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Semiannual Newsletter of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Partners in Education Program
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school supply express Success!
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The Chamber's Education Committee coordinated its annual School Supply Express by collecting school supplies from August through December. These supplies were delivered to the Title 1 Elementary Schools in Cherokee County for distribution to those students who can't replenish their supplies when needed.
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Pictured above: Dedre Brown, Georgia Department of Labor (left) and Nick Blase, Nick Blase Travel (right) deliver supplies to Oak Grove Elementary Principal Penny Valle.
Pictured below: Jennifer Welton, Wildlife Action of Georgia (center) and Shreyas Desai, Huntington Learning Center (right) deliver supplies to Clark Creek Elementary School Principal Joey Moss.
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heritage day at indian knoll elementary school
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Cherokee County Farm Bureau sponsored Heritage Day at Indian Knoll Elementary School for 185 fifth grade students and 20 teachers. The children enjoyed watching a horse shoe demonstration, learning about tractors, and how farmers plowed with mules before tractors came along. The students also learned about worm composting, pollination and honeybees, and had the opportunity to interact with chickens and a baby lamb. Students were also shown how soap and butter are made and they even had a chance to taste some homemade butter with crackers! The book "Where Did My Clothes Come From?" was read to the students and they were able to feel samples of different types of clothing material. The students enjoyed cowboy cookies and learned about how farming was done many years ago. Each student received an agriculture pencil and book to learn more about agriculture. Heritage Day was co-sponsored with the Cherokee County Extension Office.
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Woodstock city church helps feed r.m. moore students
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Woodstock City Church delivered over 100 snack boxes to R.M. Moore Elementary School as part of their Be Rich, Give Serve Love campaign. These snack boxes will be used as part of the "Snack Stash" for students to ensure no student at R.M. Moore goes without a snack. They are very thankful for this partnership that directly serves the students.
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Delta community credit union donates to indian knoll
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As an ongoing commitment to be an active Partner in Education business, Delta Community Credit Union budgets up to $1,000 per Partner in Education (PIE) School, per calendar year.
The funds will be used to support Indian Knoll Elementary's STEM related activities and programs.
Use of the funds include but are not limited to: assisting the school with materials, equipment and technology items like computers, cameras, software and more. Indian Knoll plans to use their funds to purchase Dash Robots for their Kindergarten STEM class which give students an introduction to coding and robotics.
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Pictured above: Connie Hopkins, Branch Manager at Delta Community Credit Union (left) along with William Wesley, Community Development Manager at Delta Community Credit Union (right) present a check to Indian Knoll Elementary school representatives.
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Credit Union of ga supports creekland middle school
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Creekland Middle School is honored to be the recipient of support from the Credit Union of GA. They provided monetary support for Creekland's biggest fundraiser and community event of the year, the 2nd Annual Color Run.
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Pictured above: Jason Blakey, Branch Sales & Service Manager at Credit Union of GA (center) presents a check to Creekland's administration and PTSA.
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2019 Education Committee
Jennifer Welton, CHair
Wildlife Action of Georgia
DIane Adams
Sparkles of Kennesaw
Leonard Akers
Liberty Hill UMC
Lisa Arrington
Mary Kay Cosmetics
a world of ventures travel
Dedre Brown
Georgia Department of Labor
Lori campbell
northside hospital - cherokee
mike carswell
city of holly springs police dept.
