It’s time again for the Hamilton Mill food drive in cooperation with 12 Stone Church and Compassion in Action (CIA).  The 4th annual event is being held on Saturday October 2nd (2010).

Compassion in Action weekend brings thousands of volunteers together from dozens of local churches, including 1500 or more from the 12 Stoner crowd too.

As always, our project (one of many) is a huge food drive within the Hamilton Mill community.  It couldn’t be a better time for it either because the Lawrenceville coop is really struggling to keep up with demand from so many Gwinnett families in need these days.

Please mark your calendar for Saturday October 2nd and get together a big bag (or two) of good food for those in need.  You can let us know that you’ll have food ready for us by sending email to
fooddrive@diamonddwellings.com

Join the team

Wanna volunteer to help with the food drive?  Sign up right here

Got this list from Time Magazine (really via @twitter ).  As always, some interesting stuff on this list.  Lately, so much of these lists are driven by the web.  Amazing that the course of our entire vocabulary is mostly driven by our online interactions.  The term “Social Media” has become so ubiquitous in my world that I really don’t want to hear it anymore.  Anybody with me?  It’s like that song on the radio that’s just been played to death!  But, I digress…

I’d like to suggest a few additions of my own, such as Escape Velocity and Man-Friend (a term my daughter uses to describe friends of mine that are the other fathers of her softball teammates)

Here’s the Time Mag list:

The ‘96 Worth Cobras Softball Team is seeking the National ASA Championship during their second season at the Girls 14u level and the upcoming 2010/2011 season.

The team is hosting a full-field open golf tournament to raise money for their upcoming bid for the national title!!

All are welcome so why not bring your best buddies for the 4 man best ball event on Thursday October 21, 2010.  All the details are at 96Cobras.com

I’ve been doing a lot of baseball and softball batting for the last month.  My son just decided at the ripe old age of 12 that he wants to play Mill Creek baseball this fall, so we’ve been practicing every single day to get ready for the tryout.  (btw, the tryout was yesterday and he did really great!).

Jack City is the only batting cage that’s really close to Hamilton Mill, but there are several others within a 10 minute drive.

I’ve made a quick list here:

• Jack City
• BaseRunners
• Renz
• Home Run Zone

I also did a search on BattingCageFinder.com and that was pretty accurate (interesting niche business, huh?)

If you’ve found any others, please drop a comment here and let everyone know.

This will be my 3rd year in a row leading a very big food drive in the Hamilton Mill area as a leader for Compassion in Action weekend – in cooperation with 12Stone Church.   It’s a really cool opportunity for all of us to give SO MUCH back to our community with just a few short hours of effort.

Last year we collected an amazing amount of food and delivered it to the Lawrenceville Co-op.
Hard to believe but there are families right here in Gwinnett that have a huge need (now as always)

This is certainly something that parents and kids can both be part of.

Now’s the time to sign up (takes 2 seconds)

The first step is having each person (parents and kids) sign up here:

Everyone gets a CIA t-shirt but they have to sign up really soon (like this week).

After you to the site, there’s a list of different activities.
The Hamilton Mill food drive is the very first choice (and the best one

btw, if you can’t be there on Oct 3rd, we also need lots of help with flyer distribution during the week before.
Also, if you can only help for an hour or two on Saturday, that’s fine too. Just come when you can!

Regards,

Matt Fagioli
678.694.7001

ps. please feel free to call me with any questions or ideas

Fast Frame in Dacula at Hamilton Mill

Fast Frame here at Hamilton Mill is expecting a special guest next Saturday (the 25th). Illustrator Cal Warlick will be at the store signing prints and talking with fans. Mr. Warlick is famous for his sports prints including lots of college football images (like the Georgia Bulldog print below). This is a great opportunity to pick up a pretty unique Christmas gift for the sports fan(s) in your family.

Click on the TalkShoe button to hear store owner Dan Weeden (Fast Frame) talking about the big event.

Cal Warlick

btw, the number of the store is 678.541.0105

From all of us at Diamond Dwellings, have an awesome & safe holiday weekend!

Hope to see you at the Hamilton Mill pool & around the neighborhood.

If you live near Hamilton Mill, you’ve probably been waiting for the new park to open on Hwy 124. The new Duncan Creek Park located on Braselton Highway at Pine Road opens today! This park is minutes away from everyone in Hamilton Mill.

The official grand opening for the park is scheduled for June 14th, but county officials decided to open to the public today since school is out and there will be plenty of kids looking for new activities.

Duncan Creek park features 110 acres and includes a skate park for bicyclists, skateboarders, and rollerbladers. It also contains a football field, sand volleyball courts, and a playground. Also, the new Hamilton Mill library branch will be added at the park’s entrance later this year.

View the plans for the park on the Gwinnett County website at:

Also, see the complete article today in the Gwinnett Daily Post Local section at:

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Well, I got my pool badge in the mail today! I guess summer is almost here!

Believe it or not, this weekend the Hamilton Mill pools are open. Both pools are on an abbreviated schedule thru May 21st (that’s when Gwinnett County schools get out) After that, the schedule is, of course, much longer — for the long days of summer. Then, this fall, the schedule is short again — after August 10th. Here’s the schedule thru May 21st:

Lakeview Pool at Hamilton Mill schedule for May 10 to May 21

Sunday thru Thursday: 10am to 8pm / Friday & Saturday: 10am to 9pm

(Gwinnett County Schools are in session thru May 21)

Millview Pool at Hamilton Mill schedule for May 10 to May 21

Friday: 4pm to 9pm / Saturday: 10am to 9pm / Sunday: 10am to 8pm

(Lakeview is only open on Weekends thru May 21)

You’ve probably heard the buzz about the great new movie theater coming to Hamilton Mill this summer. In fact, everyone is realizing now that it will be “THE” place to be at Hamilton Mill this summer & all the hot summer movies will be playing on the big screen right there. It’s opening right by Kohl’s and the Hamilton Mill Home Depot — across Hwy 124 from Starbucks & the BB&T bank.

There really has not been much talk about the details. We pride ourselves on knowing everything about what is going on with Hamilton Mill real estate — even commercial real estate like this movie theater. But, up until know, there really wasn’t much to know.

Great Escapes contacted Diamond Dwellings today and gave us some more details. The theater is tentatively scheduled to open in late June. It is called “The Great Escape 14 in Dacula”. The facility is 52,000 square feet with stadium high-back 24″ riser rocker reclining seats! It will have Full Impact DTS Digital Surround Sound. Plus, it also boasts a first-of-its-kind Digital Auditorium and 3D projection system too.

The first six months will include many huge movie attractions such as Iron-Man, (Disney’s Hot Blockbuster) Narnia II, Deception, Incredible Hulk, Untraceable, Batman, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Beverly Hills Cop 4 plus many many more Top Blockbusters–ensuring maximum movie attendance and interest in this fabulous mega theatre!