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Celebrate Earth Day with Elachee, Lakeshore Mall

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Updated: Apr 19, 2012, 4:30 AM

Published: Apr 18, 2012, 9:34 PM

Earth Day may officially be Sunday, but local groups are ushering in the environmentally conscious holiday a bit early. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive in Gainesville, is getting the party started tonight with a 7 p.m. screening of "Mother Nature’s Child." According to event organizers, the movie "explores the essential ways direct contact with the natural world promotes children’s health and well-being, contributes to the future of the planet and nourishes the human spirit."

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Local celebrities face off in dance contest to raise money for 3 charities

Dancing for a Cause set for Aug. 26

Anjana Freeman and dance instructor Jonathan Bryant practice at the North Geogia School of Music and Dance for the 2017 Dancing for a Cause. The event raises funds for three local charities.

08102017 DANCE 1 — Anjana Freeman and dance instructor Jonathan Bryant practice at the North Geogia School of Music and Dance for the 2017 Dancing for a Cause. The event raises funds for three local charities.

Norm Cannada

Updated: Aug 23, 2017, 3:12 PM

Published: Aug 9, 2017, 10:44 PM

Some call it the “best fundraiser in town.” The fourth annual Dancing for a Cause will bring dinner, dancing and competition to the Chattahoochee Country Club on Aug. 26 as 10 local “celebrities” vie for the coveted Mirror Ball . The event, which begins with dinner at 7 p.m. and the show following at 8 p.m., is a fundraiser for three local charities: Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy, Center Point and Rape Response Inc.

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