Faith’s House Acknowledges Cici’s Pizza for Support

May 14, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Faith House Presentation to CiCi's

Local Non-Profit Acknowledges Cici’s Pizza for Support

Faith’s House Inc., whose purpose is to empower single moms to better their lives through providing links to community resources and higher education acknowledged Scott Edwards, owner of Cici’s Pizza on Ronald Reagan Blvd., with a plaque thanking them for their ongoing support of donated pizzas.

Cici’s has supported our mission by donating dinner for our monthly meetings since 2008. This donation gives our families at least one night where they don’t have to worry about dinner.

Our Single Mom Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month, we meet at the Mentor Me North GA location. The group meets from 6:30-8pm, childcare provided by Mentor Me and Dinner provided by Cici’s Pizza Buffet.

For more information about Faith’s House:

Faith House Online | Faith House on Facebook

In picture from left to right: Suzanne Graff (FH Board Member), Diana Bader (FH Volunteer), Scott Edwards (Owner Cici’s), Valerie Daniel (FH Director), Kimberly Funderburg (FH Board Member)

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2012 Flavors of Forsyth

May 12, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

SAVOR THE FLAVOR WITH UNITED WAY!

United Way of Forsyth County serves you the 3rd Annual Flavors of Forsyth on its new date – Sunday, May 20, 2012 from Noon – 6:00pm. Presented by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and UPS, this festival of food will benefit nonprofit organizations and programs throughout our community. Last year, United Way of Forsyth County provided $1,291,154 in funds to 60 programs and initiatives in the community, providing services to thousands.
At its new location, outside the Forsyth Conference Center on the campus of Lanier Technical College, Flavors will play host to over 30 local restaurants dishing out delicious samples to over 15,000 festival-goers. From pizza and ice cream to barbecue and sushi, there is something to satisfy every palette.

Local chefs will participate in contests for Best Appetizer/Salad, Best Fast Dining Entrée, Best Casual Dining Entrée, Best Fine Dining Entrée, Best Dessert and Best Booth. Guests can also vote for their favorite restaurant to be the Flavors of Forsyth People’s Choice winner.

New this year – Kid’s Choice Award! Visit the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta tent for your child to cast a vote for their favorite flavor of the day.

Meander through the Artists Market and enjoy the beautiful work by talented local artists or catch the beats from local performers on the main stage. This year’s lineup includes Audio Candy, Riley Biederer and Last Five Standing. 92.9 Dave FM will also be at this year’s event.

Have children? Don’t miss out on the fantastically fun Kids Zone which will include balloon artists, inflatables and more!

From fine dining to on-the-go, there is a flavor for everyone to enjoy. Come eat, laugh, play and support United Way of Forsyth County at the 3rd Annual Flavors of Forsyth!

Admission to the event is FREE. Food tickets are $.50 each and restaurants participating in Flavors will charge $1-3 per food sample.

FREE Parking available: Parking will be available around the Lanier Technical College campus Field Lot on Ronald Reagan Boulevard (within walking distance from the event)

Volunteer opportunities are also available for the event. For those interested or to find out more about Flavors of Forsyth, visit www.UnitedWayForsyth.com, or call 770.781.4110.

Directions to the Forsyth Conference Center on the campus of Lanier Technical College:

Directions going 400 North:

400 North
Take Exit 13, Route 141
Right onto Route 141
Right onto Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Entrance to Forsyth Conference Center is before intersection of Majors Road on the right

Directions going 400 South:

Take Exit 13, Route 141
Left onto Route 141
Right onto Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Entrance to Forsyth Conference Center is before intersection of Majors Road on the right

More About Flavors of Forsyth

2012 Food Vendors | 2012 Market Artists
Like Flavors of Forsyth on Facebook | United Way of Forsyth Online

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United Way of Forsyth County works to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health. It takes everyone working together. Because underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all connected, interdependent, united. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when a family becomes financially stable, when people have good health. We all LIVE UNITED.

Scholastic Customer Appreciation Book Sale

April 25, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Scholastic – Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale

Several sales are coming to Georgia and one will be hosted at the Forsyth Conference Center.

Warehouse Sales are exclusively for school employees, school district personnel, homeschoolers, and Book Fair chairpeople and volunteers. If you fit these categories, you can sign up & register for the sale. You’ll receive a special coupon and get a reminder email about the sale as well.

Now the “exclusive for” description was somewhat vague to me, so I started to register & found that public, private and even pre-schools (including church-based) were listed, so I don’t think you necessarily have to be a volunteer at a public school to participate.

Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale:

Forsyth Conference Center – 7745 Majors Road, Cumming GA 30041

May 15 – May 17
Tuesday (May 15): 12pm to 8pm
Wednesday (May 16): 9am to 7pm
Thursday (May 17): 9am to 5pm
Click here to register for the event.

For other dates/ times in Georgia, click here.

