Peachtree City publisher supports 'My House' benefit

A local publishing company was well represented at a recent fundraiser for My House, an Atlanta home for neglected, drug-addicted and abused babies, which gained national attention when it was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show.

In support of employees who volunteer at My House, Frank Cawood, owner of FC&A Publishing Inc., sponsored a table for 10 at a benefit luncheon recently at Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant in Buckhead. Cawood is the principal owner of Fayette Publishing Inc., publisher of The Citizen newspapers.

My House founder and director Donna Carson spoke at the luncheon and presented a video segment from a recent appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. In October, Winfrey presented Carson with an Angel network Use Your Life Award. The follow-up show featured school students who were inspired to sponsor babies through contributions to My House.

My House was created for babies with problems like extremely low birth weight, drug addiction and abuse who can't go home with their mothers. Many, called "boarder babies," remain hospitalized because appropriate foster care can't be found. Their care costs taxpayers thousands of dollars a day, plus the babies miss out on the stimulation they need to develop mentally and emotionally. My House provides a nurturing, cost-effective alternative.

The charity operates under the Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics but is financed entirely through volunteer donations. The current home is in midtown Atlanta, but Carson's dream is to build a bigger house for more babies and with green space where the toddlers can play. She also envisions My House as a model for homes like it in other cities.

For information phone Donna Carson at 404-876-1337 or e-mail dcarson@emory.edu.

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