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Raffensperger returns to roots in campaign stop for governor By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Corrie Brown, pantry manager for Solidarity Sandy Springs, shows elementary school students from Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School some of the ins and outs of getting local families fed.
Solidarity Sandy Springs helps the least fortunate By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Solidarity Sandy Springs, a nonprofit food pantry created at the outset of the pandemic in March 2020, shows Metro Atlantans how they can make a difference in their community. The grassroots organization has served more than 100,000 people in four years, operating a freechoice market with fresh produce and other healthy foods with the support of local donors and volunteers. Jennifer Barnes, Solidarity Sandy Springs cofounder and member of its board of directors, said
the food pantry serves around 650 working families a week. With the holiday season around the corner, she said most upcoming volunteer slots are full, but more help is needed in the first three months of next year. Originally launched by a group of local women with plans to feed 10 local families for just two weeks, the operation has grown to serve more than 1 million pounds of food to more than 25,000 people a year. Barnes highlighted some of the nonprofit’s operations, impact and challenges Sept. 16 during a Sandy Springs City Council work session.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stopped by the Rotary Club of Johns Creek-North Fulton Sept. 24 to speak with the community that first elected him to public office. Raffensperger has announced his run for governor, setting up a competition next fall between high-ranking Republicans Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Attorney General Chris
Carr. Other candidates have announced but that’s the Big Three. Raffensperger touted his efforts to make Georgia’s election process more secure, reforms to professional licensing services and initiatives to attract advanced manufacturing. The secretary of state registers voters, tracks annual corporate filings, grants professional licenses, and oversees the state’s securities’ market.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger listens to comments from members of the Rotary Club of Johns CreekNorth Fulton Sept. 24 before discussing ways he has worked to improve the lives of Georgians.
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