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Schools support food pantries as part of Gwinnett Great Days of Service

By Nancy Badertscher
Aug 30, 2013

Gwinnett Great Days of Service takes place the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4. Schools will collect canned food, personal items and paper products to support 12 food pantries in the county. Corley Elementary, Norcross Elementary, Sycamore Elementary, Lilburn Middle, Richards Middle, and Sweetwater Middle have applied for community projects, such as general flower bed planting and cleanup on Oct. 4-5. For more information, visit www.gwinnettgreatdaysofservice.org.

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