Pay It Forward It starts with you As we approach the time of year where gift-giving and giving back to others in our community is at the forefront of our minds, why not combine these two actions and shop with local companies who give back to the community on your behalf? We hope you will consider these, as well as other businesses that do the same, when shopping during the holiday season and all year long. 770-Arborist833 Roper Road, Canton 770-272-6747770Arborist.com/pay-it-forward/Ready to get your trees pruned/removed and make a difference at the same time? Mention this offer at the time of payment, so you know you got the best price, and 10% will be donated to your church or favorite charity! The amount will be mailed to them in your name. 770-Arborist wants to help you take care of some trees AND some people, too. Afterglow Spa 1431 Riverstone Parkway, Suite 100, Canton770-720-1134AfterglowSpa.netAfterglow Spa donates gift cards to local charities such as the Ray Benefit to help with medical expenses, Waleska First Baptist Churchs Tee Up for Teens charity golf event, Angel House as well as local schools and youth sports teams. By going to them for your spa needs, you enable them to continue to give back to the community. Art Jewelers136 Woodstock Square Avenue #400, Woodstock770-924-3133ArtJewelers.netArt jewelers works through Fundation Contigo, ContigoEcuador.org, which is a non-profit organization that focuses on the orphan needs in Ecuador. They mainly work in and around Quito, which is the capital of Ecuador. Art Jewelers carries jewelry made by Ecuadorian women from the Tagua seeds. Over 50% of the funds return to Ecuador to help the orphans and the community. Clydes Camp574 Lakes Drive, Canton770-235-4294ClydesCamp.comClydes Camp is a new, unique dog boarding, day-play and grooming facility, located on a 138-acre farm. They provide a safe, fun experience for dogs, where they spend the day outside playing on real grass. They take daily walks on trails that cover miles of the property. 100% of their profits are donated to Save the Horses and other dog rescues. They know how important it is for dog lovers to find a place to leave their dog while at work or on vacation. Please visit their website, or stop by with your dog for a visit to see what they have to offer! Foster Gift Shop100 Hospital Road, Canton770-213-8738Facebook.com/fostergiftshop/Foster Gift Shop is an establishment that was created by North Georgia Angel House, which provides a safe home and valuable life skills to teen girls between the ages of 12-21 in order to better prepare them for life. Foster Gift Shop gives the teens the opportunity to work and earn wages. The girls create edible bouquets, jewelry, signs, custom art and other treasures that are then sold to help them earn an income. HiCaliber 3800 Holly Springs Parkway, Canton678-880-8764HiCaliberFirearms.comHiCaliber donates over 5% of its profits to supporting local organizations such as Boy Scout troops, Trail Life, the Creekview HS Touchdown Club, the Sequoyah HS Junior Chiefs Baseball Club and the Rotary and Optimist Clubs. Keys Jewelry2320 East Main Street, Canton770-479-4834KeysJewlery.comKeys Jewelry donates 2% of its special orders to the Bend Your Knees Foundation. The Bend Your Knees Foundation, started in honor of Collins Dixon, is a Georgia 501(c) 3 nonprofit that raises money to help spread awareness of brain tumors in children, support families with a child who has a brain tumor and support other organizations that work with children with brain tumors (such as the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children). LGE 2018 Cumming Highway, Canton770-424-0060LGECCU.orgLGE has raised over $418,000 for local charities since 2010. Its employees have invested over 2600 hours of their personal time to give back. Each year, the employees choose to give a large portion of the raised funds to four charities. 2016s charities are Calvary Childrens Home, Next Step Ministries, Safe Path and Warehouse of Hope. After they evenly distribute funds to the previously listed charities, the rest of the funds are divided up and given to MUST Ministries, CASA- Paulding County, City of Refuge, Rachels Rest, McKenna Farms, The Drake House and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.This years goal is to raise $75,000. They are currently at $53,000. LGEs board of directors will double the final amount that is raised. For more information, please feel free to visit LGECCU.org/lge_foundation.html. Poole Funeral Home 1970 Eagle Drive, Woodstock678-932-2097PooleFuneralHome.netPoole Funeral Home gives back 10% of their service charge to the deceaseds church, among other charities in the community such as MUST Minsitries and the Gentiva Foundation. Pro Roofing & Siding2558 Canton Road, Marietta770-777-1733MyProRoofing.comPro Roofing offers a generous referral reward that provides their customers a choice of charities, including MUST Ministries, Papas Pantry, Cherokee Family Violence Center and CHRIS Kids, for which to make a donation in their name. When customers refer a friend or family member to Pro Roofing & Siding, they enjoy giving them the opportunity to pay it forward! Urban Secrets6175 Hickory Flat Highway, Canton678-493-5437UrbanSecretsBoutique.comUrban Secrets makes monthly donations to Pencils of Promise, which is a charitable organization that helps provide school supplies for children in need, and they donate items to MUST Ministries. They also sell Good Works jewelry and accessories, which donates 25% of all sales to help build solar panels and clean water systems for rural areas, to fund a playground for 107 orphans, and to provide 50,000 meals to the homeless. Additionally, they sell Giving Keys, which is an organization that makes inspirational products to sell, which then uses proceeds to help successfully transition the homeless off the streets by creating jobs. *The organizations listed above were found in response to a social media email search and is not inclusive of all the businesses in our community.
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