The City of Suwanee is gearing up for a big year with its Running Series, featuring a dynamic lineup of races set to unfold in Town Center and along the scenic Suwanee Greenway. With a total distance of nearly 66 kilometers, runners have the unique opportunity to traverse the city limits without ever leaving Suwanee.
To sweeten the deal, the City of Suwanee, in collaboration with Big Peach Running Company, presents the Suwanee Running Series finisher T-shirt – a limited edition reward for participants completing five or more of these races, a symbol of their dedication and achievement.
New to the series this year is a major partnership with ON Running, marking a significant change for all participants. Following each race, finishers will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win ON shoes or apparel. The more races completed, the higher the chances of snagging fantastic swag!
Amy Doherty, events and outreach manager at the City of Suwanee, says: “Suwanee Running Series continues to evolve, and we’re pleased to welcome ON Running as our new sponsor. This partnership adds an exciting dimension to the series, providing runners not only with an opportunity to challenge themselves but also a chance to score some top-notch gear.”
- For more information, race schedules, and registration details, visit www.suwanee.com/runningseries.
2024 Race Schedule
- February 10 – Suwanee Sweetheart Sprint
- February 18 – Suwanee Half Marathon & Old Town 5K
- March 2 – Suwanee Beer Chaser 5K
- March 16 – Suwanee Kiwanis Shamrock 5K
- March 30 – Care for Cops 5K
- April 6 – Race to Cure Sarcoma Atlanta
- April 27 – Relay for Life Gwinnett
- May 3 – Max’s Moon Run
- May 4 – Tacos & Tequila 5K
- May 18 – Great Strides Atlanta
- August 3 – Button Down Dash 5K
- August 24 – Annandale, Extra Mile Walk
- September 14 – Care for Cops 5K
- October 12 – Spooky Spirits 5K
- October 26 – Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- December 7 – HappyFeat Run, Run Rudolph 5K
Here are voting dates in this election year
Here are important dates in this election year.
- Presidential Preference Primary: March 12;
- General Primary/Nonpartisan Election: May 21; and
- General Primary/Nonpartisan Election Runoff: June 18
Advance voting for the Presidential Preference Primary begins February 19 through March 8 at ten advance voting locations. Visit MVP.SOS.GA.gov to check your voter registrations, locate your polling place, and view sample ballots.
Four community leaders join Rainbow Village board
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Rainbow Village is welcoming four new members to its board of directors. With its mission to transform the lives of families experiencing homelessness by providing help, hope, housing, and healing, Rainbow Village asks leaders of the community to help guide its operations.
Among the four new board members:
Dean Collins, Duluth, founder and president of a construction management firm, Axis Companies. He is also the immediate past president of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.
Cheryl Deluca-Johnson: Braselton, professional counselor and founder of Street Grace.
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Janis Martinez,Cuming, retired founder of Ashford Management Group.
Linda Watson-Hills: Johns Creek, president at Watson-Hills, LLC , a human resource firm.
Rainbow Village CEO Melanie Conner says: “It takes more than fundraising to fuel our mission at Rainbow Village. We welcome these new board members. We are blessed to have a roster of some of Atlanta’s most visionary and successful professionals on our board. They selflessly give of their time to see that the mission of our organization is realized and that the dreams of self-sustainability that the families we serve are achieved.” To learn more about Rainbow Village, volunteer to support its mission, or make an online donation, interested parties are encouraged to visit www.RainbowVillage.org.
STAR student-teacher award winners for 2024 announced
Winners of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program for 2024 have been announced. The program is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and PAGE Foundation. More than 200 students, teachers, and guests attended the annual event that honors the highest-achieving seniors and their most academically influential teachers. The awards were hosted by Partnership Gwinnett.
The PAGE STAR honors the highest-achieving high school seniors and their most academically influential teachers. Students must have the highest score on any single SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year with their SAT scores equal to or higher than the 2023 national average scores on the evidence-based math, reading, and writing sections, as well as rank in the top 10% or top 10 students of their class based on their GPA.
The presentation recognized more than 75 recipients from 33 schools, including Buford City Schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Hebron Christian Academy, Killian Hill Christian School, Notre Dame Academy, Providence Christian Academy, Sugar Hill Christian Academy, and Wesleyan School.
- For a list of the winners in each of the systems, CLICK HERE.
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