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Community members will come together on Jan. 16 to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through projects designed to help make local refugees make a smooth transition into new lives in the United States.
The Lutheran Community of Metro Atlanta and the Clarkston Community Center will hold the MLK Day of Service 2012, will include volunteers packaging hygiene kits, rice and collecting pots and pans. It will also include a clean-up of the Clarkston community, with help from the Clarkston Development Foundation.
The event will be held from 9 .am. to 1 p.m. at the Clarkston Community Center, 3701 College Ave. The event will be followed by a community celebration.
Lutheran Services of Georgia provides assistance to refugees in Atlanta through resettlement, employment and cultural orientation services. SHELIA POOLE
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American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta will hold a seminar on Jan. 28 to explain an enhanced benefit available to defray a portion of medical bills for elderly veterans receiving care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and in-home health care, and who are not drawing Veterans Administration service-connected compensation. Eligibility requirements apply. To make a reservation, contact Post Service Officer Gil Bartman, gilmar30@msn.com or call 770-851-9210 by Jan. 24. American Legion Post 201 is located at 201 Wills Road.
MEA WATKINS
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Georgia ranks seventh in the nation – and gets a B- rating – for its overall education quality, according to an Education Week report released Thursday. The state came in eighth in last year’s report. The nation as a whole was graded a C. Maryland was the top-ranked state with a B-plus. “While there is still plenty of work to do to improve education in Georgia, it’s good to see others recognizing some of the improvements that are happening in our state through the extraordinary work of our students, teachers, and leaders," state Superintendent John Barge said.
NANCY BADERTSCHER
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