To celebrate the 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 to assist the hungry in the county and provide food

and assistance for the Ronald McDonald House of West Georgia.

"Not only is America's

food supply the world's safest, but it's also the most affordable,"

said Wayne Stradling, president of South Fulton County Farm Bureau.�"It

speaks well of our nation's increasing standard of living, which

would certainly be reduced without the safe, abundant and affordable domestic

food supply produced by America's farmers and ranchers. 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 Farm County 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 the hungry 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 West Georgia,

"said Peggie 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 the affordable food on a state level, the

Committee has selected the Ronald McDonald House of West Georgia in Columbus.

"We are proud to be a

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

the county level." Said Peggie Earnest, Women's Chair .