Bob Coggin,

a local businessman and a board member and an immediate past chairman

of the Peach Bowl, donated the tickets to the foundation, which in turn

donated them to the school system's high school athletic programs.

Coggin said

he is excited to have the ACC-SEC shootout come to Atlanta with the Peach

Bowl, and said he challenged his fellow bowl board members to make similar

donations to Boys and Girls Clubs, high schools and other organizations

in their communities.

Coggin and

Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce President Greg Wright, representing

the Coweta Community Foundation, presented the donation to Coweta schools

Superintendent Richard Brooks, Northgate Principal Wayne Outlaw, Newnan

Principal Alan Wood, East Coweta Athletic Director Walter Drake and East

Coweta varsity women's basketball coach Paula Jones.

"Our students

will really enjoy these," said Brooks.

"This

is a great Christmas gift," said coach Jones. "We always try

to take our students to a game this time of year, but to be treated to

this caliber of competition is fantastic. And with women's basketball

growing like it is, our players will be very excited."

Coggin said

that his board is excited about the event, too, because of the prestige

it will add to events around the Peach Bowl, and because of the economic

impact the series of events will have on the region.

The Coweta

Community Foundation is a local nonprofit organization designed to assist

community projects and charitable donations in Coweta County.