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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand
fibers connect us with our fellow-men; and along those fibers, as
sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as
effects.
- Henry Melville
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Fayette Senior Services’ Center for Life Enrichment has
recently expanded its program offering to include a wide range of new life
enrichment classes for people age 50 and better. The Center is seeking
additional motivated instructors in the following areas: computers, special
interests, jewelry making and music (chorale, instruments). Contact Fayette
Senior Services today for an opportunity to bring your talent and
professional expertise to more people in the community! Call Patsy Deyton or
Susan Landais at 770-461-0813. To learn more about Fayette Senior Services
visit www.fayss.org.
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty; assist the reduced fellow
man, either by a considerable gift or a sum of money or by teaching him a
trade or by putting him in the way of business so that he may earn an
honest livelihood and not be forced to the dreadful alternative of holding
out his hand for charity. This is the highest step and summit of charity's
golden ladder. - Maimonides
3/27/08 (Blogpost) Southern Conservation Trust (Fayette County) is
pleased to announce that Norcross Wildlife Foundation of Massachusetts has
made a generous donation to the Trust to purchase updated office equipment
and print conservation brochures to support its conservation...
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2/29/08 (9:01 a.m.) Partners II Pizza of
Fayetteville and Tyrone donated a portion of their proceeds on February
26th to Honor Flight Fayette. The money raised will be used to help fly
World...
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1/28/08 (4:07 p.m.) For the second year in a row,
Bank of North Georgia (formerly Peachtree National Bank) topped the list of
conservation business...
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12/19/07 Students at J.C. Booth Middle have captured the true
spirit of the holiday season. About 10 years ago the school started a fundraiser
to help their own families who were struggling financially have a more...
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12/12/07 (10:28 a.m.) "God is so
great. This is something I could not do by myself," said Cowgirl City Ranch
Founder Joyce Sneed as we stood on the overgrown property and listened to the
sounds of heavy..
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12/13/07 PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
today announced a donation of $1 million to the National Infantry Foundation
for the construction of the new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
The museum, being built outside Fort Benning, Ga., will tell the story...
More
11/28/07 (9:20 p.m.) The Children of Promise Mentoring Program is currently
seeking volunteers willing to commit to one year of mentoring children 4 to 18
years old who live in South Fulton, Clayton, Henry and Fayette counties...
More
Line Creek Civitan
Club Chili Cook Off
L to R: Chris Robichaux, Jackson Frawley, John Arabis, Clay McKinney
11/7/07 (7:32 a.m.) Who has the best
chili in town? That was the question of the day Saturday at the Line Creek
Civitan's Great Chili Cook Off! Boy Scout Troop 211, sponsored by First Presbyterian
Church of Peachtree City, took top honors in the Junior category!
11/9/07 (11:29 a.m.) Atlanta Hawks players Josh Smith, Josh
Childress, Marvin Williams, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams and Al Horford
are participating in the Hawks’ Tickets for Kids Program in which each
player... More
Help Wanted
Fayette Art
Center and Gallery • Front Desk
Fayette Art Center and Gallery is looking for volunteers to answer the phone and
show people around on Thursday mornings 10-12:30 and Friday morning 10-12:30;
Friday afternoon 12:30-5:00; and on some Saturdays. Artist are welcome to work
on projects while on duty. • Scrap Booker
Scrap booker needed to catalogue newspaper and magazine articles for the
Fayette Art Center. • Graphic Designer
Volunteer graphic designer needed to help redesign brochures and postcards for
the Fayette Art Center & Gallery. We mainly need someone with a program other
than Microsoft Publisher that can convert our files into PDFs so we can email
them out. • Cleaning
Fayette Art Center will trade art classes for cleaning service once a week.
9/30/07 V.P. Membership Deborah Wuerslin welcomes new
members, Anthony Bullock, center, and Ken Holley to the
High
Noon Toastmasters Club.
High Noon Toastmasters meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday's of
each month at the Lafayette Learning Center in Fayetteville, Ga., Bldg B,
room 208 at 12 Noon.
9/12/07 Best Buy located in the Fayetteville Pavilion, recently
donated six TV's to the Home For Children at Christian City. The TV's will be
used in the new children's cottages at the Children's Village...
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9/11/07 The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will celebrate the contributions of civic
leaders Madeline Reynolds Adams and Howell E. Adams, Jr. as the 2007
Philanthropists of the Year...
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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of
little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obligations, given
habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort. - Sir
Humphrey Davy
Attention High Schoolers
Are you thinking about college Often good grades aren't enough....
community involvement is a big plus when you are applying to colleges.
Volunteering at the Real Life Store is a fun, easy way to jump in and get
involved with helping the local community. If you are 16 or older,
take some time this summer to check out the store at 992 Senoia Rd. in
Tyrone. You can give as little as three hours of your time to earn
community involvement and be a part of ministry at the same time! For more
information, contact the Real Life Store at 770.632.3590.
