Eight area restaurants are participating in this year’s Lunch for Literacy fundraiser to benefit FLAG.  Please join FLAG supporters at these fine restaurants on the Thursdays indicated, as they donate a portion of their lunch receipts on that day to promote literacy in Fannin County.

March 1      Harvest on Main

March 8      Serenity Garden Café

March 15   L & L Beanery

March 22  Angelina’s Italian Gourmet Market

March 29   Blue Ridge Brewery

April 5        Christy Lee’s Courtyard Grille

April 12      Mercier Orchards

April 19      Blue Orleans Bistro

This year’s recipient of the award for outstanding adult education student at the Fannin/North Georgia Tech Adult Learning Center was Mike Jarrett. After submitting his written application, Mike went through an interview process with five judges at the North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville on November 15 as part of the EAGLE program.   Congratulations, Mike!

The next orientation and registration for FLAG/NGTC students will be January 4, 2012,  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  A registration session for evening students will be held January 5 and 10 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Please call 706-946-3524 before December 15 to reserve your place at registration , as the Adult Learning Center will be closed after that for the winter holidays.

Six Fannin County students participated in the GED graduation ceremonies at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville on Thursday, October 6.  Shown here, left to right, are:  Michael Jarrett, Tina Dilbeck, Tiffany Bowers, Laura Payne, Maggie Earley, Teacher Donna Earl, and Charlene Ingram.  Congratulations to all for their perseverance and hard work!

A free computer class will be offered by FLAG/NGTC beginning September 9 at the Blue Ridge Adult Learning Center.  The class will run all semesters on Fridays, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.  Instructor Paula Ary says the class will cover the basics, including using a mouse, using the internet, couponing, social networking, Word documents and managing files and folders.  Call 706-946-3524.

FLAG sends a huge THANKS to eight area restaurants that participated in FLAG’s Lunch for Literacy fundraiser this year. These restaurants made a donation for each lunch sold on their Lunch for Literacy day.  Please drop by and let them know how we appreciate their generosity!

 Angelina’s Italian Gourmet Market, 3640 E. First Street

 Blue Ridge Mountain Bar-B-Q, 3870 E. First Street

 Christy Lee’s Courtyard Grille, 588 E. Main Street

 Harvest on Main, 576 E. Main Street

 Blue Ridge Brewery, 187 Depot Street

 Blue Orleans Bistro, 224 W. Main Street

 Serenity Garden Cafe, 657 E. Main Street

 Mercier Orchards, 8660 Blue Ridge Drive

Many thanks to First Choice Fast Lube, who made a donation to FLAG for every oil change they did in March.   Stop by at 91 Orvin Lance Connector in Blue Ridge, and thank them for helping provide free GED classes for north Georgians.

This year’s recipient of the award for outstanding adult education student at the Fannin/North Georgia Tech learning center was Irene Ensley. After submitting her written application, Irene went through an interview process with five judges at the North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville as part of the EAGLE program. She is shown here being congratulated by Full Time Teacher Donna Earl.