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DeKalb Launches Holiday Card Contest for Kids

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs is hosting a Holiday Card Competition and is now collecting submissions until Dec. 6.

Children ages 5 to 12 are encouraged to put their artistic skills to the test and create an original design, be it a festive drawing, picture or painting of the holiday season. The winner will receive one seasonal pass to the Browns Mill Aquatic Center and one for an accompanying adult. Competition rules are available at: www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks.

To participate, please drop off submissions at any of these locations:

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  • Main Office/Maloof Bldg., 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030
  • Browns Mill Recreation Center, 5101 Browns Mill Road, Lithonia, GA 30038
  • Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30034
  • Gresham Recreation Center, 3113 Gresham Road, Atlanta, GA 30316
  • Hamilton Recreation Center, 3263 Chapel Street, Scottdale, GA 30079
  • Lucious Sanders Recreation Center, 2484 Bruce Street, Lithonia, GA 30058
  • Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340-B McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30033
  • Midway Recreation Center, 3181 Midway Road, Decatur, GA 30032
  • Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur, GA 30034
  • Redan Recreation Center, 1839 Phillips Road, Lithonia, GA 30058
  • Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 644 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, GA 30079
  • Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084

(The Main Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recreation centers and the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

For more information, call LaShanda Davis, Public Education Specialist, at 404-371-3643.

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