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Faith, time, resources and health: These 4 pillars guide Gainesville’s Doug Hanson

Philanthropist and founder of North Georgia Works Doug Hanson is Rotary Club of Gainesville's man of the year. Photo courtesy Doug Hanson

02232022 HANSON 1.jpg — Philanthropist and founder of North Georgia Works Doug Hanson is Rotary Club of Gainesville's man of the year. Photo courtesy Doug Hanson

Doug Hanson was only celebrating Valentine’s Day with his wife, Lynne Hanson, when the Rotary Club of Gainesville called him to the stage during its annual banquet. Despite a lifetime of giving, the thought of being named man of the year hardly occurred to him.