Dunwoody Lemonade Days - Volunteers Needed!

We are very appreciative of our volunteers’ efforts during Lemonade Days 2007 and your potential help with 2008! We would like to let you know of our plans for this year’s event in hopes that the information will assist you in planning to be involved with us again this year. Our success depends so much on our volunteers, and we are so fortunate to have such a great group every year!

Lemonade Days 2008 will be held from Thursday April 17, 2007 through Sunday, April 20, 2007 at Brook Run Park, and we will continue to have a diversified set of family oriented activities. We have plans to continue to diversify and add more and more events and rides to maximize each Lemonade Days attendee’s experience! We will continue the tradition of our Dunwoody carnival with popular activities such as face painting booths, pony rides and a petting zoo for both Saturday and Sunday! Joining us again this year are the Dunwoody Arts and Crafts artisans, the Dunwoody Nature Center and many more new vendors! A comprehensive view of the agenda for Lemonade Days as well as a list of all that DPT is accomplishing can be found on our website at www.dunwoodypreservationtrust.org. Also included on the website are the names of our sponsors and other important DPT announcements!

Lemonade Days is one of Dunwoody’s highest visibility events and this year more than ever, our volunteers are of vital importance in making this event a success. Because we have high expectations and have planned such a festive occasion, we will need volunteers for specific time slots to help in areas such as information booths, set up/tear down, schedule management, first aid assistance and support for some of the games and other activities. If you or a civic group you are associated with (Scouts, Woman’s Club, Church Group) or anyone you know might be interested in helping with this event, please contact Kelly Coker Smith at mrsks@bellsouth.net or 770-394-7648. You may select a specific work area and time frame which is convenient for you.

Thank you in advance for everything you do to support the Dunwoody Preservation Trust and our community. We hope you will join us again in presenting this family-focused weekend next month. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call! Again, thank you for your interest in the work of Dunwoody Preservation Trust.

Sincerely,

Kelly Coker Smith

Volunteer Chairman - Lemonade Days 2008
Dunwoody Preservation Trust
CC: Queenie and Danny Ross

Georgia Blog Carnival & Lights Out for Earth Hour

My little blog entry documenting the DeKalb County Police Officers Anonymous Blog and the everyday maleficence of the DeKalb Parks System has been selected for the 32nd edition of the Georgia Blog Carnival being hosted by Paw Paw Bill.

Please check out the other entries in the carnival and please leave a comment if you are so inclined. It is always appreciated.

Lights Out at 8 pm on Saturday
Turn out for the Movement

Parting gift to Dunwoody from Vernon Jones - Bond Referendum on July 15th

On July 15th, residents of Dunwoody will be voting to sever a number of ties from DeKalb County, including the counties police services. This afternoon CEO Vernon Jones stated that he is going to recommend a bond referendum for a new DeKalb police academy also be held on the same day. Since all DeKalb cities could opt out of the referendum and Dunwoody will not yet be a city; the new City of Dunwoody slated to start on December 1st would still have to pay the bond.

Swim, DeKalb, Swim

Stop digging the well.



DeKalb County finally announced that swimming pools will be allowed to be filled beginning April 1st. We will also be allowed to water shrubs & plants, but not our lawns, as long as it's from a hand held hose on alternate days depending on your address.

AJC Link

DeKalb Chamblee Parents Council Meeting: Wed. April 2 @ Austin Elem

DeKalb Chamblee Parents Council Meeting

Austin Elementary
April 2, 2008
8:45 refreshments -- Meeting 9:15am -10:30am

"Safety in Our Schools"

Garry McGiboney, Ph.D.
State Director
Safe Schools and Communities and Support Services
Georgia Department of Education

Gov. Sonny Perdue signs Dunwoody Bill

According to the AJC and now the Office of the Governor, Sonny Perdue has signed the Dunwoody Charter Bill (SB-82) which sets up a referendum for July 15th for the residents to decide if they they want to form a city.