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-FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS -Thursday, April 1,2004
Listings in Cumming
Events are free and available
to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups may submit notices
by fax at (770) 889-6017 or
via email at events@forsyth
news.com.
Upcoming events
Discounted Six Flags
tickets
... 4-H once again has a
super discount on Six Flags
tickets. Adult, youth and sen
ior citizen tickets will be
available for $24. Six Flags
gate prices for 2004 are $46
for adults and $27.81 for
youth and senior citizens.
Children 2 years of age and
under are free. So you can see
this is a great deal for a day of
family fun. Tickets may be
used any operating day.
Tickets are available at the
Forsyth County Extension
Service, 101 E. Maple St. in
Cumming, and can be pur
chased with cash or check.
For more information, call
(770) 887-2418.
Emergency Food and
Shelter program
... Forsyth County has been
awarded $13,731 in Phase 22 .
Under the terms of the grant
from the National Board, local
governmental or private vol
untary organizations chosen to
receive funds must: 1) be non
profit, 2) have an accounting
system and conduct an annual
audit. 3) practice nondiscrimi
nation. 4) have demonstrated
the capability to deliver food
and shelter programs, and 5) if
a private voluntary organiza
tion, must have a voluntary
board with an agency willing
to act as fiscal agent.
Funds will be used to pro
vide unduplicated services to
individuals and families with
supplemental food, utilities,
rent and shelter related needs
in this area.
For information, send writ
ten request to the attention of
Brenda Dalin. community
service program director.
Ninth District Opportunity
Inc.. P.O. Drawer L.
Gainesville. GA 30503.
Deadline for receiving
requests will be on or before
April 16.
Application for
Membership
... for The United Way of
Forsyth County will be
through May 31. Any health,
character-building or welfare
agency interested in the objec
tives of the United Way and
desiring to participate in the
United Way Fund-raising
campaign and in the funds so
raised, upon approval of the
United Way Board of
Directors, may become an
institutional partner or partner
agency. Application forms for
agencies requesting admission
may be obtained by calling the
United Way office at (770)
781-4110. Applications will
be accepted during the months
of March. April and May. The
applications must be complet
ed and returned to the United
Way office by 5 p.m. on May
31.
The AARP Tax Aide
Program
... will offer free income
tax service for low income and
senior taxpayers, will be at the
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CUMMING EVENTS
Cumming Public Library on
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. through April 5. No
appointment necessary, you
just sign-in and taxpayers will
be taken care of in order of
arrival. It is necessary for all
taxpayers using this free serv
ice to bring their Social
Security card(s) along with
last year’s tax returns. This
will assist the Tax-Aide volun
teers in properly completing
this year’s returns.
The Forsyth County
Republican Party
... will meet Thursday,
April 1. in the Kiwanis
Building. 417 Pilgrim Mill
Rd. in the Cumming City
Park. State Sen. Casey Cagle
will be the special guest.
Social time will begin at 7
p.m. and the meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m. Visitors
are welcome. For more infor
mation, call Jim Harrell at
770-887-2927 or visit the Web
site at www.forsythgop.us.
Transfer of Development
Rights
... is a cutting-edge tool
that encourages greenspace
protection while still allowing
anticipated development. If
you would like to learn more
about how communities are
using TDRs as a tool facilitat
ing both development and nat
ural resource protection, you
are invited to attend a presen
tation on ’Transfer of
Development Rights’’ at 7
p.m. on Thursday, April 1. at
the Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center, 1090 Tribble Gap Rd.
in Cumming. The presentation
is sponsored by Forsyth
County Commissioner Charles
Laughinghouse and invited
speaker is Dr. Laurie Fowler
of the University of Georgia s
School of Law.
If you have questions
about the program, please
contact Commissioner
Laughinghouse at (770) 886-
2810.
Casa for Children Inc.
... will host a candlelight
ceremony for the abused and
neglected children in Forsyth
County “Light of Hope”
on April 1 at the Forsyth
County Courthouse at 6:30
p.m. as part of National Child
Abuse Prevention Month.
Doesn’t every child
deserve hope, a safe home to
live in, and a chance to thrive?
Every year, nearly half a mil
lion children in our country
cannot live safely at home
because of abuse and neglect.
Show your support for the
children and join others across
the nation by lighting a sym
bol of hope. For more infor
mation, call (770) 886-4082.
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Forsyth County
... will have its monthly
dinner meeting Thursday,
April 8. at 7:30 p.m. at the
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Cumming. For information,
call (770) 205-1211 or visit
the Web site at
www.ga.lp.org/forsyth/.
The Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets each Thursday at
7 a.m. at the Olde Town
Country Restaurant. The club
will have the following meet
ings:
•April 1, Brittany
Meadows, 4-H member, will
present her project.
• April 8, Chris
Funderburg, 4-H member, will
present his project.
• April 15, Christa Vanek,
4-H member, will present her
project.
• April 22, Tara Grimes, 4-
H member, will present her
project.
• April 29, Toastmaster
Brian Bracey will be the
speaker.
Guests are welcome. For
information, call (770) 887-
6064.
The Martha Stewart
Bulloch Chapter, DAR
... will have a program
about the Autrey Mill Nature
Preserve and Heritage Center.
Mrs. Judy Webb will be our
guest speaker. The meeting,
including refreshments, is
Monday, April 12, at 10 a.m.
at the Roswell Recreation
Center, 9000 Fouts Road.
Roswell. For more informa
tion, call Susan Lemesis at
(770) 993-2858.
Women in Networking
... a professional women’s
group will meet April 12 from
6:30-9 p.m. at the Country
Gourmet Case in downtown
Cumming for networking, din
ner and educational programs.
The speaker will be Phyllis
Carrera who will share sou
venirs of self-discovery as
well as celebrating her new
book, “A Journey of My
Choosing: Traveling the
Creative Path of Life.
For information and to
make reservations, call (770)
662-9946.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi will meet Tuesday. April
13, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Donna Scarbrough. She will
present "Colors of the 505.”
For information, call Jennifer
Wilson at (770) 886-4445.
MOMS Club of
Cumming Southwest
... will host an Open House
on April 13 from 1:30-3:30
p.m. The MOMS Club is an
International nonprofit support
group specifically for mothers
who have chosen to stay home
with their children. There are
more than 1,800 chapters in
seven countries, and they are
inviting you to visit the chap
ter here. The club offers a
variety of weekly activities for
stay-at-home mothers and
their children. In addition to
playgroups, park days and
other outings, the MOMS
Club sponsors activity groups
for members with common
interests. For information, call
Traci at (770) 888-6360 or
email momscs@yahoo.com.
“Mud for Blood’’
... a 4X4 truck show and
blood drive will be Saturday,
April 10, from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Wal-Mart, 1500
Market Place Blvd, in
Cumming. There will be a
cookout for donors and partic
ipants. Donors receive a
recognition T-shirt and a cho
lesterol screening.
Earth Day meetings
... will be at the Forsyth
County Library, Cumming
branch, on Wednesday, April
14, at 6:30 p.m.Pro Earth
Group Inc invites the commu
nity to stop in for April event
information or to volunteer for
Earth Day in 2004. There will
be many fun activities
throughout April. For more
information, contact Pat Plant,
pro earth director, at (770)
886-9377.
AARP Driver Safety
program
... classes will be at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth
Medical Center Professional
Building located in Cumming
at 1200 Northside Forsyth Dr.
The dates are Wednesday,
April 14, and Thursday, April
15. between 9 a.m. and I p.m.
The course is for mature driv
ers; it provides many ideas on
how to avoid accident situa
tions and how to enjoy safer
driving. Class participants are
required to attend both class
days to receive credit for the
course which entitles the par
ticipants to a discount on their
auto insurance premium. The
certificate of completion is
usually good for three years.
For reservations to attend
class, please call Bill Watson
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Riding Safely in Child
Care
... Are you a child care
provider? If so, plan on
attending the upcoming train
ing, Riding Safely in Child
Care. The training will be
Monday, April 19, from 7-9
p.m. Check in beginning 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.
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.
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 tieasures. 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.
Farm Family Ag and
Health Expo
... If you and your family
are involved in fanning, plan
on joining the 2004 Farm
Family Ag and Health Expo
on April 15 from 5:30-8:30
p.m. at Habersham Central
High School. A free barbecue
dinner will be available to
those who register ahead of
time by calling their local
Cooperative Extension
Service before April 9. In
Forsyth County that number is
(770) 887-2418. The evening
meal will begin at 7:15 p.m.
Area health professionals
will provide a variety of health
screenings.
You will get the latest
information on farm safety,
farming supplies and equip
ment and trends in agriculture.
For more information, call
Debbie Wilburn at (770) 887-
2418 or (770) 535-8290.
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
benefiting Relay For Life. A
24-hour. community-based
event. Relay For Life was
designed to celebrate survivor
ship and raise money for the
American Cancer Society.
Registration forms will
soon be available online at
www.rungeorgia.com and
See EVENTS, Page 6A