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OCTOBER 2020 PUBLISHER

Michelle Taylor Willis | michelle.willis@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

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Raise a Glass!

Erikka Mitchell | emitchell@lifestylepubs.com SALES SUPPORT DIRECTOR

Tiffany Cherry | tiffany@gagnantmedia.com AD DESIGNER

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HEY SOFU! You might have heard about the McBride Sisters (featured right here in SFL) being distributed in Trader Joe’s stores. You might know about the Brown Estate and Tasting Room in California. But did you know about the many more Black-owned wineries and liquor distributors to explore? Here in Atlanta, Gwen Jackson runs Liquid Distributors. In Vermont, there’s Krista Scruggs of ZAFA Wines. Nicole Triplett in Kalamazoo, Michigan, curates the Roche Collection and ships wine across the country!

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The pandemic period has been a time of resetting and learning new things. Y’all might be gardening and baking bread—I’m becoming a wine connoisseur! While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, my sorority little sister, food and wine enthusiast Kelly Mitchell (IG: @kellyselects), produces a wine list that’s simultaneously approachable for the novice and enjoyable for the experts. She makes a point to patronize both small wineries and those owned and run by families and women. I’m striving to emulate this and to be more like Beyoncé every day by creating my own #BlackParade as I support small businesses, in particular, those owned by people of color and women, with my dollars.

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In this Food and Wine issue, you will find subscription box services that will send a cock-

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

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INSIDE THE ISSUE OCTOBER 2020

FEATURES 14 Let's Toast! Subscription Boxes and Distribution Companies Owned by Black Women

18 Almost Too Pretty to Eat! Tips on How to Make the Perfect Charcuterie Board

28 Samara B. Davis Introducing Black Bourbon Society

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34 Are you Ready for Flava with Purpose?

DEPARTMENTS 6

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Local Limelight

Culinary Creations

22 DIY 24 Hot Spot 28 Locally Owned 32 Giving Back 34 Page Turners

It’s the small things that add more life! The City of South Fulton offers its residents something that we’re all learning, once again, to appreciate—quality of life. The big things—malls, franchises, big box chain stores—are not necessarily the things that make communities more livable. Little things often do that. With limitations on globetrotting, the essence of travel and experiencing new things is not only found in far off places. Exploring South Fulton and supporting local businesses can be fun and plays a key role in sustaining the community and showcasing it as a viable destination. Small business, local merchants, family-owned restaurants. Neighbors whose names you actually know. These things all help to make communities more livable.

GOOD TIMES

Core2Globe Distributes Over 14,500 Pounds of Fresh Fruits and Veggies Core2Globe provided fresh fruits and vegetables to the community this summer. CHCS Board Member and Morehouse grad and community organizer Shadeed Abdul-Salaam was happy to help distribute the food at several South Fulton locations including the Farm at Wilkerson Mill in Fairburn, Chattahoochee Hills Charter and Bear Creek Middle School. Learn more about the nonprofit and donate at Core2Globe.org.

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AROUND TOWN

SOFU COLLEGE STUDENT ALEXANDRA WILLIAMS COLLECTS FUNDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

the High is also an arts partner, will present the world -premiere play “Sit In,” inspired by Andrea Pinkney’s book Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up

Alexandra Williams collected donations to honor

by Sitting Down. The publication is one of Pinkney’s

firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians,

many collaborations with her husband, artist Brian

including Fire House Engine #2, City of South

Pinkney. The Alliance’s production, inspired by the

Fulton. “As a college student quarantining at home,

book, is written by Atlanta-based playwright, poet,

I decided to use the extra hours in my day to give

novelist and activist Pearl Cleage.

back to my community. I come from a long line of first responders, from firefighters to doctors. I know firsthand that they put their lives on the line every

BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL

day.” To alleviate some of their stress, Williams

The complete list of BronzeLens Best of Festival

raised funds to purchase gift cards, plaques and

Awards follows. “Praize,” Thomas Goggans,

thank you notes.

Director, won Best of Festival. “No Ordinary Love,”

NEW MURAL IN EAST POINT

directed by Chyna Robinson, won the Audience Award. Best Short was “Catching Up,” Fowzi

The City's first official mural in Downtown East

Abdelsamad, Director and Best Music Video went

Point is complete! Chris Swain, East Point's Public

to “Hesar (Gate),” Nomadic Alternative & Farnaz

Arts Coordinator, worked with Artist John W.

