Children and the homeless will reap the rewards from the Georgia Bulldogs’ successful 2018 football season. On the way to repeating as the SEC Eastern Division champion, the Dawgs posted 11 regular-season victories. Every win scored a $1,000 contribution from Walton Gas’s Champions for Charity, adding $11,000 to the total being donated to three local nonprofits.
Through Champions for Charity, Walton Gas and its customers are contributing money to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Salvation Army and Camp Twin Lakes. The $11,000 football donation is supplemented by contributions from new Walton Gas customers.
Through Champions for Charity, Walton Gas and its customers
are contributing money to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta,
The Salvation Army and Camp Twin Lakes.
Every new Walton Gas customer can choose between receiving a $25 bill credit or donating that amount to Champions for Charity. Every customer donation is matched by Walton Gas, meaning another $50 is added to the year’s Champions for Charity contribution. This year’s total will be finalized after May 30, the last day of the giving period.
During a Georgia Bulldogs game last fall, Walton Gas presented checks totaling $42,000 to the three organizations. This represented the amount raised during the 2017-18 giving period. Since 2013, when the program started, Walton Gas and its customers have contributed $218,000 to the charities that collectively benefit thousands of Georgians each year.
The Results Are In!
After all the donations are tallied, this year’s contributions will again be divided among the three charities based on online voting by Walton Gas customers. Voting concluded with the Bulldogs’ final post-season game on New Year’s Day.
Now…drum roll, please….
The top vote-getter for 2018 is Camp Twin Lakes! The camp received 70% of all votes cast. The donation will help subsidize the cost of attendance at the camp, which is designed exclusively for children with extraordinary medical needs. Camp Twin Lakes serves Georgia youths with a range of serious illnesses and special needs, from cancer and diabetes to kidney disorders, asthma and burn injuries.
The Salvation Army was second in the voting, receiving 17% of the total. Their share of the Champions for Charity donation helps the organization further its mission of offering prevention, refuge and stability to men, women and families who find themselves without shelter due to personal and financial circumstances.
Third place goes to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), which garnered 13% of the votes cast. Treating more than 400,000 Georgia children and teens annually, the not-for-profit pediatric hospital is ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report.
Thank You
Thanks to all the Walton Gas customers who voted during the 2018 season — and thanks to the Dawgs for delivering 11 victories to benefit charity. And a big thanks to every new Walton Gas customer who has chosen to donate to Champions for Charity. Together, we’re scoring a big win for children and the homeless in our communities.