Get Help, Give Help

There are Cooperative Ministries located throughout the county. Most provide food to those who need it. Some provide clothing and a few provide household items.

I haven't spoken directly to the individual groups but I'm pretty sure they could all use donations about now.... It's not difficult to check your pantry for some food items or buy a few things on sale to donate. There are drop boxes at businesses and churches throughout the community or you can donate directly to the organizations. Most people like to donate to the one that would help their neighbors.

Here are some of the local organizations. They accept a variety of donations and provide a variety of services so check their individual web pages for details.

Norcross and surrounding area - Norcross Cooperative Ministry
Buford, Suwanee, & Sugar Hill - North Gwinnett Cooperative
Lawrenceville & Dacula - Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry
Snellville, Grayson, & Loganville - SE Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry
Lilburn, Stone Mountain, Tucker (parts) - Lilburn Cooperative Ministry
Duluth Area - Duluth Cooperative Ministry

If you know of other food bank types of places, please leave a comment & I'll add them to the list. THANKS!

Gwinnett High School Science & Engineering Fair

More than 250 GCPS High School Science students will show their projects at this year's Science and Engineering fair this Friday (Feb 6, 2009) from 3-7 pm at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (GEHC). High schools represented this year: Berkmar, Brookwood, Collins Hill, Dacula, Duluth, GIVE East, Meadowcreek, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge, South Gwinnett and the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

Middle School students will show their projects on Feb 21.

For more information and a link to the evite - visit the Gwinnett County Public School or the GEHC website.

This is a nice opportunity to see the type of work our local students are doing. It's also a great chance to take your young scientist to see some examples of science fair work.

I called GEHC this morning and they confirmed that there is no admission charge to see the science fair exhibits. If you haven't been to the center before, they have some nice exhibits on Gwinnett County and water usage. Regular admission to the center for Gwinnett County residents is $3 for children 3-12, $5 for students 13-22 with student ID, $7 for adults. Admission for non-residents is $6 (age 3-12), $8 (students age 13-22), and $10 (adults).