The AJC has a nice feature of Decatur’s Cookie Studio in today’s paper, highlighting the business’ ongoing commitment to the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children with donations which are regularly taken from cookie profits.

Why such commitment to that particular shelter?  Owner Barbara O’Neill explains…

“It’s partly because I feel such a connection with the shelter; I was a volunteer there for 10 years,” O’Neill said. “But it’s also because this time of the year everyone donates to charity, but not the rest of the year. I wanted an ongoing stream of donation funds, so they’d know the money is coming in throughout the year.”