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GA Good News: $1M Clorox Donation, Free Food, Mental Health Help

Good news around Georgia this week includes $1 million donation for Atlanta teachers, free food distribution and mental health awareness.

Clorox donates $1M to DonorsChoose to fund basic classroom supplies for educators across the country. Clorox and Atlanta Hawks also threw a surprise pep rally at Emma Hutchinson Elementary School with Dominique Wilkins to give a $100K gift to APS.
Clorox donates $1M to DonorsChoose to fund basic classroom supplies for educators across the country. Clorox and Atlanta Hawks also threw a surprise pep rally at Emma Hutchinson Elementary School with Dominique Wilkins to give a $100K gift to APS. (Marcus K. Garner/Patch)

GEORGIA — Amid the bad news, there is still some good news to be shared, including metro Atlanta colleges ranking among the best in the nation, a nearly $400,000 grant for a local fire department, free food distribution for those in need, a mental health awareness initiative and a $1 million donation for teacher supplies from Clorox.

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