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WEDNESDAY, JUNES, 2012
Cumming
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ARTS
The Cumming
Sunset Quilters is
open to anyone inter¬
ested in joining them
at 7 p.m. the second
Tuesday of each month
in Northside Hospital
Forsyth's Building
1400 For more infor¬
mation, call (770) 889
9471.
CHILDREN
The Hampton Park
library presents FCPL
Family Cinema at 2
p.m today. For more
information, call (770)
781 9840 or go online
at www.forsythpl.org
The Forsyth County
Public Library will
have a summer teen
event, "Own the
Night," from 6:30 8
p.m.Thursday at
Cumming branch. It
will feature Xbox
Kinect games, dancing
and beach bookbag
crafts For more infor¬
mation, call (770! 781
9840 or go online at
www.forsythpl.org
CIVIC CLUBS
The Cumming
Kiwanis Club will
meet at noon today at
Golden Corral on
Market Place
Boulevard Dan Weaver
of the Clean Air
Campaign will speak
The Forsyth County
Lions Club meets at 7
p.m. the first and third
Tuesday of each month
at the Golden Corral on
Market Place
Boulevard For more
information, call Diane
O'Shields at (770) 893-
4411 or go online at
www. forsythcounty li¬
ons.org.
The Rotary Club of
Johns Creek meets at
12:15 p.m. every
Monday at Johns
Creek Baptist Church,
6910 McGinnis Ferry
Road
North Forsyth 400
Rotary Club meets at
noon every Tuesday at
Coal Mountain Park
Community Center,
3560 Setting Down
Road. For more infor¬
mation, contact
Clayton Rhoads, mem¬
bership chairman, at
(678)513-1864
DONATIONS
North Georgia
Smiles will have a free
dentistry day from 7
a m. to 3 p.m, June 16
Free cleanings and
extractions will be
available to the first 70
patients in need For
more information or to
register, call (678) 648
1273.
Tha Place of Forsyth
County has a food
pantry for residents in
need Monday through
Saturday, as well as a
meal at noon
Wednesdays Photo ID
and proof of residency
needed. For times, call
(770) 887-1098
Venturing Crew 39
has constructed an alu¬
minum can collection
trailer that's open to
community recycling.
It is behind the
Cumming Kiwanis Club
building at 417 Pilgrim
Mill Road in Cumming
Helping Hands
Partners, an organiza¬
tion assisting Forsyth
County families, is in
need for its empty food
pantry. Food and
household items are
needed Residents may
drop off donations at
523 Veterans Memorial
Blvd or call for pick up
For more information,
call (404) 545-5721 or
(678)341 8075
Cumming
Elementary will have
a recycle rally from 9
a m to noon the sec¬
ond Saturday of each
month at the school,
540 Dahlonega Hwy
Bring aluminum cans,
plastic bottles and
other recyclables
PIER Thrift and
Consignment Center
is accepting lightly
used items from 10
a m. to 5:30 p m
Tuesdays through
Saturdays at 5185
Browns Bridge Road.
For more information,
go online at www pier
foundation.org
EDUCATION
St. Brendan's Career
Transition Ministry
will meet at 7:30 p m
Thursday in the
church's Spiritual Life
Center, 4633 Shiloh
Road. Lisa LoMonico
will speak on cover let
ters and thank you let
ters Everyone in a job
transition is welcome
to attend
AARP Driver Safety
will have a one-day
class from 815 a m to
3 p.m June 23 at
Christ the King
Lutheran Church, 1125
BettisTribble Gap
Road The course is
open to AARP and non
AARP members of all
ages, and those who
complete it could
receive an insurance
discount Topics
include driving laws,
strategies to avoid
crashes, driving more
safely, minimizing dis¬
tractions and more
Bring a sack lunch
Coffee will be provid
ed Registration is $14
for non-members and
$12 for members with
card For more infor¬
mation or to register,
call Pete Rodda at (678)
807-7832.
LEISURE
The Wilkie family
reunion will be
Sunday 8t the Old
Hightower Baptist
Church in the Free
Home community A
covered dish lunch will
be served following
church services All
family and friends are
welcome
The Cook family
reunion will be at 1
p m Sunday al Haw
Creek Baptist Church's
fellowship hall in
Cumming Relatives
and friends are invited
to come and bring a
covered dish For more
information, call Vivian
at (770) 926-6200
The Brook wood
Farmer's Markst will
kick off its third season
from 4-7 p.m. June 15
at Caney Creek
Preserve on Caney
Road The event will be
held in conjunction
with the opening of a
new county park For
more information, go
online at www brook
woodfarmersmarket
com.
The second annual
Mutts & More
Festival will be from
10 a m. to 4 p m. June
16 at Fowler Park
There will be dog relat
ed activities and dem¬
onstrations, adoptions
and more For more
information, go online
at www forsythpets
org
The 80th annual
Sullivan-Mashburn
family reunion will
be June 23-24 in
Blairsville For more
information, callTracy
Lea Baugh-Cape at
1 706) 969 8970 or
Allison Sullivan at
(404) 723 0730
The Sounds of
Sawnee Concert
Bend is looking for
musicians to join
There are no auditions
and no dues The group
rehearses from 7:30
9:30 p m every
Monday at First Baptist
Church of Cumming,
1597 Sawnee Drive.
For more information,
go online 8t www
soundsofsawnee com
or call Garth at (770)
205 6000
MEETINGS
Altruse International
of North Georgia, a
community service
organization for men
and women, will meet
at noon Tuesday at
Dandelion's, 1595
Peachtree Pkwy The
group will install new
officers Also, bring
your pop tabs For
more information, call
(770) 781 4666
Preceptor Alpha
Gamma chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi will
meet at 6.30 p.m
Tuesday at the home of
Tori McCann The pro
gram will be "In the
Good Old
Summertime." For
more information, call
vice president Christine
Ford at (678) 358 9028.
