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PAGE 8A-THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12, 2019
Foundation for Agriculture
offers $65,000 in scholarships
The Georgia Foundation for Agri
culture, formerly the Georgia Farm
Bureau (GFB) Foundation for Agri
culture, is offering $65,000 in schol
arships to Georgia students pursuing a
degree in agriculture, veterinary med
icine, family and consumer sciences
or a related field, Madison County
Farm Bureau president Thomas Har
rell recently announced.
Since 1959, GFB has awarded
scholarships to students entering col
lege with plans to pursue a career in
agriculture or family and consumer
sciences, according to a press release.
In 2016, GFB expanded the schol
arship program to offer scholarships
to rising college juniors and seniors,
technical college students and veter
inary college students.
In 2020 the Georgia Foundation
for Agriculture (GFA) will award
$65,000 in scholarships in the follow
ing four categories:
•The “Scholarship for Agriculture”
is for high school students who plan
to enter a college that is part of the
University System of Georgia, Ber
ry College, Emmanuel College or
any accredited college/university in
Georgia with an ag program during
the 2020-21 academic year to pur
sue an undergraduate degree in agri
cultural and environmental sciences,
family and consumer sciences or a
related agricultural field. The GFA
will award seven scholarships of
$3,000 each and seven scholarships
of $1,500 each.
•The “Technical College Schol
arship for Agriculture” is for high
school students who plan to enroll in
a Georgia accredited technical college
and major in an area of agriculture
or an ag-related field of study. This
could include welding or mechanics.
The GFA will award five scholarships
of $1,500 each.
•The "Rising College Junior/Se
nior Scholarship for Agriculture” is
for college students who have at least
two semesters of college remaining
to receive an undergraduate degree
from a unit of the University System
of Georgia, Berry College, Emmanu
el College or any accredited college/
university in Georgia with an ag pro
gram. Applicants must be majoring
in agriculture and environmental
sciences, family and consumer sci
ences or an ag-related field. The GFA
will award 10 scholarships of $2,000
each.
•The "UGA College of Veterinary
Medicine Scholarship" is for students
currently enrolled in the UGA Veter
inary Medicine program specializing
in large animal/food animal practice.
The GFA will award three scholar
ships of $2,000 each.
“I encourage any student who qual
ifies for one of the Georgia Foun
dation for Agriculture scholarships
to apply,” said Harrell. “Agriculture
offers many exciting career opportu
nities. Both farmers and consumers
depend on the many jobs agriculture
creates such as mechanics, large ani
mal veterinarians and food scientists.”
In addition, Madison County Farm
Bureau will also offer a $1,000 schol
arship for a high school senior who
plans to enter a college that is part of
the University System of Georgia,
Berry College, Emmanuel College or
any accredited college/university in
Georgia with an ag program during
the 2020-21 academic year to pur
sue an undergraduate degree in agri
cultural and environmental sciences,
family and consumer sciences or a
related agricultural field. Any Mad
ison County students who apply for
a scholarship through the GFA will
automatically be considered for the
county level scholarship.
Visit www.gfb.ag/scholarships for
a list of eligible majors/schools, ap
plication instructions and to apply.
All applications must be submitted
online by March 1, 2020. Transcripts
and letters of recommendation may
be submitted online with the applica
tion.
The scholarship recipients will be
announced in spring 2020, the re
lease stated. Scholarship checks will
be sent to the qualifying college/
university the recipient is attending
and placed in their school account
upon verification the student has met
all qualifications for the scholarship.
Scholarships awarded to graduating
high school seniors will be distribut
ed upon receipt of first semester tran
script indicating the recipient is pur
suing an ag-related course of study
and has at least a 3.0 GPA.
The Georgia Foundation for Agri
culture is a non-profit 501 © (3) cor
poration. Donations are tax-exempt.
The foundation funds activities and
educational materials designed to
increase the agricultural literacy of
Georgia residents. Donations may be
made on the foundation website at
www.gafoundationag.org, or checks
made payable to the Georgia Foun
dation for Agriculture (GFA) may be
mailed to the GFA care of Lily Bau-
com at RO. Box 7068 Macon, Ga.
31209.
Volunteer opportunities:
The following are volunteer op
portunities in the area:
•The Madison Oglethorpe An
imal Shelter needs volunteers to
walk and/or train dogs, help so
cialize cats, help with dishes and
laundry, handy men to fix lighting,
plumbers, and general help with
landscaping. Call 706-795-2868.
•Piedmont CASA volunteers
speak for children who are in foster
care. For more information, call the
CASA office at 706-387-6375.
•Girl Scouts: needs troop lead
ers, assistant leaders, trainers and
recruiters. Call Terri Bear, 706-
548- 7297.
•Boy Scouts of America, North
east Georgia Council: volunteers
needed to be troop leaders and as
sistants, 706-548-1435.
•AIDS Coalition of Northeast
Georgia: help with information
line, office support, the buddy pro
gram and helping hands, 706-542-
2437.
•American Red Cross, East
Georgia Chapter: needs help with
disaster relief and blood drives and
needs first aid and CPR instructors,
706-353-1645.
•American Cancer Society: as
sistance with special events, 706-
549- 4893.
•American Heart Association:
assistance with special events, 706-
549-0939.
•Children’s Advocacy Center:
assist with clerical work in office,
provide child care during various
group meetings and solicit dona
tions of snacks, drinks, paper prod
ucts and various children’s items.
Tina Grubbs, director, 770-868-
1900.
•Peace Place: various oppor
tunities at the shelter for battered
women and their children, Marilyn,
770-307-3633.
•Our Daily Bread: Athens urban
ministry soup kitchen, 706-353-
6647.
