by SWG Staff | Dec 15, 2023 | Community
Supporting the 11Alive/Salvation Army Can-A-Thon has been an annual school-wide tradition at Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC) since 2012. This year, the GAC student body of 1,800 came together and provided 22,800 non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army....
by SWG Staff | Dec 10, 2023 | Community
The Duluth Police Department has announced its annual Toy Drive, a community‐wide initiative to bring joy to children in need during the holiday season. This year’s drive will benefit Toys for Tots and the Duluth Co‐Op, ensuring a broader impact on local families. We...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Nov 13, 2023 | Community
Natalie Bates wasn’t doing cartwheels when she learned that Boys Scouts of America, now known as Scouts BSA, was admitting girls as scouts. Although women had long been a part of the organization, their roles were of support, not of the enrollee. “I worried a little...
by Glenn Boylan | Nov 12, 2023 | Community, Food & Drink
Turning into West Gwinnett Park in Berkeley Lake one morning, I saw the Harvest Gwinnett community garden. Right at the entrance was a woman inside working on the plants. Jackie Mason is tending three Harvest Gwinnett plots this year. That woman was Jackie Mason, and...
by Kristen Corley | Nov 12, 2023 | Community
John Barcena John Barcena’s service to the Peachtree Corners community and beyond is extensive. He volunteers at Hands of Christ and St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, where he’s also the Core Team Leader for Youth Religious Education. He is also committed to the...
by Glenn Boylan | Nov 10, 2023 | Community
“It’s 90% social, 10% game.” That’s how Kevin Priger describes the Thursday evening bocce games he and his wife, Holley, host in Downtown Duluth. Holley Priger taking aim Building neighborhood connections The City of Duluth installed a bocce court in the Town...