Atlanta Business Mogul Gives Thanksgiving New Meaning...

Nov. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- ATLANTA, GA . –Cynthia Williams, founder and  owner of  Love From Afar, Inc.-The Christopher Williams Foundation (LFACAW) is receiving Christmas early thanks to Business mogul Mr. Darryl Ford, owner of Stone Mountain Chrysler Jeep Dodge.  Ford is donating an automobile to Williams’ foundation to help her take her message, “Don’t Text and Drive” to the streets.  The wrapped vehicle will be unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 13, 2010 at Ford’s dealership, Stone Mountain Chrysler Jeep Dodge, located at 5054 Stone Mountain Highway, Stone Mountain, GA.   Actor Quinton Aaron, of the Award winning movie “The Blind Side” is spokesperson for the organization and will make a guest appearance.  The event is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The car will be unveiled at 12 noon. The public is invited to come out and enjoy a day of fun, food and entertainment.

On Friday night, November 12, Hairston's will host a "meet and greet" in honor of  Williams' foundation. Quinton will make a guest appearance and sign autographs at Hairston's, 1273 S. Hairston Road, Stone Mountain, GA.
   
In 2006, Williams’ 17-year-old son Christopher Allen Williams was killed in a car accident, as a result of a distracted teen driver.   Since the death of her son, she has become extremely passionate about helping others; one year later she created the foundation in honor of her son.  Williams speaks to students across Georgia about constructive decisions versus destructive decisions and she will soon embark on taking her message concerning "texting and driving" across the country.   “I empower the youth to know the difference between destructive versus constructive decisions,” says Williams in a recent interview.

Earlier this year, Williams created Parents Against Distracting Driving (PADD).  “Our goal is to go to the hospital and meet the parents of crash victims and their families. The biggest reason I do this is because I try to relate situations that I’ve experienced in my own life to be a positive outcome for others so they won’t be as harsh as mine . And, they can learn from what I’ve been through and they won’t have to experience it themselves,” says Williams.

“I watch the news and surf the internet to find crash victims in our area, and I meet the families at the hospitals and offer the families support that I lacked when I experienced my tragedy,” she says.  “I realized there was not a program in the country that had a program to reach out to parents of crash victims while they’re in the hospital trying to deal with the sudden changes.  What I realized is that the moment you get the phone call that your child has been in a crash, your life is going to change.”

Williams is thankful Ford is helping her turn her tragedy into triumph.  And with Thanksgiving right around the corner, it makes it even more special.

To make a donation or become a sponsor for Love From Afar, Inc. –The Christopher Allen Williams Foundation, contact Cynthia Williams @ 404-839-2035.

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Angela P. Moore-Thorpe, a professional writer, journalist, entrepreneur and Public Relations Director/Publicist. APM PUBLIC RELATIONS is a strategic full-service public relations and communications agency specializing in local, regional & national PR.