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OUR CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Thank you to our contributors for their work in making this issue of The Newcomers Guide possible.<br />
If you have a story idea or are interested in working on The Newcomers Guide team,<br />
contact us via email at INFO@THENEWCOMERSGUIDE.COM.<br />
MACKENZIE AINSWORTH is a sixthgrader<br />
at North Augusta Elementary. Her<br />
short piece on urban life was published<br />
in North Augusta Today. Her granddad is<br />
contributor, Rick Brown.<br />
GRACE BELANGIA co-founded the nonprofit<br />
HACK Augusta which manages<br />
theClubhou.se, an innovation development<br />
organization. She is the organizer<br />
for TEDxAugusta and helps produce<br />
hackathons and events for the technology<br />
and maker community. She also mentors<br />
early stage entrepreneurs and serves on<br />
the boards of many area non-profits.<br />
LORNA BARRETT is an animal lover and<br />
has always felt the need to do whatever<br />
she could to improve conditions for<br />
animals. Having been a co-owner of<br />
the popular neighborhood restaurant<br />
Villiage Deli in Summerville with her<br />
best friend and husband, Les, for over<br />
26 years, she feels fortunate enough to<br />
have developed good relationships with<br />
a wide circle of people, most of whom<br />
share that love for their four legged<br />
companions.<br />
GABBY BOARDMAN BENTON is a lifelong<br />
Augustan who founded Made Fore a Pro, a<br />
Masters Housing Rental Business that has<br />
experienced much success. Her love for<br />
Augusta has led to a strong involvement in<br />
the community, including serving as a board<br />
member of the Augusta Training Shop, the<br />
Morris Museum of Art’s Gala board, and the<br />
Wilson Family Y. Gabby’s greatest joys are<br />
her two children.<br />
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