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How this nonprofit is still going after massive fire, and how you can help
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Executive Director of Connectability Jacqueline Daniel checks on what is left of her desk on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, after a fire destroyed nearly everything inside the nonprofit in Dahlonega last week. Connectability is a nonprofit that serves people with disabilities.
Walking through the ashen remains and broken glass, ConnectAbility’s executive director Jacqueline Daniel reminisced on how far the nonprofit had come. She thought of all the people who had helped build up the Dahlonega nonprofit, which has served children and adults with special needs since 2010, as its office stood scorched beyond repair. Daniel said it was “devastating” to walk through after the fire Feb. 26 at the nonprofit’s office on Memorial Drive.
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First Baptist Church hosts celebration with stunt show
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A member of the Real Encounter ministry does a BMX bike stunt at the event on Sunday. - photo by Rio White
The First Baptist Church of Dawsonville hosted its Vacation Bible School kick-off event on Sunday, June 5, complete with inflatables, a petting zoo, bluegrass music and a stunt show featuring a motorcycle and BMX bikes.
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