🌱 How a Pearson classroom turns kids into cheerful Christmas givers

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• How a Pearson classroom turns kids into cheerful Christmas givers

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Students learn the joy of giving through classroom Christmas Shoppe (walb.com) — Students in a Pearson classroom are learning the joy of giving through the Cheerful Giver Christmas Shoppe, where they choose and wrap free gifts for family members. Supported by donations from school staff and community members, the project showcases Pearson’s small-town spirit and ensures nearly 95 students can experience thoughtful holiday giving.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council Board Meeting
  The Carnegie Center , S Lee St , Fitzgerald
  6:00 pm
• Fitzgerald Boys Varsity Basketball @ Coffee
  Coffee High School , 159 Trojan Way , Douglas
  7:30 pm
• Wilcox County Boys Varsity Basketball @ Irwin County
  Irwin County High School , 149 Chiefton Cir , Ocilla
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Office Lunch & Gift Exchange Game
  Lanier County Lakeland, GA 31635

Friday December 19

• Writers League (OWL) Meeting
  Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts , 527 N Patterson St , Valdosta
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Douglas Residential Junk Drop Off Day
  City of Douglas Calendar , 1011 Shirley Avenue , Douglas
  8:30 am
• Wildcat Invitational
  Valdosta High School , 4590 Inner Perimeter Rd , Valdosta
  9:00 am
• Coffee Boys Varsity Basketball @ Fitzgerald
  Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy , 553 Ocilla Hwy , Fitzgerald
  7:30 pm

Monday December 22

• City of Douglas Commission Meeting
  City of Douglas Calendar , 302 S. Madison Avenue , Douglas
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Tift County Boys JV Basketball @ Coffee
  Coffee High School , 159 Trojan Way , Douglas
  7:30 pm
• Tift County Girls JV Basketball @ Coffee
  Coffee High School , 159 Trojan Way , Douglas
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Offices Closed - Holiday
  City of Douglas Calendar Douglas, GA 31533
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Cleaner in Pearson. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MANAGER - DGPP in PEARSON, GA S30617 in Pearson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pearson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Douglas

• Georgia launches special savings accounts for disaster recovery (wrdw.com)

Blackshear

• Jonette Johnson Taylor (theblacksheartimes.com)

Valdosta

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-- The Patch AM Team

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