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HELPING THE SCHOOLS Beth Turner
(left) and Doug Barnett (right) presented a
check to Westfield Schools. Receiving the
Perry Chick-fil-A makes school contributions
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
Giving back to the com
munity means a lot to
Chick-fil-A owner Doug
Barnett. One way he gives
back to the community is
through his business, Chi
fil-A, tithing back to area
schools.
“I’ve done this at least a
couple of years. It is a small
way to give back to the
schools — to make a differ
ence in the community,”
said Barnett. .
On Nov. 9, Barnett and
Chick-fil-A visited five
locals schools — Westfield
Schools, Tucker Elemen
tary, Perry Primary, Morn
Local news in brief
Alzheimer’s workshop set for Nov. 16
Staff, Community Reports
People struggling to
understand and care for
Alzheimer's victims will have
an opportunity on Nov. 16
to hear from a leading spe
cialist on the disease, as well
as a panel of caregivers.
Dr. Allan Levey will be the
keynote speaker for
“Alzheimer’s Care: The
Search for Hope”, which will
be presented from 7 to 9 p.m.
on Nov. 16, at the Middle
Georgia Technical Institute.
A professor of neurology
at Emory University, Dr.
Levey is the director of the
Emory Alzheimer’s Disease
Center Clinical Core, as
well as assistant director of
the Alzheimer’s Disease
Center at Wesley Woods.
He will be joined in a
panel presentation by
Jeannie Hoover, a home
caregiver, who will talk
about coping with a family
member with Alzheimer’s:
Mary Gatti, Director of the
Georgia Chapter of
Alzheimer's Association,
and Maiy Lynn Johnson-
Kerker. RN, Nurse-Coordi
nator for Hospice of Hous
ton County.
Balvaunuca Club offers
tour of dining rooms
Members of the Bal
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a “Holiday Tour of Dining
Rooms" on Dec. 12. from 2
p.m. until 6 p.m. The tour,
which will include six
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check for Westfield were Janette Ander
son and Deborah Walker.
ingside Elementary, and
Mothers’ Morning Out, to
hand out checks from the
tithe back to schools pro
gram.
The checks, though vari
ous amounts, totaled about
SI,OOO, according to Bar
nett.
The tithe back program
involves return of a per
centage of sales on specific
days to the participating
organizations.
Beth Turner, Chi-fil-A
public relations person,
said, “By Christmas, we will
have given about $3,000 to
all the local schools and
that total will continue to
grow by the end of the
al Holiday Traditions event
sponsored by the club.
Advanced tickets are $lO
and may be purchased by
calling 987-2255. Tickets
may be purchased the day
of the tour at a cost of sls.
All proceeds benefit
Loaves and Fishes.
Holiday bake sale set
Members of the True
Church of Deliverance will
hold a bake sale on Nov. 20
at tiie Kroger store in Periy.
Homemade cakes, cookies
and pies for the Thanksgiv
ing holidays will be on sale.
Church to host revival
A revival will be held at the
New Pentecostal Church.
604 Elm Street, Nov. 15-19,
at 7:30 p.m. nightly.
The speaker will be
Evangelist Berry from Val
dosta. Pastor John Scott
invites the public to attend
these services.
Pecan Festival is Nov. 20
Andrew United
Methodist Church, 2430
Ga. 127, Kathleen, will
hold its annual Pecan Fes
tival Nov. 20. Activities
include pony rides, a gigan
tic yard sale, bake sale, hot
dogs and hamburgers for
all. There will be over 20
craft vendors. Pecans may
be purchased at $ 1 per
pound. Proceeds from the
festival go to Houston
County Habitat for Human
ity and the Kenya Mission.
Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
school year."
Chi-fil-A has already
donated money to Perry
High School and Westfield
Schools athletic programs.
“What we do for one
school, we do for all
schools,” said Turner.
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Froehlich shares fair report with Kiwanians
By JOAN DORSETT
Hoy Joukhal State
Perry Kiwanis Club mem
ber Michael Froehlich,
Director of the Georgia
National Fair, referred to
his fair report program as a
Tale of Two Fairs at the
Nov. 2 Kiwanis meeting.
The first five days were
affected by threatening rain
or rain "liquid sunshine,"
Froehlich said.
But the second five days
proceeded at a record
breaking pace. The second
Thursday was the largest
weekday crowd ever and
Friday was the second
largest.
Livestock entries were up
in numbers and Heritage
Hall needed an additional
tent to house exhibits. The
midway was longer and the
new Starbuck Road eased
the traffic flow.
A request from the late
nite show of David Letter
man for something to show
on the national broadcast
resulted in a video being
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of 4-H and FFA students
and sheep in costume. Tra
ditionally a first Friday of
the fair event, the contest is
very popular and it may
show up on television in the
future, Froehlich said.
Survey results of the Fair
proved interesting:
• 52 percent attending
are male, 47 percent female
• Age group 1-12 make
up 28.6 percent of total
• What prompted visit?
45 percent family outing:
33 percent yearly tradition
• 56 percent enjoy most
at Fair food followed closely
by livestock and agriculture
• 43 percent spent more
than SIOO
Gross food sales totaled
one million dollars,
Froehlich said.
• 74 percent said would
return next year, indicating
the tradition is building.
• 90.2 percent would rec
ommend the Fair to others.
In the future: plans are
for the new south gate to be
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the new 1-75 interchange
for next year’s Fair,
Froehlich told the Kiwani
ans. Also coming soone-are
the 65,000 square foot
exhibit conference center
will be ready by 2001 Fair,
international exhibits are
sure to come, 50-60 acre
arboretum with wooded
trails will be incorporated
into the fair.
Speaking about the Inter
net, Froehlich said the
Fair’s web site has had
more than 32,000
visits.since its inception.
Some days during the Fair
it was visited 1,000 times.
Possibly entry book and
premium book will be on
the internet.
"Hopefully one day you
can take a virtual reality
tour of the Fair on the inter
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pared to enter 2000; to
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millennium," Froehlich
said.
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