Volunteers Needed For Tour deCatur, Touch-A-Truck, And Other Events

Lee Ann Harvey, the City of Decatur volunteer coordinator, sent along this list of volunteer opportunities coming up in the next few months.

March 15: CORE Needs Help at Dance Events

Decatur-based CORE is looking for volunteers to help with set up and break down of our Lunchtime in the Studio event from 10:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15.

It is a free event with lunch from Farm Burger and coffee from Starbucks. The topic is our current Arts in Education programming that CORE has created to address body image and disordered eating.

CORE (formerly Several Dancers Core) is a professional dance organization that creates, performs, and presents contemporary dance, and is dedicated to opening channels of communication and education between artists and the community.

Sharing dance and lunch with the Decatur community, Lunchtime in the Studio showcases the many aspects of CORE in an informal setting.  The audience gets a free lunch provided by local restaurant sponsors while enjoying a free dance event!

Visit http://www.coredance.org/ for more information about CORE. To sign up, contact Rose Caudle at rosec@coredance.org or 404-373-4154.

March 24: Tour deCatur Events

Registration is now open for the 10th Annual TOUR deCATUR, set for Saturday, March 24, at Decatur High School and benefitting the Decatur Education Foundation.

Sign up to run the 5k, 1-mile Fun Run or Tot Trot and support children and youth across the community. For information about the race or to register, go to www.tourdecatur.com.

With over 2,000 participants expected, we need many hands to make this a great event.  Volunteers are needed on March 23 for race number pick-up and on March 24 (race day) for registration, course monitoring, medal distribution, finish line and more!

Decatur Education Foundation has a wide variety of other volunteer opportunities available, including St. Patrick’s Day event, office support, TOUR deCATUR event, baking, photography and reporters/writers.

Go to http://decatureducationfoundation.org/get-involved/volunteer for information on volunteer positions and to sign up. For further information, contact Nia Schooler Nia@decatureducationfoundation.org or 404-377-0641.

April 21: Touch-A-Truck

Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the annual Touch-a-Truck Event.

This fun community event gives children of all ages an opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite trucks or equipment on wheels.  The City of Decatur and DeKalb County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles and many other types of vehicles will be on display.

New this year: Ride your bicycle to the event. Decatur Police will be on hand to register your bicycle. In the event that it is lost or stolen, registration will aid in its safe return.

Touch-a-Truck takes place in the Callaway Building Parking lot located at 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur.

For more information, contact Cheryl Burnette 678-553-6541 or cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com. Be sure to visit www.beactivedecatur.com for up to date information on all Active Living programs throughout the year.

April 28: Take Back the Night 5K

The DeKalb Rape Crisis Center is hosting its 21st Take Back the Night 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 28. Volunteer opportunities include helping direct runners on the race course, handing out goody bags and water, distributing refreshments and coordinating timing.

The race begins and ends at historic Agnes Scott College in Decatur and winds through the beautiful Oakhurst and East Lake communities. Volunteers should plan to arrive by 4 p.m. and stay until 7 p.m.

The one mile fun run/walk begins at 5 p.m. and the 5K begins at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are invited to stay after the race for an awesome pizza party, live music from Decatur band “Joyscout,” moonwalk and awards.

All volunteers receive a race T-shirt and student volunteers receive credit for three volunteer hours. The race will be held rain or shine.

For more information on Take Back the Night, email beth@dekalbrapecrisiscenter.org or visit www.dekalbrapecrisiscenter.org. DRCC’s Take Back the Night event is held in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

DRCC provides counseling to hundreds of survivors of sexual assault annually, support to their loved ones and prevention education.  Working together, we can raise awareness, change attitudes and help prevent sexual assault.