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Friday Faves – a Round up of Good Things Happening in our Community
Here's our weekly round up of good news happening around us! Guess who stopped by our office yesterday?! We loved seeing Judy Waters (she was the Community Foundation's executive director before retiring in 2015). Randy attended this week's State of the County address given by Board of Commissioners…
Friday Faves – a Round up of all the Good Things Happening!
We're starting a new weekly blog post called Friday Faves! Each Friday we'll post a round up of good things happening in our community and here at the Community Foundation. 2/9/2018 This came across our Facebook feed. Way to go Gwinnett County, Chairman Nash and Kendall Robinson! Congrats!…
The Production of all Productions
Aurora Theatre’s story began in a converted hardware store in Downtown Duluth - written by two people with a tireless passion for theatre and a insatiable desire to impact their community. Today, 22 years later, life partners Anthony Rodriguez and Ann-Carol Pence have led Aurora Theatre to become…
Q&A with Board Chair Sandra Strickland
This year we welcomed our new board chair Sandra Strickland. She has been a leader in the community for many years, a fundholder and supporter of the Community Foundation, and an inspiration to many. We recently sat down with her and did a short, fun Q&A. CFNEG: Why…
ACS Pink Ribbon Classic 2017
Teeing up for the fight against cancer! Some of our friends enjoying the ACS Pink Ribbon Classic 2017 at The River Club. Since the beginning, this tournament has raised over a $1.5 million for the American Cancer Society with 81% of the money raised going directly to the cause.
Gwinnett County Public Library – More than Books
Almost three MILLION people visited Gwinnett County Public Library branches in 2016! Our library system offers a plethora of books, classes, information and more to the community, which, as the numbers attest, people are regularly using. Did you know GCPL offers: Learning Labs- Film production/editing, 3D printing, etc.…
Join the Gwinnett Giving Girls!
As we announced in February, this year a group of generous women gathered and formed a giving circle known as the Gwinnett Giving Girls. Led by Jerri Hewett Miller, these women are already making an impact on our community and have raised grant money for several worthy…
2017 Good2Give Gala Showcases Area Nonprofits
From a surprise appearance of Gwinnett County Police K-9’s Elsa and Nitro to the entire 600+ audience getting to their feet to do the rollercoaster with students from HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education) – the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia’s Good2Give Gala on August 19th was packed with…