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Friends Helps Fund SmartBurner Pilot Project
Friends recently helped fund a pilot project initiated by Chief Stephen Hrustich of Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services where SmartBurners were installed on all stoves in the facility as a fire prevention and safety measure at Gwinnett Christian Terrace, a senior living community in Lilburn. Photo represents some of the key players in the project…
Read MoreThings are Looking Different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am I in the Right Place?
You may be noticing some changes. Exciting things are happening! Friends is in the process of developing a new look! Included with this new look will be a fresh, new website introduced later this year!! But with this new look will be the same commitment to seniors in our community – and that is: that…
Read MoreSPARK Prize Gwinnett Video Competition
Check out Friends’ entry to the 2016 Spark Prize Gwinnett video competition in collaboration with Fire Services: https://creative-mischief.wistia.com/medias/a7aenspkur United Way, in partnership with The Primerica Foundation, The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Partnership Gwinnett, the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services and the Atlanta Community Food Bank will host the 2016 Spark Prize event…
Read MoreSenior Week at the Capitol
Georgia Gerontology Society members and others from the aging networks filled the halls of the Capitol on Monday, January 26, 2015, to talk to legislators about important aging legislative and budget priorities. Pictured are Georgia Gerontology Society Board Member, Jamie Cramer, and Georgia State Senator Renee Unterman (Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services’ Founder).
Read MoreState senator, volunteers and county employees box food for local seniors
From Gwinnett Daily Post staff reports As of Tuesday, June 24, 2014 © Copyright 2014 Gwinnett Daily Post LAWRENCEVILLE —State Sen. Renee Unterman lended a helping hand Tuesday for Gwinnett County seniors in need. Thanks to a grant awarded by Georgia Department of Human Services Commissioner Keith Horton, along with the State Unit on Aging…
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