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Path2College giving more than $50K
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The Path2College 529 Plan is running two sweepstakes with prize money exceeding $50,000.
The deadline for both sweepstakes is Aug. 15.
Mitch Seabaugh, director of the state’s 529 college savings plan—Path2College, said that the primary goal of the sweepstakes is to get more families saving for college so students are financially prepared for higher education, “but these sweepstakes also help prepare students academically by contributing to local schools and libraries,” he said.
Path2College has set a goal of adding at least 10,000 new accounts this year.
The “10,000 Reasons to Save” sweepstakes will award one family who is already saving with Path2College and one non-account holder with $10,529 each for his or her college savings. Additionally, the two winners’ schools each will receive $10,529.  
For the fourth consecutive year, the Georgia Public Library Service and the state’s Path2College 529 Plan are partnering on the Summer Reading Program and its Summer Reading Program Sweepstakes, which will award a child with a $5,529 college savings contribution.
The Summer Reading Program sweepstakes, “Reading Makes Cent$,” is available to children across the state who were born in or after 1997 and who participate in a public library’s summer reading program.  
In addition to the $5,529 that will be awarded to the winning participant, the sweepstakes winner’s local library will receive $1,529. Also, the library with the greatest number of sweepstakes entries and the library system with the greatest percentage of registered users entering each will win $1,529.
To read the official rules and to enter the “10,000 Reasons to Save” sweepstakes or the “Summer Reading Program” sweepstakes, go to www.Path2College529.com. Entries must be received online by Aug. 15.

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BI hosts LCSS Gala
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Bradwell Institute’s Friends Helping Friends will host the 3rdAnnual Liberty County School System Special Needs Gala Saturday at 7p.m.

The dance portion of the gala is free and open to the public.

FHF was started three years ago by BI special needs teacher Charlie Moon. FHF is comprised of a large group of general education students that connect special needs students with their general education peers. They have raised $20,000 in the last 30 months, for events like this, a new sensory room, music therapy equipment, and many other fun events. 

“FHF does so much for the special needs students. It really brings them out in their social skills. They become so much more comfortable around us all,” FHF Junior Danielle Hennessee said. 

FHF Junior Jada Naftzinger said it’s a two-way street. “It not only helps them, but us as well. It brings us out of our own shells and comfort zones.” 

Moon added, “For us, the Gala is not our calling card. I’ve told the students from day one, unless they truly know these special needs students, we won’t do the Gala at all. We’ll throw a big pizza party instead. The point is, we want the kids to really focus on the one-on-one, in-class work, hanging out in the halls, really talking to them. That’s the only way this program truly reaches its potential. Our motto is, “Changing lives, one friend at a time.”

During a private dinner which precedes the public dance, district office personnel, representatives from Congressman Buddy Carter’s office, district SPED staff, BI Football players and FHF members, parents and the honored guests – 50 special needs students from around the district will be in attendance.

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