🌱 How a Clarkston refugee hub shaped this alumna’s global business path
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Clarkston refugee hub shaped this alumna’s global business path
- How Clarkston campus refugee work launched one GSU student’s advocacy career
Also on today's calendar: Vacation Bible School and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bird say when he flew over Walmart? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 96, low: 72.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• International Business Alumna Left Pro Tennis, Hit the Balls That Flew into Her Court (gsu.edu) — Clarkston appears here as the site of a new co-living and co-working space designed to support refugees, created with help from a Georgia State international business student team. The story follows Haitian alumna Schneidine Louis from top-ranked tennis player to Atlanta-based diplomat and Robinson College graduate, showing how her language skills and studies led to a global-facing small business role in Illinois. 
• See Yourself at GSU: How Global Experiences Can Lead to an Advocacy Career (gsu.edu) — A Georgia State Honors alumna describes how working with refugees at the Perimeter College Clarkston Campus and Atlanta’s Intensive English Program shaped her passion for advocacy. Her journey includes studying abroad in France, interning at The Carter Center, and ultimately landing a policy-focused role in Washington, D.C. Students also get tips on finding similar global and community-engaged opportunities.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Vacation Bible School →
Mount Moriah Now Church, 1983 Brockett Rd, Tucker
6:00 pm
Wednesday July 8
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Other local events
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LEGO Constructors
Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
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StoryWalk® at Mason Mill Park
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - -
Passive Puzzling at Clarkston
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Books and Babies Storytime
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
10:30 am -
Toddler Storytime
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
11:30 am -
Discover An Artist
Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
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Big Idea Bubbles →
Clarkston Library, DeKalb County Public Library, 951 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
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Echos of the unbroken spirit →
Lilburn City Hall, 340 Main St NW, Lilburn
4:30 pm
Thursday July 2
Monday July 6
Saturday July 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Workshop - How to Start a Business in Georgia
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Virtual
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Musical Mother Goose
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
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Books and Babies Storytime
Decatur Library -
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Stone Mountain Chess Club
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
5:00 pm
Wednesday July 1
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🗞 Nearby News
Tucker
- Tucker, Decatur holding World Cup watch parties on July 1 (decaturish.com)
- Tai Chi Bubble Tea opens new location in city of Tucker (decaturish.com)
- Police make three arrests in burglary crime spree (thechampionnewspaper.com)
Avondale Estates
- Avondale Estates commission looking to finalize millage rate (decaturish.com)
- National Waffle Iron Day – Jun. 29, 2026 (nationaltoday.com)
- Recipe: Brunch burger from Buttermilk Kitchen (roughdraftatlanta.com)
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