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Celebrate with HoneyBaked This Summer

Party planners have HoneyBaked on their sides this summer. “What was I thinking?” doesn’t have to cross the minds of summertime hosts with more than 400 HoneyBaked locations offering complete meals ready to serve and enjoy. With Memorial Day quickly approaching and  graduations already upon us, …

Awareness

Five financial tips for parents raising a child with special needs

By: Bill Frazier If you count yourself among the one in 20 families who are raising a child with a disability, you know that life can be financially and emotionally challenging. Perhaps the most distressing questions you ask yourself are, “Who will care for my child when I pass away and how much …

Promotions

Comcast partners with Matt Ryan to announce "Huddle Up with Matt" Contest

Atlanta Falcons All-Pro quarterback Matt Ryan has teamed up with Comcast to announce the new Xfinity Triple Play bundle – which includes home security for the first time and features protection, vision and speed – three qualities that mirror Matt’s game. In conjunction with this, Comcast and Matt …

Awareness

Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Prepares for Safe and Sober Graduations

Many graduation ceremonies are planned for the end of May and with that comes parties and celebrations. This exciting time in a teen’s life can lead to increased underage drinking and accidents. According to statistics from the     U.S. Department of Transportation an average of 48 teens are killed…

Accomplishments

Willy’s Donates $1,000 to St. Joseph Catholic School for student’s winning design

Willy Bitter, founder of Willy’s Mexicana Grill, surprised McKinley Roth, 9, of Marietta, Ga., in her classroom at St. Joseph Catholic School with the $1,000 donation to her school for winning Willy’s T-shirt design contest in April. Students aged 18 and younger were asked to show their love for …

School

Free Summer Program to Prevent Summer Learning Loss in Marietta

LearnBop (www.LearnBop.net), an online educational tool for math, has just released a new program to prevent summer learning loss.  Students and teachers can use the program for free from now until the end of the summer.    Most students lose about two months of learning over summer break.  By …

Awareness

Clean Air Campaign Receives $50,000 Grant from The UPS Foundation

The Clean Air Campaign received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS). The grant will be used to expand Get There Green, an educational high school program introduced in 2011, and to further efforts for The Clean Air Campaign’s No-Idling Program. The Get …

Accomplishments

Local American Family Insurance Provider Wins National Award

Local American Family Insurance Agent, Michael C. Miller, Earns National Award American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification  Madison, Wis. (Date) – Michael C. Miller, CLU, an American Family Insurance agent in Marietta, GA, has been recognized for providing outstanding customer …

Promotions

Legendary Atlanta Band, Radar, To Reunite

Radar, an Atlanta music legend among many of the city's native baby-boomers, will reunite after nearly 40 years. The four-piece psychedelic-soul band was the darling of Atlanta's hippie movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Radar will appear at Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave., …

Volunteers Needed

2013 Adopt-a-Senior for Father's Day - Roswell

Imagine if you were a senior citizen in a nursing home and NO friends or relatives ever came to visit you…not even for holidays. Neighbor Love, a ministry of E CUBED International, wants to brighten the day of a WHOLE BUNCH of valuable seniors. Adopt-a-Senior for Father’s Day is a GREAT way to let …

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