How Much Do Norcross Residents Give to Charity?

A new study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy details charity-giving by zip codes. The study finds areas with more GOP voters are more likely to support charities.

Middle-income people gave more to charities in 2008 than wealthy people, and those in Republican-leaning states gave more than those in Democratic states, a new study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy finds. The South is first among four regions studied by the Chronicle, giving an average of 5.2 percent of discretionary income to charity, compared with 4.1 percent in the Northeast. Religious involvement plays a major role in charitable giving: When only donations to secular charities are counted, the Northeast leads, giving 1.4 percent of discretionary income to the South's 0.9 percent. (See the second PDF displayed to the right of this story's text.) The charitable giving data is searchable down to the ZIP code level in the Chronicle of …

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Last Chance: Donate School Supplies for NCPS

Tuesday, July 31, is the last day to get donations in for the Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership.

NCSP Seeking School Supplies for 3,500 Students

The Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership is asking not only for items needed in the classroom, but in the school clinics, too.

It seems as if school just ended, but before you know it, it'll be August and you'll be out and about checking off the items on your children's school supplies list. Luckily, the Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership is already planning for those supply lists for the 2012-2013 school year. NCSP is asking for the public's help in filling out the supply closets for the schools in the Norcross and Peachtree Corners cluster. While several of the businesses and organizations such as the Norcross Business Association and Peachtree Corners Business Association are actively supporting all the schools, there are many students in the area who come from families that struggle to make ends meet. In the middle and elementary schools that NCSP are …

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March Food Drive to Benefit Norcross Co-op

Donate non-perishable foods to city hall and the Public Works Facility.

The city of Norcross is asking the community to donate non-perishable food items  this month for the March food drive. Donations can be dropped off at either of the two collection sites: Norcross City Hall at 65 Lawrenceville Street and the Public Works Facility at 345 Lively Street. Donations will be accepted the entire month, according to the A Place to Imagine website. All donations will go to the food bank at the Norcross Cooperative Mininstry. The ministry feeds and assists 900 families, in addition to holding free health screenings once a month through the help of Victory World Church. It was also the site of a new oak tree planted as part of the city's Arbor Day last month.

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Private Support for Public Education

Public education in Gwinnett County’s District 3 has many friends and supporters.

Since June 2010, many additional friends and supporters in Peachtree Corners, Berkeley Lake, Norcross and Duluth have come forward to lend their names and add value to each of the public schools in the Norcross and Duluth Clusters. Under the umbrella of the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization, the Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership and the Duluth Cluster Schools Foundation have organized community volunteers and other leaders to the seven Duluth and nine Norcross elementary, middle, and high schools. In each Cluster, parents, teachers, business, and community leaders formed a not-for-profit organization to generate increased community interest and support for the schools in the two Clusters. The Norcross…

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At Start of New Year, School Supplies—and Snacks—Needed

Donations accepted at City Hall, Norcross First United Methodist and other businesses.

The Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership and the City of Norcross is asking for the community’s continued support of local schools at the start of a new year. Supplies There is always lots of need for supplies as kids make their way to the classroom, says NCSP President Carolyn Collins. The group suggests copy paper and book bags, composition books, No. 2 pencil and/or folders with brads and pockets. Also, the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation office has donated 50 backpacks to Norcross Elementary already, and about 50 more are needed, they say. Drop off supplies at Norcross First United Methodist Church on Beaver Ruin Road. Make sure they are marked as “NCSP school supplies.” Snacks “Charitable donations have tumbled with the …

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