UGA Bulldogs visit the Shepherd Center

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Members of the University of Georgia defense and special teams visited the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013.

Mike Schneider, of Jupiter, Fl., left, greets University of Georgia defenders as he gets their autographs at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia defenders Toby Johnson, center, and Garrison Smith, right, greet Austin Morrison, center, of Huntsville, Al., as his father Roger, left, pushes Austin as he and other patients visit University of Georgia football players at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia defensive back Josh Harvey-Clemons, left, talks with a patient as the football players visit the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia defensive lineman Ray Drew signs a football for a fan as football players visit patients at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

Mike Schneider, of Jupiter, Fl., left, greets University of Georgia coach Mark Richt at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia coach Mark Richt speaks to patients and family members as he and members of the University of Georgia football team visits the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

Four-year-old Kherrington Elwood, of Paulding County, carries a poster with autographs of University of Georgia football players during a visit by the University of Georgia football team at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. Elwood was with her family who were there to visit with a family friend who was at the Shepherd Center. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

Mark DeFilippo, of Connecticut, holds his son Matthew, 6, as they talk with University of Georgia football players at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

Patients and family members greet and get autographs from members of University of Georgia football players at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia coach Mark Richt talks with two patients at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

Four-year-old Kherrington Elwood, of Paulding County, gives her name to University of Georgia coach Mark Richt as he gives her an autograph as he and other members of the University of Georgia football team visit patients at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. Elwood and her grandmother Rita Monroig, center, of McDonough, were there to visit with a family friend who was at the Shepherd Center. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Georgia coach Mark Richt, right, gives an autograph to Troy Compher, of Ashburn, Virginia, as other members of the University of Georgia football team visit patients at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

During a group photographs, James Shepherd, co-founder and chairman of the board of the Shepherd Center, talks with University of Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan (to the right of Shepherd) after a visit at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. Members of the University of Georgia defense and special teams visited the Shepherd Center. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

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Mike Schneider, of Jupiter, Fl., left, greets University of Georgia defenders as he gets their autographs at the Shepherd Center the day before the Bulldogs' regular season finale at Georgia Tech Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 29, 2013. The Georgia football team split into two groups one visiting the Shepherd Center and the other visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The visits have become a tradition for the Bulldog team every other year when playing at Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

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