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GA Good News: Backpacks For Kids, $1,200 Bonuses, Rosalynn Carter

Good news around Georgia this week includes backpacks for children, $1,200 bonuses for bus drivers and Rosalynn Carter's 94th birthday.

​North Fulton Community Charities’ annual back to school program gave backpacks filled with supplies to over 1,800 students this year.
​North Fulton Community Charities’ annual back to school program gave backpacks filled with supplies to over 1,800 students this year. (Provided by North Fulton Community Charities)

GEORGIA — Amid the bad news, there is still some good news to be shared, including a playground for foster children, $1,200 bonuses for bus drivers, backpacks for children in need and a 94th birthday celebration for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

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