Burgess-Peterson Academy Garden to Expand!

The Burgess-Peterson garden workday for Saturday, April 30, has been canceled. We apologize for this disappointment.  Please stay tuned for notices about other ways you can support the garden. Thanks.
 

The Green Scene & Urban Gardening

Stay connected, share ideas and gather resources on Sustainable Community Garden (SCG) projects.  Local, sustainable farms, gardens, and integrative educational programs empower you to grow food and provide inspiration to form communities dedicated to healthy living and environmental responsibility.

Topics:

• What is a Community Garden?
• What is needed to start a Garden?
• Food Gardens.
• Flora/Fauna Gardens.
• Community Garden perspectives.
• Mini-Fair of gardens, vendors, and external resources.
• Much more!

Clark Harrison Building, Conference Room A

This Monday, April 25, is going to be our next volunteer orientation. The weather is getting nice and Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts 7 is coming up. We're going to be needing A LOT of volunteer help so if you haven't already attended a volunteer orientation, come to the shop at 7PM to learn your way around, shop dynamics, how to help people the Sopo way, and how to get involved with BHBP.

We're hoping to make 2011 our best Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts yet, and we need your help to do so!  See below for more on that.

Also, on the bill for upcoming volunteer opportunities we have the Brownwood Bike Rally on May 14 (we'll be setting up a stand and helping out the kids with minor repairs like seat adjustment and pumping up tires). In continuance with our Alternative Life Cycles program we have a woman who is trying to become more active and learn to ride a tricycle. For these two projects we need help from people who feel comfortable working with kids and teaching in fun, patient ways. Please contact dianna@sopobikes.org for more info.

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

East Atlanta Kids Club Volunteer Orientation

Wednesday April 30 6:30pm-7:30pm

Brownwood Bike Rally & Run Planning Meeting

Wednesday April 30 7:15pm-8:30pm

Brownwood Recreation Center

602 Brownwood Ave 

Call 404-627-8050 or email mrobey@eastatlantakids.org 

Burgess-Peterson Academy Tours 

New FitWit Camps

Hunting for Sidewalk Hazards   

Have you noticed hazardous sidewalks in your neighborhood or near your school or place of work?  Are sidewalks broken, obstructed or missing sections?  Do wires, parked cars, tree roots or other hazards create tripping hazards or block your way? By reporting these hazards in May, you could win prizes!   

PEDS encourages you to use our online tool to report sidewalk hazards from May 1 through May 31. Local governments rarely engage in proactive sidewalk inspection,  which means your involvement in reporting hazards is a critical first step toward improving safety. The recent storms brought down numerous trees and wires, which makes your help especially important at this time. 

The more hazards you report during May, the more chances you have to win prizes.

PEDS will hold drawings for cash and other prizes on May 16 and May 31. Check

peds.org for more information. 

Battle of Atlanta Call for Volunteers 

Do you love history?  Do you love meeting new people?  Do you love East Atlanta?

B*ATL is looking for people to help with this wonderful event.  Specifically they are in need of a person to Chair the Civilian Living History program, "Civil War to Civil Rights", in the East Atlanta Village in July.  The B*ATL organizing committee (a fun group) has started meeting now.   Work with and direct actors and neighbors who portray characters from history including casting, scheduling, costuming, wrangling and participating in bringing history to life.  If you think you might be interested in helping to shape this event either as chair or just as an important part of the B*ATL team  please contact B*ATL committee chair Henry Bryant, 404-377-6148 or

hbryant@mindspring.com 

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B*ATL is the annual event commemorating the historic Civil War Battle of Atlanta which happened across our area and in our neighborhood in 1864.  Thousands of people show up at various programs throughout the area.

APD Mobile Alert System 

East Atlanta Security Patrol Update

News Updated April 22nd.

The week of April 17-23 has had two reported crimes for Beat 610 through April 21st, one of which was a stolen cell phone and the other a package stolen from a house on Bouldercrest.

The week of April 10-16 was a fairly average one for crime.  There were three burglaries, three car break-ins, one theft of several A/C units from a church on Maynard Terrace, and two auto thefts.  The auto thefts were the usual self-inflicted crimes; leaving a car running in a driveway and leaving two complete strangers in a car with the engine running while the driver went inside a gas station.

To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the EASP website. There is a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street.
 
If you have additional questions, please direct them to easp610@gmail.com, or call EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.  

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