5/7/08 (Blogpost) Experts tell us that an increasing number of
Americans can expect to live as many retirement years as they have had
in their vocational careers. On this “second time round”, retirees are
not seeking financial benefit and career advancement. Many, having
secured a measure of...
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4/29/08 (Blogpost) Mattel and the Mattel Children's Foundation have
announced they will continue the Mattel Domestic Grantmaking Program,
which provides funding for organizations benefiting children in the
United States. Mattel's funding priorities include: programs that
directly and effectively impact children with demonstrated needs...
More
4/24/08 (8:39 p.m.) Honor Flight Fayette has taken off
with students throughout the Fayette County School System. A call went
out to schools in March asking them to help the nonprofit organization
in its efforts to send local World War II veterans to Washington, D.C.
to visit... More
L to R: Representing Clothes Less Traveled Thrift
Shop; board member Janet Dunn, President of the Board, Joan Velsmid, Thrift
Shop Manager Jennie Loper, Christian City's President/CEO Bob Crutchfield, and
Director of Public Relations, Heidi Becker
4/14/08 (11:24 p.m.) The Clothes Less Traveled Thrift
Shop in Peachtree City on Highway 74 South, is a great place to shop
and a great place to donate gently used household items, furniture
and clothing. Your "treasures"...
More
Summit Presbyterian Serves as Host Site for Angel Food Ministries
4/10/08 (4:22 p.m.) The Summit Presbyterian Church
is a host site for Angel Food Ministries. This is a food service at an
economical price. A $30.00 box of food feeds a family of four for a
week. The orders are taken on the first of each month and the food
distribution is usually on the second Saturday . There is no
application. This service is open to everyone. For more information go
to
www.southfayettepc.com or call 770-460-3335.
4/8/08 (9:07 p.m.) In keeping with Kiwanis
International’s objective of “Serving The Children of the World” the
Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City donated $500 to the Pregnancy Resource
Center... More
4/7/08 (8:12 a.m.) The Fayette Fund of The Community
Foundation for Greater Atlanta awarded its 2008 competitive grants.
$35,000 was distributed to eight Fayette nonprofit organizations. 2008
grant recipients are...
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4/2/08 (6:26 p.m.) The Chicken-Man made a rare
appearance to Fayette County last weekend to help raise money for the
upcoming 2008 Relay For Life of...
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4/1/08 (11:06 p.m.) One person really can make a
difference, and nowhere will that be more evident than at this year’s
Relay For Life, the annual American... More
3/31/08 (6:33 p.m.) Over the weekend a coalition of Henry
County churches joined forces with the CrossRoads Missions organization of
Louisville, Kentucky to frame the walls of two homes for Southern Crescent
Habitat for Humanity and the Millard Fuller Center...
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Dictionary Donation
3/29/08 (9:48 p.m.) The community has graciously
welcomed Fayette’s newest middle school, Bennett’s Mill. A new school
always needs items, many of which are donated by local organizations,
businesses and individuals. The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club,
represented by Judy Todd and Alberta Lucas, recently presented the
school with two student dictionaries for the media center. The donation
is part of the Barbara Bush Literacy Project.
3/24/08 (6:35 p.m.) The 15th Annual Hustle for Hope 5K
Run-Walk will be held Saturday, May 3 at Lester Road Christian Church, 3900
Newton Road, Fairburn... More
3/21/08 (Blogpost)
2007 was particularly pretty in pink as Delta Air Lines’ customers
and employees rallied to raise $500,000 through donations and pink product
sales for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a nonprofit...
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3/18/08 (9:24 a.m.) Over $26,000 in grants has been awarded to educators by the
Fayette County Education Foundation to help fund innovative teaching ideas at
public schools throughout the...
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3/11/08 (10:54 p.m.) It’s time
for the17th annual Fayette Youth Power Parade held the week of March 24-28
in all 17 elementary schools in Fayette County. Over 9,000 students will
participate in this event which raises funds for Fayette Youth Protection
Homes, a non-profit...
More
3/7/08 (8:36 p.m.) Drug and alcohol use among the youth of our community is a
rapidly growing problem; one that is no longer confined to high school aged
youth. It is now spreading to middle schoolers and in some cases to
primary school aged children...
More
3/6/08 (10:08 a.m.) Home
Economics Club members at J.C. Booth Middle have been busy fundraising and
making donations to worthwhile causes in the community...
More
3/2/08 (Blogpost)
Recently the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in
partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), announced the availability of $1.2 million for new Drug-Free...
More
2/26/08 (Blogpost) Members of the Fayette
Chamber of Commerce group, Leadership Fayette, are raising funds to
purchase computers for the children's study labs at the new Children's
Village at Christian City. As part of their fundraising efforts, a tag
sale was held recently at Coldwell Banker offices on HWY 74 in...
