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was attended by 35 candidates for various government offices and more than 400 people. CCFB members Ben and Vicki Cagle received Len Cagle, Shirley Pahl and Molly Childs accept the 1st District CCFB’s awards from the GFB 1st District Annual Young Farmer Meeting. Achievement Award. Ben and Vicki raise beef cattle, operate a you-pick garden and host educational farm tours. Their agri-tourism activities include a corn maze and hay rides in the fall, which have attracted more than 65,000 visitors. CCFB Office Manager Shirley Pahl received the 1st District Outstanding Office Manager Award. Pahl has worked with CCFB since 1992. She coordinates all of the organization’s agriculture advocacy activities in the county while serving as the CCFB point of contact for the general public. GFB and CCFB also are accepting applications for college scholarships. The GFB scholarships will be awarded to the top 10 students who confirm they are majoring in agriculture or an agriculture related field. The top three students will receive a scholarship of $3,000 each, with the remaining seven students each receiving a $750 scholarship. In addition, CCFB will award a $50 scholarship to an individual winner at each local high school, along with a $1,000 scholarship to two county winners. The winners will be announced in May 2015. Contact the CCFB for an application: 770-479-1481, ext. 0.
Girl Scouts Collecting Prom Dresses for House of Hope Maddie Avillar, 13, of Canton, and Girl Scout Troop 2819 are collecting prom dresses, shoes, and accessories for House of Hope’s Hope Closet as part of the troop’s Silver Award project. The House of Hope serves Cherokee County by assisting primarily with food and clothing; the Hope Closet is a division of the House of Hope and provides clothes for infants to adults in need. Donations of prom dresses, shoes, and accessories will be distributed to teen girls in need throughout Cherokee County to help fulfill their dream to attend their high school prom. Girl Scout Troop 2819 will be collecting items through February 28, 2015. For more information or to arrange pick-up of items, email: DressForTheProm@gmail.com.
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Canton Family Life | DECEMBER 2014