Community responds to church’s outreach program

Valerie Griffith with Mak Beauty Institute gives a manicure to Donna Conner during North Lanier Baptist Church’s 3 Days of Hope event, which was held Thursday through Saturday. - photo by Crystal Ledford

hope3 — Valerie Griffith with Mak Beauty Institute gives a manicure to Donna Conner during North Lanier Baptist Church’s 3 Days of Hope event, which was held Thursday through Saturday. - photo by Crystal Ledford

CUMMING — Leaders of a Cumming church were calling a new community outreach program a great success only halfway through the event. By Friday, the second day of North Lanier Baptist’s 3 Day of Hope event, more than 200 people had come through the doors to receive free assistance such as medical and vision screenings, haircuts, manicures and automobile care. The event was completely volunteer-run with several businesses in the community — including Herbert Automotive, Northside Hospital-Forsyth, Mak Beauty Institute, Mary Kay Cosmetics and the Forsyth County Lions Club — providing free services.