Effingham County Commission Chairman Dusty Zeigler, left, along with fellow commissioners Jeff Utley, Verna Phillips, Myra Lewis, Reggie Loper and Bob Brantley, presents Mose Mock, chairman of the Treutlen House board of directors, with a proclamation stating March 29 will be Treutlen House Day and April will be Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month.

More than 49,000 Georgia children were victims of abuse or neglect last year.

To help Treutlen House, Studio 21 will be holding a cut-a-thon Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at their Rincon location. For more information, call 826-4700.