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8A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, November 21,2018
Buck Jones Memorial Toy Run collects donations for charity
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Photos DCN regional staff
Bikers made their way from downtown Cumming
to Dahlonega for a good cause on Sunday.
The 27th annual Buck Jones Memorial Toy Run
began at the Cumming Fairgrounds and made its
way to Dawsonville City Hall before ending at a
final stop in Dahlonega. At each stop riders donat
ed a toy for that city's charity of choice.
Charities in each county were: Meals by Grace in
Forsyth, K.A.R.E. for Kids in Dawson and Lumpkin
County Division of Family and Children Services
and Community Helping Place in Dahlonega.
The was event started in 1991 by Buck Jones, a
former Cumming police chief who also worked for
Dawson County Sheriff's Office. After Jones
passed away in 2010, the toy run was named in
his memory.
Along with donating toys, a 50/50 raffle was held,
with half of the money raised going to the organi
zations and half going to the winner.
Dawson Events
Listings in Dawson Events are free and available
to nonprofit organizations sponsoring free or
low-cost events for the public. Groups may sub
mit notices by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email
at editor@dawsonnews.com.
Breakfast with Santa, a one-stop-shop for Christmas
family fun, will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at
Rock Creek Park. Kids can visit with Santa and have
photos taken, eat breakfast and enjoy fun activities
and vendors. Admission is free and free activities in
clude coloring, goody bags, candy/toys/prizes and an
inflatable bounce house. Available for purchase will
be breakfast, photos with Santa, live Christmas Trees
from Bradleys Christmas Trees, wreaths, horse-drawn
carriage rides, Paparazzi Jewelry and Taekwondo
registration. Cash only. Proceeds from Breakfast with
Santa benefit K.A.R.E. for Kids. Those wishing to set
up a vendor booth, give away promotional items or
provide a free childrens activity need to contact Buffie
Hamil at (706) 344-3646 or email bhamil@dawosn-
county.org before Nov. 20.
The 6th annual Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting and
Jingle Market in downtown Dawsonville is scheduled
for Dec. 1. The Jingle Market will be at the Georgia
Racing Hall of Fame and feature local vendors selling
homemade gifts and crafts. The parade begins at 5
p.m„ beginning and ending at the Georgia Racing Hall
of Fame, and the tree lighting will follow at dusk. Food
trucks, pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, danc
ing, singing and more will begin after the parade. The
family-friendly event is hosted by the Dawson County
Chamber of Commerce, Dawsonville City Hall and the
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. For more information
contact the chamber at (706) 265-6278.
The Dawson County Tax Commissioners Office is
hosting a fundraiser for Relay for Life from 8 to 10
a.m. Feb. 16 at Applebees. Tickets are $7 and include
pancakes, sausage and a drink to be served by the “su
perhero” staff of the tax commissioners office. Tickets
are available at the tax commissioners office, located
on the first floor of the Dawson County Government
Center at 25 Justice Way in Dawsonville.
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Rotary
Thanksgiving dinner to
make sure everything ran
smoothly and that all that
stopped by would have a
wonderful time.
“It’s just exciting. It’s
great to give back. That’s
what Rotary is. It’s to
give back to Dawson
County,” Stewart said.
The dinner was held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19
at Veterans Memorial
Park and saw more than
100 plates of traditional
Thanksgiving fixings
served up in less than an
hour.
“So far it has exceeded
our expectations and it
looks like we’re going to
do easily double what we
did last year,” Wells said.
“We’ve already got
almost 100 people and
it’s 5:30.”
By the time 5:30 p.m.
rolled around, 90 plates
had been served and the
gymnasium was filling up
with tables full of Dawson
County residents of all
ages.
“There’s so many peo
ple here I’ve talked to.
They really are not hav
ing Thanksgiving. This is
their Thanksgiving and
everybody’s a family,”
said Rotarian Sharon Hall
as she made her way
around the gym.
The line continued to
grow and wrap around the
Members of the Interact Club, the junior Rotary
club at the Dawson County high and junior high
schools, hand out beverages at Monday night's
Thanksgiving dinner.
Photos by Jessica Taylor Dawson County News
Rotary Club of Dawson County members volunteered their time Monday
night to serve upThanksgiving dinner free for everyone in the community. It
is a way the Rotary Club gives back to Dawson County.
spacious gym as more peo
ple trickled in to get a
jump on their
Thanksgiving cravings this
week.
Moore and Stewart
went shopping at Costco
and purchased more than
100 pounds of turkey,
ham and other traditional
holiday favorites and
planned for 250 attendees.
“We did pad it probably
for about 300 because me
and Christie were
scared,” Stewart said.
“We thought padding it
by 50 was generous.”
Last year was the first
time that the Rotary Club
had sponsored the
Thanksgiving dinner and
saw slightly more than
100 people stop by the
entire evening.
This year, the co-chairs
wanted to work hard to
organize and publicize an
even bigger event.
“We’re all so excited
about the turnout. This
has never happened,”
Moore said.
By 6 p.m., Rotarians
were setting up additional
tables and chairs to make
sure everyone had a seat
and were running quick
errands to the store to
pick up the quickly
depleting supply of sweet
tea.
At the end of the night,
more than 390 plates of
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food were served.
“By some miracle we
had enough food,” said
Moore. “We didn’t have
much left over, but we
had enough food for
everyone.”
For the Rotary Club,
preparing a Thanksgiving
meal for the community
is a way to give back to
Dawson County and give
the community a chance
to come together as a
family.
“I think it’s a common
misconception that a
Thanksgiving dinner’s
only for people that don’t
have the money, but for
us it’s for the entire
Dawson County,” Moore
said.
The focus for this
year’s Thanksgiving meal
was to make sure the
community knew it was
an event for everyone.
“Moving it to Monday
night and making it a
community event, that
made all the difference,”
Moore said about the
great turnout. “I’m so
proud and so excited to
see the community come
together and to see every
one from all walks of
life.”
It was a community
effort as Rotarians and
members of the Interact
Clubs in Dawson County
schools volunteered their
time to cook and serve
homemade meals
Monday night. The
women of ABBA House
cooked the turkeys, hams
and stuffing.
And monetary dona
tions from United
Community Bank,
Associated Credit Union,
Medical Plaza 400,
Etowah Water and Sewer
Authority and Amicalola
EMC helped fund the
event and made it a suc
cess.
The Rotary Club is
already making lists and
figuring out what they
want to do for next year’s
community Thanksgiving
dinner to make sure it
keeps growing each year.
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Voting Schedule
For the General Election Runoff of
December 4. 2018
Voter Registration Deadline: October 9th (new and changes)
Advance Voting: Nov 26-Nov 30, 2018 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
At Board of Elections office- 96 Academy Ave
All Polls will be open Election Day from 7:00am-7:00pm
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