YCA Gets Early Holiday Presents
From Cobb EMC

The Youth Challenge Academy got an early Holiday present this week when the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation  (EMC) donated two retired service trucks.

The donations are the latest in the line of nearly a dozen vehicles donated to YCA by the agency in the past five years.

Sam Kelly, Cobb EMC spokesman, said the effort is a way for the agency to help support the community. "Cobb EMC gives back to the community in a lot of different ways and this is one we've taken a special interest with," he said.

Each of the YCA campuses (Fort Stewart and Fort Gordon) will get one of the vehicles to be used as utility vehicles and for general transportation of supplies.

Col. Frank Williams, director of the Georgia National Guard's youth programs, said the trucks are perfect for the YCA's outward-bound activities, such as rappelling and canoeing. "They're great vehicles for getting stuff around," Williams said. "We'll get the good out of them and then some."

Pictured above, Dwight Brown, CEO Cobb EMC (second from left), presents the title for the vehicles to Lt. Gen David B. Poythress, Adjutant General of Georgia. Looking on are (left to right)  Col. Frank Williams, Cpt. Kenneth Jones and 1st Lt. Donell Williams from YCA Fort Gordon.