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How these families are using cookies, lemonade to learn about racism, spread message of love
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Gainesville girls Joy Rico, Mary Rico and Nelle-Kate Lothridge organized a lemonade and cookies sale on Saturday, June 6, 2020, to raise money for Family Promise and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier. Photo courtesy Rebekah Rico.
When Rebekah Rico’s daughters started asking if they could put up a lemonade stand, she saw it as an opportunity to teach a lesson. Rico, a Gainesville resident, said she had been searching for a way to talk with her children about racial inequality.
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Humane Society of Northeast Georgia plans charity golf tournament. Here are the details
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The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is teeing up for its first charitable golf tournament in years with the upcoming Tee Off for Tails tournament at the Chateau Elan Golf Club. - photo by Scott Rogers
The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is teeing up for its first charitable golf tournament in years, with a goal to raise $100,000 to support its mission of animal care.
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