TIFTON —
The Supreme Council, 33º Scottish Rite Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., has selected Barry Barbee, CEO of Auto Wranglers and www.autowranglers.com, for its corporate sponsor in its latest charity drive. Final approval for the partnership was given on Oct. 2 by Ronald A. Seale, 33º Sovereign Grand Commander Supreme Council, 33º. Seale is the director of the Scottish Rite in the U.S.A.
Matt Szramoski, director of development of the Scottish Rite, had this to say: “Scottish Rite looks forward to utilizing this new program in cooperation with Auto Wranglers to raise funds for the House of the Temple Historic Preservation Foundation and local Scottish Rite charities that assist children with speech disorders, scholarships and much more.”
The House of the Temple Historic Preservation Foundation is both a landmark of Washington, D.C. and the headquarters of the Southern Jurisdiction of Freemasonry. With a priceless collection of books and artifacts, special care is necessary to preserve these treasures for generations to come. With Autowrangers.com help, it is a hope to raise the last of 98 million dollars for the renovations.
The RiteCare Childhood Language Program is a system of 178 clinics, centers and programs for children and speech therapists. The program works with preschoolers who have speech difficulties and school-age children with reading difficulties. All centers are staffed with certified speech therapists and pathologists. No child is turned away for any service regardless of race, creed or family’s inability to pay.
The Scottish Rite Scholarship Program awards scholarships to students who meet academic and community service requirements. Various scholarships are available from the Scottish Rite, and all scholarships are funded through donations.
It is because the Scottish Rite philanthropies exist solely on donations that Barbee and his Autowranglers.com business was selected as a corporate partner.
Barbee is a member of the Scottish Rite and started Autowranglers.com recently. Autowranglers.com is a nationwide car buying service. Contact Barbee or his staff, get a quote and accept, and someone comes within 24 hours to take your car and leave you a check. You may also elect to send your check to a charity of choice, which is why Scottish Rite chose Autowranglers.com as a corporate partner in the charity.
“If you have a vehicle, boat, tractor, plane or other vehicle with wheels, Auto Wranglers will buy it from you and on your behalf will cut a check for the proceeds of the sale to the House of the Temple Historic Preservation Foundation for its Rebuilding the Temple Campaign. Even more special is the fact that funding will also directly go to the Rite Care Children’s Hospitals. To find out more about this special program, you can contact Auto Wranglers at 1-877-845-7378. Your name is on the check as a donor, and your donation is tax deductible,” said Barbee in a phone interview.
The Scottish Rite’s charities are all 501(c)(3) organizations. All donations, including cars are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The tax identification number for the Temple is 52-1664576.
For additional information on the Scottish Rite, visit Scottishrite.org/, and for additional information on how to donate your car to the Scottish Rite Foundation, visit www.autowranglers.com.
Local News
Scottish Rite charities select Auto Wranglers as exclusive partner
- Local News
-
-
Tift County Teacher of the Year: It’s an honor to be recognized for what you love to do
This year’s 2013-14 Tift County Teacher of the Year is Omega Elementary School’s very own Shonta Walker. She is also her school’s Teacher of the Year.
-
Risk assessment website to help tomato growers
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus has been a chronic threat to tomato production in South Georgia since the late 1990s. A University of Georgia researcher says eradicating the disease may not be possible, but they continue to help farmers select resistant varieties and manage their risks.
-
TCHS seniors named 2013 Georgia Scholars
Two Tift County High School seniors have been honored as 2013 Georgia Scholars by the Georgia Department of Education. Masoom (Amy) Chainani and Sara Johnson. They are among only 115 seniors in the entire state who have qualified for this honor, which has extremely strict criteria.
-
Downtown Farmer's Market opens Saturday
The Downtown Development Authority has announced the 2013 opening of the Downtown Tifton Farmer’s Market May 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The market, located on the platform of the historical Tift Terminal Railway Museum, will feature the new streetscape including enhanced landscaping, new sidewalks for easy accessibility and so much more.
- Police report for May 17
-
Benefit this Saturday
A benefit cookout for Hope Ministries of Ashburn will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Crossroad Choppers located on Highway 82 West, across from LOCOS, in Tifton. Crossroad Choppers is sponsoring this event.
-
Commissioner seeks help for crime watch on southside
Tift County Commissioner Melissa Chevers, with help from the Tift County Sheriff’s Office, is hoping to implement a Neighborhood Crime Watch group on the south side of Tifton.
-
‘Major challenges’ ahead for farm bill, but Ga. Peanut Commission optimistic
Georgia Peanut Commission Chairman Armond Morris spoke at a press conference held at the Commission Thursday afternoon regarding farm bill progress made this week by the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Agriculture. The House Agriculture Committee has approved a five-year, $500 billion farm bill on a 36-10 vote.
-
UGA Tifton Campus funding approved
When Gov. Nathan Deal signed the budget recently passed by the Georgia state legislature, a long-awaited renovation project for the University of Georgia Tifton Campus was finally moved forward.The budget includes $4.7 million for the renovation of the Tift building on the UGA Tifton Campus. The building, which has been vacant for years, will eventually house administrative offices as well as offices for key support personnel and new scientific positions. - Police report for May 16
- More Local News Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
