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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016
Horizons
A publication of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
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EDUCATION
Highest Level of Excellence-Don Hendricks Partnership Award Northside Hospital-Forsyth Premier Corporate Sponsor
Forsyth County Government
The City of Cumming
DeKalb Office
Business Accounting & Tax Services LLC
The Hendricks family presents Browns Bridge Church representatives with the 2016 Don Hendricks Partnership award at the Celebration of Excellence on March 11.
Nearly 500 people joined the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce and Forsyth County Schools for the annual Celebration of Excellence on Friday, March 11. This celebration of educators and community partners showscases the factors that make Forsyth County schools the best in the state. One award that stands out above the rest is the Don Hendricks Partnership Award. Browns Bridge Church was the 2016 recipient of this prestigious award. The Hendricks family established this award in 2002 after the passing of Don Hendricks, a long-time member of the board of education. He believed in Forsyth County Schools and its quest for quality learning and superior performance for all.
The constant support that Browns Bridge Church has given to Forsyth County Schools is impossible to put into a few words. Since 2011, a large portion of their annual Be Rich campaign has been given to multiple Forsyth County schools and has touched students and families through providing classroom supplies, health care supplies, basic personal items, medical assistance, and holiday gifts for students in need. They have also provided scholarships for field trips, clubs and after school and summer enrichment programs, granted Internet hot spots and devices for students to use at home, funded a large part of a new media center, and replaced broken chairs.
At one elementary school they provided a Promethean screen, a teaching microscope, science lab tables, and computer monitors to aid students in science and math. Individuals have given hours of their time to support Forsyth County schools by providing meals and childcare for parent involvement nights, organizing clothing closets at schools, preparing food backpacks for weekends and reading with and mentoring students. The impact Browns Bridge Church has made on Forsyth County Schools is evident and lasting, making them a valued recipient of the Don Hendricks Partnership Award.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare Association of Forsyth County Presents the Boulder Dash The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Northside HospitalForsyth and Bluegrass Materials Company to bring you the 7th annual Boulder Dash 5K/10K. Taking place on Saturday, April 30, the Boulder Dash will begin at Northside Forsyth, and finish at the Bluegrass Quarry. Boulder Dash is a unique opportunity to run through an environmentally responsible, operational rock quarry. See the working quarry face, the ancient rock deposits, the massive equipment that processes it and the natural surroundings as you take the challenge of the Boulder Dash-with the Bluegrass Spring Fling awaiting you at the finish line. Proceeds from this year’s race will benefit the
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Kubicek Technologies
Georgia Power
Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry
Taubman Kaiser Permanente Lou Sobh Kia Lou Sobh Honda
Atlanta Landscape Group
Month in Review Business Advancement Resource
It was a full-house at the Business Advancement Resource’s Lunch and Learn event focused on Digital Marketing.
Celebration of Excellence
The 2016 Celebration of Excellence
Business After Hours
Annual Boulder Dash is April 30.
Forsyth County Parks Foundation Inc. (FCPF), a group of community members who work to
support and improve Forsyth County’s parks and recreation facilities and activities.
Register for the Boulder Dash online at www.boulderdash5k. com
Mary Becker wins a gift basket in the Business After Hours raffle at Celebration Village.