1. Contact: Samantha Polizzi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. (895) 384-0294
Email: Polizz76@students.rowan.edu
Flying the Coop
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MONTGOMERY, A.L. June 26, 2013 - Lisa Smith was only 7 years old when she found the
WinShape Home and it wasn’t long after until she started calling it her real home. When Lisa’s
Grandmother became ill, she had no one else to take care of her. WinShape welcomed her into
their home with open arms. She now says that her 12 WinShape brothers and sisters are some of
her best friends and her real, true family.
Fast forward 20 years. Today Lisa is a Veterinarian for the Animal Hospital in Alabama
and has a wonderful husband and four adopted children. Lisa still sees her brothers and sisters
she grew up with on a regular basis and they spend every holiday together with their WinShape
parents. They make sure to give back what they were given by helping out with the WinShape
foundation Homes and supporting families in need.
Founder of Chick-fil-A, S. Truett Cathy established WinShape Homes Foundation in
1987 to establish a place for children in need to have a safe and loving home. The WinShape
Homes foundation has helped hundreds of children grow, learn and live their lives with a loving
family and a stable home environment. Truett Cathy and his wife designed this program to offer

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children just that. Today, WinShape Homes foster more than 95 children in the eleven homes
throughout Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. The WinShape Homes program has more than 20
house parents to take care of the children.
The Cathy family plans to expand the WinShape Homes Foundation in the future in
hopes of being able to support more children and help them succeed.
Lisa remembers a fond moment with Truett Cathy when he came to visit like he did every
so often. She told him she wanted to be a Veterinarian and he said, “That’s a lovely idea, you
have grown into a lovely woman and I can tell you are ready to fly the coop, I am very proud of
you, and your mom and dad are too.”
Lisa took a deep breath and smiled. He was right. She was ready to fly the coop and the
day she went to college, she knew he would keep in touch because they were family regardless
of how they became of it. If it wasn’t for Truett Cathy and the WinShape Home, she may have
never had the opportunities that she had. The Winshape Home gave her the support, love, and a
family that she needed.
Visit www.WinShape.org for more information on the foundation and Truett Cathy.