The Fayette

Shrine Club, a member of the Yaarab Shrine Temple in Atlanta, raised $37,000

last year for local charities and to help support 22 Shrine hospitals

for crippled and burned children throughout North America.

It takes $1.5

million a day to operate these hospitals.

The Fayette

Youth Protection Home was a recipient of some of these funds for use in

housing abused children. The organization operates two homes housing as

many as 20 children, one in the north end of the county, and one in the

Brooks area.

"Our main

goal is to help children, not only in these hospitals, but also support

those in our local community," said Fayette Shrine member Walt Swafford.

If you know

of a child under 18 who needs help, phone Swafford at 770-460-2019 or

Jerry Mask, 770-461-2772.