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GEHC holds event to highlight sustainable features

The Environmental and Heritage Center’s turtle pond is one of the features highlighted during its Build It Green event Jan. 19. - photo by For Get Out

0115-GO-EHC-Build-It-Green — The Environmental and Heritage Center’s turtle pond is one of the features highlighted during its Build It Green event Jan. 19. - photo by For Get Out

Times staff reports

Updated: Jan 15, 2015, 6:00 AM

Published: Jan 14, 2015, 10:52 PM

Having the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building in Gwinnett County, The Environmental and Heritage Center plans to highlights its sustainable features with a Build It Green event. Build It Green will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at the EHC. Program fees are $5 for ages 13 and older, $3 for ages 3 to 12 and free for children 2 and younger and EHC members. During the event, the EHC plans to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and feature its sloped vegetated roof, which is one of the largest in the country.

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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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