From Audra~I received a note from DeKalb County that my Blue Box recycling has moved to Tuesdays.   Therefore my yard trimmings and Blue Box recycling are both on Tuesdays beginning 12/18/12.   I can't find anywhere that indicates whether or not this is for all of Dunwoody area but I assume so and wanted to share the news.

For more information please call:  770-936-5427 or 770-936-5436

Today members of the DeKalb County Board of Education, along with the Superintendent and Senior Team, met with AdvancED and Dr. Mark Elgart, President and CEO of AdvancED. During this meeting, Dr. Elgart reviewed the Special Review Team Report from the October 17-19, 2012 visit. As a result, the District is now being placed on Accredited-Probation until December 31, 2013. The District has received this information and will work collaboratively to review the findings and begin to address the required actions. The District still remains fully accredited and students' academic status remains unchanged.

Update:

Below are some more links I received today about ways to help those suffering in Connecticut.

• Meal Donations 
• My Sandy Hook Family Fund 
• Newtown Memorial Fund 
• Newtown Youth and Family Services 
• Newtown Parent Connection 

CLICK HERE to read about the "hero" teacher and others who lost their lives. 

Original Post:  My friend and neighbor, McDaniel Leask,  approached me this weekend wanting to help spread the word about ways to help the victims' families of Friday's shooting.   McDaniel is from a town in Connecticut near Newtown and describes the area as being much like our community in Dunwoody.   Her sister still lives there and is heading an effort to collect stuffed animals for the children of the school.  

They should be new and not used of course. I would also encourage folks in Dunwoody and surrounding communities to donate to any of the established funds.  McDaniel will send any donations to the bank listed below as a collective effort from the "Dunwoody friends of Sandy Hook".

 Click here for an article in the Wall Street Journal that is a beautiful testimony showing portraits and profiles of the victims. 

Local Collections efforts organized by CT Native, McDaniel Leask:

McDaniel's Address is:

McDaniel Leask
5199 Stratham Drive
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Stuffed Animals: There are two bins on her front porch.  McDaniel will be collecting until 5 PM Wednesday.  Then they will be delivered to the Newtown United Methodist Church, which is one of the sites for grief counseling.

Financial Donations: 

• McDaniel will accept checks made payable to:

Sandy Hook Support Fund
C/O Newtown Savings Bank

Donations will be specifically earmarked for funeral expenses and counseling for families and first responders.

• Direct Newtown Collections ideas from a CT newspaper

   

   

   

Contact:

McDaniel Leask