Account initiated for new Promise Place shelter

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Account initiated for new Promise Place shelter

Victims of domestic abuse�are one step closer to having a place to turn in an emergency.

Promise Place, the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, opened an account at BB&T bank on Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville specifically for monies raised toward�building an emergency shelter in Fayette County.

Mike Jablonski,�senior vice president of BB&T Bank, presented Sonja Strickland, executive director of Promise Place, with the first check for deposit.

"This is a great cause and I am more than happy to be a part of this effort to create a safe place for victims of domestic violence," said Jablonski.

Promise Place serves over 400 women and 500 children each year and operates�predominately on community support and donations. For more information or to make a donation�call Heidi Becker, community outreach director of�Promise Place, at 770-846-8659.