Ohadi, Directors. The Best Student Film Award

Christian on the design of the mural. The mural is

was presented to “Our Home Here,” Angela Chen,

displayed on the side wall of The Flower Cottage

Director. For Best Webisode, “Praize” won again

on Main, a local business in Downtown East Point.

and “Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from

The funding for this mural was awarded to the City

the Life of Lonnie Holley,” George King, Director,

through the Go Georgia Arts Mural Grant. The

won for Best Documentary. The Best Short

mural represents the merging of the past and pres-

Documentary was “Quiet No More: The Struggle

ent in East Point. It includes Old City Hall, New City

of Reverend Sharon Risher,” Eléonore Hamelin,

Hall, a MARTA train, the Dick Lane Velodrome and

Director. Best Southern Short Documentary

Downtown East Point. The train, which represents

went to “Watching the Storm,” Sheena D. Carter,

the railroad in East Point, stands as a 3D fixture that

Director. “In Dark Places,” Michael Bennett,

we are hoping will be used as a new "selfie" spot to

Director won for Best International Feature.

take pictures. East Point Power also installed light

Best Feature went to “The Subject,” Lanie Zipoy,

fixtures around the mural.

Director. Best Actor and Best Actress were

PICTURE THE DREAM: THE STORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH CHILDREN’S BOOKS

awarded to James Anthony for “Crossroads” (as Rodney) and Kei Landa Rembert, for “Praize” (as Davida), respectively.

Starting this summer and displayed through November 8, the High Museum of Art premiered the exhibition organized in collaboration with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. The exhibition is the first of its kind to delve into the events, people and themes of the civil rights movement, both celebrated and forgotten, through one of the most compelling forms of visual expression, the children’s picture book. The more than 80 artworks on view, ranging from paintings and prints to collages and drawings, will evoke the power and continuing relevance of the era that shaped American

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history and continues to reverberate today.

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In conjunction with the exhibition, the Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center, of which 12

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Beginning in March 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau will invite households across the country to participate in the

2020 Census!

The U.S. Constitution mandates that every 10 years we count every person who lives in the United States. This year is the first digital census, which means you can respond online. Drop this link into your browser and watch the video to learn more about the census: www.census.gov

DOES FILLING OUT A CENSUS FORM IMPACT ME? YES IT DOES!

The distribution of more than $675 billion in federal funds, grants, and support to states, counties, and communities are based on census data. That money is spent on schools, hospitals, roads, public works, and other vital programs. • • •

3 WAYS TO RESPOND:

Fill out your form online. Request a paper form by calling the U.S. Census Bureau. Work with a certified Census representative to complete your form over-the phone.

IS CENSUS DATA CONFIDENTIAL?

Your answers are protected by law and are strictly confidential. It is illegal for the Census Bureau, or its employees to share your personal information with any other government agency. This includes law enforcement, government agents or immigration.

IT’S ABOUT REDISTRICTING

This midcareer survey covers more than two decades of Julie Mehretu’s examination of painting, history, geopolitics, and displacement. Including more than sixty works, the exhibition presents the most comprehensive overview to date of Mehretu’s practice and her explorations of abstraction, architecture, landscape, scale, and, most recently, figuration.

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This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Major support is provided by the Ford Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. PREMIER EXHIBITION SERIES SPONSORS

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PREMIER EXHIBITION SERIES SUPPORTERS The Antinori Foundation Sarah and Jim Kennedy Louise Sams and Jerome Grilhot

BENEFACTOR EXHIBITION SERIES SUPPORTERS Anne Cox Chambers Foundation Robin and Hilton Howell AMBASSADOR EXHIBITION SERIES SUPPORTER Rod and Kelly Westmoreland

CONTRIBUTING EXHIBITION SERIES SUPPORTERS Lucinda W. Bunnen, Marcia and John Donnell, W. Daniel Ebersole and Sarah Eby-Ebersole, Peggy Foreman, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Jones, Joel Knox and Joan Marmo, Margot and Danny McCaul, and The Ron and Lisa Brill Family Charitable Trust GENEROUS SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED BY Alfred and Adele Davis Exhibition Endowment Fund, Anne Cox Chambers Exhibition Fund, Barbara Stewart Exhibition Fund, Dorothy Smith Hopkins Exhibition Endowment Fund, Eleanor McDonald Storza Exhibition Endowment Fund, The Fay and Barrett Howell Exhibition Fund, Forward Arts Foundation Exhibition Endowment Fund, Helen S. Lanier Endowment Fund, Isobel Anne Fraser–Nancy Fraser Parker Exhibition Endowment Fund, John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Exhibition Endowment Fund, Katherine Murphy Riley Special Exhibition Endowment Fund, Margaretta Taylor Exhibition Fund, and RJR Nabisco Exhibition Endowment Fund Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970), Six Bardos: Transmigration, 2018, thirty-one-color, two-panel aquatint, courtesy of Gemini G.E.L., LLC. © Julie Mehretu and Gemini G.E.L., LLC, photograph © White Cube, Ollie Hammick.