More
2/19/08 (5:07 p.m.) Hood Avenue received
several truck loads of donated supplies from Staples of Fayetteville in
January. “Hood Avenue is grateful to have received these materials...
More
2/16/08 (3:05 p.m.) Local WWII veterans will soon be
flying to their new WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. as part of a national
program headed up locally by a retired Fayette County school teacher and a local... More
2/11/08 (8:54 p.m.) Voices held the second
presentation of their 2007 "Canto ad una Terra, Song to One World" as a benefit
for Wellspring Living on September 15 of...
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Tennis
in the Hood Requests Help
1/16/08 (6:28 p.m.) VOLUNTEER MENTOR NEEDED. Mentors have a unique
opportunity to participate in a variety of exciting and rewarding
activities, including but not limited to sports, cultural events, art
projects, games, and tutoring. For more information, please call (770)
716-1690.
www.tennisinthehood.org ; MENTEES NEEDED. Children of Promise
Mentoring Program matches Mentors with youth ages 4 to 18, who have at
least one parent incarcerated. The Children must live in Fayette, S.
Fulton, Clayton, or Henry County. Mentors provide young people with a
positive role model. Call 770-716-190 for more information; FREE MENTOR
TRAINING. Tuesdays and Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM. Call 770-716-1690 to
Register Today!
Our Lady of Victory
Catholic School Helps Needy Families
12/16/07 (9:29 p.m.) OLV coordinated
with its eleven feeder parishes and received a name of a family in need of
our support this holiday season. Families provided a Christmas wish list to
all classes, Pre-K to 8th grade. Students and families were very
gracious in fulfilling the wish list requests.
by Candace Smith, Senior at Whitewater High School
12/11/07 (12:31 a.m.) When the public thinks of teens the first thoughts
that often come to mind are vandalism, violence, and illegal activities.
Unfortunately, teens are only being recognized for their faults rather
that their... More
11/13/07 (10:06 a.m.) Charitable organizations in Fayette County have the
opportunity to apply for grants to advance their good works. The
Fayette Fund, a local fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, is
accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for grants to fund various
community needs within the county. Organizations must be recognized as
nonprofit entities with 501c3 status and provide programs and services to the
residents of Fayette...
More
Harry Norman Gives
Back to the Community
11/3/07 Twice a year agents from
Harry Norman Realty, Peachtree City, gather at the Clothes Less Traveled Thrift
Store to help transition from one season to the next. This year 31 agents
volunteered a minimum of three hours to help.
10/14/07 Nearly 500
Golden Corral restaurants across the country are offering patrons the
chance to pen a note of thanks to service members through Nov. 15. The
non-profit group Operation Thank You will include...
More
10/8/07 Fayette County Civitans, the Line Creek Civitans
and the Civitan Foundation have enthusiastically gotten behind Christian
City's new developing initiative to serve cognitively challenged adults...
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10/2/07 On Jan. 29,
2006, a roadside-bomb explosion near Taji, Iraq, started one TV news
personality on a journey from war correspondent to casualty of war, and
finally to co-founder of a fund-raising organization...
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9/17/07 Membership in the Rotary Club of Peachtree
City meant a great deal to Peachtree City co-founder Floy Farr...
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Parents Get
Involved at Hood Elementary
PTO Co-president Jill Buice and treasurer Cindy
Phillips spent the morning training and talking with parents about this
important role they will play as volunteers.
I expect to pass through life but
once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do
to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall
not pass this way again. - William Penn
4/24/08 (8:54 a.m.) The McIntosh Trail Kiwanis Club is the
newest Kiwanis in the area and meets each Tuesday at noon at Sundried Tomato.
Southern Conservation Trust is a community land trust founded in 1993 by
local... More
4/18/08 (Blogpost)
The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy is having its Annual Birthday
Benefit on Saturday, April 26 at Turner Studios from 7:30 - 11:30 p.m.
Enjoy an evening with fun-filled music, dancing...
More
4/15/08 (Blogpost) Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) employees today presented
Primary Children’s Medical Center with a gift of more than 2,250 handmade
quilts during ceremonies at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City. In
a breathtaking visual...
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4/6/08 (Blogpost) Time is critical when responding to
reports of missing or sexually exploited children. How these reports are
handled is important and can mean the difference between life and death for
many children...
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4/5/08 (10:07 p.m.) People to People, Friend to
Friend…that’s the mantra and name of a caring group of knitters and crocheters
who make hand-crafted scarves, hats and mittens for Atlanta’s...
More
4/4/08 (5:36 p.m.) Get ready for a cool way to beat the
summer heat with Fernbank’s Artemis guild of young professionals. On Saturday,
June 14 Fernbank Museum...
