Category: Kennesaw/Acworth

ACWORTH AND KENNESAW COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS

Sharing opportunities so members of our community can reach out and help families that are struggling this season.  The Kennesaw Police Department sponsors the Jerry Worthan Christmas Fund which provides for families at Christmas, Sardis Baptist Church has free $50…

SCARECROWS, AND PUMPKINS, AND COSTUMES – OH MY!

While we may have been limited in activities for the last several months, both the Acworth and Kennesaw Parks and Recreation Departments are making sure we will enjoy the fall and all the festivities surrounding Halloween. City of Kennesaw to…

NORTHWEST YMCA NEEDS HELP!

The Northwest YMCA needs your help in feeding our local kids! Last Saturday the Northwest Family YMCA in West Cobb in partnership with Freedom Church – assembled and delivered a weeks worth of lunch supplies directly to children in Cobb…

ALLATOONA CHARITIES’ PIONEER DAYS

Pioneer Days are just around the corner, just up the road at Sam Smith Park on Douthit Ferry Rd in Cartersville. The dates this year are August 30, 31 & September 1, & 2, 2019. Fireworks will be Sunday night…

“PLAY…In Nature” is Open at Smith-Gilbert Gardens

This summer Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens (SGG) will be the place for families to spend time outside, unscheduled, unstructured and unplugged, when “PLAY…In Nature” which opened on June 18. “PLAY… In Nature” is an exhibition of creative, engaging play structures that…

Butterfly House is Back at Smith-Gilbert Gardens

Celebrating 10 years open to the public, Smith-Gilbert Gardens is 16 acres of serene setting with over 4,000 species of plants, several rare in American gardens. United by woodland paths, the Gardens consist of separate groupings with individual elements of…

Family Fun Events June 17-June 24

Our community has plenty to choose from this week — the Play in Nature Exhibit opens at Smith Gilbert Gardens on June 18, Celebrate Skate Day at Swift Cantrell’s Kennesaw Skate Park on Friday, June 21 and an adult party…

Up Coming Events Starting May 3

On the home stretch to summer – lots of events going on to enjoy with your family, check out this article for events starting May 3. Dont miss your chance to see our new GBI director, Vic Reynolds in on…

EASTER BREAKFASTS AND HUNTS

Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts this weekend in Kennesaw and Marietta.  All family fun events. Kennesaw to Host Bunny Breakfast Tickets are now on sale for an “all-you-care-to-eat” Bunny Breakfast on April 20 at the Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753…