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Blood
Drive
Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church will host an American Red Cross blood drive on
Sunday, February 20 from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Good
Shepherd is located at 1208 Rose Creek Drive. For more information or
to sign up, please call (770) 924-7286.
Children's
Consignment Sale
The
Hillside United Methodist Church Mission Trippers will hold a children's
consignment sale on March 4 and 5. All things children will be sold. The
sale will be held from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, March 4 and 9 a.m. -
12 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. Sellers and workers will enjoy preview sales.
For more information, please visit their website www.consign4missions.org
or call (770) 924-4777 ext. 256
Homeschool
Program
The
Chattahoochee Nature Center is offering a homeschool program for students
ages 7 - 11 on Thursday, February 10 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. The program
is titled Georgia's Sea Turtles: How Will These Ancient Species Survive?
Beginning March 1, the programs are repeated each Tuesday and Thursday.
The cost is $10 per student and $6 per adult. For information, please
visit their website at www.chattnaturecenter.com or email homeschool@chattnaturecenter.com.
Gallery
Art Show
The
Framery in Marietta will host renowned artist Patricia Buckley Moss on
Saturday, February 19. Ms. Moss is known for her paintings portraying
the Amish and tranquil landscapes and has achieved great success with
her art. In return, donations of her artwork have raised significant funds
for worthy charitable organizations. She established the P. Buckley Moss
Foundation for Children's Education, which promotes the use of art in
school to help reach out to children with learning difficulties. For more
information, please contact Barry Watson at (770) 977-8667. The Framery
is located at 2250 East Piedmont Road.
Life
Screening
On
Saturday, February 19, 2005 Life Screening and Hillside United Methodist
Church will offer area residents three primary health screenings to detect
the risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease. The tests include a Carotid
Artery Screening, an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism test and an Ankle Brachial
Index test. The tests are painless and low cost, $35 - $45. Registration
at least 24 hours in advance is required by calling (800) 324-1851. For
additional information on life screening, please visit www.lifelinescreening.com.
Kidsignments
One
of the largest children's consignment events, Kidsignments, will take
place from February 23 - February 26 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds.
The sale includes quality, gently used infant, childrens, junior and maternity
clothing, toys, baby equipment, furniture, outdoor toys and more. The
sale will
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from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. on February 23 and 24 (no children, infants, strollers,
carriers etc. until after 1 p.m. on February 23), 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on February
25 and 26. For additional information, please call (770) 381-5938 or visit
their website at www.kidsignments.com.
Kindermusik
The
Cherokee County Recreation Center (CRPA) in conjunction with Amy's Musik
will offer Kindermusik classes to area children ages 0 - 7. The program
will be at the Activities Center on Rope Mill Road beginning March 5.
For additional information, please call (404) 933-5411 or visit www.amysmusik.com
Sweetheart
Dance
The
Ravens Elite Junior Allstars are sponsoring a dance on Friday, February
4 at the CRPA. The dance is for grades 5 - 8 from 7 - 10 p.m., and the
cost is $5 at the door. Children need to be picked up by no later than
10:30 p.m. For additional information, please call Teresa Downey at (678)
873-2957.
Town
Hall Meetings
State
Senator Chip Rogers will hold monthly town hall meetings in order to receive
input from citizens. The meetings will be held on the second Saturday
of the month. In the Towne Lake area, the meetings will be held at Rose
Creek Library from 9 - 10:30 a.m. and at the Woodstock Library from 11
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wild
Kids Consignment Sale
The
Wild Kids Consignment Sale at Marietta Church of God will be held on March
25 and 26. The organizers accept previously tagged items from other sales.
Workers get to join in the half price preview sale on Friday, March 25.
The sale accepts boys' sizes 0 - 20 and girls' sizes 0 - juniors. They
also will accept maternity clothing, baby equipment, books, toys, shoes,
E-rated video games and more! For additional information or a seller number,
please call (770) 424-9975 or email bkwalker4@juno.com.
Winter
Break Camp
The
CRPA is offering a brand new camp during the school district's winter
break, February 21 - 25. The camp is called Non-Stop Action Camp and is
offered for children ages 6 - 12. Campers will enjoy a daily field trip
including skating, bowling, World of Coke and more! The cost is $115 per
child. For more information, please contact Neely Hand at (770) 924-7768
or visit their web site at www.crpa.net
Wonderful
World of Roses
The
Cherokee County Master Gardeners will present The Wonderful World of
Roses seminar held on Saturday, February 19 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. The
seminar will be held at the Hickory Flat Library on East Cherokee Drive.
The Master Gardeners also will hold a Principles of Pruning seminar
on Saturday, February 26 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Seating is limited for both
seminars so reservations are recommended. For additional information,
please call (770) 479-0418.
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