NEWS BRIEFS: Tree recycling begins soon with GC&B needing volunteers

Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GC&B) invites neighbors in Gwinnett County to dream of a Green Christmas this year. Rather than placing their live Christmas tree by the curb after the holidays to decompose in a landfill, the eco-friendly organization encourages citizens to take part in one of the largest “treecycling” events in Georgia – Bring One for the Chipper 2022. In preparation for the big day when all collected trees will be chipped into mulch at Bethesda Park on January 29, GC&B has issued a call for volunteers and has released a list of collection sites where Gwinnettians can drop off their live trees between December 26, 2021 and January 24, 2022.

Schelly Marlatt, GC&B’s executive director, says: “We’re very proud of the fact that, since we started Bring One for the Chipper in 1984, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful has been a leader in Georgia’s treecycling efforts. We’re extremely fortunate to be part of a county that places such an emphasis on community and the environment. 

“Even after hosting this event for the last 38 years, with new neighbors moving to the area all the time, there are still a lot of folks out there who don’t even know that this option is available to them. They can drop their tree off to a local fire station and it will be chipped into mulch for placement in playgrounds and walking trails at parks throughout Gwinnett County for all of our enjoyment. Whether you’ve made Bring One for the Chipper an annual family tradition or this will be your first year to take part, it’s a simple but WONDERFUL way to celebrate a sustainable ‘Green’ Christmas.”

Marlatt adds that before dropping off live Christmas trees, they must be free of lights, tinsel, decorations and tree stands in order to be treecycled. Bring One for the Chipper drop off locations are as follows:

Buford

• • Fire Station 14, 1600 Highway 23, 30518
  • Fire Station 24, 2735 Mall of GA Blvd., 30519
  • Fire Station 29, 2800 Thompson Mill Rd., 30519

Dacula

• • Fire Station 17, 2739 Brooks Rd., 30019
  • Fire Station 27, 2825 Old Fountain Rd., 30019

Duluth

• • Fire Station 5, 3001 Old Norcross Rd., 30096
  • Fire Station 7, 3343 Bunton Rd., 30096
  • Fire Station 19, 3275 N. Berkeley Lake Rd., 30096

Grayson

• • Fire Station 8, 2295 Brannan Rd., 30017

Hoschton

• • Fire Station 18, 1515 Mineral Springs Rd., 30548

Lawrenceville

• • Fire Station 9, 1900 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30044
  • Fire Station 10, 1131 Rock Springs Rd. 30043
  • Fire Station 20, 1801 Cruse Rd., 30044
  • Fire Station 25, 3575 Lawrenceville Hwy., 30044
  • Fire Station 31, 1061 Collins Hill Rd. 30043

Lilburn

• • Fire Station 2, 12 Harmony Grove Rd., 30047
  • Fire Station 3, 4394 Five Forks-Trickum Rd., 30047
  • Fire Station 22, 2180 Stone Dr., 30047

Loganville

• • Fire Station 28, 3725 Rosebud Rd, 30052
  • Fire Station 30, 1052 Ozora Rd., 30052

Norcross

• • Fire Station 1, 165 Lawrenceville St., 30071
  • Fire Station 11, 5885 Live Oak Pkwy., 30093
  • Fire Station 23, 4355 Steve Reynolds Blvd., 30093

Peachtree Corners

• • Fire Station 4, 5550 Spalding Dr., 30092

Snellville

• • Fire Station 6, 3890 Johnson Dr., 30039
  • Fire Station 12, 2815 Lenora Church Rd., 30078

Sugar Hill

• • Fire Station 26, 6075 Suwanee Dam Rd., 30518

Suwanee

• • Fire Station 21, 474 Old Peachtree Rd., 30024.

After the last trees have been collected on January 24, they will be transported to Bethesda Park in Lawrenceville for the big event. Held on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 8-11 a.m., Bring One for the Chipper volunteers must be 14 and older and can include anyone from individuals and families to school clubs and civic groups to companies and neighborhood associations. To volunteer, interested parties must register online at www.GwinnettCB.org and download a Volunteer Waiver Form to bring with them to the event. Registration will open mid-December. Questions may be directed to gwinnettcb@gwinnettcb.org or 770-822-5187. 

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Kiwanians offer annual Father-Daughter Dance at 3 times

Say one thing about the Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett. They always get out publicity of their annual Father-Daughter Valentine Dance well in advance. News outlets got the first release of their 2022 dance a week before Christmas!

The Kiwanians call this a “a magical evening, making memories that will last a lifetime!”  After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Kiwanians are offering three dances again this year.

The new location will be the Lanier Islands Resort. The dances will be held on two  days: February 4, from 7 to 9 p.m.; February 5, from 5-7 p.m. and again on February 5, from 8-10 p.m.

Charge for the dances are $60 per couple, with $10 for each additional daughter.
Click the links below to purchase tickets and for more information: 

• Tickets: https://www.bigtickets.com/events/ngkc/father-daughter-valentine-dance-2022/
• Website: https://www.northgwinnettkiwanis.com/father-daughter-dance
• For additional information, contact David Williams at 404 386 4782, or Chris Witmer 770-337-5313, or email kiwanis.of.north.gwinnett@gmail.com