The Fayette Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta awarded $35,000 as its 2008 competitive grants to eight Fayette nonprofit organizations.

The 2008 grant recipients are Advo-Kids (CASA), FACTOR, Fayette Care Clinic, Fayette County Education Foundation, Fayette Family YMCA, The Joseph Sams School, Real Life Center and Southwest Christian Care.

The Fayette Fund is a local fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and connects donors, nonprofits, community leaders and other partners to make philanthropy happen for the benefit of Fayette County.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, with more that $750 million in assets, awarded more that 4,600 grants totaling $50 million to nonprofit organizations last year throughout 23 counties in the greater Atlanta region in the areas of arts and culture, community development, civic affairs, education, health, religion and human services.

Visit their website, www.atlcf.org, for more information or call Kim Frederking at 678-462-8320.

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