CCSD Jeep Raffle Shottenkirk Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram in Canton is sponsoring the 3rd annual Cherokee County School District Jeep Raffle. The dealership donated a Jeep Wrangler Sahara plus 60,000 tickets, which are being sold at each of CCSDs six high schools. School organizations, clubs, and teams are selling raffle tickets for $5 each.All ticket revenue goes to the organizations selling the tickets. The raffle winner receives a free Jeep Wrangler Sahara worth over $46,000. The raffle drawing will take place on Dec 5, at Etowah HS during halftime of the Senior Bowl. In the past two years, $500,000 has been raised through this fundraiser. Tickets can be purchased at many CCSD high school athletic events or online through each schools website. Shottenkirk also donates $12,000 in scholarships to CCSD students as well as a one-year lease for a new vehicle to CCSDs Teacher of the Year.
Etowah River Woodturners Give Back to the Community Formed two years ago in Canton, the Etowah River Woodturners (ERW) club provides instruction and enhancement of woodturning through sharing, teaching, and demonstrations. Woodturning is the shaping of wood into various objects while using a lathe. ERW enjoys giving back to the community in the following ways:Members work with the Beads of Courage Foundation and turn lidded bowls for children with serious illnesses. The bowls are donated to Childrens Hospital of Atlanta. Woodturning clubs throughout the United States participate in this venture, and each time a child has a procedure, he/she is given a bead of courage for his/her bowl. Pens for the Military program provides turned pens and pencils for our active duty service members throughout the world. Wig stands are turned for local breast cancer patients and distributed through Northside Hospital. At Christmastime, a tree is donated to a local senior facility with ornaments turned by club members. Local demonstrations are given to Boy Scout troops, senior citizen retirement homes, and craft shows. ERW helps host the CCAC Cherokee Board of Education Introduction of the Arts program each spring. Students and parents from all local primary, middle, and high schools are invited to participate. Turning demonstrations are done throughout the evening.For more information about how you can get involved, visit EtowahRiverWoodturners.com.
Cherokee County Farm Bureau (CCFB) received the following four awards for its volunteer programs during the Georgia Farm Bureaus (GFB) most recent 1st District annual meeting: The CCFB Womens Leadership Committee, chaired by Molly Childs, received the 1st District Outstanding Womens Leadership Award. The CCFB Promotion & Education Committee, chaired by Nichelle Stewart, received the 1st District Outstanding Promotion & Education Award. The committee worked with Indian Knoll ES to incorporate agricultural themes in each grade. The CCFB Legislative Committee, co-chaired by Don Keeter and B.J. Weeks, received the 1st District Outstanding Legislative Program Award. CCFB received the GFB Membership Award, presented to county Farm Bureaus that increased their membership over the previous year.The GFB 1st District includes 15 counties in northwest Georgia. Founded in 1937, GFB is the states largest general farm organization and has 158 county offices. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, state, and national activities that promote agriculture awareness to their nonfarming neighbors.
Dr. Nokuthula Msimanga Joins Medical Associates of North Georgia Medical Associates of North Georgia is proud to welcome its newest physician, Dr. Nokuthula Msimanga, to its medical center in Canton. Dr. Msimanga is the first gerontologist to join the Northside Hospital System, with which Medical Associates of North Georgia is affiliated. Gerontology is the study of the aging process and of individuals as they evolve from middle age to elder adults.Dr. Msimanga is a board-certified and fellowship trained physician in family medicine and geriatrics. Her clinical interests include preventative care, acute and chronic disease management, womens health, and geriatrics. She specializes in primary care with a focus on adults and geriatric patients.
Leadership Cherokee Class of 2019 Graduates Leadership Cherokee, a program of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, graduated its 31st class during a recent ceremony. With the completion of this years class, the alumni count now totals more than 640 graduates. Over the course of the nine-month period, Leadership Cherokee exposed the group of existing and emerging leaders to a broad range of topics including economic development, infrastructure, government, justice, arts, education, recreation, tourism, public safety, healthcare, and social/human services.
