Meet Riley Johnson! Riley is 6 years old and is in the first grade at Lakeview Academy. His parents are J.R. and Molly Johnson and he has a sister; Emma Claire. 
Riley was diagnosed with leukemia in May 2016 and has been fighting ever since.
In two years, Riley will complete his cancer treatment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He receives chemotherapy once a month through a port along with daily treatment at home. 
Unfortunately, Riley is one of the many children in Hall County that have been diagnosed with childhood cancer, and also one of the many children in Hall County who receives support and love throughout their journey from the community. 
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, local families affected by childhood cancer planned an event on the downtown Gainesville square to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer.
From 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 21, Gainesville will Go Gold with a fun and FREE event for the whole family. Stop by the square for live music by Jeremiah Reed & Heather Farr, Hotdog Ninja, face painting, popcorn and cotton candy, a petting zoo, corn hole and much more!
We want to thank Riley and his family for recently sitting down with us to find out more about his life and love of our community.
Question: What is your favorite sport?
Answer: “Football, my favorite team is Auburn.”
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Gainesville and what do you like there?
A: “ Chick-fil-A, I like their chicken nuggets.”
Q: Where do you want to travel, and what do you want to do there?
A: “ New York, and I want to do everything there.”
Q: What do you like about living in Gainesville?
A: “Swimming in the lake, I just learned how to wakeboard.”
Q: Who is your best friend?
A: “Thompson”
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: “An engineer.”
Q: What makes you happy?
A: “My dog.”
Interview by: Thomas Bates, a 7 year old Centennial student.
The Faces of Hall County is a project to showcase the amazing people that live or work in our community. If you would like to nominate an interesting person to be featured please email babernathy@gonorton.com.