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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thursday, April 15,2004
Listings in Cumming
Events an 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
April in Paris
... a Fantasy Fashion Show
and Luncheon, sponsored by
St. Mario Women's Club, will
be April 23 at 11:30 a.m. aat
the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Proceeds will benefit the
Forsyth Big Brothers/Big
Sisters and the Forsyth County
Child Advocacy Center.
Fashions by Miz Scarletts.
Tickets are $45. RSVP to
Melissa Woodard by April 19.
Send checks to 7615
Wentworth Dr., Duluth, 30097
or call (770) 623-4188.
The Sawnee-Cumming
Optimist Club
... meets the first and third
Thursday at Shoney's in
Cumming at 7 p.m. The guest
speaker on April 15 will be
Stacy Edwards from Dream
Power. Everyone is invited to
attend.
AARP Driver Safety pro
gram
... 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
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CUMMING EVENTS
15, between 9 a.m. and 1 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
at (678) 947-0986. There is a
charge of $lO per person due
the first day to cover course
materials.
Holly Walquist
... director of Marietta's
Tree Keepers, a successful
volunteer run program which
plants, preserves, and protects
trees, will be at the Sawnee
Cultural Arts Center at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, April 15.
Other topics will be about
their grant from the Georgia
Forestry Commission, which
supports the tree work. For
information, call Patty Durand
at (770) 888-2867.
Earthday Expo 2004
... will be Saturday, April
17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Cumming Fairgrounds.
Admission is free. In appreci
ation of our local Great
American Clean Up
Volunteers, the Pro Earth
Group will give a free lunch to
those volunteers that have reg
istered a clean up with Keep
Forsyth County Beautiful at
(770) 205-4573. The picnic
lunch will be available at the
Expo Tent from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Be sure to bring your vol
unteer ticket for a free lunch.
For more information about
the expo, call (770) 886-9377.
Charity Bike Ride
... hosted by the Bank of
North Georgia to benefit the
Georgia Cancer Coalition will
be Saturday, April 17, at 8
a.m. The course length will be
approximately 12 miles. The
start and finish will take place
at the Bank of North Georgia
Alpharetta, 8025 Westside
Pkwy, (comer of Haynes
Bridge Road and Westside
Parkway). All participants will
be asked to make a minimum
$25 tax-deductible donation
made payable to the Georgia
Cancer Coalition. Participants
will receive an event T-shirt
and water bottle. If you do not
have a bike. Cycleworks and
TREK will have a few bicy
cles available for use during
the event on a first come, first
service basis for preregistered
riders. You may register in
advance or on the morning of
the ride. The limit is 50 partic
ipants. To find out more or to
sign up, call Margaret Hunter
at BNGM at (770) 751-4720.
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
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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
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
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 registering on the
day of the race. For more
information or directions,
please contact Katie Smith at
(678)455-0768 orkatie
smith@windermere.cbeyond.-
com.
The Chestatee River
Chapter, DAR
... meets monthly at the
Adair Park Subdivision club
house. Meeting dates for April
and May have been changed
to the third Sunday, to avoid
conflict with Mothers Day and
Easter. The meetings will
begin at 2 p.m. The programs
for theses days are:
•April 18: Annette
Bramblett, noted local histori
an will be the speaker. Her
topic will be "local history of
Forsyth County".
• May 16: Recognition of
North Forsyth High School
JROTC Students.
For more details, or infor
mation call Joan McGovern at
(770) 888-9654.
Autrey Mill Nature
Preserve
... will host a Huge Earth
Day Extravaganza on Sunday,
April 18, from 2-4 p.m. The
focus of the day is children
and putting a fun spin on the
serious topic of encouraging
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There will be crafts, activities
and games, in addition to live
performances by "Step It Up
5," the kids country music
singing and dancing group and
by "The Super Silly Sassafrass
Alligator Show." The preserve
is just off Old Alabama Road
in Alpharetta. For information,
call (770) 360-8844 or visit
the Web site at
www.autreymill.org.
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
adoptions, children's games,
shopping and food. Animal,
vegetarian, gift, supplies, etc.,
vendors are welcome.
Admission and parking is free.
For information, call (770)
886-5419 or visit the Web site
at www.SaveTheHorses.org.
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
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