Community Corner
Free Pet Adoptions + Added Benefits Of Meal Applications
Your five-minute guide to the most important things going down today in Duluth.
Happy Friday, people of Duluth! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.
First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 92 Low: 72.
Here are the top stories today in Duluth:
- EOP has announced a new show this week! Banks and Shane Christmas Show is coming to the Eddie Owens Theater this December! Get your tickets soon. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- GCPS students are ready to SHINE! School has started and Duluth Middle School students are doing great things. Look at this press release to see some pictures of the great things students are doing in the classroom. (Press Release Desk )
- Duluth cyclist, Dan Miller, has launched a cross-country bike ride fundraiser to benefit Duluth's local non-profit, Rainbow Village. (metroatlantaceo.com)
- Gwinnett County School District is urging families to complete their free and reduced meal applications. Gwinnett is also stating that if you sign up, your student could have other benefits such as waived fees for AP exams. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- LifeLine Animal Project is offering free pet adoptions August 13 - 15 at all of their shelters! Come out and support local shelters as many face overcrowding. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
5G is going to change the way we live, and Verizon is building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G will make life better for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. Thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Duluth!
Today in Duluth
- PTA Board Mtg. - Mason Elementary School (8:30 AM)
- Fridays-N-Duluth Presents: Food Truck Friday. (6:00 PM)
- Eddie Owen Presents: Radney Foster - Explore Gwinnett Duluth (8:00 PM)
- Lisa Nicole Collection Summer Soiree Sip and Shop ($25 limited capacity)
- Carolyn Bordeaux's Job Fair at the Duluth Convention Center (All day)
Patch Notebook
- Gwinnett Stripers: "THAT BASEBALL IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY RENT AFTER THAT NUKE BY PACHE " (Instagram)
- Gwinnett Stripers: "MAMA THATS A BADDDDDD MAN Cristian Pache walks us off in game 1 of the doubleheader! Pache also drove in all 4 runs..." (Instagram)
- Gwinnett Stripers: "ORLANDO ARCIA x2 MONSTER HOMER GAME " (Instagram)
- Atlanta Gladiators: "PLAYER SIGNING @slyder16 is coming to the ATL! Cody led Wheeling with 25 goals last season, how many will he get ..." (Instagram)
- Duluth Police Department: "SUPPORT | We have seen a tremendous outpouring of support from our community, near and far, for Officer Ricky Porter." (Facebook)
- Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office: "!Attention! Please practice safety precautions by frequently washing your hands, maintaining social distance, and wearing masks." (Facebook)
- Gwinnett County Public Schools: "Mrs. Bibb says she knows that "after school" matters for our students! She is a language arts teacher and the After School coordinator" (Facebook)
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Events:
- Sexy Hot Red Affair Black Tie Event (August 14)
- Free Family Mini Photo Sessions! (September 4)
Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll see you around! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.
— Lyndsay Kendall Oxley
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