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Stuff the Bus rides again
Family Connection fundraiser provides over 300 backpacks for schoolchildren
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Family Connection parked a school bus outside of Kroger July 20 to solicit school supplies and monetary donations to help Dawson County children and families in need this school year. - photo by Joshua Demarest
Joshua Demarest
jdemarest@dawsonnews.com
Published: Jul 23, 2019, 7:35 PM
Anyone who pulled into the Kroger this weekend saw what has become a familiar sight in Dawson County during back-to-school season — a big yellow school bus sitting out front. Dawson County Family Connection collected donations for their annual Stuff the Bus fundraising campaign on July 20. The 2019 campaign was a major success. According to Family Connection coordinator Nancy Stites, “over 300 bookbags” stuffed with school supplies will be given out at the start of the school year.
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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
Rio White
DCN Staff
Published: Jun 6, 2022, 9:00 PM
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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