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Wednesday, October 10,2018
dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS 111A
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Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News
Robinson Elementary School student Emma Crawford poses for a photo.
Robinson Elem. students raise
awareness for childhood cancer
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
Students and teachers at Robinson
Elementary School dressed up for
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month the
week of Sept. 24-28. Between Super Hero
Day, Rock Star Day and Hat Day, students
rallied around fifth grade student Emma
Crawford, who was just finishing up treat
ment for Leukemia. Crawford, 10, is in
Mrs. Wooten’s class and said that having
surgery to implant a port for treatment and
losing her hair wasn’t fun, but that she
learned that “being anyone is special.”
Crawford said she had just finished her
Methotrexate, which is an immunosup
pressive drug and chemotherapy used to
treat certain cancers. She still had eight
more weeks of treatment to go, however.
“Being in the hospital is not fun,” she
said. “But this week has been very fun
for me.”
“She is a ball of joy,” Wooten said.
RES student Emma Crawford poses with the rest of her class during
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Crawford has just finished a round of
chemotherapy to treat Leukemia.
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Talent
a victim of domestic vio
lence, which is the leading
cause of injury to women
in the United States, caus
ing more visits to the emer
gency room than mug
gings, rapes and auto acci
dents combined.
Women leave an average
of seven times before they
leave for good, and 75 per
cent of women killed by
their partners were mur
dered while trying to
escape, NOA says.
NOA serves victims of
domestic violence with a
24 hour crisis line, a
12-bed emergency facility,
legal advocacy and court
support, case management,
support groups and trauma
counseling, educational
scholarships and commu
nity outreach programs.
All services are free and
confidential to victims in
need.
According to NOA
Executive Director Cara
Ledford, this year alone
NOA has already served
80 clients in their shelter,
housed 16 in local motels,
responded to nearly 2,000
crisis calls and provided
support services to almost
1,000 men, women and
children in their outreach
program.
“Although the shelter
only houses women and
children, we provide sup
port services to men and
advocate for them to find
safe shelter,” Ledford said.
It costs an average of
$95 a day to operate the
shelter, around $35,000 a
year. Ledford said the
organization has already
spent over $90,000 this
year on client assistance,
which includes assistance
with rent, utilities, trans
portation, counseling, child
care and medical bills.
There are many ways to
help NOA continue to pro
vide services in Dawson
and Lumpkin counties.
Linancial contributions as
well as in-kind donations
of food, household sup
plies, clothing and profes
sional services are always
needed, and volunteer
opportunities are available
at the Southern finds
Thrift Store and with spe
cial events, maintenance,
fundraising and intern
ships.
for more information
about volunteering call
(706) 867-6167.
“Now is the time to take
a stand, support survivors
and speak out against
domestic violence all
month long,” Ledford said.
“I’d like to challenge the
community to show their
support and raise aware
ness by wearing purple on
Oct. 18 and taking pictures
to share on Eacebook.”
Ledford said that anyone
in need of assistance or
who walks to talk to some
one about domestic vio
lence can call the shelter
crisis line 24 hours a day at
(706) 864-1986 or the toll
free hotline at 1(866) 331-
9474 to speak with a
trained peer advocate.
Online web chat is also
available at www.noone
alone.org.
Tickets for the talent
show are $15 and can be
purchased online with a
credit card at www.noone
alone.org/talent or with
cash or check at Wild
Birds Unlimited or the
Georgia Racing Hall of
Lame.
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Opening its doors in July 2004, with a Christening Presentation of,
“A Reach of Song”, presented through the joint efforts of The City of
Cumming and The Appalachian Educational and Historical Society,
Inc., the Cumming Playhouse has continued to gain momentum over
the course of the past 14 years. Complimented with one of the finest
restaurants in Forsyth, Tam’s Backstage Food & Spirits, located on the
lower level, provides unique dining experiences to go hand in hand
with exciting Main Stage Performances.
This restoration project of the 1923 Cumming School was funded
by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax monies provided within
the Historic Preservation category along with donations from the
community to help furnish the beloved historic building. In 2000, the
school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places through
the efforts of The Historical Society of Forsyth County, under the
leadership of Mrs. Annette Bramblett. This National Register site is
truly the center of Cumming and Forsyth County’s history and heritage.
Local theatre companies are invited to perform via contract as well
as Concert Artists who wish to make Cumming one of their stops.
Watch for entertainment to include a vast array of Concerts, Broadway
Plays and Musicals toward the goal of providing a place of quality
entertainment for Cumming, Forsyth and surrounding communities.
Other features in the 1923 Historic Building include:
• School’s Historic Library highlighting the school’s heritage via
photographs and memorabilia of students from the 1920’s - late 1950’s.
• The Historical Society of Forsyth County Headquarters.
• Replica of High School Classroom 40’s-50’s.
• Replica of Primary School Classroom - 1930’s.
• Tam’s Backstage Food & Spirits- visit tamsbackstage.com for
reservation information.
• Handicap Accessible Ramps for performers and visitors.
• Handicapped Seating available in accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act and local ordinances.
• Historic Garden featuring flowering plants and shrubs native to
North Georgia.
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Section 170(b) (1) (A) (v), thereby treated as a public charity organization pursuant
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