•Sandy Creek Park: several
volunteer opportunities, including
monthly hikes and canoeing trips to
pick up trash. The park also needs
volunteers to supervise children
during the monthly special pro
grams and events the park offers.
Sandy Creek Park has volunteer
opportunities available for anyone
willing to do office work or help
with publications. Contact the park
at 706-613-3615.
•Athens Area Humane Society:
help with special events and hands-
on work in the shelter, Lisa Klein,
706-353-CATS (2287).
•Community Connection of
Northeast Georgia: work on infor
mation research and database and
directory updating, 706-353-1313.
•Special Olympics: needs as
sistance for athletic events, Kathy
Smith, 706-548-3550.
•State Botanical Gardens of
Georgia: needs tour guides, peo
ple to greet guests and work in the
gift shop, greenhouse and at special
events, 706-542-6195.
•Piedmont Athens Regional
Medical Center: help at infor
mation desk, in admissions, at the
gift shop, mailroom and at special
events, 706-354-3510.
•St. Mary’s Hospital: help at
information desk, in admissions, at
the gift shop and at the mailroom,
706-354-3169.
•Athens Area Homeless Shel
ter: assist with preparing and serv
ing meals, childcare, and the shel
ter is also in need of drivers with a
truck, 706-354-0423.
•Salvation Army: assist with
preparing and serving meals, help
in thrift shop and at special events
held in December, 706-543-5350.
•St. Mary’s Hospice: needs vol
unteers to provide additional sup
port and assistance to terminally ill
patients and their families, Geneva
Burton, 706-355-7711.
•Friends of the Arboretum,
State Arboretum of Georgia/
Thompson Mills Forest, Braselton,
seeks volunteers to help maintain
trails through the forest and to help
with educational programs, War-
nell School of Forest Recourses,
University of Georgia, 706-542-
2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer to assist
and participate in the nurturing of
the physical, spiritual and emotion
al well-being of patients and their
families, 767 Oglethorpe Ave., Ath
ens, Kathy Branch, 877-228-9888.
•Georgia Museum of Arts:
needs tour guides, museum shop
assistance and assistance with the
summer art outreach program, 706-
542-0450.
To be included in the volunteer
listing, send information to zach@
mainstreetnews.com.
Select Fence Group
Select Fence Group: (678) 201-6548
NOTICE OF CHANGE
IN MEETING TIME
FOR DECEMBER
MEETING
Due to the Christmas Holiday
the December meeting of the
Hull City Council will be held
on December 19, 2019, at 7:00
p.m. instead of December 26,
2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Sandra Pou
City Clerk
New $ 1,000 merit
scholarship offered
to high school
High school seniors in
Madison County planning
to enroll in college or a
technical school after grad
uation have a new $1,000
merit scholarship available
to them.
The Madison County
Democrats are sponsoring
the scholarship in an ef
fort to inspire local teens
to engage in meaningful
community discourse and
debate.
There is a second schol
arship of $500. High school
seniors, including those
who are home schooled,
can enter the competition
by writing an essay, a piece
of short fiction or a podcast.
A jury of local county lead
ers will judge the entries.
“We want our young
people to take a deep look
at the democratic process
and address the question,
‘How can equality, diver
sity and inclusion thrive in
Madison County?’” said
Madison County Demo
cratic Committee Chair
man Clyde Verhine. “This
scholarship is meant to en
courage thoughtful analysis
and respectful dialogue.”
Organizers said the
scholarship is offered in
a non-partisan spirit. All
students are invited to par
ticipate. The competition
is open through March 31,
2020.
The scholarship was
conceived by the Com
munity Affirmation Sub
committee of the Madison
County Democrats, which
is committed to promoting
educational endeavors.
For more information
and to enter the merit
scholarship competition,
go to the Madison County
Democrats website: mc-
gademocrats.wixsite.com/
Caregivers sought
for area veterans
foster care program
Qualified caregivers
are needed for the Veter
ans Medical Foster Home
program managed by
the Charlie Norwood VA
Medical Center. Approved
applicants will provide
physical and mental health
care to veterans who are
in need of a family. Appli
cants must be 21 to apply.
“We’re seeking compe
tent and compassionate
caregivers,” said Hallie
Cheek, Medical Foster
Home coordinator for the
VA services out of Augus
ta.
The veteran pays to re
side in a VA-screened and
approved medical foster
home with private funds
like Social Security. VA
aid and attendance, or ser
vice-connected disability
compensation. The veter
an’s primary medical care
is managed by the VA’s
interdisciplinary home-
based primary care team
or spinal cord injury home
care. The rates of the foster
home are negotiated be
tween the veteran and the
caregiver, and are based on
the veteran’s ability to pay
as well as the level of care
that is required.
Caregivers must be fi
nancially stable, own or
rent their home, and have
either formal or informal
caregiving experience. A
medical foster home care
giver must be willing to
accept veterans without
discrimination on the ba
sis of race, color, sex. age,
religion or national origin.
To apply, call Cheek at
706-945-9447 or email her
at Hallie.Cheek@va.gov.
Address signs available
at county 911 office
Reflective address signs EMS officials find homes
are available for sale at the during emergencies.
Madison County 9-1-1 of- The signs are $20 and
fice. posts are $3. Call the 9-1-
The signs help law en- 1 office at 706-795-0893
forcement, fire, rescue and for more information.
Buckle up. It’s the law!
Fun By The Numbers
Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This
mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from
the moment you square off, so sharpen your pen
cil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!
Here’s How It Works:
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, bro
ken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudo
ku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row,
column and box. Each number can appear only
once in each row, column and box. You can figure
out the order in which the numbers will appear by
using the numeric clues already provided in the
boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it
gets to solve the puzzle!
8
4
5
9
7
1
8
6
9
2
7
4
8
1
1
2
5
8
1
9
2
7
8
6
1
5
9
7
5
6
4