Thank you to the 1,150 volunteers that came out this weekend for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project. Check out this video from My Fox Atlanta. The news crew stopped by one of the houses on Monday to interview some of the volunteers.
Here’s what the City of Decatur’s Volunteer Coordinator, Lee Ann Harvey, had to say about the weekend:
Health. Safety. Affordability. Partnerships. Community. When I think of the 11 years of the Decatur Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project, these are the first words that come to mind. This is the 11th year of the three-day weekend project to help Decatur’s senior citizens by providing home repairs and yard work. It sounds like a simple idea but it takes a complex structure of people to make it happen. This year’s project was a year in planning and approximately 65 people had leadership roles in development of the project and directing the approximately 1,150 volunteers who worked one or more shifts throughout the weekend. This year’s project was extremely ambitious and included repairs on 26 homes (17 standard projects and 9 “Small Projects” that never turned out to be as small as originally thought). All but one of those homes plus 9 additional homes had extensive yardwork resulting in a total of 35 senior citizens’ households benefiting from the project.
Our Decatur senior citizens are the foundation of what our community is today. I am honored that I am able to join our community in showing our appreciation and giving back to them.
