Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes - TCSO's 3rd Annual Car Show

A wonderful time had by all at the 2011 Car Show thanks to our friends at LaGrange Toyota & the many terrific sponsors of this year's event! Sheriff Donny Turner hopes that this upcoming year's Car Show at Pyne Road Park will be even bigger and better than ever!!!

The TCSO 3rd Annual Car Show to benefit the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Home - Pineland, is set for May 12, 2012. Not too early to get your car, truck or motorcycle registered. This year will even feature a swap meet! Join us for live music, 50/50 drawing, money tree, trophies, food, door prizes... AND, of course, lots of HOT RODS! For more info, or a copy of this form please call (706)883-1616. You may also email Charles Nixon at cnixon@troupco.org.

Sponsored by the Georgia Sheriff's Association, the belief driving the success of the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes is that we are "Protecting our youth, preserving our future!"

The purpose of Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes is to give our state's most at-risk children the love, safety, and structure needed to become mature, successful adults.

In the late 1950's, many Georgia sheriffs became increasingly concerned about the growing number of abandoned, neglected, and abused children. They understood it was vital – not just for the children, but for our state – to give these disadvantaged youth the chance to grow up in a loving and safe home environment.

So in 1960, the sheriffs opened Georgia Sheriffs' Boys Ranch near Hahira, where children could learn:

Strong moral values and spiritual awareness

How to overcome adversity

Teamwork and accepting authority

Personal responsibility

Hygiene and manners

Over the years, four additional homes have opened across the state for both boys and girls – providing thousands of disadvantaged youth the opportunity to live normal, positive lives in full-time residential facilities.

House parents instill in the children a strong work ethic, emphasizing education and training for future success. These values help prepare the children to become mature, responsible adults.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes also has an outdoor program, Camp Pioneer, in LaGrange on the Pineland Campus. A summer camp program is offered to children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy an outdoor experience.

Visit the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes online:
http://www.georgiasheriffs.org/display.asp?page=YouthHome