A pair of former Georgia governors, a Democrat and a Republican, are bridging party lines to raise $150 million for an effort in Walker County to provide health care, education and jobs training to veterans and others.
Former Govs. Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal will co-chair Healthy Foundations’ capital campaign related to its planned 374-acre campus outside of LaFayette, officials said Tuesday.
“Healthy Foundations will be meeting regional needs that will make individuals and our communities stronger,” said Barnes, a Democrat who served as governor from 1999 to 2003.
The timeline to raise the money is three years, organizers said.
Healthy Foundations President Terry Tucker said it’s incumbent to provide services to those who’ve served and protected the country and community.