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Leadership DeKalb seeking participants

By April Hunt
Feb 26, 2012

Active citizens and community leaders in DeKalb County are encouraged to apply for the upcoming class of Leadership DeKalb in one of three upcoming meetings.

Open houses will be held Thursday and March 6 and 8 for the 10-month community awareness and leadership development program. About 50 people are accepted into the program each year.

The first open house is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at DeKalb Medical Women’s Center, 2701 N. Decatur Road near Decatur. The second is at 5:30 p.m. March 6 at DeKalb Medical Hillandale, 5900 Hillandale Dr., near Lithonia.

The final session is 5:30 p.m. March 8 at Villa Cristina, 4000 Summit Blvd., Dunwoody.

Reservations/information: 404-373-2491 or info@leadershipdekalb.org.

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