planned Between Big Races

Chattanooga, Tenn. (July 1, 2014) – Brendan Gaughan’s thrilling NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) recent victory in the Gardner Denver 200 road race was listed as one of NASCAR’s Top 5 highlights for the week of June 21st.