We have several film projects popping up all over Decatur in the next few weeks. Here are two on the calendar this week:
* TV pilot for Cordon filming at 750 Sycamore Street and Avondale Marta station on Monday, March 23rd (Decatur Police will be present)
*Rings movie filming at 222 Fayetteville Road from March 23-28 (Decatur Police will be present)
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Don’t forget! This weekend you can recycle your old electronics and Styrofoam and safely shred and recycle your documents all in one place. It’s simple and convenient. Just drop off your recyclables on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. though 1 p.m. (Sorry, early drop-offs are not possible.)
Location: Decatur Public Works, 2635 Talley Street, Decatur, GA 30030. Please enter from Columbia Drive.
Contact Sean Woodson at 404-377-5571 or sean.woodson@decaturga.com for more information and last-minute updates, or visit decaturga.com/electronicsrecycling.
Paper Shredding
This is a great opportunity to ensure that your important personal documents are disposed of properly. AAA Security Shredding provides secure on-site document shredding, and all shredded documents will be 100 percent recycled. Most document types are acceptable, including bills, invoices, correspondence, canceled checks, tax records, financial statements, purchase orders, and blueprints and maps.
These items cannot be shredded: Cardboard, glass, plastic, magazines, napkins, newspapers, paper cups and plates, plastic or spiral-bound notebooks, phonebooks, three-ring binders, and trash.
Styrofoam Recycling Tips
Electronics Recycling
Free Items:
| Adding machines Answering machines Batteries, any kind Cable converter boxes Cables Calculators Component parts Computer mouses Computers Copiers Digital cameras Digital projectors DVD players Electric lawn mowers Fax machines |
Garden equipment GPS receivers Game controllers Keyboards Label makers Mini-towers Monitors Pagers PDAs Portable CD players Portable game players Printer cartridges Printers Radios Remote controls |
Routers Scanners Servers Speakers Stereo equipment Telephones Telephony equipment 3-in-1 devices Typewriters UPS units VCRs Workstations Zip drives |
Recycling fee for TVs: $10 (cash only – exact change required)
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Each year, the Publix Georgia Marathon runs right through downtown Decatur. This event brings thousands of runners ( and probably new visitors) though our great City. We do our best to welcome them with cheering crowds, upbeat music, and fun noisemakers and signs. We want everyone who runs through Decatur to come back and visit us,so we need to make a lasting impression. So what can you do to help? Call some friends and neighbors and plan to join us along the race route. The runners enter our city limits around 8:30am so come on out and make some noise! We will be there with plenty of noisemakers, pom-poms, and doughnuts to share. Join a group in front of Felini’s , the Old Courthouse, or near the Eastlake Marta Station. Want to know more about the race routes and road closures? Just click here
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The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (Metro Water District) is encouraging Decatur residents to find and fix leaks during Fix a Leak Week, March 16 – 22. Fix a Leak Week is sponsored nationally by the U.S. EPA WaterSense program. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than one trillion gallons of water are wasted every year in U.S. households from easy-to-fix leaks. This amount roughly equals the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes.
Make time to check, twist and replace this week. If you do have a leaky toilet, faucet, showerhead or irrigation system around your home, grab a wrench or contact your favorite handy person, plumber or WaterSense irrigation partner. Below are some simple steps to help you get started saving both money and water:
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Georgia Tech is researching methods for collecting, analyzing, and interacting with data pertaining to people’s interaction with their environment. We are planning to deploy a system of sensor units in Decatur to collect real-time data about pedestrian-driven traffic (e.g., foot, skateboard, bicycle, pets) and environmental conditions (e.g., weather, air quality, noise). The sensor units will send anonymous data to a server at Georgia Tech, which will merge that data with social media feeds (e.g., tweets, check-ins, reviews), which may be relevant to activities in Decatur. Through a novel visualization and sonification (i.e. transforming data into sound) system, our hypothesis is that researchers, city planners, and the public will be able to query this dense amount of data to explore questions about how and why people interact with Decatur by seeing and hearing patterns and correlations in urban infrastructure use and surrounding environmental conditions.
