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Riding Safely in Child
Care
... Are you a child care
provider? If so, plan on
attending our upcoming train
ing, Riding Safely in Child
Care (for Child Care Providers
only). This training is spon
sored by the University of
Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service, Forsyth
County office, Georgia Traffic
Injury Prevention Institute and
the Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety. The training
will be Monday, April 19,
from 7-9 p.m. Check in begin
ning at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center
in Cumming.
Participants will receive
two hours of DHR accepted
credit (ECE-2). The cost of
the program is $3 per person.
For questions or to receive a
registration form call Debbie
Wilburn at (770) 535-8290.
No walk-ins allowed.
Riding Safely in Child
Care was developed in
Georgia specifically to
increase awareness of the need
for child care providers to
transport children using cur
rent best practice recommen
dations. This two hour training
addresses the following topics:
Georgia law, crash dynamics,
types of seats, gross misuse,
liability issues, and resources
available in local regions.
The instructors for the
course will be Griggs Wall,
Regional Coordinator with the
Georgia Traffic Injury
Prevention Institute and
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CUMMING EVENTS
Debbie Wilburn, University of
Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service, County
Agent for Forsyth and Hall
counties.
Chattahoochee
Elementary PTO
... will host a community
festival and thrift sale at the
school on Holtzclaw Road on
Saturday, April 17. There will
be a moon jump, kids games
and prizes, food, drinks, a raf
fle, a presentation by the
school chorus, a live band and
thrift sale treasures. The thrift
sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. and the festival from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. The rental fee
for a parking space with a
table is S2O and for a parking
space only is $lO. For infor
mation, call Tina Cannon at
(770) 887-2266.
Spring Plant Sale
... The Forsyth County
Master Gardeners and the
Cumming Garden Club will
have its Spring Plant Sale dur
ing the County Yard Sale at
the Cumming Fairgrounds on
April 17, from 8 a.m. to noon
or until all plants are sold. The
plants are grown locally by
members of each organization
and include perennials, herbs,
ground covers and shrubs.
Road Race
... The Windermere third
annual 5K Road Race will be
Saturday, April 17, at 8 a.m.
with a one mile Fun Run start
ing at 7:30 a.m. Both races
will begin at the Windermere
Lodge off of Windermere
Parkway in Cumming. The
course will lead runners
through the rolling hills of the
community, with scenic views
of the Davis Love 111-designed
golf course.
Proceeds from the race will
be donated to Daves Creek
Elementary School in support
of a school fundraiser benefit
ing Relay For Life. A 24-hour,
community-based event,
Relay For Life was designed
to celebrate survivorship and
raise money for the American
Cancer Society.
Registration forms will
soon be available online at
www.rungeorgia.com and
race-day registration will
begin at 6:30 a.m.
Entry fees for both races
are as follows: $lO for the
children’s Fun Run, sls for
the 5K Road Race until April
15 and S2O for runners regis
tering on the day of the race.
For more information or direc
tions, please contact Katie
Smith at (678) 455-0768 or
katiesmith @ windermere .cbe
yond.com.
Animal Rescue Fair
... will be April 18 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wills
Park Equestrian Center in
Alpharetta.
There will be pet adop
tions, children’s games, shop
ping and food. Animal, vege
tarian, gift, supplies, etc., ven
dors are welcome. Admission
and parking is free. For infor-
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visit the Web site at
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Family Haven
... will host the second
annual Taste of Forsyth on
April 18 at the Cumming
Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry
Rd. in Cumming, on Sunday,
April 18, from noon to 5 p.m.
This year a craft show will
also be featured. There will be
entertainment provided by
various talented community
groups, a live and silent auc
tion with items from business
es in the community, a moon
walk, arts and crafts show, a
raffle for a 2004 Nissan Sentra
and other events. “Tasting
Tickets” will be sold at the
door for 50 cents each. Raffle
tickets can be purchased at the
Family Haven office, 103
Pilgrim Village Dr., Suite 400,
in Cumming; Inside
Additions, 523 Veterans
Memorial Blvd.; or the
Northside Forsyth Hospital
Gift Shop. Proceeds will assist
Family Haven in helping vic
tims. If you are interested in
participating in the craft show,
call (770) 889-9431 for
details.
Save The Horses.org
... presents Animal Rescue
Fair 2004 on Sunday, April
18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Wills Park in Alpharetta.
Admission is free. This is a
great way to reach animal
friendly people, find adoptive
homes, educate the public
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about the plight of animals in
the world. Educational speak
ers welcome to do a presenta
tion. If you would like to
speak about habitat, nutrition,
animal care, animal laws, call
for available times.
Booth space is available to
all animal rescue groups,
humane societies, animal
rehabilitation and animal
rights organizations as well as
vendors with animal products
and vegetarian groups.
Sponsors and vendors are
needed.
For information, call (770)
886-5419 or email
Horseinc2 @ aol.com.
Forsyth County Library
... presents its Spring
Preschool Programs Tuesdays
at the Cumming branch, and
Thursdays at the Sharon Forks
branch, until April 22 at 10:15
and 11 a.m.
Preschoolers can enjoy sto
ries, songs and activities
Programs are on Lapsit, for
ages 2 to 3 (with an adult),
promotes love of language and
early language skills.
Storytime, for ages 4 to 5,
invites children to listen and
learn through picture books
and activities. Registration is
not necessary. Early arrival is
suggested.
For more information, call
the Youth Services
Department of the Forsyth
County Public Library at
(770) 781-9840, Ext. 364, or
visit the Web site at
www.forsythpl.org
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Norman's Landing
... will have its eight annu
al “Tax Relief Tuesday" on
Tuesday, April 27, at the
Chestatee Golf Club in
Dawsonville. The entry fee for
the event is $275 per golfer
and corporate sponsorships
are available for $1,200. For
the past eight years Norman’s
Landing has raised more than
$190,000 for The United Way
of Forsyth County. Lunch and
dinner will be provided by
Norman’s Landing. Chestatee
Ford provides the “Hole-In-
One” car, and there are great
prizes for the winners as well
as many items available at the
silent auction. Proceeds will
benefit The United Way of
Forsyth County.
Broadway
... is coming to
Dawsonville. North Georgia
will be treated to a special
evening of musical theater on
May 1 when the Dawson
Community Chorale and the
NGCSU Madrigal Singers
will present their spring con
cert “A Night on Broadway.”
The concert will feature selec
tions from shows such as
“Show Boat,” “Fiddler on the
Roof,” “Phantom of the
Opera,” “Les Miserables,” and
many other popular Broadway
musicals. The concert will be
under the direction of Dr. Lee
G. Barrow, and accompanist
of Mrs. Tricia Wester.
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