October isn't just about pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween celebrations; it's also Energy Awareness Month. Find out how you can reduce your household's energy consumption this fall while preparing for the seasons ahead.
Reducing Home Energy Use
The average U.S. household consumes tens of thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity each year, and much of it is completely unnecessary. Making changes...
Giving is the true spirit of the holiday season. However, in addition to gift-giving in the traditional sense, there are other meaningful ways to make a difference in your community and give back to those in need - including the 3.5 million people who experience homelessness each year, according to the United States Census Bureau - during one of...
Gwinnett County's Relay For Life was rained out in May for the first time in 24 years, but that doesn't break them! A redo event was held in October, at the Gwinnett Infinite Energy Center to honor survivors, participants and sponsors.
Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL) will host New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Stuart Woods at the Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center on October 30 at 7:00 pm.
Stuart Woods is the author of more than sixty novels. A native of Georgia, Woods began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs , his debut in...
Come dressed in your favorite costume and Trick-or-Treat through stations around the museum! We'll have food, wagon rides, costume contests, live music, and more!
Museum opens at 10, acitivities and stations begin at 10:30. Visitors will receive a program and map! Event wraps up at 4, museum closes at 5.
Activities are FREE with paid admission unless noted. Refreshments are reasonably...
On October 22, the City of Suwanee held the grand opening celebration of the first public orchard and playground in the Southeast: The Orchard at White Street Park. A true celebration of hard work, the grand opening event featured a ribbon-cutting, guided tours, activities for kids and adults, prizes and giveaways, the unveiling of donation plaques, and more.
The Orchard...
Now in its fifth year, the award-winning Suwanee Youth Leaders (SYL) program is accepting applications for its 2018 class. A nine-month City of Suwanee leadership program for high school sophomores and juniors, SYL is open to students who live in the North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge, and Collins Hill clusters, as well as home school and private school students who...
No one gets the importance of peer leadership like Junior Kelli Townley, a junior coach who's had the honor of helping Lanier Middle School's cheerleaders grow not only as a team but as individual, confident athletes.
"When thinking about helping these rising cheerleaders, I feel very blessed that I am able to be a part of this experience," Townley stated....
Meet Justin Acosta! He describes himself as respectful and outgoing. He loves to meet new people and is gracious while doing so.
Justin has been living and breathing the quote "Good Vibes Only," because it helped him throughout his parents' divorce. He has not had one moment of vulnerability since then. Believing in that quote, that simple phrase, has provided...
Michelle Morea, Lanier High School's theater teacher and Teacher of the Year, has spent the last twenty years reaching outside of the classroom. Ms. Morea says, "I pick my shows based on three criteria: what will benefit the student's education, what will benefit the general education of the school at large, and what larger life lessons can be taught...