Siemens has joined the Curiosity Lab smart city ecosystem to support bringing 5G electrification to America. Siemens eMobility North America-built charging stations and infrastructure will be installed at Curiosity Lab leveraging T-Mobile’s 5G network as the company continues to evolve its EV charging infrastructure solutions. Siemens is a global leader in EV charging solutions.
With both Siemens eMobility R&D hub and the North American Headquarters for Siemens Electrical Products located in Peachtree Corners, Siemens is the city’s largest employer with 534 workers. It supports the community with six EV chargers already deployed. These chargers contribute to Peachtree Corners having the largest EV charging hub outside of Metro Atlanta.
John DeBoer, head of Siemens eMobility North America, says: “With our community charging their vehicles each day right where we live and work, this will be a great way to continuously evaluate our charging infrastructure as we collectively seek an electrified future. With our eMobility R&D headquarters just across the street, we’re pleased to be supporting Peachtree Corners and joining the Curiosity Lab ecosystem.”
Fowler wins “Super Professional” award at state meeting
Shown with Tixie Fowler, right, are members of the board of the Gwinnett board of the Association of Conservation Districts: Louis Young, David Van Landingham, and Ellis Lamme. Photo provided.
Tixie Fowler of Norcross has been named as the 2023 “Superior Professional” of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts. The award was presented recently at the annual meeting of the association in Savannah, for Fowler going “above and beyond to further conservation efforts for Georgia.”
Fowler has written and received funding for two large grants for the District. One, the “Urban Conservation Toolbox Grant,” was for $166,000. The other, the “Bridge Grant” for $195,500.
She involved the district with a partnership with Mercer University that led to the creation of an AgSTEM project. One of Tixie’s most successful accomplishments has been the leadership she has shown with developing district sponsorship and involvement in the successful Crayfish Creek Restoration Project. She also has created educational videos for students and has hosted numerous educational workshops for youth, adults, and educators.
Reading volunteers needed at Stripling Elementary School
Everybody Wins! Atlanta (EW!A) has a great opportunity for Gwinnett volunteers. Experience the joy of reading with local elementary school students at Stripling Elementary. Power Lunch – EW!A’s lunchtime reading program – matches community volunteers with students that are below reading level for weekly 30-minute sessions. Power Lunch students also receive books for home library building along with powerful mentor relationships.
EW!A’s idea is that reading aloud with children improves reading skills and encourages a love of reading.Volunteers interested in reading with students at Stripling Elementary or any of the Power Lunch locations should visit the EW!A web site at: www.everybodywinsatlanta.org.
Grants go to three nonprofits serving Gwinnett
A $10,000 Jackson EMC Foundation check to NSPIRE Outreach Ministries Foundation will help its Housing Program assist with housing costs for homeless men and women of Gwinnett and Hall counties. At the check presentation were, from left, Beauty Baldwin, JEMC Foundation board member; Gregg Kennard, NSPIRE executive director; Rosa Crescenti, JEMC Foundation board member; Jennifer Fennell, Jackson EMC Gwinnett district manager; and Kenny Lumpkin, JEMC Foundation representative. Photo provided.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $196,771 in grants for organizations during its recent meeting, including $41,000 to organizations serving Gwinnett County.
- $13,500 to LoveCraft Athens, for its Crew Sponsorship Program that sponsors adults with developmental disabilities in Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties.
- $10,000 to The ALS Association of Georgia, for its ALS Care Grant Program which assists people in all counties served by Jackson EMC who are affected by ALS, (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a degenerative neurological disease, with expenses not covered by insurance.
- $10,000 to NSPIRE Outreach Ministries Foundation, in Lawrenceville, for its Housing Program to assist with housing.
- $7,500 to Lekotek of Georgia, Inc., to assist with the expansion of its services at its Gwinnett and Gainesville locations that support children with special needs and their families to facilitate inclusion in community life.
Free pet adoptions at Gwinnett Animal Shelter in August
Gwinnett Animal Welfare is offering free pet adoptions throughout the rest of August on Saturday, August 19 from noon until 4 p.m. Guests will enjoy hands-on activities, crafts, music, local vendors, face painting and more. Adoptable animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, with most pets available for same-day adoption.
- For more information about Gwinnett Animal Welfare and Enforcement, including adoption fees and hours, visitGwinnettAnimalWelfare.com. The Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center is located at 884 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville.
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