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Local Girl Scouts launch food drive JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — “Make the world a better place” is part of the Girl Scout pledge, and it’s something the more than 50 Girl Scouts at Wilson Creek Elementary School take seriously. As the girls looked for a meaningful community project, they learned about the North Fulton Community Charities Food Pantry, which serves more than 125 households in need each day. One fifth grader received permission from the principal to launch a schoolwide Thanksgiving food drive. With homemade flyers and videos for morning announcements, the girls appealed to the school’s families for support. They had no idea the response they’d get. By delivery day, the Girl Scouts collected more than 1,000 nonperishable food items like canned sweet potatoes and green beans, bread mixes and desserts perfect for Thanksgiving meals. “You’re never too young to make a difference,” said Leslie Gilliam, of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. “We couldn’t be prouder that these girls identified a need in their community and figured out a way they could help.”
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Maria Fundora, founder of the pancreatic cancer nonprofit Purple Pansies, speaks to a crowd at the 13th annual Pillars of Hope Gala hosted Sept. 19. The group used the event to raise more than $850,000 for pancreatic cancer research and support of local families affected by the disease.
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Girl Scouts from Wilson Creek Elementary School load up a car with nonperishable food items for a school-wide food drive.
Johns Creek schedules Holly Jolly Block Party By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek will kick off the holiday season with a Holly Jolly Block Party, the first event of its kind in the city. The block party will take place Dec. 3 at Johns Creek City Hall from 4-8 p.m. and will feature a host of activities for the
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community. That Saturday, there will be a lighting of a new 40-foot Christmas tree, a holiday market and displays, Santa Claus, an Elf Zone filled with games and activities, The Glow Band concert and other musical performances, food trucks, live llamas and college football on televisions, to air the SEC championship game. The Holly Jolly Block Party will provide
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a unifying space where everyone in the community can celebrate the holidays, unlike years past when holiday events were spread across the city — something Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry is excited about. “It’s going to bring everyone to a central focal point,” Bradberry said. “Everyone will be together for longer, and hopefully be able to enjoy it as a family more easily.”
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By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Purple Pansies founder Maria Fundora says that November, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, has been a success, marking more than $4 million raised by her group for cancer research and support of local families. “The last two years, 2020 and 2021, we’ve been able to raise over a million dollars for our nonprofit,” Fundora said. And in September, Purple Pansies held its 13th annual Pillars of Hope Gala, raising
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