Middle Georgia Justice is holding its 6th Annual A Taste for Justice fundraising event on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Luther Williams Field (200 Willie Smokie Drive). The family-friendly event starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes on until 8:30 p.m. There will be a special presentation you will not want to miss!
All proceeds raised go toward the non-profit’s mission of providing justice for low-income people in need. Advanced tickets for the event cost $50 and can be purchased online by clicking here. Each ticket grants access to two drinks, food by Brasserie Circa, and a live performance by Megan Fowler. There will be games and activities on the field. Raffle items include cabin stays in the North Georgia Mountains and by the Ocmulgee River, plus a shopping package, (2) golf packages, free oil changes, and a variety of items to be given away. Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or six for $50 and can be purchased by clicking here.
Retired Judge Bill Adams saw many people fall through the cracks of the legal system during his 18 years as Judge of the State Court of Bibb County. He and other concerned lawyers wanted to complement existing legal services by providing another place where people who do not know how to navigate legal services could turn to at little to no cost at all. They formed a non-profit in 2018 to carry out the mission of reducing the justice gap in middle Georgia.
“Eventually, almost everybody is going to have a legal need: help when a family member dies, guidance through a divorce, assistance legitimating a child. Getting citizens, the legal relief they need but cannot afford is why we need everybody’s support – the entire community benefits from the services we provide,” says Judge Adams. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Due to generous donations, we have been able to help 3,500 people in our community in the last 5 years with cases ranging from obtaining a driver’s license to clearing up titles to homes, helping reduce blight in our community, and clearing up criminal histories.”
In 2023, the fundraising event raised more than $67,000. The goal for this year is to reach $85,000, in order to provide more legal services to more people in our community.
Middle Georgia Justice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization aimed to get people legal assistance when they cannot afford to pay for it. It offers a Self-Help Center which assists people completing family and probate court papers, direct representation by a staff attorney, or referral of the matter to a volunteer attorney on a pro bono or reduced fee basis. Middle Georgia Justice serves Bibb, Houston, Peach, Crawford, Monroe, Jones, and Twiggs Counties.
Click here to learn more about Middle Georgia Justice.