After each decade’s census, state officials redraw the boundaries of the congressional and state legislative districts in their states to account for population shifts. Taking part is your civic duty and this year 2020 will be easier than ever! In 2020, you will be able to respond to the census online. Completing the census is mandatory: it’s a way to participate in our democracy and say “I COUNT! April 1, 2020 is Census Day – Are You Ready? To learn more visit www.census.gov

REVISED TIMELINE

MARCH 12-20, 2020: An invitation to respond online to the 2020 Census (Some households will also receive paper questionnaires) MARCH 16-20, 2020: A reminder letter if you have not responded yet MARCH 26-APRIL 3, 2020: A reminder postcard APRIL 1, 2020: National Census Day AUGUST 14, 2020:

Self-response phase extended (online, phone, mail)

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

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Carmaleita Willis Lyght by LaJoy Photography

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Carmaleita Willis Lyght is the owner and creative behind Inspiring Spirits premium cocktail mixers and sister company Lyght House Cocktails bartending service. A Georgia native, Carmaleita originally hails from Augusta and resides with husband, Otis J., and sons Jacoby (7) and Cayden (4). She is a graduate of Hampton University’s 5-year MBA program with a concentration in entrepreneurship and a minor in Spanish. Philanthropically and socially active with various organiza-

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tions, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lyght developed her nontraditional approach to bartending when she became her father’s understudy. Joe Willis, as he is affectionately known, taught her that more important than pouring an outstanding drink, you must first know your client. For over a decade, Lyght has kept that thought at the forefront, while working alongside her father, two brothers, and occasionally her mom, sister, and husband. During the past 14 years, she has held every event staff position, including janitor, dishwasher, server, bar back, bartender, project manager, administrative assistant, HR coordinator, consultant, inventory control specialist, and now mixologist. Lyght constantly practices her craft through research and development and hosting her own private tasting parties. She is actively seeking new taste testers and is excited for you to join the family! Lyght’s latest endeavor, the Inspiring Spirits subscription box, can now be a part of your yearly collection. Sign up to receive four boxes, one for each season, throughout the year, along with special, pop-up boxes during the holidays. Each box includes three delicious gourmet mixers (enough to create two cocktails), garnish and a digital recipe card, all for $49.99. Sign up for an annual subscription or purchase the boxes individually each season. For more information and to subscribe, visit InspiringSpirits.co and LyghthouseCocktails.com. 14

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kendra williams pierson Fresh Steeped is a luxury, online tea boutique and subscription box. The subscription box includes four exclusive teas, a unique sweetener and a sweet treat that compliments the teas. The online boutique stocks a selection of customer favorites from both the subscription box and in-person sampling events. Fresh Steeped has been in development for the last two years but their passion for tea has grown over a lifetime. While you may not remember every cup of tea, you do remember the warm feelings and personal connections made while drinking from china cups or ice cold sweet teas. Fresh Steeped is a reminder to connect with those special memories and create new ones. Fresh Steeped carries only ethically sourced, premium loose leaf tea and herbal infusions, including a collection of in-house blends. Fresh Steeped also offers a variety of gift baskets for thank you, congratulations, holiday gifts or just to say hello and meet a friend for a virtual tea. It can be found for purchase at FreshSteeped.com.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT (CONTINUED)

Gwen Jackson of Liquid Distributors

Gwen Jackson started Liquid Distributors, a boutique wholesale/distribution company, after her marketing company client asked her to create some branding strategy for a new cognac brand. “I traveled to Paris to meet her master blender and to tour other cognac brands. It was an experience I will never forget,” says Jackson. Jackson was intrigued and as she discovered more about the spirits industry, she was hooked. After the trip, she decided that she wanted to be a distributor so that she could work with other small brands, specifically those owned by minorities, including women. “The spirits industry is a white male–dominated industry with lots of tricks and failures embedded for only a few to succeed, but I love a challenge,” she says. Since starting in the fourth quarter of 2017, Jackson has adjusted the company objectives to provide branding and marketing, product development and distribution channels. Jackson stated, “Everyday we are building partnerships that can launch small brands into the spotlight for success domestically and internationally.” Check out the new product they imported from Brazil and more at LiquidDistributorsGA.com.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

almost too pretty to eat TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CHARCUTERIE BOARD

