Wednesday, December 5, 2001
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Wednesday, December 5, 2001 |
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Youth home supporters take stock of year Humorist Ted Key entertains crowd By CAROLYN
CARY
Producer and actor Ted Key delighted Fayette Youth Protection Home supporters with readings from Christmas classics at the ninth annual benefit dinner. Nearly 100 patrons were present to hear his rendition of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Night Before Christmas," along with a different spin on the Nativity, placing the birth of Jesus in Georgia sometime in the 1930s, taken from his own "Cotton Patch Gospel." "It was my pleasure," he said, "to spend the evening with these good people for this good cause." He has followed the work of the homes for abused children and donated his time to the fund-raiser. A report by Mike Jablonski, former board member for the charity, gave a review of the activities for the past year and stated that it takes over $300,000 in donations to keep the homes operating. "By Christmas 2001, we will have served close to 200 children and processed over 1,400 requests for service," he said. The event raised over $20,000. Asden Johnson, president of the Board of Directors, recognized a group of local business people who are forming a support fund to underwrite events like this one. The founding members, called the CareCorps, are Bischoff and White PC, Collier and Associates, Crawford Tool, Bill and Michaele Gatheridge, Dave C. Lee DMD, PC, Little Ones at Starr's Mill, MidGACourier, Brent Scarbrough and Co., Robert and Martha Stephenson, Seckinger Design Associates, and Steve and Robyn Weeman. The Friday Home, in northern Fayette County, has been operating since 1989 and the Johnson Home, in Brooks, is three years old. The combined facilities house 20 children, most of whom are from Fayette County.
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