PENNY DEMPSEY
CHEROKEE CO. SCHOOL DISTRICT
Shreyas Desai
Huntington Learning Center
Greg Elder
MUST Ministries
Lori Flink
Allegro Business Products
Sarah Gaither
Iberia Bank
Melody Gullett
Just Driver Training
lisa-marie haygood
Cherokee county educational foundation
Jessica Helms
Southeast restoration group
shellie hollingsworth
hollingsworth & Company real estate
connie hopkins
delta community credit union
angie king
killian automotive
JOHN MARINKO
CHEROKEE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Chris May
Tropical smoothie cafe
CAMI MCKELLAR
CAMI 4 HEALTH
MEREDITH MCMILLAN
FIVE STAR PAINTING - NW ATL
Terri Miramonti
Kona Ice
Kelly Nagel
Credit union of ga
tropical smoothie cafe
TIM PRATHER
CHEROKEE COUNTY FIRE
Bonnie Reardon
united community bank
Kellie Shaffer
Stars & Strikes
ROBERT VAN ALSTYNE
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL
KRISTINA VARLEY
EAGLE BUSINESS CREDIT
John Wallace
Office of u.s. congressman Barry Loudermilk
Candie Walters
Chattahoochee technical college
Josh wise
Grassroots tree & turf Care
marci zied
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ball ground elementary appreciates publix!
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Ball Ground ES is so appreciative of both the Free Home Publix and Riverstone Publix! The Free Home store donated a $150.00 gift card to purchase turkeys for families in need at the school, and the Riverstone store gave 17 turkeys at 10 cents per pound! Not only did the gift card cover the turkeys, but they also had money left over to restock the food pantry that provides food for families in need!
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mountain road elementary has been "kissed"!
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Mountain Road Elementary School is so fortunate to have ACME Property Group as their Partner in Education. They knew the moment they met the owner, Zach Rogers, at the 2019 Partner Up event that he truly wanted to help make their school a happier and brighter environment for their teachers and staff. Having a wife who is a teacher, Zach knows that the little things can have the biggest impact on someone's day, like a bowl full of Hershey's kisses in the teacher break room with a note that says, "Everyone needs a kiss."
During one of their staff meetings, Zach brought ice cream for everyone, as well as special gifts of wireless speakers and water bottles that were given out as prizes.
Not only has Zach made it a mission to spread a little love to their teachers and staff, but he also helped get their PTA a new Partnership sign at almost half price, and he is working on helping their principal design a new school t-shirt logo.
ACME Property Group
is a full-service real estate company that's large in service yet small enough to cater to the unique needs and expectations of its customers. They are committed to "building communities, one family at a time" not only through their real estate services but also through their service within the local community through partnerships with Cherokee County Schools.
ACME Property Group
is offering to give a portion of the real estate agent fees on home sales and purchases back in the pockets of teachers, first responders, and veterans. It's just another way they are improving our community by giving back.
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Pictured above L to R: Lori Etheridge, Mountain Road ES Assistant Principal; Zach Rogers, ACME Property Group; Melinda Roulier, Mountain Road ES Principal.
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Pride of the pack recognized by jan rooney
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Hasty Elementary is thankful for their new Partner in Education, State Farm Insurance Jan Rooney Agency. Ms. Rooney supported Hasty in recognizing 88 students who were chosen as the Pride of the Pack from each classroom for exhibiting positive character traits. Ms. Rooney created and presented each of these students with personalized certificates and a special ice-cream treat. She has committed to continuing this for chosen students after each quarter for the remainder of the year. Additionally, Ms. Rooney created conversation cards for the kindergarten students to use with their families to use in correspondence with their Thanksgiving program and family celebration. Hasty Elementary is thankful for a Partner in Education who supports their desire to recognize and encourage kindness and positive social and emotional well-being.
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There are many partnership success stories each making an impact on the schools in Cherokee County. Volunteer opportunities are whatever people want them to be, as just one hour can make a difference in the life of a child. As business leaders you need to develop the human capital that exists right here in the community. Your future leaders and employees are eager to know you, learn from you and be inspired by you!
Partnering is not just about filing papers in the front office. Partnering is about mentoring students, volunteering for special functions, providing internships and/or job shadowing opportunities, sponsoring school clubs, helping with incentive awards for achievement and/or attendance, serving as a judge for a school event, participating in career fairs, providing tours of local businesses for students, sharing resources, reading to a class, and many more!
As you can see, there are many ways for you to make a difference in the lives of Cherokee County students.
For more information:
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The mission of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee is to support educational excellence by fostering relationships between
businesses and schools.
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