We will be holding an event as part of the Atlanta Science Festival in Decatur Sq. on March 27 to let people to preview the project as well as hear an artistic rendition of city data collected during the week of the festival. More details about the long-term research project will be presented at the ASF event.
http://atlantasciencefestival.org/events/event/1095
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Free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low- and moderate- income, with special attention to those age 60 and older, is available from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this service.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, offer help with personal income tax returns at various locations around DeKalb County, including the Decatur Recreation Center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 15
Last year, 852 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers in Georgia helped more than 57,000 people file their federal, state and local tax returns. The program is offered at approximately 115 sites in Georgia including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations.
Call 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-227-7669) or visit www.aarp.org/taxaide to locate an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site near you.
More about the AARP Foundation:
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation, offered in conjunction with the IRS.
The AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. Foundation programs provide security, protection and empowerment for older persons in need. Low-income older workers receive the job training and placement they need to rejoin the workforce. Free tax assistance and preparation is provided for low and moderate income individuals, with special attention to those 60 and older. The Foundation’s litigation staff protects the legal rights of older Americans in critical health, long-term care, consumer and employment situations. Additional programs provide information, education and services to ensure that people over 50 lead lives of independence, dignity and purpose. Foundation programs are funded by grants, tax-deductible contributions and AARP.
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Chick-fil-a reminds you to join them as they raise money for the Madison Lewis Softball and Scholarship Fund before the Tour deCatur on Saturday, March 14. A portion of the proceeds between 8:00-10:00 a.m. will be donated to the fund! Enjoy breakfast before or after the big race and make a difference for a Decatur High School student in memory of Madison Lewis, Decatur High School softball player and graduate. www.madisonlewisfund.org
The 13th annual Tour deCatur benefiting the Decatur Education Foundation will be held Saturday, March 14th – Pi Day and will once again start at Decatur High School.
Click here for all of the information about the event
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Janine Kupersmith asked me to share the following fundraiser information. Her son has been shaving his head for seven years and has raised nearly $20,000 for childhood cancer research:
Hi everyone,
As many of you know, my son Evan grows his hair out every year just to shave it off. Why? It has to do with an organization our family has been involved with for years…St. Baldrick’s. The mission is straightforward: Conquer Kid’s Cancer. Over the years I have seen friends in deep pain as their children fight for their lives because of cancer. Some have lost the battle.
Through St. Baldrick’s we can help let kids be kids. The concept is people raise money and then shave their hair in honor of the kids losing their hair during cancer treatment. 2015 marks the 7th year Evan is shaving his hair to help conquer kid’s cancer. Please take a look at Evan’s donation page and consider making a donation. Any amount helps, but it seems like the more money he raises the thicker his hair comes back!
https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/748018/2015
The shaving happens on Sunday March 15. If you are in Atlanta please come by Kavarna in Decatur between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Any interest in shaving your hair? You can still sign-up! Thank you in advance for helping us wipe out this nasty disease.
If you have any questions please contact Kupe at jkupersmith@gmail.com or 404-939-5873.
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The Decatur High Tennis Team is holding a fundraiser this Sunday called Play it Forward. If you haven’t signed up, what are you waiting for? Give the love of tennis to the kids! Register for Play It Forward this Sunday and let the Decatur High School Tennis Team teach your children how to play tennis. The whole community benefits!
Online registration for the kids’ tennis clinics:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/…/…/a00di759wqcr/questions
Online registration for the round robin:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/…/…/a00di759wqcr/questions
Relevant details: The event will take place Sunday March 15, at the Byers Tennis Courts on Agnes Scott College Campus from 12pm to 3pm and will include:
– One-hour kids’ tennis clinics (participants’ age: 4 to 10; $5 per clinic)
– A Parent and Child Round Robin tennis Tournament ($5 per participant)
– Delicious bake sale & amazing raffle
Important: register online as soon as possible, as tennis court space limits participation
“THE BULLDOG PLAY IT FORWARD FUNDRAISER” is an event to support all students wanting to play tennis for Decatur High School!
Organized by Decatur High School’s Tennis Team in collaboration with Agnes Scott College
This event will be staffed by the DHS tennis players, volunteering parents and friends. All proceeds will go to the Decatur High School Tennis Team to help offset the costs incurred by employing a “no-cuts” philosophy
If you just want to have a few hours of tennis fun, while supporting a good cause, please come! but don’t forget to sign up early since space is limited!
There will also be a delicious bake sale and a raffle with totally amazing prizes (free month of FitWit, week long summer tennis camp at Dekalb Tennis Center, tennis racquet, chiropractic sessions, massage gift cards, and so much more!)
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