Local Restaurants Host Fundraiser for Tripp Halstead

Chick-fil-A restaurants in Hiram and Dallas will host a fundraiser for Tripp Halstead on April 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Chick-fil-A® restaurants in Hiram and Dallas will hold a fundraiser for Winder toddler Tripp Halstead on Monday, April 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. A percentage of sales will go toward Tripp’s medical expenses as he recovers from a critical head injury caused by a falling tree limb in October. Tripp’s struggle has touched so many people that the Paulding County Commissioner, David Austin, signed a proclamation on March 12 declaring April 1 Tripp Halstead Day. Fundraiser attendees are invited to sign “Get Well” posters for Tripp at the restaurants or to drop off cards of their own. Guests can also make donations at either of the restaurants. To stay updated on his progress, visit www.facebook.com/TrippHalsteadUpdates. “It’s amazing how the …

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Petitions Support School Fundraising with Chick-fil-A

At least two petitions have been started to support the Paulding County School District’s usage of Chick-fil-A as a fundraising partner. The petitions are a response to another petition calling for the district to sever its fundraising ties to the chain.

Through online petitions, nearly 500 people have taken sides on the issue of whether Paulding County Schools should sever its fundraising ties with a national restaurant chain. Dallas-Hiram Patch last week reported that a petition on change.org called for the school district to stop using Chick-fil-A as a fundraising partner. It was started by a user named Reagan Stewart, identified as a resident of Douglasville. “My issue is that [Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy’s] company is actively donating millions of dollars to certified hate groups like The Family Research Council (FRC) that are actively seeking to promote discrimination towards and lobbying for legislation against the [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] community,” Stewart …

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Petition Seeks Chick-fil-A’s Removal from Paulding Schools

The petition’s aim is to have the school district stop utilizing the restaurant chain for fundraising efforts.

A national restaurant chain’s support of a nonprofit labeled by some as a hate group has sparked a petition aimed at having the Paulding County School System cease its ties to the chain. A petition on change.org calls for the school district to stop using Chick-fil-A as a fundraising partner. It was started by a user named Reagan Stewart, identified as a resident of Douglasville. “It deeply saddens me to see that the school my daughter attends is still selling their product each and every Thursday morning,” Stewart writes in the petition. “I'm well aware of the views that the president of Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy has towards the [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] community. I have no issue with that. This is a free country and his …

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News Nearby: New Schools Open; Commercial Filmed Locally

Check out some of these stories from nearby Patch sites.

Dallas-Hiram Patch has compiled a list of stories that may interest you:   Cartersville Patch New Cloverleaf Elementary Opens Commercial Filmed at Local Store   West Cobb Patch Cobb Voters Push for Mickey Mouse, Jesus Christ   South Cobb Patch Mableton's Jim Mize Recognized for Views on Chick-Fil-A, Gay Marriage Clarkdale Celebrates 50 Years with New School on Saturday

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Frugal Family

Frugal Family: Free Citizens Police Academy Offered

The application deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday at the Hiram Police station on Main Street next to City Hall.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column is dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.   Remember: You also can help military families overseas with your expired coupons through Coupon Mom's Military Coupon Program.     1. Free Police Instruction for Hiram Residents Deal…

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Frugal Family: Two Restaurants to Give Free Food to Lucky Few

Beginning at 6 a.m. today, the Dallas Chick-fil-A will give 100 people a free Chick-fil-A meal every week for a year. Also, you could be among 50 who will win free wings for a year on Friday at Buffalo Wild Wings in Hiram.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together. 1. Sign Up Now for Free Backpacks and to Volunteer Deal: Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. on July 20 or when the time slots are full (whichever comes first) for the third-…

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Frugal Family: $10 Rabies Shots Offered on Saturday

Dress like a cow, or a partial cow, on Friday to "git" free food at any Chick-fil-A— except the one in Dallas, which will not be open until July 14.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together. This week, Frugal Family reporter Carolyn Cunningham scoured our local sources to come up with the following:   1. Low-cost Rabies Shots on Saturday Deal: Paulding County Animal …

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Frugal Family: Frozen BOGOs at McDonald's with Coupon

Dressing in costume can yield you discounted Braves tickets on Saturday and freebies at Chick-fil-A on July 8.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box. Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together. This week, Frugal Family reporter Carolyn Cunningham scoured our local sources to come up with Buy One Get One (BOGO) drinks at McDonald's, a Friday family special at Mellow …

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Carolyn Cunningham

12:44 pm on Thursday, June 30, 2011

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