United Way of Northwest Georgia
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United Way of Northwest Georgia Campaign Chairman J.T. Finley is pictured moving the United Way thermometer to 70% of the $3.7 million goal.  
Thank You Brown Industries for Sponsoring Make a Difference Day
L-R: Amanda Warren, Alicia Perkins, and Darlene James, associates at Brown Industries, volunteered at Oakhaven on Make a Difference Day.
843
volunteers
3,016.5 hours of service given
$70,163.79 impact on our community
 

On Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th, 843 volunteers came out
to 16 volunteer projects for United Way of Northwest Georgia's Make a Difference Day.  Like us on Facebook to see if we captured you making a difference.
Stuart Nelson, President at Brown Industries, volunteered at Oakhaven on Make a Difference Day.
Volunteers participated in a variety of projects such as landscaping, painting, building, cleaning, making care packages for the home bound elderly, and writing inspirational quotes in books for the Little Free LibrariesSchool groups, corporate groups, individuals, and even families reached out a helping hand and made a difference. Lynn Whitworth, WLC Co-Chair and Co-Owner of Brown Industries said that "We were thrilled that Brown Industries had the opportunity to sponsor Make a Difference Day for 2015! It truly is amazing to see WHAT A DIFFERENCE is made with
L-R: Dottie Boring, Lynn Whitworth, Dixie Kinard, and Karen Townsend helped write inspirational quotes in books that were donated to the Little Free Libraries on Make a Difference Day.
seed money and many volunteer hands!  These projects make United Way agencies more functional and more attractive for all of their clients as well as their workforce. It makes our community just a better place to live." Click here to view the wrap-up report for Make a Difference Day 2015.   
You're Invited to The Rule of 3 Wine Competition

When: November 13, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. 

Where: Dalton Golf & Country Club

Price: $20.00 (includes heavy hors d'oeuvres)  

How to Play: Teams, consisting of 1 to 3 participants, are admitted by bringing 3 bottles of the same wine. At the event, 2 of each team's 3 bottles are bagged, tagged, and ranked by each participant. The 3rd bottle is set aside and left unopened. The unopened bottles will be divided among the 3 teams with the highest ranked wines, except for the lowest ranked wine. 

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