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Wednesday, December 8,2021 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 5A Neighborhood collects $8K, food donations for nonprofit Photo courtesy of Jeanne Tompkins Residents from Chestatee neighborhood in Dawson County recently collected hundreds of food donations and over $8,000 in monetary donations to support families in need through RIC-Rack. By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com In their tenth annual Thanksgiving food drive, resi dents from Chestatee neighbor hood in Dawson County collect ed 72 turkeys and hams, 400 cans and packaged goods and $8,041 in financial donations to benefit local nonprofit RIC-Rack. According to Chestatee resi dent Hugh Holley, who helped to organize the food drive, each year that the neighborhood has held the drive they have managed to collect more donations for the food bank. “When we originally started it was maybe like 15 or 20 turkeys and that was all we collected,” Holley said. “But Chestatee has grown so much and the people just really wanted to do it, so we did it again and it worked out real well.” Holley said this year, the real surprise was the amount of mon etary donations that were collect ed. “The most we’ve ever collect ed in the past is around $5,000 last year which surprised us too because of covid,” Holley said. “It was outstanding; I don’t know that anybody has ever collected that much out of Chestatee and we did it in a week when we nor mally take two weeks.” According to Holley, he and his neighbors in Chestatee are grateful for the opportunity to give back to their local commu nity. “The thing is, people like to give local,” Holley said. “Most of us came from Atlanta or Alpharetta or bigger communi ties, but here you really have to rely on the individual homeown ers and community members to support these types of programs, so to see that return is just great.” Throughout the year, Chestatee residents participate in other fundraisers, like the Backpack Buddies program which provides snacks and other items to children in the commu nity. Holley said that he loves being part of a neighborhood like Chestatee that is so generous toward other people in the coun ty. “We are obviously just very very pleased with the generosity of our community and how they reach out for a lot of different causes,” Holley said. “It’s a plea sure to be involved with them; they usually surprise me every time.” Holley added a special thanks to the Chestatee residents who served on the drive committee and who helped with pick up and drop off: Dianne Huthhwaite, Jim Harvey, Coley and Steve Patton, John Zimmerlee, Shari and Peter Paglio, Wayne Smith, Rheta and Randy Johnson, Tom Jayroe, Alan Zubay, Bette and Dale Holland, Frida and Jim Murray, Barbara and Bill Dumont, Melody and Joe Parola, Linda and Larry Freeland, Kathy Cretney, Heather Warner and Phyllis and Hugh Holley. Dawsonville holding holiday food drive to support families By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com From now through the end of December, the City of Dawsonville is holding a food donation drive to support local families through The Place of Dawson County and RIC-Rack. According to the donation drive flyer, the city is collecting several specific items to benefit the local nonprofit. The items requested for the drive include cereal, jelly, juice, dry pasta, pasta sauce and hygiene items. Any items donated can be dropped off at Dawsonville City Hall at 415 Highway 53 East. The drive is going on now through Dec. 23. Items donated will go to support Dawsonville fami lies through local nonprofit The Place of Dawson County and RIC-Rack. According to the event flyer, the goal is to keep the food and donations collected in the local community to help support those in need of a little extra help. “We need you; donate food now for families in Dawsonville,” the flyer said. “What’s collected in Dawsonville stays in Dawsonville.” For more information about the city’s food drive, go to https://www.dawsonville-ga.gov/community/ page/donation-drive or call the Dawsonville City Hall at (706)265-3256. For more information about The Place of Dawson County, go to https://www.theplaceofforsyth.org/ dawsoncounty.html. Dawson County Humane Society a no kill shelter 706-265-9160 Doggy Spotlight Meet Goofy, our big ol’ boy! At 130 lbs Goofy will give any Great Dane a run for their money as far as size goes. While Goofy is a world of sweet, he can be difficult to bond with due to his fear of new people. Goofy is most comfortable with what is familiar, and new faces tend to make him uneasy and standoffish. He will require multiple visits with potential adopters in order to get familiar with them and allow him to truly put his best foot forward and bond with them. Patience is key with our big guy. While Goofy is admittedly, hard to get to know, these is nothing he likes more than spending time with his favorite people. While he would love someone to take him on walks and stay active with them, he is also a big ol’ lounge dog and would love to spend time curled up on the floor enjoying nothing more than quality time. Because of his fear of change and the strange, Goofy would do best in an older and more established home, without children, other pets, or much foot traffic. Goofy is approximately give years old and a real sweetheart. For more information contact the 706-265-9160 | 633 Martin Rd, Dawsonville Dawson County Humane Society Adjacent to the Rock Creek Sports Complex Visit our RESALE SHOP & BOUTIQUE Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | 54 S. Lumpkin Campground Rd. 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