A generous North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) fundholder is issuing a call to action to honor the memories of four North Georgia first responders, including Flight-Medic Phil Hart and Deputy Patrick Mayfield who served in Habersham County.
This anonymous fundholder has established four separate scholarship funds designated for children and spouses of North Georgia first responders seeking their college education, according to NGCF’s Vice President of Marketing and Development Megan Martin.
“You can be a part of this great effort to honor the memories of these local heroes – today, tomorrow and forever – by making a gift to any of these funds,” Martin says. Donations can be made by contacting NGCF at 770-535-7880 or visiting www.ngcf.org/donate to make an online gift.
Hart was the first paramedic in Habersham County, where he served for 33 years while also flying for Air Life Georgia. Mayfield was a beloved School Resource Officer and coach who died unexpectedly at the age of 52. The additional scholarship funds are dedicated to the memory of Captain Tim Peebles, a fire fighter in Hall County for 25 years, passing away due to illness at the young age of 44 and Hall County Sheriff Deputy Nicolas Dixon who was killed in the line of duty July 8, 2019.
During the 2019 scholarship season, NGCF administered 213 scholarship awards totaling $355,900 for students attending college and university across the country. A complete list of all scholarship funds held at NGCF can be found at www.ngcf.org/scholarships.
Photo by Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham
