“It’s a Wonderful Life” is Frank Capra’s Christmas classic that shows what life would have been like for businessman George Bailey if he had never been born.
The despair depicted by Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, is often shared by children in the foster care system, according to local Court Appointed Special Advocates® (CASA) volunteers I have spoken with. It is heartbreaking to hear that children ask, “Why was I born? Who cares whether I’m around?” Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine42586/Full/index.aspx?id=42586
The Fairview Junior-Senior High School Reunion Corporation (FRC) distributed more than 100 unprepared Christmas dinners to families in the community in need at its Inaugural Christmas Give program on Dec. 21 at the Fairview Community Center.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6968 held their annual banquet to recognize the winners at the local level for the Patriot’s Pen Essay contest. The banquet was held at the post home on Club Lake Road on Dec. 9, 2013.
Beginning the new year could be a great time for some sky watching with the youngsters. Two perigree moons or “supermoons” are reportedly expected in January with the first citing on New Year’s Day.
The Atlanta Area Rotary Club held their drawing Friday night despite the parade cancelation.
The drawing, which is a fundraiser to benefit local students by offering scholarships, was originally scheduled to take place just after the annual Christmas parade in downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta Elementary School fourth graders, under the direction of Deborah Clayton, perform “Lights! Camera! Christmas!” prior to the school’s Christmas break.