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4/4/08 (Blogpost) Hood Avenue Primary School in Fayetteville launched a
school supply drive to help support Rehema Academy & Orphanage during Random...
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Fayette and Line Creek Civitan members and Christian
City staff met in Athens to promote the golf tournament to other
statewide clubs
3/29/08 (11:02 p.m.) The Georgia District Civitans
lead by local Fayette County and Line Creek clubs are hosting a golf
tournament on Monday, April 7th to benefit Christian City's new
initiative to provide housing for developmentally disabled residents...
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3/39/08
(9:12 p.m.) Middle school
students across the county raised awareness of Multiple Sclerosis as they
pounded the pavement for the first annual Middle School Multiple Sclerosis
Walk... More
3/26/08 (Blogpost) This is a bit of a trip, but the Paul Anderson
Youth Home is here in Georgia and from what we've been able to find, it's
a worth cause. While you may not be willing to travel to South Carolina to
play golf to support the group, maybe you'll be led to lend a helping hand
in another way just by learning a bit about the youth home:
The 15th Annual Paul Anderson Golf Classic (PAGC) will be held on Monday,
May 5, 2008 at The River Golf Club in North Augusta, South Carolina with
8:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. shotgun...
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3/21/08 (12:09 p.m.) The staff at Vassey Dental
Partners recently dabbled in the culinary industry when they published a
cookbook and donated the proceeds from sales to Fayette Youth Protection
Homes. The project, the brainchild of Dr. Michelle...
More
3/23/08 (7:02 p.m.) Thanks to the generosity of Fayette’s business community,
students in the county’s school system will receive some extra help in math
and... More
3/21/08 (Blogpost) Volunteers are needed to
assist Metro Atlanta communities affected by this past weekend's severe
storms and tornadoes with cleanup efforts. Homes, schools and other
structures in these communities were severely damaged and are in need...
More
3/2/08 (1:17 p.m.) J. D. Dirkschneider
(L), ACB, ACL, Vice President Education, High Noon
Toastmasters, accepts the 1st place trophy from Harry Vander
Krabben, AREA 16 Governor for winning the Table Topics
Contest at the Area 16 International Speech and Table Topics
Contest at the Fayette Presbyterian Church in February.
2/29/08 (9:07 a.m.) With the dust barely settled on its successful fundraising
event last November, the American Cancer Society Fayette County is galloping
into 2008 with plans for its 6th annual Cattle Barons’ Ball on...
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2/27/08 (Blogpost)
WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes largest fundraising event, which brought in
$117 million nationwide last year, has been renamed March for Babies. The new
name makes a clear connection to what the March of Dimes is all about – the...
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2/17/08 (7:53 p.m.) The statistics
are sobering. According to the US Census Bureau, 164,423 children in Georgia
live in grandparent-headed households and more than 600 of these
grandparents who are raising their grandchildren live in...
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1/17/08 (4:31 p.m.) Beginning in February, Peachtree City United Methodist
Church will serve as the first host site for Angel Food Ministries in Peachtree
City. Angel Food Ministries (AFM) is a non-profit, non-denominational
organization that began in 1994 as a small outreach...
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1/11/08 (8:06 p.m.) The Fayette County School System�s Children
at Risk in Education (CARE) program supports students and their families who
are in need due to life changes not in...
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12/9/07 (8:00 p.m.) The Mellow Mushroom restaurant located in
Peachtree City is off and running with their “Shroomin’ for a Cure”
fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society’s...
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12/5/07 (4:43 a.m.) The Community Foundation for
Greater Atlanta: Fayette Fund’s board of directors appointed Mr. Mike Hofrichter as Chairman. Mr. Hofrichter
has served on the Fayette Fund’s board...
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Peachtree City
Rotary Delivers Apples to Teachers
Member of the Peachtree City Rotary
Club delivered 1900 apples to local schools recently.
Think occasionally
of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. - Albert Schweitzer
11/8/07 (8:51 a.m.) For the fourth year the Whitewater High
School Baseball program and fellow students have decorated the Southwest
Christian Care Facility and Hospice for Christmas...
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11/5/07 (12:30 a.m.) Hands For Hire, Inc., Fayetteville’s own independent
Medicaid provider for Day Support, Day Habilitation and Supported Employment
services for adults with developmental disabilities, announces its 1 year
anniversary of doing business... More
Hard work spotlights the character
of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't
turn up at all. - Sam Ewig
8/21/07 Members of Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary
supported the Home for Children at Christian City by collecting "summer
fun" toys at their recent annual luncheon at Flat Creek Country Club in
Peachtree City.
Christian City provides
residential, family-centered care to children who have been abandoned,
neglected or who otherwise don't have a safe place to live. For more
information or to learn about opportunities to volunteer, make a donation,
or sponsor a child, please call 770-703-2636, or access
www.christiancity.org.
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