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MLK Day Events This Weekend

Days of service in Decatur and a parade in Stone Mountain are scheduled.

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Several events are scheduled in Decatur, Avondale Estates and DeKalb County for the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.

  • Decatur residents will v. This is the 10th year for the service project. The days of service are sponsored by the Decatur Preservation Alliance in partnership with the .
  • Volunteers from Hands On Atlanta will build container gardens, landscape an outdoor classroom and build butterfly and peace gardens Monday at the .
  • Emory University will celebrate with an entire week of MLK activities, starting with a performance by poet Eugene B. Redmond at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Robert Woodruff Library. Monday will be a day for community service projects.
  • From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Georgia Power employees will "Sponsor a Yard" in partnership with Decatur Cooperative Ministries. They'll work on two yards near North Decatur Presbyterian Church.

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