DeKalb Winter Break Camp starts Dec. 20

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a Winter Break Camp from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 20-23, 27-30 and Jan. 3.

The cost of the camp is $10 per day for children ages 5 to 12.

Each participant must provide his or her own breakfast, lunch and snack.

To register, visit DeKalbcountyga.gov/parks and click the “Register Online” button.

Residents also can register in person at any of the locations listed below:

Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur
Gresham Recreation Center, 3113 Gresham Road, Atlanta
Hamilton Recreation Center, 3263 Chapel St., Scottdale
Lucious Sanders Recreation Center, 2484 Bruce St., Lithonia
Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340-B McConnell Drive, Decatur
Midway Recreation Center, 3181 Midway Road, Decatur
N.H. Scott Recreation Center, 2230 Tilson Road, Decatur
Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 644 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale

Park staff will meet campers outside all of the recreation centers for curbside drop-off and pickup.

Parents will not be allowed to enter the facility during operating hours.

All campers are required to be screened for temperature checks and must wear a mask while indoors.

For more information, contact LaShanda Davis, public relations specialist for DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, at 404-371-3643 or lsdavis@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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