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Serving up smiles
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Hairy Dawg and University of Georgia cheerleaders Hannah Lech, left, and Maddie Batch wave motorists on Thursday into the Mellow Mushroom on Green Street in Gainesville for Celebrity Server Night to benefit the Edmondson-Telford Center for Children. Twenty-two celebrities, including eight current Atlanta Falcons, former Falcons and NFL players, as well as local figures, served Mellow Mushroom customers from 6 p.m. to closing, with all tips and 20 percent of all sales going to the Hall-Dawson County center that serves an average of 500 children each year. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Twenty-two current and former sports figures and notable locals can add “celebrity server” to their resumes after working restaurant tables Thursday night for a local child abuse advocacy center. The Hall and Dawson County nonprofit Edmondson-Telford Center for Children will benefit from the servers’ tips, a raffle and 20 percent of all sales at the Mellow Mushroom on Green Street in Gainesville. Last year’s event raised slightly more than $12,000, said Edmondson-Telford program director Jane Carpenter.