Applying the current 10 percent

statistic to the calendar year, it means the average household will have

earned enough disposable income - that portion of income available for

spending or saving - to pay for its annual food supply in just 37 days.

To celebrate our safe and abundant

food supply, South Fulton County Farm Bureau is participating in a statewide

Food Check-Out Day event.

During January and early February

they will be taking donations which will go to a charity and also provide

food and assistance for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia.

"Many of us take for granted

that we have the most safe and affordable food in the world," said

J. Wayne Stradling, South Fulton Farm Bureau President.

"We want to share that

abundance with those less fortunate in our community and be a part of

the statewide effort to provide food for one of the Ronald McDonald Houses

in Georgia."

For every donation made at

the South Fulton Farm Bureau Office, the donor's name will be written

on a special card and displayed during the donation period.

"Of the money collected

during this time, half will stay here for us to assist a charity in South

Fulton County. The other half will go to the Georgia Farm Bureau Women's

Committee, the sponsor of the statewide effort, to help provide food for

the visiting families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Central

Georgia,"said Peggi Earnest, South Fulton County Farm Bureau Women's

Committee Chair.

The Ronald McDonald House provides

a "home-away-from-home" for the families of seriously ill children

receiving medical treatment in the area.

Food is a primary need at

each of these houses. Each year, the Georgia Farm Bureau Women's Committee

will rotate the state focus to a different Ronald McDonald House. For

this first year of celebrating our affordable food on a state level, the

Committee has selected the new Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia.

"We are proud to be a

part of the statewide commemoration as well as our activities here on

the county level," said Peggi Earnest, Women's Chair.