by admin | Feb 3, 2014 | Press Releases
2014 Taste of Forsyth Save the Date for the 2014 Taste of Forsyth! The annual with Taste of Forsyth will be back for its 11th year on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Cumming Fairgrounds. You’ll be able to sample from many resturants in the area – plus enjoy a great community event with music, local entertainment, touch-a-truck, the famous kids zone and more! It’s an event you won’t want to miss! Event Details: Saturday, April 19th 2014 Cumming Fairgrounds 11am to 6pm 2013 Winners Include: Best Presentation: Rio Tostado – Tuna Tostado Best Appetizer: Mia Ristorante Italiano – Barbecue Flatbread Pizza Best Entree: Tam’s Backstage – Crab Cake and Broadway Pasta Best Dessert: Ice Cream Social – Strawberry Shortcake Best Decorated Tent: Mellow Mushroom Local Restaurants: The food vendor application is due April 4th. Click here for more...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Press Releases
Hot Chocolate Race at Turner Field Are you headed down to Turner Field for this weekend’s Hot Chocolate Race? Maybe a friend or family member is running it, but you’ve got some extra time to possibly volunteer at it? The Ronald McDonald House Charities could use your help!! Recently we shared an announcement about our new partnership with Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC) – we’re really excited to be involved with this organization & happy we can share important information with you. Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc. is partnering with Ram Racings Hot Chocolate 15/5k series in 2014. Last year, the Atlanta Hot Chocolate race raised $19,322 for Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC). The Atlanta race will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Turner Field. A portion of the proceeds from the Atlanta race will benefit Atlanta’s two Ronald McDonald Houses. ARMHC is seeking energetic volunteers to help out race weekend. Volunteers with ARMHC will be volunteering on race day (January 26th) from 6:00am-12:00pm at the Chocolate Tent. Volunteers may click here to sign up. Additional volunteer information will be emailed as we get closer to race day. Volunteers will also be provided with Hot Chocolate Race sweatshirts to keep warm (pictured below). Join your fellow runners, walkers and chocolate lovers at the most scrumptious race to benefit families with ill and injured children. Register to run/walk by clicking here. More Information: Learn more about the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities and the 2014 Hot Chocolate Race,...
by admin | Jan 19, 2014 | Press Releases
As a member of the Moe’s Blogger Advisory Panel, I have the opportunity to share information & giveaways with readers. I was compensated for expenses pertaining to Panel trip and provided some gifts from Moe’s. However, as always, my opinions are always mine and I have not been required to share any information or thoughts above. I really do LOVE me some Moe’s!! Welcome to Moe’s Do you love hearing those words as much as I do?? Well now SAYING it can actually pay off – like really pay off! $250 worth of gift cards paying off! Moe’s Southwest Grill wants to hear your “Welcome to Moe’s” rally cry! Fans are encouraged to post Instagram videos shouting “Welcome to Moe’s,” and include the hashtag #WelcometoMoes! You could sing it while sky diving, yell it while swimming underwater, paint it on a wall with salsa, or write it on your best friend’s back with queso…we love to celebrate originality, so GET CREATIVE! 5 lucky grand prize winners will receive $250 gift cards and 50 lucky winners will receive Moe’s Swag (including t-shirts, Frisbees, headbands, etc.)! To enter for your chance to win, fans must: Follow @MoesSouthwestGrill on Instagram Upload a video of yourself yelling “Welcome to Moe’s!” Hashtag #WelcomeToMoes. Contest Period: Monday, January 20, 2014 – Monday, March 31, 2014. Our lucky winners will be announced through Moe’s Facebook and Instagram by April 25, 2014. Disclosure: For more details, please visit http://www.moes.com/legal for more...
by admin | Jan 19, 2014 | Press Releases
Feed Forsyth had a Busy Year in 2013 Feed the Hungry Forsyth delivered a total of 84,761 lbs of food to 18 community food ministries in 2013 including: Abba House, ACT Together Ministries, Bald Ridge Lodge, City on a Hill Church, Cumming First UMC, Cumming Home Ministries, First Christian Church, Freedom Tabernacle, Helping Hands Food Pantry, Hightower Baptist Association Food Bank, John 6:35 Food Pantry (Greater Heights Baptist Church), Hope House, Jesse’s House, Meals by Grace, MSG Foundation, No Longer Bound, St. Joseph’s Food Pantry (St. Brendan’s The Navigator), and The Place of Forsyth. Additionally, Feed Forsyth partnered with community businesses holding several food drives during the year collecting 21,926 lbs of canned goods. Community food pantries are seeing an increase in the number of families seeking assistance due to the decrease in federal assistance. At the same time, there has been a decrease in the supply of food the pantries are receiving from other sources. Feed Forsyth sees this situation as a call to action to fill the gap and is seeking to partner with additional restaurants and grocery stores that have been throwing away safe edible food at the end of their business day and take that food and put it back in the food supply for struggling families in Forsyth County. The organization is actively raising funds to purchase a second refrigerated truck to increase the amount of food it can move each week. Plans are being made to hold additional food drives to help provide for the Summer Bags of Love ministry operated by several of the pantries. Feed the Hungry Forsyth, Inc. is a...
by admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Press Releases
Forsyth County Parks & Rec Winter/Spring 2014 Activity Guide Just in case you missed it, Forsyth County Parks & Recreation has issued their Winter/Spring 2014 Activity Guide It’s a great way to check out all the programs offered through the county – for the little ones all the way through adult years. Activities & Announcements Include: Fitness Pass & Fitness Programs for Adults Winter Basketball League Information 2014 Spring Baseball & Softball League Information Soccer League Information Lacrosse League Information Tennis Martial Arts Gymnastics & Tumbling Youth & Adult Dance Youth & Adult Art Etiquette Classes Photography Nature/ Adventure And much more! Click here to check out the full Forsyth County Parks & Rec 2014 Winter/Spring Activity Guide...
by admin | Jan 4, 2014 | Press Releases
New Hours at Forsyth County Libraries I just noticed that starting January 5th some of the Forsyth County Libraries will have new hours. We use the library all the time. So I thought this information would be helpful for you as well. Four of the Forsyth County libraries will be expanding operating hours, made possible by a funding increase from the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. The Cumming, Post Road, and Sharon Forks Libraries will be open until 8:30 p.m. three nights a week rather than two, and the Hampton Park Library will be open until 8:30 p.m. a second night a week. In addition, the Hampton Park Library will open at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdays rather than 1:00 p.m. Here is a summary of the new hours: For more information visit the website by clicking here or by calling...
