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Vol. 31 No. 5
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Joette Segars, A Role Model and a Lesson By Julie Thompson GwinnettCitizen.com It’s been two years since she retired from her position as Bookkeeper at Arcado Elementary, but Joette Segars has been as active as ever volunteering with Lilburn Woman’s Club and her church and serving on the City of Lilburn Boards. Most people who know her say she’s the kind of person you see everywhere — volunteering at events and engaging those she meets with a smile. For someone so active in the community, those who haven’t met her would never guess that she was diagnosed with Cerebral palsy when she was just six months old. But even this, Joette embraced with a smile. “In life, we can do one of two things — we can focus on the positive, or on the negative. My son also
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Lilburn Resident, Joette Segars volunteering at Lilburn Daze in 2017.
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Run the Reagan reaches The Nancy Gullickson 25-year milestone Fine Arts Competition
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Rep. Shelly Hutchinson presents House Resolution from the House Representatives of the State of Ga to Parks Mann in recognition of 25 years. Pictured (L-R) Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, Trent Lind, CEO Eastside Medical Center, Parks Mann, and Warren Auld, President of Run the Reagan.
By Julie Thompson GwinnettCitizen.com Even before it became a state highway, Ronald Reagan Parkway was a course for the annual Run the Reagan charity run. The race, which features a ½ Marathon, 10K, 5K and a 1K fun run, begins near Eastside Medical Center at the corner of Ronald Reagan and Presidential Circle. The race was formed when County Commissioner Judy Waters arranged for the parkway to be closed an entire day so racers could run safely. And so, Run the Regan was formed.
Now passed its 25-year milestone, State Representative Shelly Hutchinson presented a resolution from the State of Georgia, recognizing Run Reagan for its ongoing contributions to the community. A 501(c)3 in its own right, Run the Reagan started as a fundraiser in 1994. Two of the current organizers are President Warren Auld and Parks Mann, who is one of the founding members. Says Warren Auld, “Our vision is to not only be the premier road race in Gwinnett County, but to be a destination for families and communities to participate and
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(L-R) Megan Rose Houchins, Fine Arts Academy Coordinator Central Gwinnett High School, Arzell Thompson, Jr., local artist/gallery owner, Nancy Gullickson, and Jocelyn ‘JRenee’ Wason, author, entertainer, motivational speaker.
By Julie Thompson GwinnettCitizen.com “Artists see the world differently,” said Nancy Gullickson, former Executive Director of the Gwinnett Council for the Arts, at a fine arts competition award ceremony held in her honor. The Nancy Gullickson Fine Arts Competition was held with the purpose of “foster[ing] the love of arts within the community and [especially] with young people” according
to Carolyn Wright, who co-chairs the Arts Community Service program along with Janet Hecht from The Lawrenceville Woman’s Club (LWC). Both the LWC and the LONA Foundation collaborated to put on the competition held at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. The LONA Foundation is a registered 501©3 non-profit whose mission is to foster the arts within the community.
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