Henry County Fire Department will be out in force this month collecting funds for the Gold Shield Foundation of Metro Atlanta. Firefighters will be in public collecting donations for three consecutive Fridays beginning Friday, November 30 and continuing on Friday, December 7 and Friday, December 14.

The Gold Shield Foundation of Metro Atlanta was founded in 1997 and is a 501(c) (3), non-profit organization. The GSF was originally established for the purpose of assisting the surviving spouses and dependent children of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. The Foundation’s mission has broadly grown as they have listened to the needs from within the fire and police communities in which they serve. Today, the Gold Shield Foundation works tirelessly to provide aid for law enforcement officers, firefighters, their spouses and their children, whose lives have been altered as a result of line of duty deaths and injuries. The GSF relies on the generosity of foundations, corporations, community individuals and income generated through special events to fulfill its mission. Ninety-eight percent of all donations are allocated for the support of law enforcement officers and firefighters.

When you see firefighters out collecting donations, please give generously as donations to the Gold Shield Foundation are essential to their continued work of providing relief to our public safety family.

For more information on the Gold Shield Foundation, contact the GSF at 404-913-5588 or visit www.goldshieldatalanta.org.