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Dunwoody raffle drive geared to assist needy By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — After livestreaming its annual Whiskey Raffle Nov. 20 to its members and ticket holders, the Rotary Club of Dunwoody estimates it will raise between $10,000 and $12,000 for its charitable fund. A couple dozen Rotary Club members gathered at Ashford Lane’s Politan Row food hall for the 7 p.m. drawing. The raffle is straightforward. Members donate luxury whiskeys and bourbons as prizes, some are single bottles and others are
collections. Participants then buy tickets, hoping to have their matching number pulled out of the raffle spinner for a bottle or three of high-quality spirits. Winners do not have to be present to take home a prize, instead organizers livestreamed the drawing on Facebook, creating quite the spectacle in the middle of the Politan Row food hall. While there are 1,000 tickets available, the community-driven fundraiser still has room to grow.
See RAFFLE, Page 14
People gather around the Christmas tree and Hannukah menorah at Light Up Dunwoody Nov. 16. Two local nonprofits, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and Preservation Trust, partnered to throw this year’s holiday celebration at Donaldson-Bannister Farm.
Donaldson-Bannister Farm draws thousands to lights By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Homeowners Association revamped its annual holiday lights display this year, moving Light Up Dunwoody to DonaldsonBannister Farm Nov. 16. The four-hour holiday party kicked off at 2 p.m. with a live DJ and photos with Santa
Claus and reindeers. Performances leading up to the 6 p.m. Christmas tree and Hannukah menorah lighting included students from the North Georgia School of Ballet, Dan & Company Studios, cheerleaders from Dunwoody Christian School and the Dunwoody High School Marching Band.
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From left, members of the Dunwoody Rotary Club Mark Galvin, Neal MacDonald and Dave Burr draw tickets during the Nov. 20 Whiskey Raffle.