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shopping & supply list + Charcuterie BoardÂ

+ 4-6 Fruits and/or Vegetables

+ Crackers of Choice

+ 2-3 Ramekins/Small Bowls

(fresh or dried, in varying colors)

+ Garnish of Choice (rosemary,

+ 2-4 Cheeses

+ 1-2 Cured Meats (salami,

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DIRECTIONS 1. Relax and enjoy getting creative with your food! Making a charcuterie board should never be stressful. It’s all about sharing love with your guests by presenting them with something both beautiful and delicious. 2. Gather your selected board or plate and two or three ramekins. 3. Wash and dry your produce ahead of time. 4. Fill your ramekins, then arrange them toward the center of your board. Some options for filling them are hummus, jam, olives, and cornichons. Think about balancing sweet and savory as you make your selections. One way to spruce up hummus is to add a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle it with Everything But the Bagel seasoning. 5. Slice or cube each of your cheeses in different styles and position them onto your board, evenly spaced from one another. 6. Slice your fruits and vegetables, then posiDr. Billynda McAdoo is an anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine, a graduate of Harvard University and University

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ARTICLE CHEF DAVID ROSE

PORK SPARE RIBS RAMEN INGREDIENTS + 1.5 lbs cubed cut spare ribs or cut baby back ribs

DIRECTIONS Place cubed spare ribs in a medium mixing bowl and

+ 1/2 lb shrimp (optional addition) peeled and deveined

season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder,

+ 13.5 fl. oz. coconut milk

paprika, chili sa-té paste and 2 T olive oil; marinate over-

+ 40 oz. chicken stock or broth

night or at least 1 hour.

+ 28 oz. cooked udon noodles or ramen noodles (can

In a large Dutch oven, add 3 T canola oil and bring to

substitute with angel hair or spaghetti if needed)

medium heat; add spare ribs and brown on all sides about

+ 1/2 lb shiitake mushrooms (thinly sliced)

6 to 8 mins.

+ 3 garlic cloves, minced + 2 T freshly grated ginger + 2 T red curry paste (can substitute gochujang if needed) + 2 t kosher salt + 1/2 yellow onion, diced + 1 t black pepper + 1 t garlic powder + 1 t onion powder + 1 T chili sa-té paste (chili garlic paste) (or use gochujang or sriracha) *add a T more for added spice + 2 t sugar

Remove spare ribs from pot. Add remaining 1 T canola oil, onions, garlic and ginger, and sauté until fragrant, and tender, about 3 to 5 mins. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 3 to 4 mins. Add spinach, pinch of S & P, and sauté until wilted, about 3 to 4 mins. Add red curry paste, and cook down until fragrant, about 4 to 5 mins. Add coconut milk, chicken stock, and sugar and bring to a boil. Place spare ribs back in Dutch oven, reduce heat to

+ 4 T canola/vegetable oil

medium low, cover with lid and simmer for about 22 to 25

+ 2 T olive oil

mins, until ribs are fork tender.

+ Salt & pepper to taste

If adding shrimp, cook in ramen broth until plump and

+ 4 eggs

cooked through, about 4 to 5 mins at the end.

*OPTIONAL: add halved/blanched bok choy to bowl,

ier add a little chile sa-té sauce or gochujang).

Season ramen broth to taste with S & P (*to make spicbefore ladling in ramen broth *OPTIONAL GARNISH: cilantro, chopped green onion

Serve with cooked ramen on the bottom of bowl, ladle ramen broth over noodles, finish with chopped green onion, fresh cilantro and soft yolk egg.

