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Wednesday, July 24,2019 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3A Stuff the Bus rides into Dawson County again Meetings held the 4th Thursday of each month. Next meeting is: THURS, AUGUST 22, 2019 5:30 pm DAWSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 1665 Perimeter Rd Dawsonville, GA 30534 • Meetings are FREE . DINNER PROVIDED!!! • CHILDCARE PROVIDED!!! . Please RSVP with signup genius : https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/5080a4ba5a82calf49-kinship *A RSVP is not required to attend this meeting, but it does help us to best prepare for your childcare and dinner needs! ^LEGACY LINK -- DAWS0N county- V Area Agency on Aging family connection DAWSON COUNTY family connection Take the hand of a child... Dawson County NEEDS Foster and Respite Families For more information contact Bloke Bramblett at 706-864-1658 Family Connection coordinator Nancy Stites waves from the front seat. KINSHIP CARE MEETINGS are for YOU!!! Come and learn resources that may be available for YOU and the children. (Or just come and meet others who, like you, are parenting the second time around!) Are you a GRANDPARENT OR RELATIVE raising chiHrcu? 78 Dawson Village Way N Dawsonville, GA 30534 678-835-SALT (7258) www.saltmedspa.com/Dawsonville TREAT YOURSELF TODAY! $20 Off HydraFacials BO GO 50% Off Facial Waxing $10 Off Get Your Glow On Facials BOGO Free - All Farmhouse Fresh New Clients - 1st Salt Session is FREE! $10 Kid’s Summer Salt Sessions 25% Off all Cooking Blocks 25% Off all RADA Cutlery expires July 31st 4^Salt MedSpa / Halotherapy By Joshua Demarest Jdemarest@dawsonnews.com Anyone who pulled into the Kroger parking lot this weekend saw what has become a famil iar sight in Dawson County during back-to- school season — a big yellow school bus sitting out front. Dawson County Family Connection collected donations for their annual Stuff the Bus fundraising campaign on July 20. The 2019 campaign was a major success. According to Family Connection coordinator Nancy Stites, “over 300 bookbags” stuffed with school supplies will be given out at the start of the school year. “We want everybody to walk into school the first day and have the same things that all the other kids do, you know? Start on the same level,” said Stites. “I remember shop ping for school supplies with my kids and that was a fun way to get excited about school, so now they [the children helped by Family Connection] get to bring their bookbags home and have every- Photos by Joshua Demarest Dawson County News Family Connection parked a school bus outside of Kroger on July 20 to solicit school supplies and monetary donations to help Dawson County children and families in need this school year. thing they need.” This year’s donation drive was one of the most suc cessful they’ve ever done. “It’s grown,” Stites explained. “A lot of local churches really help out.” While Family Connection has done a school supply drive for over a decade, this is the third year in a row that they have held Stuff the Bus outside of the Kroger. Family Connection is a statewide initiative aimed at helping children and families. There is a local organization in all 159 counties in the state, mak ing it the largest such ini tiative in the nation. Come for the great rate. Stay for the rewarding relationship. Plus, FREE My Choice Checking' for the win! 11 Month CD Special Open your account today! Dawsonville 6639 Highway 53 E. • 706-216-2265 *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective as of the publication date. $1,000 minimum deposit to open and is required to earn stated APY. Penalty for early withdrawal. Offer not available to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Offer good in Dawsonville, GA only. Fees could reduce earnings. +Personal accounts only. $100 to open, no monthly service fee, no transaction limits. 2.20% <> Bank OZK ozk.com Member FDIC
