Author: Jesse Thompson

2009 WHNA Membership Drive, Volunteers Needed

Jesse Thompson

Our 1st Membership Drive is upon us. In order to stand up for our neighborhoods rights, we need to become stronger.

We have had a lot of members over the last few years, but we need you to rejoin or join us for the first time. Membership runs from July 1st to June 30th each year. By joining now, you are a current member until June 30, 2010.

To boost our membership we will be canvassing the neighborhood door to door for three weekends this spring.

The dates are:

* April 18th, 2-4pm
* April 25th, 10am-noon
* May 2nd, 10am-noon

Please volunteer to help us canvas the neighborhood and increase our membership.

So far we have done several things including:

* Reduced crime with the creation of neighborhood watch and increased cooperation from the Dekalb County Police Department
* Built a website and distribution list to keep you aware of the many area projects that will effect our residents

We have several things that we want to do going forward including:

* Having neighborhood events that will give members the chance to interact regularly
* Alert members to proposed zoning changes or similar government actions that will effect this neighborhood
* Ensure that an organization exists that is capable of taking swift actions when needed to protect the goals of its members

Without your involvement in this organization (on any level, from member to volunteer to board member) we will not become the community that we can be.

Sincerely,

Brad Grulke
Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association

Adopt-a-Highway Litter Pickup

Jesse Thompson

Adopt-a-Highway Litter Pickup
Cheshire Bridge Road Event!

18 April 2009

The LLCC's Adopt-a-Highway Program is participating in the national "Great American Cleanup" on Saturday, April 18th with an organized effort to pick up litter along Cheshire Bridge Road. Our local Keep DeKalb Beautiful organization is donating supplies, t-shirts and helping to organize the event. Whole Foods Market-Briarcliff has graciously agreed to provide a meeting place before the event and lunch afterwards where you can learn about new ways to build a stronger community and keep our neighborhoods clean.&nb sp;

Schedule of Events - Cheshire Bridge Road Pickup, April 18th:

* 9:30 am - 10:00 am: Meet at Whole Foods Market Briarcliff (2111 Briarcliff Road NE)
* 10:00 am -12:00 pm: Split into teams and pick up litter along Cheshire Bridge Road
* 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch at Whole Foods Market-Briarcliff - FREE for all volunteers!

Now all we need are volunteers! If you're interested in volunteering or being a team captain* please contact Sarah Hailey at cleanup@lindberghlavista.org or 404.520.6693.
*Team Captains will need to be able to meet at Whole Foods at 9:00 am and have an SUV or vehicle large enough to shuttle volunteers to 1 of 3 different zones along Cheshire Bridge Road.

Call or email Sarah for more details.

Dump it Right for EARTH DAY

Jesse Thompson

By Jeff Rader:

Apr 18, 2009
9:00 AM To 1:00 PM

This April, Green Starts Here, our Dump-It-Right for Earth Day event will give residents a free opportunity to get rid of items that normally require a disposal fee. All clothing will be donated to the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD), a non-profit organization. Cartridge World, a local print supply recycling company, will be on site to collect ink and laser print cartridges. Blue Rhino, the nation’s leading tank exchange company, will also collect empty propane tanks.

Got tires? Keep DeKalb Beautiful will also be accepting used tires during “Dump it Right Day.” Keep DeKalb Beautiful is focused on increasing recycling efforts of tires, which will preserve natural resources. Individuals are limited to10 tires per car load. Off-road tires will not be accepted.

Additional items collected will include scrap metal, and “junk” that are typically illegally dumped.

EXAMPLES OF “UNWANTED” ITEMS ACCEPTED:

Appliances Gently Used Clothing
Ink and Laser Print Cartridges Scrap Metal
Furniture Gardening Equipment
Mattresses Propane Tanks (must be empty)

We will not be accepting electronics, home building and/or construction materials, landscaping materials, household hazardous waste such as paint, batteries, pesticides, and used motor oil.

For more information on what will be accepted, please call Keep DeKalb Beautiful at (404) 371-2654 or visit our website at www.co.dekalb.ga.us/beautiful

LLCC Adopt-a-Highway Program Changes Focus for April

Jesse Thompson

Title: LLCC Adopt-a-Highway Program Changes Focus for April
Description: The Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition will be participating in the national "Great American Clean-Up" this year with an organized effort to pick up trash along Cheshire Bridge Road.

Whether you love or hate this eclectic part of our city, the storefronts could definitely use some TLC from our residents. So with the help of Whole Foods Market-Briarcliff providing a meeting place and free lunch afterwards and our local Keep DeKalb Beautiful organization donating supplies, we hope to make this event a huge success. Now all we need are volunteers! If you're interested in helping, please contact Sarah Hailey at cleanup@lindberghlavista.org.

The Cheshire Bridge "Pick-Up" will be held from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm on Saturday, April 18. Please note that this litter pick up with be in lieu of our April Adopt-A-Highway event.
Start Time: 9:30
Date: 2009-04-18
End Time: 12:00

Public Safety Meeting Follow Up – Important Information!

Jesse Thompson

By Jeff Rader

Commissioner Jeff Rader along with dedicated county public safety officers hosted a public safety community meeting at Peachtree Baptist Church on Monday, March 23rd in response to the recent brutal attack of a jogger on nearby Southland Vista Court. Over one hundred citizens came to hear from Deputy Chief G.R. Horner and Captain T. F. Lane, Sergeant S. Henry, MPO J. A. Obester, Detective Sergeant Fonseca, and public education specialist Janeane Hightower, Neighborhood Watch Program. Chief Assistant Solicitor-General Nicole Marchand was also in attendance. Read More