Jason Blakey and Amanda Arnold of the Credit Union of Georgia recently presented a $1,000 cash prize sponsored by CLB Contracting and the Credit Union of Georgia to Avery Elementary School principal, Dr. Pam Smith. Dr. Smith immediately donated the schools prize money directly back to the Service League of Cherokee County. With 173 race participants, Avery Elementary School was the Cherokee County school with the most race participants in the 12th annual Run for the Children Reindeer Run 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run held this past December. The holiday-themed event hosted by the Service League of Cherokee County took place in historic downtown Canton, hosted 850 race participants and raised more than $9,000 for needy children in Cherokee County.