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Women’s club names scholarship recipients
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Kay Underwood and Elizabeth Morris are a mother-daughter duo who own The Enchanted Forest within the Dunwoody Hall shopping center, selling home décor and uniquely themed gifts.
Enchanted Forest at The Village focuses on keeping customer base By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Elizabeth Morris and her mom, Kay Underwood, had some free time on their hands and opened a small gift shop in a small Gwinnett County city in 2005. Now in its 20th year, The Enchanted Forest is in the back right corner of the Dunwoody Hall shopping center at 5580 Chamblee Road. Morris said she opened the Village location in 2008, right around the time Dunwoody was incorporating. The Gwinnett native said opening a
business in her hometown of Metro Atlanta keeps lots of friends from high school and college in her life. Most of the employees are nearby residents as well, which lets the shop follow up with customers they know by name. “Because we are a small business, we have the opportunity to really get know our customers,” Morris said. “That does make a difference.” The shop sells a variety of gifts, candles, dinnerware, bags for every season, baby gifts, books and Mahjong tiles of every size, style and color.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Woman’s Club celebrated the three recipients of its 2025 college scholarship May 15 with a luncheon at Dunwoody Country Club. Beverly Clark, chair of the Dunwoody Woman’s Club Scholarship Committee, presented the awards at the luncheon and recognized committee members for their work CANN and dedication in reviewing the applications. The scholarship funding is made possible through proceeds from the annual Dunwoody Home Tour, sponsored by local homeowners. The 52nd annual Home Tour is set for Wednesday, Oct. 8. JoAnn Kostkan, president of the Dunwoody Woman’s Club, helped Clark present the scholarship awards. All three students are BOUTON Dunwoody residents who excelled academically and received top recommendations for their school and community activities. Clara Cann is a Dunwoody High School graduate, who is pursuing a nursing degree at Auburn University this fall. Hannah Blanche Bouton is an alumna of the Marist School. She plans to attend The HORWITZ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall, majoring in biology as a premed student. Dunwoody High graduate Jonah Horwitz plans to attend Georgia Tech and major in industrial engineering. For more information about the Dunwoody Woman’s Club, visit dunwoodywomansclub.com. — Hayden Sumlin Tell the Crier: Send your photos, announcements and letters to newsroom@appenmedia.com.
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