Doing Good Together
When Jonathan and Donna Galucki, who own Playback Now, attended the Community Foundation’s inaugural Good2Give Celebration in 2016, they didn’t know what to expect. They were there as representatives of the Norcross Cooperative Ministry, since Donna was on staff as their Faith Community Nurse. “That was the first…
Friday Faves – Sip & Swine Festival, Hudgens, Girl Scout Cookies and more!
Looking for something to do this weekend? Go to the Sip & Swine festival at Coolray Field and enjoy the sunshine, great barbecue and support one of our nonprofit fundholders, the Home of Hope at the Gwinnett Children's Shelter. (Did you know we're a sponsor of this fun…
Friday Faves – a round up of good things happening in our community!
Here’s our weekly snapshot of some of the good things happening around us! Leadership Gwinnett held its inaugural Founder's Night this week, an event honoring the founding trustees, recognizing community leaders and celebrating more than three decades in Gwinnett. We were thrilled to see one of our emeritus…
Top 5 Reasons People Don’t Own Life Insurance
When it comes to life insurance, you may have heard these reasons before, or used them yourself. 1. Too Expensive. "I just cannot afford life insurance right now." 2. Confusing. "We looked at proposals from three companies—page after page of numbers. What does it all mean? I haven't the slightest…
Q&A with Board Member Jim Joedecke
We started a new series featuring a Q&A session with our board members. We hope you enjoy learning more about one of our newest members, Jim Joedecke. CFNEG: What’s your hometown? Jim: Katonah, New York. I attended Emory University after graduating from high school in 1989 and…
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…