Among the many

projects of the Peachtree City club, probably the most well-known is the

Rotary Phone Book, which now serves all of Fayette County. The proceeds

from the sale of advertising in the phone book support the many endeavors,

both local and worldwide, in which Peachtree City Rotary is involved.

This club is

responsible for several familiar Peachtree City landmarks. The "Welcome

to Peachtree City" sign at the intersection of Ga. highways 54 and

74, which denotes the area civic organizations, was a Rotary project several

years ago. The club has also built the Arnold Cheek Fishing Dock at the

Line Creek Nature Center and the Luther Glass Memorial Gazebo at Three

Ponds on Peachtree Parkway South.

Sponsorship

of the "Get Out The Vote" political forum, which introduces

local political candidates and their views to the voters, has been a valuable

service Peachtree City Rotary has performed for many years. Additionally,

the club supports the Friends Mentoring Program of the Fayette County

School System, the Southern Crescent Memory Walk for Alzheimer's, the

All Children's Playground, the YMCA, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America,

the Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital, and AIDS awareness assemblies

in local high schools.

The club also

sponsors Interact Clubs at McIntosh and Starr's Mill high schools. Interact

is the high school arm of Rotary.

The year the

Rotary Club of Peachtree City donated signs on the cart path which give

directions to bike riders, runners, walkers and golf cart drivers on the

city's path system. The club has also "adopted" Picnic Park

to help the city maintain this popular facility.

As a supporter

of local fire and police departments, the club sponsors the annual Peachtree

City Police Banquet and the annual Firefighters Award Banquet, and each

week has a different member of the police force as a guest at its regular

meeting.

Peachtree City

Rotary is also active internationally. A current major international project

is Polio-Plus, the aim of which is to eradicate polio worldwide by 2005.

Only a few pockets remain where polio is rampant, and to help complete

the eradication, Rotarians have left Polio-Plus containers in local businesses.

Residents are asked to drop loose change into these to help accomplish

this tremendous health goal.

Anyone interested

in becoming a part of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City should call 770-487-6639.

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