The Forsyth County
AARP will meet at
10 30 a m. June 22 at
(he Golden Corral
Candidates for Forsyth
County commission
will each briefly speak.
The meeting is free,
and an optional $8 50
lunch will follow
(includes tax and tip).
For more information,
call Marjorie S Reeves
at (770) 597-8779
Faith's House Inc.
has meetings for single
mothers from 6:30 8
p m the second
Thursday of each
month at Mentor Me
North Georgia, 210
Dahlonega Hwy., Suite
203 Light dinner pro¬
vided and free on-site
child care available
For more information,
go online at www faith
shouseinc.org
The 82nd Airborne
Division Association
is looking for members
who have served in the
military and are air¬
borne qualified For
more information, call
Gary Woller at (678)
943 1935
VOLUNTEER
World Heritage
Student Exchange
Program is seeking
local host families for
international students
for the 2012 13 school
year For more infor¬
mation, contact
Roxanne Lawson at
(770) 833 5717 or go
online at www
whhosts com
PIER Thrift and
Consignment
Center, 5185 Browns
Bridge Road, is in need
of volunteers from 10
a m to 3 p m Tuesdays
through Saturdays The
store is a nonprofit
group that trains and
employs adults with
disabilities For more
information, go online
at www pterfounda
tion org
Forsyth County
Senior Services is
looking for volunteers
for Alzheimer's disease
respite care The ser
vice is for those with
the disease or other
types of dementia The
Sunshine Club meets
from 11:15 a m to 3:15
p m Monday through
Friday at Forsyth
County Senior
Services, 595
Dahlonega Hwy
Volunteers assist staff
with activities includ¬
ing games, music,
crafts and exercise. For
more information, call
JimYarbrough at (770)
781 2178
Foster homes for
cats and dogs are
needed urgently
through the Humane
Society of Forsyth
County No kill Shelter.
Both regular and short
term foster homes
needed For more
information, call (770)
887 6480 or go online
at www forsythpets
com and click "volun
teer."
Hands On Forsyth is
seeking volunteers for
its many opportunities
in Forsyth County For
more information, go
online at www hand
sonforsyth.org or call
Kerry or Sean at (770)
205 1701
ONGOING
EVENTS
The Forsyth County
Beekeepers Club
meets at 6:30 p m
every fourth Thursday
of the month at the
Sawnee Mountain
Preserve off Spot Road
Anyone is invited to
attend and learn more
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COFFEE CLUB HELPS OUT HUMANE SOCIETY
The Cumming Coffee Club recently made a donation to the Humane
Society of Forsyth County No-Kill Shelter. Shelter president Lance White,
center, accepts a check from club member Wynette Miller. The club meets
Mondays and Fridays at the Cumming McDonald's to drink coffee and
discuss the world's problems. New members are welcome.
For more information,
go online at www for
sythbeekeepersclub
org or contact Palmer
Hefner at pshpride ®
comcast.net or (678)
315-5111.
Cumming Garden
Club meets at 10 a m.
the second Tuesday of
every month at
Cumming Baptist
Church. For more infor¬
mation, call (770) 844
7061.
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Toastmasters meets
at 7 30 p m. the second
and fourth Tuesday of
each month at St.
Brendan's Spiritual Life
Center off Shiloh Road.
For more information,
call (404) 597 7612 or
e-mail paxtonfinan
ciaKibellsouth.net.
Baby Boomers of
Cumming and North
Fulton is a group of
married couples who
enjoy social activities
like dinner, theater,
trivia and more For
more information,
e mail boomercou
ples8gmail.com.
The Toastmasters
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ness, family or social
environment. It meets
from 6:45-8 p.m.
Mondays at the
Holiday Inn Express
Meeting Room off Ga.
40Q's Exit 14. Visitors
are always welcome.
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go online at http://com
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host.com.
Garden of
Empowerment, a
nonprofit organization
with the purpose of
empowering separated,
divorced and widowed
women to move for¬
ward with their lives, is
celebrating its 10th
anniversary. For more
information, call Sue at
(770) 815 2628 or e-mail
her at sue agardeno
fempowerment.org.
Family Haven, a non¬
profit organization sup¬
porting victims of
domestic violence, has
opened a thrift store at
433 Canton Hwy, in
the Sport/plex
Complex across from
Ingles Temporary sum¬
mer hours are 8 a m. to
4 p m. Monday
through Saturday. The
store features a variety
Of clothing, furniture,
media and more.
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Donations, pick ups
and delivery services
are available. For more
information, call (770)
844-0842
Chestatee River
Chapter of
Daughters of the
American Revolution
meets at 3 p.m. every
second Sunday of each
month at the Forsyth
County Safety
Complex, 3520
Settingdown Road. For
more information, call
(678) 513-6127.
FairTax Forsyth
meets the last Monday
of the month at the
Golden Corral in
Cumming. Dinner and
social time will be from
6-7 p.m., with the
meeting from 7-8:15
p.m. For more informa¬
tion, call Dave Andrews
at (404) 510-2306.
The North Georgia
Barbershop Singers
is a member of the
Barbershop Harmony
Society and has grown
to 33 men who love to
sing. The group wel¬
comes new members
to visit from 7-9:30
p m. Tuesdays at Christ
the King Lutheran
Church, 1125 Bettis
Tribble Gap Road.