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Gainesville recognized for generosity
Publication ranks city No. 76 in nation for giving
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Boxes of chicken are unloaded Saturday afternoon from a Georgia Mountain Food Bank truck at Gainesville First United Methodist Church as food for the needy is distributed to delivery partners of the Food Bank.
While Christmas is sometimes seen as a season of getting, Gainesville residents have proven they believe it truly can be better to give than to receive. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication for nonprofits, the city of Gainesville ranks No. 76 in generous giving out of 366 major metropolitan areas in the United States.