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FUNdraising Opportunties for Kelly Mill Elementary

April 24, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Fun & Easy Opportunities to help Kelly Mill:

Whether you have a student going to the new Kelly Mill Elementary or not, there are several easy & even fun ways to help the newest elementary school in the district.

April 24th – May 7th: $50,000 Beautification Grant Voting Begins

Kelly Mill Elementary wants to be in the running for a $50,000 beautification grant from Rack Room Shoes. Voting begins April 24th and runs through May 7th. Click here to get started.

April 27, 2012: Kids Jump for Kelly Mill Elementary

Catch Air is donating 25% of proceeds to Kelly Mill Elementary on Friday, April 27th (school’s out) for kids that mention they are “jumping for Kelly Mill”.
Catch Air: 1515 Redi Road, Cumming GA 30040

May 5, 2012: Family Fun Day

Enjoy a day of fun at the new Kelly Mill school – Car Wash, Scholastic Book Fair, Hot Dog Sale, Moonwalks, Face Painting, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Dept SWAT, Mounted & Motorcycle Patrols, 5K & Fun Run, and Building Tours. Come out for all the fun from 9am to 2pm. Click here for more information.
Kelly Mill Elementary: 1180 Chamblee Gap Road, Cumming GA 30040

June 7, 2012: Kids Jump for Kelly Mill Elementary

Monkey Joe’s will donate 25% of proceeds to Kelly Mill when kids mention that they are there to raise funds for Kelly Mill Elementary.
Monkey Joe’s: 5055 Post Road, Cumming GA 30040

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Stamp Out Hunger Event

April 23, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Stamp Out Hunger

On Friday, May 11th & Saturday, May 12th, United Way of Forsyth County will partner with the Cumming Post Office to “Stamp Out Hunger“.

How can you help?

If you live in zip codes 30040, 30041, or 30028, simply place a bag of non-perishable food items at your mailbox on the 11th &/or 12th and your letter carrier will collect it at time of mail delivery. Collected items will be distributed to local food banks serving Cumming & Forsyth County.

In 2011, 10 Food Pantries benefited for the 12 tons of food that was collected.

For more information:

United Way of Forsyth County
770.781.4110

Looking to make a Year-Round Donation?

If you haven’t heard already, I’m a huge fan of Food for Thought. Definitely check them out! It’s just as easy too!

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Brookwood Farmer’s Market Announces Seasonal Opening

April 23, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Update: Brookwood Farmer’s Market just announced the Opening Date has been set for Friday, June 15th at 4pm. Mark your Calendar & Save the Date for the start of the Brookwood Farmer’s Market 2012 Season!

Who: Brookwood Farmers’ Market

What: Grand Opening Day in Conjunction with Opening of New Park

When: Friday June 8^th 4:00 p.m. (tentative)

Where: Caney Creek Preserve, Caney Road, Cumming , Georgia 30041

Why: Check out the new park and all the great vendors at the BFM

How: Bring your best market tote, dogs on leashes, children, and an appetite

The Brookwood Farmers’ Market is excited to announce the kick-off to our third season. We are thrilled to be moving the market from the Brookwood Elementary School parking lot to the brand new Caney Creek Preserve park, just around the corner on Caney Road . In years past the market suffered from the heat of the pavement but the new park will provide a lush and shady alternative! Caney Creek Preserve also boasts a dog park, walking trail, shaded playground, pavilions, restroom facilities, parking and a natural outdoor amphiteather.

Forsyth County has slated the Grand Opening of the park to take place Friday June 9^th in conjunction with our Brookwood Farmers’ Market kickoff! Of course this is a tentative date, an updated release will be sent upon final word.

We are looking forward to a great season of sharing natural, local, organic goods and products with our neighbors and friends. We will also be encouraging our young kids to learn how to make healthy choices and plant their own gardens! Although our location is changing, the Brookwood Elementary PTA is still managing the market and money raised will be returned to the school and put back into the farmers market.

After the Grand Opening Date, the market will open every Friday 4pm-7pm from June 8^th through September

Please check out our website as we will be constantly updating it with a list of committed and amazing vendors and musicians.

Connect with Brookwood Farmers’ Market

www.brookwoodfarmersmarket.com

Follow On Twitter | Like on Facebook

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Cinco de Moe’s

April 22, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

To acknowledge Cinco de Mayo, one must first acknowledge that it’s already MAY!!! Where has the time gone??

One can celebrate the 5th of May anywhere, but there’s only one place you can celebrate Cindo de Moe’s … Moe’s Southwest Grill!

And they have a lot planned for the fun day.

Moe’s Southwest Grill Celebrates Cinco de Moe’s on May 5

ATLANTA, Ga. (April 24, 2012) – Everyday Moe’s gives guests the freedom to choose from more than 20 fresh, free ingredients and a variety of protein options including all-natural chicken, 100 percent sirloin grass-fed steak, grain-fed pulled pork and organic tofu, but on Cinco de Moe’s – they go crazy in celebration of the countless ways guests can build the perfect Moe’s burrito by offering a great deal all day long.

