Volunteers needed for tree planting event
Friends of Dearborn Park in Decatur aims to clean, spruce area with community pride
The Decatur group Friends of Dearborn Park is looking for 25-30 volunteers to help with a park clean-up and tree planting community project. Volunteers are asked to meet at the entrance of the park, off Deerwood Drive at 8:45 am. The morning will entail picking up litter, planting shrubbery and small trees, and serving beverages and snacks. The goal is to rally community supporters throughout the City of Decatur and DeKalb County to foster pride in public parks and recreational spaces, and act as a conduit for neighbors meeting neighbors.
Realtor Kevin Polite, managing partner at HausZwei Homes and Decatur resident, donated 25 trees and shrubs that will be planted near the front entrance of the park, based on a design donated by Plants Creative Landscaping based in Decatur.
When: 9 to 11:30 a.m. March 12
Where: Dearborn Park, 1301 Deerwood Drive, Decatur
Contact: Kevin Polite at FriendsofDearbornPark@gmail.com or www.Facebook.com/FriendsOfDearbornPark
Help make Sandy Springs ‘better’
Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day, an annual, community-wide service day sponsored by Leadership Sandy Springs seeks volunteers to enhance the city through hundreds of volunteer service hours. The program has grown as more sponsors and volunteers have provided funding, materials and labor to make improvements to 21 local nonprofit organizations, government establishments and public schools. Work tasks will include landscaping, painting, carpentry, organization and general clean-up projects.
When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16
Where: North Springs Charter High School, 7447 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs
Information: www.leadershipsandysprings.org or 404-256-9091
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