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Sweep the Hooch set for Don Carter State Park
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Men and women will don their old work clothes to walk along the shoreline or wade into and paddle on the water to help clean debris from the county’s rivers and lakes next weekend. The fifth annual “Sweep the Hooch” calls for volunteers to clean Georgia’s waterways by removing garbage and debris across the state. Last year, 580 volunteers pulled more than 7 tons of litter from the river and its tributaries.
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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
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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.
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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