CHANGE 4 GEORGIA (C4G) is a community service program that is inclusive to students and provides them with opportunities to thank our soldiers for their service, dedication and sacrifice in protecting our freedom and keeping our country secure. It was founded by a fifth grader in Forsyth County, Georgia and benefits our brave troops by collecting items from their "Wish List" that they need or want. These are items that are not readily available or not provided, but that add comfort and fit in their backpacks.

The program also benefits the children of our active military by providing back packs and school supplies to those who need assistance.

Objectives:

It starts with an IDEA:

I  -  Inspire students to get involved in their communities;
D - Demonstrate loyalty to our country and communties;
E -  Encourage active, positive and healthy lifestyles; and
A - Assist our military and their families.

Goals: To serve our troops overseas and their families here at home and to provide an opportunity for all students to be welcomed as volunteers to “serve those who are serving us.”
--C4G Motto by Remington Youngblood... through local Chapters at schools, churches, clubs or anywhere else girls gather. We encourage high school girls to think outside the box if their school is unable to host Girl Talk meetings at their school. The complementary goal of our program is to provide high school girls with a unique leadership opportunity in which their positive choices and example can have a lasting effect on younger girls. Through the engagement of both age groups, it is also our goal to have a meaningful impact on the broader community by teaching the importance of giving back and making community service an integral part of the program and, we hope, a habit for participating girls as they move into adulthood.

Why the Need: Our troops appreciate any support from home that they can get. It makes coping with being overseas easier. It gives them hope and inspires them. It motivates them and gives them emotional support at a great time of need. It is a morale booster and lifts their spirits. It is a realistic way to show them that we are grateful for their service and sacrifice and that they are not forgotten.

Impact: With the help of the VFW Post 9143, C4G has collected and sent thousands of items of comfort overseas to our service men and women. Collecting school supplies for the children of active-duty soldiers who need assistance and items of comfort from the “Wish List” is on-going year round.