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Friday, November 10,2017 Lake Oconee News Page B5 LAKE OCONEE REALTY food drive GREENE COUNTY PLEASE DROP DONATIONS 5?'SIDE Coldwell Banker employees promote this year's Lake Country food drive. Contributed Coldwell Banker holds food drive Over the past several years, Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty/Lake Country has collected over eight tons of food. This year they would like to set a record. Monetary donations will be accepted as well as non-perishable food items such as rice, pasta, canned vegetables andfruits. Monetary donations are used to purchase food at a greatly reduced cost. Food donations will be divided between Putnam, Greene andMorgan Counties. Greene County currently assists more than 350 qual ifying families once amonth. In addition, thesefamilies are provided a turkey and all the trimmings at Thanksgiving and a ham and all the trim- food, drop boxes are located at each of the Coldwell mings at Christmas.Putnam County assists more than 300 families that receive an estimated 40 to 50 pounds of food each month. Morgan County assists approximately 200 families with a box of food each week. If you would like to donate Banker offices in the lake area and downtown Madison. Monetary contributions may also be dropped off at these locations and directed to the county ofyour choice: Greene County Food Pantry, The Caring Place (Morgan) or Putnam County Life Source. GREENE COUNTY Greene Stocking Fund needs your support It seems too early to be celebrating Christmas, but the 2017 Greene County Christmas Stocking Fund (GCCSF) campaign has begun and needs your support. Eachyearthe GCCSF pro vides food, clothing and toys to approximately 300 chil dren and200 seniorcitizens. Here are some key points about the organization: • Not-For-Profit, 501(c)(3) organization • Funded 100 percent by private donations with no Greene County Government funding All volunteer operation, no salaried employees; to volunteer, please call 706-352-4223 95 percent of all donations to support these families Serve families with chil dren 13 years old and younger, and seniors 62 and over All applications are veri fied and poverty guidelines are applied • Total expenditures aver age between $20,000 to $25,000 each year, depending on the number of recipients, to purchase food vouchers, clothing and toys (in addition to donated toys) Please consider making a tax-deductible dona tion to the Greene County Christmas Stocking Fund and mail to: P. O. Box 741, Greensboro, Georgia30642. Through your donations we are able to make Christmas a little brighter for those in our community who are less fortunate. Onbehalf ofthe recipients, the GCCSF Board would like to thank you in advance for your support. Faz-Crumbley Mr. and Mrs. George John Faz of Crawford, Ga. and Mrs. Daniel Parker of Hartwell, Ga. wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Louise Faz, to Curtis Russell Crumbley ofWatkinsville, Ga, son ofMr. and Mrs. Charles Haywood Crumbley, Jr. of Watkinsville, Ga. Miss Faz is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. WilliamAveryBryantSr. ofLexington, Ga. and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Faz of San Antonio, TX. Mr. Crumbley is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haywood Crumbley Sr. of Greensboro, Ga. and the late Mrs. and Mrs. Richard Brice Curtis of Watkinsville, Ga. Miss Faz graduated from Oglethorpe County High School in 2011 and from Georgia Southern University in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in 2016. Mr. Crumbley graduated from Nathanael Greene Academy in 2009 and the University of Georgia in the College of Agriculture in 2015. Miss Faz and Mr. Crumbley plan a 2018 wedding. GREENE COUNTY Second Harvest food distribution set This is a reminder that School. and Janet Warner. For more Second Harvest and all of Ifyou need food, please feel information about volunteer- its dedicated volunteers are free to come in and register, ing and/or providing financial holding a food distribution on Volunteers are asked to be at support, contact Reid Conklin Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 to the school no later than 8 a.m. (reidconklin@me.com) or 10:30 a.m. Distribution will For November, “Sponsors Dave Davidson (daviddavid- take place at Carson Middle of the Month” are Tommy son@windstream.net). ENGAGEMENT 7:30 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28 PM TICKETS $20 AT THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER It’s Christmas Eve in 1945, and only a handful of WVL Radio’s actors have braved the blizzard to perform that evening’s broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life and keep the station afloat. 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