Operation Homefront Veteran Family Announced Meritage Homes Corporation and Operation Homefront recently announced that the Shreves family, a dual-military family, has been selected to enter the Homes on the Homefront (HOTH) program and will receive the keys to a brand new, energy-efficient home in Canton. The family will be welcomed into the home on November 7, just in time for Veterans Day. As part of the HOTH program, U.S. Marine veterans Shandrika and Juval Shreves and their two children will move into the 1,933-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home. The family will work directly with housing caseworkers and financial counselors to prepare for home ownership, build up their savings, and reduce debt. Upon successful completion of the program, the family will graduate and receive the deed to the home, mortgage-free, providing them with long-term stability and a newfound sense of community involvement.Both Shandrika and Juval Shreves are U.S. Marine veterans. After enlisting in 2008, they helped train Marines who were headed to Afghanistan and conducted weapons testing. They eventually left the service to pursue careers in health sciences and serve their community. After four years of serving in the Marines and 10 years of marriage, the Shreves family is eager to establish roots in Canton. Since Operation Homefronts HOTH program began in 2012, nearly 575 families have been deeded their home, mortgage-free. Operation Homefront has provided more than $80 million in home equity to military families. The homes are donated by corporate partners.For more information about Operation Homefront, visit HomesOnTheHomefront.org.
Mayors Recycling Challenge Winners Announced The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Going Green Committee recently concluded their Eighth Annual Mayors Recycling Challenge, which challenges cities in Cherokee County to encourage their residents to recycle during the months of June and July. A variety of sanitation services partnered with the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce on this initiative by tracking curbside and large recycling container weigh slips within the participating cities. Woodstock collected the most recycling (847,273 pounds), followed by Canton (321,030 pounds), Holly Springs (277,853 pounds), Waleska (42,400 pounds), and Ball Ground (27,760 pounds). The combined total collected by all cities was 1,516,316 pounds. For the eighth consecutive year, Waleska collected the most recycling per capita (44.03 pounds per resident), which is based on 2018 U.S. Census population estimates. Woodstock was recognized for having the highest percentage increase of collected recyclables over the previous year. This year, Woodstock collected 847,273 pounds, which is a 67% increase over last years 508,000 pounds. The Chambers Going Green initiative encourages the community to implement green practices that conserve resources while helping businesses thrive. To learn more about the Chambers Going Green efforts, or to participate in upcoming events, visit CherokeeChamber.com, call 770-345-0400, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Northside Hospital Cherokee Environmental Services Named Department of the Year Northside Hospital Cherokee Environmental Services Department recently received the 2019 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award by the Association for Health Care Environment (AHE).This national award recognizes the hard work and contributions made by environmental services departments in achieving their health care organizations mission. Northside Hospital Cherokee is a winner in the 1-250 beds category.The AHE award highlights Northside Hospital Cherokees outstanding environmental services teams who maintain high levels of performance in cleaning, disinfecting, infection prevention, environmental sustainability and stewardship, technology use, patient satisfaction, education, and training in critical areas.
MUST Ministries Donates Over 76,000 Lunches Thanks to generous supporters, MUST Ministries provided 76,608 lunches to Cherokee County children during the 24th Annual Summer Lunch Program. MUST expressed extreme gratitude to host sites including Hillside United Methodist Church, Canton First United Methodist Church, Heritage Fellowship, and New Life Church.In looking to the future, the summer lunch program will always need juice boxes, fruit cups, pretzels, granola bars, and other items to complete meals. Brown paper bags with riddles or decorations show the children others care. The organization also asks donors to bring food for the MUST Neighborhood Pantry program in the public schools. For more information about how you can help, please visit MUSTMinistries.org.
Timothys Cupboard Needs You Timothys Cupboard (located at Timothy Lutheran Church at Arnold Mill Road and Barnes Road) needs your assistance. Established in 1991, this organization has been Cherokee Countys food bank for 28 years and has served tens of thousands of residents. As an organization run by volunteers, Timothys Cupboard needs help unloading food trucks on Mondays and Wednesdays, weighing and sorting food, and carrying boxes and loading clients cars on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they come in to receive food.Please contact Jeannie Bernerth at 678-852-8498 to schedule a time to help the needy in Cherokee County and give back to the community.
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