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The Braselton News
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
PETS READY FOR CHRISTMAS
Two pets honored in last year’s Christmas pet photo contest are shown. The Braselton News is
accepting pet photos for this year’s contest.
Newspaper offers pet photo contest
Attention animal lovers — do
your pets enjoy the holiday season
as much as their owners? If so,
we have a photo contest just for
them.
The Braselton News will hold a
Christmas pet photo contest, spon
sored by Chateau Animal Hospital,
located at 2095 Ga. Hwy. 211,
Suite 2A, Braselton.
We’re looking for the cutest,
wackiest and strangest photos of
readers’ pets dressed or placed in a
holiday theme. Be it a cockatiel in
a Christmas tree or a mastiff under
the mistletoe, we want to see your
pet at its holiday best.
Judges from The Braselton News
and Chateau Animal Hospital will
choose three winners to print in
the Dec. 26 issue of The Braselton
News.
Chateau Animal Hospital will
provide the prizes, with the first-
place winner receiving a $75 gift
certificate, the second-place win
ner receiving a $50 gift certificate
and the third-place winner receiv
ing a $25 gift certificate.
RULES OF ENTRY
•Photos may be e-mailed to
news@mainstreetnews.com and
must contain the subject line, “Pet
Photo Contest.” Submitting photos
by e-mail is highly preferred.
•Photos may also be deliv
ered to The Braselton News drop
box at Select Brokers in down
town Braselton. Photos can also
be dropped off at MainStreet
Newspapers, 33 Lee Street,
Jefferson.
•Each entry should include the
following information: Pet name,
breed/species, owner name and
owner’s contact information,
including city of residence.
•Photos of very poor quality
may not be considered for the con
test. Photos should be clear and in
focus.
•Photos must be received by
Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m.
Photos will not be accepted after
the deadline.
•Pet owners may only submit
one photo per pet and no more
than two pets per owner. Pet own
ers must reside in Jackson, Barrow,
Hall or Gwinnett counties.
PERFORMING TO PUT SMILES ON PEOPLE’S FACES
Sisters Gabriella and Savannah Sims volunteer their talents to entertain the less fortunate.
Sisters enjoy volunteering, performing
BY KRISTI REED
Sisters Savannah and Gabriella
Sims enjoy making people happy.
Both girls volunteer at nursing
homes and homeless shelters by
providing entertainment for those
most in need of a little joy in
their lives. Ten year old Savannah
explained why she and her sister
like to perform for those less for
tunate.
“I want to help people," ’ S avannah
said. “I want to help people have
smiles on their faces.”
Savannah, along with 14 year old
sister Gabriella, have formed their
own singing and dancing group
called “The Jamaica Girls.” The
girls have been performing since
May of 2007 and have a reper
toire of about 25 songs. Gabriella
sings, dances and plays the guitar
while Savannah sings, dances and
plays drums.
Both girls are straight-A students
and both plan to pursue careers in
medicine. Gabriella and Savannah
said volunteering gives them a
chance to help people now just as
a career in medicine will let them
help people as adults.
Gabriella, a sophomore at
Flowery Branch High School, said
she hopes to pursue a career in
pediatrics or cardiology.
“I have always wanted to be a
doctor and help people,” she said.
“I started thinking about how I
wanted to help the community. I
love to sing. I thought this would
be a perfect way to help people
and have fun.”
Sister Savannah, a fifth grade stu
dent at Spout Springs Elementary,
wants to pursue a different branch
of medicine. “I want to be a chiro
practor because I can’t do blood,”
she said.
Stepfather Michael Messina said
the girls’ desire to help people
combined with their musical tal
ents made performing an ideal
way to volunteer.
Messina said he has been very
impressed with how quickly the
girls have developed their talents.
“I enjoy watching the crowd,
watching the people get into [the
act],” he said. “I have really
enjoyed seeing them progress.
Every show, they get better and
better because they’re getting over
their shyness.”
Messina said Savannah is a natu
ral performer.
“She sings all the time. Day in
and day out,” he said. “Gabriella
is more of a quiet performer where
Savannah is more of a showman.
They’re both shy kids, but when
they get on the stage that disap
pears.”
Savannah said getting over her
stage fright has not been easy, but
it is getting better.
“It’s probably how stars feel,”
she said. “I guess they probably
had stage fright at first, but, as they
get used to it, they have fun.”
“In the first song, I always have
stage fright. But, as I get to know
the crowd, I get pumped up,” she
added.
Gabriella said she used to have
stage fright, but does not any
more.
“I just like to hang out with
everyone and to see them happy,”
she said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
The girls have received let
ters from several organizations
expressing their appreciation and
enjoyment of the girls’ perfor
mance. In the past six months,
the girls have performed for shel
ters and nursing homes, including
“Just People,” a non-profit group
that supports adults with develop
mental disabilities; Laurel Baye
Healthcare, a senior living facil
ity; Dogwood Forest nursing home
and the Atlanta Day Shelter for
Women and Children.
Savannah said her favorite per
formance was at the Children’s
Restoration Network, a shelter and
group home that serves approxi
mately 1,900 homeless children
a day. Seeing the children enjoy
themselves and singing along
made the show special for her.
The girls have plans to perform
a holiday show next month. The
venue has not been set, but will
most likely be a homeless shel
ter. They are also planning a
church performance. This week,
Savannah will be performing
for her music class at her school
and Gabriella will be traveling to
Walt Disney World with her cho
rus group to perform a Christmas
show at EPCOT.
Though both girls have fun per
forming and interacting with the
crowds, they both say the most
important part is helping people.
“It is really cool to help people,”
Savannah said. “The best part
is seeing the smiles on people’s
faces. Once you start doing it, you
just can’t stop.”
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