Moe’s invites guests to join in celebrating Cinco de Moe’s on all day on Saturday, May 5. Be one of the first 100 guests in line at 11 a.m. and receive a free limited edition 2012 Cinco de Moe’s t-shirt at participating locations nationwide.

Festivities vary by location, but here’s what’s happening in the Atlanta area stores:

Enjoy any burrito, chips and salsa for $3 all day at Moe’s locations in Ashland, KY; Atlanta, GA; Blacksburg, VA; Edgewater, NJ; Florence, SC; Hoffman Estates, IL; Lynchburg, VA; Athens, GA; Columbus, GA; Richmond, VA.
For outside Atlanta, visit my friend Karen at KP in the Kitchen for her full lineup. Or Visit Moe’s online to find and call your local Moe’s.

Want a tip for getting your food faster on one of the busiest Mexican eating days of the year?

Download & use the new Moe’s APP!! Did you know Moe’s has an app?

It’s actually been available to our market for a little while now, but last month Mobile Ordering became available nationwide when Moe’s announced the launch of their new app. Now guests can bypass the line & get their food faster than ever before!

Download the new app for both the iPhone and Android, open the app, customize your order & pre-pay!! Once on location, simply walk-in, receive the awesome “Welcome to Moe’s” greeting, bypass the line, and grab your food to go! It doesn’t get much easier! I have the app on my phone & it really is super easy to use.

So now I’ve set you up with a way to get a FREE t-shirt, a great day, AND your food to go SUPER fast! You’re welcome:)

Connect with Moe’s

Moe’s Online | Moe’s on Facebook

Disclosure: I am a {proud} member of the Moe’s Blogger Advisory Council. I am not required to share the above information but chose to. All opinions regarding the above are my own. You can learn more about my time as a Council Member, by clicking here.

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Fitter & Faster Tour stops at the Cumming Aquatic Center

April 22, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Fit & Faster Swim Tour

The Fitter & Faster Tour, sponsored by SwimOutlet.com came to the Cumming Aquatic Center on Saturday. The tour featured the USA swimmers, Lacey Nymeyer, a silver medalist from the 2008 Olympics and NCAA Woman of the Year and Josh Schneider, a bronze medalist at the 2010 FINA World Championships in Dubai and 2010 NCAA Champion in the 50 Free. Swimmers from several local swim teams were there, including the North Georgia Aquatics Swim Team that practices nightly at the Cumming Aquatic Center.

The swimmers spent the afternoon with Lacey and Josh learning how they trained to become great swimmers, getting into the water to practice some of their favorite swim drills and then each swimmer was given the opportunity to compete against Lacey or Josh in a 25-yard race. The day wrapped up with an autograph session and more photos. SwimOutlet.com provided duffle bags, magnets, Powerbars and gift cards to all of the swimmers that attended the event.

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North GA Aquatics – 2012 Summer Season Tryouts

April 17, 2012 By mandi 1 Comment

2012 Summer Season Tryouts

North Georgia Aquatics is a year-round non-profit swim team, and is welcoming new swimmers to come try out for the Summer Season.

- Learn correct technique of the four strokes
- Learn how to start from the block
- Learn front and backstroke flip turns
- Make lots of friends and have a fun time!

Swim meets are optional and we offer a flexible practice schedule. Practices are currently Monday – Friday from 5:00 – 7:00 pm until school is out, then we practice 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Swimmers typically attend 2-3 practices per week.

Come pay us a visit during any of our practice sessions, meet the coach, try out with our current swimmers and chat with our swim parents.

About North Georgia Aquatics:

North Georgia Aquatics (NGA) is a year round non-profit swim team participating in the USA and Georgia Swim Associations and is a nationally recognized competitive swim team within the structure of USA Swimming.

Coach Mike Morrell has been coaching nationally for over 35 years. His coaching philosophy is to create a fun, learning environment of stroke technique and endurance training. More importantly, he strives for each child to achieve his/ her potential through perseverance and goal setting, while enhancing the character traits of integrity and discipline.

To learn more, visit North Georgia Aquatics Online.

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Kelly Mill Elementary: Important Dates

April 16, 2012 By mandi Leave a Comment

Kelly Mill Elementary – Upcoming Dates:

The excitement around the new Kelly Mill Elementary School is definitely building! If you’ve been re-districted to the new school, there are lots of important dates coming up.

Make note of the following:

Thursday, April 19th – 6:30pm: PTA Charter Meeting – This will be an important meeting to elect officers for the 2012-2013 School Year, as well as the adoption of the PTA Bylaws. For a full description of the scheduled meeting, click here.

Wednesday, May 2nd: Class Placement Requests Due – All parents are encouraged to participate in the letter writing process.

Saturday, May 5th – 9am to 2pm: Family Fun Day – This will be a fundraising event as well as your first chance to tour the new building! Participate in a 5k Run / Walk, Face Painting, Car Washes, Book Fairs, and more.

Connect with Kelly Mill Elementary:

Kelly Mill Online | Kelly Mill on Facebook