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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The winners of the 2013 Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission’s (EDC) industry awards were announced Wednesday morning at their rise and shine breakfast.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video; Local business leaders learned about the future of state at the Rise and Shine Breakfast Wednesday morning.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Updated with video; The "Positive Direction Youth Center," held their annual breakfast this morning in hopes of raising funds to give underprivleged kids a great Christmas.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The Dougherty County School System honored Phoebe Putney at a Wednesday morning rise and shine breakfast.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Strive2Thrive held a Rise N Shine Breakfast Wednesday morning to celebrate the success of it's families, to thank the community, and to lay out the future.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  The Dougherty County School System thanked its partners today at a rise and shine breakfast.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  The Chamber of Commerce held their Rise and Shine Breakfast Wednesday morning, which highlighted the Strive2Thrive initiative and its contributors.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  The Albany-Area Chamber of Commerce and their Military Affairs Committee hosted their quarterly Rise and Shine Breakfast.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  There are about 170 organizations that take part in school system’s Partners in Excellence Program and donate time and resources to the schools.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  Leaders informed on how Albany could change the face of poverty in Georgia.