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VIRGIL’S GULLAH KITCHEN AND BAR HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR ON MAIN STREET IN HISTORIC COLLEGE PARK. Hapeville residents Gee and Juan Smalls are the owners and take pride in serving up the staple foods of the low country: red rice, crab rice, okra soup, corn muffins. It’s all the flavors of the Charleston area with a large side of Gullah Geechee culture. In his new book, Black Enough, Man Enough, Gee writes about his struggle to fit in. It’s one man’s riveting, contemporary journey to authentically live his unique identity. In a dichotomous world that’s often black and white, he embraces the many diverse shades of gray. “I knew I was different, teased for my light bright skin, soft curly afro, freckly face….” says Gee. “Growing up the child of a black daddy and white momma in the black Gullah Geechee culture on James Island, South Carolina, in the 80s, I was an outsider.” Gee’s adolescent identity crisis led to a trip down the aisle with his high school sweetheart, the joy of fatherhood, and then into the shadows of the down-low before divorce and a tumultuous custody battle. “As I embraced all of who I am, I developed my voice, using it to speak out on the racial and LGBT equality movements,” Gee shares. This is a story of self-discovery, diversity and acceptance as Gee comes into his own. Black Enough, Man Enough is available on Amazon, Kindle and Apple iBooks. CityLifestyle.com/SouthFulton

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LOCALLY OWNED

ARTICLE DAWN THORNTON | PHOTOGRAPHY MARC PAGANI

Samara B. Davis WITHIN THE SPIRITS INDUSTRY, THE FACES

The private group grew from 50 to 60 people to

OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TEND TO BE

more than 19,000, to date.

SCARCE AND UNDER-REPRESENTED OUT-

Since the invasion of the Covid-19 pandemic,

SIDE OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

BBS has adopted a new motto: “Keeping spir-

California native Samara B. Davis has set out

its high with spirits.” The Executive Bourbon

to change the narrative and show million dollar

Steward and Tasting Expert deemed by Stave

brands that she, and those that look like her,

and Thief Society has forged ahead by con-

deserve a seat at the bar as much as anyone else.

ducting business slightly different these days.

As an event planner and avid drinker, Davis

Like most large gatherings, they are now live

and a former partner enjoyed planning upscale

virtual events with the audience via Instagram

gatherings showcasing different spirits. In

and Facebook showcasing drink recipes, happy

observing the attendees, she soon realized that

hours, and conversations.

none of these events were targeted toward the African American demographic.

“Whiskey

Weekly”

presented

each

Wednesday, featuring master distillers and

“I felt myself raising the red flag saying, ‘Hey,

brand owners participating in a getting-to-

we’re here too and would love to participate.’ I

know-you session. Then Samara and her hus-

wanted to prove there was this niche audience

band, Armond, host a bi-weekly podcast enti-

of African Americans who drink premium spir-

tled, “Bonded in Bourbon,” where they review

its,” says Davis.

whiskey from a his and hers perspective.

In 2016, Davis established Black Bourbon

A large aspect of BBS is to champion diver-

Society (aka BBS), a membership organization

sity and inclusion where it has been absent for

that caters to those within the minority popu-

decades. After years of advocating (for D&I),

lation who have a love for the Kentucky-born

Davis is currently working to obtain her Diversity

drink and wish to appreciate it in grand style.

and Inclusion certification from Cornell University.

The members are not bonafide celebrities

“BBS is the bridge to help facilitate education

inking an endorsement deal or young college

opportunities, experiences, and networking

students looking to snap a pic for “the gram,”

opportunities with the membership. But the goal

but mature professionals who want to enjoy

is to work with the brands to train and teach them

exclusive events while learning about premium

on how to genuinely engage niche audiences,

brands and mingle with like-minded people.

specifically people of color,” Davis explains.

Davis and her team of ambassadors have

Recently Davis spearheaded a nonprofit,

been successful in fostering relationships with

Diversity Distilled, to dive deeper into the corpo-

brands like Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, Brown

rate structures of the whiskey brands in reference

Forman, Four Roses, and countless others to

to hiring, recruiting, and promoting diverse talent

create sponsored events nationwide.

within their organizations. Representation is

“I started out in the Bay Area and the demand

imperative in marketing, and usually the best way

was very high, so we branched out and did the

to address a deficiency is from the inside, she says.

same thing in Atlanta,” she shares. “It became hard to manage two separate groups, so I cre-

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Money coming back again! Itâ€™s been a tough year. But GreyStone Power is working with members to make life better. The cooperative has issued more than $11 million in Wallet Watch Credits and suspended disconnections for months. GreyStone is returning $8 million in capital credits on top of the $15 million returned earlier this year. Thatâ€™s a total of $23 million!

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GreyStone has donated more than $100,000 to area food banks, helped recruit new businesses and is working to complete a new substation for the most reliable power possible.

Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Cooperatives

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ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK'S NEW

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