Community Garden Needs Volunteers

You can always pitch in to help at the Decatur High Community Garden.

Here are some volunteer opportunities, courtesy of the City of Decatur webpage. Decatur High School Community Garden: Volunteers of all ages are invited to join experienced gardeners on one or more of several Saturday work days. Tools and refreshments are provided, but please bring work gloves if you have them. Work to be done includes turning compost piles, preparing raised beds, weeding plots, watering common plots, planting crops, clearing brush and kudzu and cleaning and sharpening tools. Contact: Diane Loupe at 404-374-3990 or dloupe@mindspring.com. Global Growers Network Gardens - Decatur Kitchen Garden and Burundi Women’s Farm: Global Growers Network recently opened the Decatur Kitchen Garden on the grounds of the United Methodist …

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Decatur Arts Festival Needs Volunteers

It's time to give back to the community. You can also sign up to help at the free concerts in May and the Beat the Street For Little Feet 5K.

Decatur Arts Festival When and what: May 24-26. You can set up and close down the Artists Market, be an artist's helper or help at the community art project, the kids art festival, the fine arts exhibition, the dance, the silent auction, the information tent and the check-in desk for artists and volunteers. You need to apply by May 3 to ensure a T-shirt in your size. Find a volunteer form on the Decatur Arts Festival webpage. For information, contact Sherry Jackman, Volunteer! Decatur, at sherry.jackman@decaturga.com or 678-615-0915. Concerts on the Square When and what: Midday Wednesdays and Saturday nights in May. There are free concerts on the Decatur Court Square during May at noon Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Saturdays. Volunteers are needed…

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Volunteer for the Beat the Street for Little Feet 5K

Serve our communities by taking advantage of a volunteer opportunity.

Beat the Street for Little Feet 5K – Benefitting Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool How often: May 4, 7 a.m.-9 a.m. (race starts at 8 a.m.). Volunteer to be a course marshal. You will receive a race t-shirt featuring Pete the Cat. The start and finish is at the preschool, at Thankful Missionary Baptist Church, 830 W. College Avenue, Decatur. Contact: Kate Teague at kdekoker@yahoo.com. Ongoing opportunity: DeKalb County Community Cat Volunteer- Best Friends Animal Society Volunteer Need: Distribute materials on the importance of spaying, foster cats, trap and transport cats, identify program-eligible community cats coming into the municipal shelter and more. How Often: flexible

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Time to Sign Up For Decatur's MLK Service Project

The MLK Service Project will be held Jan. 19-21, but volunteers are needed for prep work Jan. 5-6 on handicap ramp installation.

Wylde Center, 7 Other Decatur Groups Receive Grants

Eight Decatur groups were honored with $1,000 Days of Giving grants.

Volunteer Opportunities in Decatur

There are plenty of ways you can give back by helping at events such as this weekend's Decatur Wine Festival.

City of Decatur Volunteer Coordinator LeeAnn Harvey sent this email with a list of volunteer opportunities in Decatur. Decatur Wine Festival Saturday, Nov. 3 Decatur Court Square Due to some last minute cancellations, there are still a number of volunteer openings for the Decatur Wine Festival. If you’re interested, call me at 678-553-6548 or email leeann.harvey@decaturga.com and let me know your name, email address and phone number. The festival is a fundraising event for the Decatur Arts Alliance (the folks that bring you the Decatur Arts Festival and the Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival). Woodlands Garden Fall Workday Saturday, November 3, 9am - 12 noon 932 Scott Boulevard, Decatur 30030 There's still time to sign up for the upcoming …

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Volunteers Needed in Decatur

You can give back by helping at the book festival, the Decatur Family Resource Fair and other community events.

Lee Ann Harvey, the volunteer coordinator for the City of Decatur, recently sent out this email with volunteer opportunities. If you are 21 or over and would like to volunteer in the fall at the Decatur Craft Beer Festival or the Decatur Wine Tasting Festival, please remember that you will receive priority placement at those festivals if you have volunteered at a qualifying event during the year. The Decatur Book Festival is the last qualifying event before those festivals. There is usually a waiting list to volunteer at the Craft Beer and Wine Tasting Festivals, so take advantage of this opportunity.  Please note – I am not signing up volunteers for the Craft Beer or Wine Tasting Festivals at this time. You will receive an email when the …

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Volunteers Needed For BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass and Book Festival

You can sign up to help out at these two big community events.

Decatur's motto is not "City of Festivals," but it could be. LeeAnn Harvey, the volunteer coordinator for the City of Decatur, says volunteers are needed for two upcoming events. Here's her message. Decatur Barbeque, Blues, & Bluegrass Festival Harmony Park – Oakhurst section of Decatur Saturday, August 18, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The only thing that’s more fun than attending the Decatur Barbeque, Blues, & Bluegrass Festival is pitching in to help make it happen. Year after year, friends and neighbors show up to do just that: set up the venue, work the gates, pour beer and sell ice water, support the bands, and take it all down when it’s over. Bring your organization, round up a group of friends, or just come on down by yourself and meet a…

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Decatur Needs Beach Party Volunteers

The group that brings the most volunteers could win a $300 gift certificate.

LeeAnn Harvey, the volunteer coordinator for the City of Decatur, says volunteers are needed for the annual Decatur Beach Party on Friday, June 15. The party sponsored by the Decatur Business Association starts at 5 p.m. and ends around 11 p.m. The fun includes 60 tons of sand, a kids' boardwalk with all games, music from Yacht Rock Schooner and dancing on the plaza. Adult tickets are $7 in advance online or $10 at the gate. Tickets for kids 3-12 are $5 and include all games and activities. Children two and under are admitted free. Harvey says, We have something new for 2012, a friendly bit of competition! The group with the most individuals who sign up and work the Beach Party will receive a prize. The prize is a $300 gift certificate to …

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Volunteers Needed For Arts Fest, Meals on Wheels

The City of Decatur has opportunities for people who want to give back.

Lee Ann Harvey, the volunteer coordinator for the City of Decatur, says these opportunities are now available. Decatur Arts Festival – Memorial Weekend There are still volunteer opportunities available set up and close down of the Artists Market, Artists Helpers, Kids & Teens Arts Festival, Silent Auction, and Theater & Literary Arts. Volunteers receive a Decatur Arts Festival T-shirt. The deadline to choose your T-shirt size for volunteering at the festival is Wednesday, May 9. After that date, you will receive a T-shirt but size choice is not guaranteed.  We especially could use lots more volunteers for Close Down on Sunday evening. Close Down volunteers will receive a special thank you gift in addition to the volunteer T-shirt. Visit …

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