The 2nd annual nationwide BeCause Our Hearts Beat Art Auction will be Saturday, Feb. 22 from 4-6:30 p.m. at 3338 Trickum Road in Woodstock. The event will raise support for Make-A-Wish®. Preschoolers at The Learning Experience® (TLE®), the country’s fastest-growing early learning academy for children 6 weeks to 6 years old, are participating by creating “heart” art and selling it to benefit Make-A-Wish®. Over the past two years, TLE® has raised more than $500,000 for the organization that grants the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. TLE® will match all proceeds from the auction to the foundation. More info: www.thelearningexperience.com.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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