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Gospel duo Mary Mary will be among stars firing up the Christmas spirit at tree lightings around metro Atlanta. 5

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson is again encouraging people to donate to the “Tree of Love” at the Gallery at South DeKalb. 6

The five-year Steps to a Healthier DeKalb, which ended Sept. 21, emphasized more active lifestyles, better nutrition and tobacco-free living. 9

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DeKalb tightens up on water wasting, changes leak policy

By Mary Swint

DeKalb County has toughened its stance on water wasting. But if a leak can’t be easily detected, the county now has a more generous policy for homeowners who couldn’t tell.

On Nov. 8, the Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance that makes it unlawful “for any person to allow water to be wasted by leaks, breaks, or malfunctions in any water pipe or fixture on premises owned or occupied by that person.”

The law, which takes effect Dec. 1, authorizes the county to terminate water service to people who fail to repair or report water leaks within a reasonable period of time, which

is described as two business days after discovering the leak or two business days after receiving a notice from the county.

To restore water service, the resident or owner would have to repair the leak and pay any outstanding water bills and administrative fees related to cutting off the water to the property.

If repairs cost more than $1,000, the resident or owner can appeal for an additional 15 days due to economic hardship.

The administration first proposed the ordinance in May 2010 with a shorter time requirement for repairing the leaks. The commissioners’ Planning and Economic Development Committee asked for some changes and held out until the Finance

Department revised the county’s policy on adjusting water bills for undetectable leaks.

A Nov. 7 memo attached to the ordinance says that customers will only be charged for their normal water and sewer usage for the period when the leak was undetected.

Only one adjustment would be given within a 12-month period. Currently, customers could get their bill adjusted but would have had to pay for the wasted water.

“Ours is now the most customer-friendly policy in the region,” Commissioner Jeff Rader said.

Rader said the water line from the meter to the house could be leaking with no sign of it on the surface and would cause the water bill to increase even though the customer

received no benefit from the extra water.

“It still means you have to watch your bills and take action right away if there are wild swings,” Commissioner Lee May said.

At the suggestion of Presiding Officer Larry Johnson, the county also is looking into offering a water line replacement insurance program like Atlanta’s that would pay for the repair cost in the event that a water supply line requires replacement.

To encourage conservation of water since 2007, DeKalb has offered kits to homeowners to help detect leaks and reduce water usage in older homes, adopted an ordinance requiring inefficient plumbing fixtures to be replaced with low-flow toilets, and revised the water rates.

Community Offers Helping Hand Thanksgiving aid comes from myriad groups

By Carla Parker

As it has for a lot of people, this year has been tough for Demeshia Scott and her nine children.

The Stone Mountain single mother, who works online as an in-buy customer service representative, barely makes enough to provide for her family.

As the nation sits down to its 389th Thanksgiving Day observance on Thursday, the American Farm Bureau Federation says that a meal with turkey and all the trimmings will cost about 13 percent more than it did last year.

The bureau says that the average cost to make a meal for 10 people this year is $49.20, up $5.73 from last year. It says that the biggest cost jump comes from turkey, which is 22 percent more this year.

With unemployment at 10.2 percent statewide, and first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in DeKalb County jumping 3.8 percent to 3,557 in October, many families like the Scotts are struggling with making ends meet and don’t have much for extra stuff.

Scott said she didn’t know how she was going to provide Thanksgiving dinner for her family on Nov. 24 until she got a call last week from a friend with the news that the VFW on Covington Highway in Decatur was giving away Thanksgiving baskets to needy families.

On Nov. 19, she was one of 14 families who showed up at the VFW Post 4706 offices and left with a box filled with frozen turkeys and canned items like sweet potatoes, peas and carrots. They also got boxes of stuffing and fresh loaves of bread.

The gifts were co-sponsored by the Derwin Brown Masonic Lodge 599, the Disabled

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Demeshia Scott of Stone Mountain picks up a Thanksgiving basket laden with turkey and all the trimmings from the VFW on Covington Highway for her family of nine children. Across DeKalb, groups and individuals have stepped up to help their neighbors have a great Thanksgiving Day.

Veterans Chapter 91, the Ladies Auxiliary, and VFW Post 96.

Across the county, individuals, students, churches, and civic and community groups have been stepping in to help fill the gaps for struggling families.

On Nov. 19, Columbia High School students prepared a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings and served it to 400 homeless men, women and children.

And on Thanksgiving Day, Hosea Feed the Homeless and Hungry will provide a full Thanksgiving meal to thousands of people at the Georgia World Congress Center.

On Nov. 23, hundreds of volunteers will gather at the DeKalb County Jail on Memorial Drive to cook that meal.

Scott said she was glad that she was included in the VFW giveaway.

“It’s a big help, especially with the economy,” she said. “It’s truly a blessing.”

Altogether, the five groups that co-sponsored the Thanksgiving boxes gave away 400 pounds of food to the families. The groups were able to do so with donations from Publix, Kroger, HoneyBaked Ham, Booker T. Washington Masonic Lodge 534, and Redan Elementary School.

On Nov. 20, the organizations also fed nearly 200 homeless veterans at their “Feed Homeless Veterans Holiday Dinner” at the Covington Road lodge.

Along with the hearty meals, the vets got information on jobs, benefits and housing; medical screenings and flu shots; clothing, pedicures and haircuts; and counseling.

Jason Surry, a VFW Post 4706 member, said the organization has been giving to needy families and feeding the homeless for Thanksgiving since its inception in 1961.

“We do this because this is a continuation of our service to our country and our com-

munity,” Surry said.

The group fed by the Columbia High students was larger this year than last year.

In 2010, the students prepared meals for just over 300 people. This year, more than 400 men, women and children from a number of homeless shelters across metro Atlanta showed up.

The students have been hosting the annual Thanksgiving dinner for five years. It also included health and dental screenings, and students from Pro Way Hair School gave haircuts to men who wanted them. The families also got to select clothes and socks and the opportunity to register for free cell phones.

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“It’s a blessing to get collard greens and a neck bone,” said Jesse Leon McKinney, who has been homeless off and on for 24 years.

Public radio ‘Turkey Confidential’ to the rescue Cooks who need extra help preparing their turkey on Thanksgiving Day can get answers from Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the host of public radio’s national food show “The Splendid Table: Turkey Confidential.”

On Turkey Day, Kasper will be taking questions live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on GPB Radio.

The program, which has become a Thanksgiving morning tradition, has fielded questions from a crosscountry trucker cooking his Thanksgiving dinner on his engine to a panicked first-time cook who didn’t

realize a turkey needs to be thawed.

Kasper handles all questions with wit, expertise and laughter.

Afterward, listeners can reflect on the meaning of the holiday through music and stories for Thanksgiving with radio host John Birge on “Giving Thanks.”

That program, which airs at 1 p.m., provides the warmth of great music and memorable words.

For more information on programming, visit www .gpb.org.

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The meal was prepared by the school’s culinary arts students. They cooked 15 turkeys, dressing, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and cakes and sweet potato pies.

Brittany McKnight, a senior, said it was their first time preparing a big meal for disadvantaged families.

“I think it’s good [cooking for the homeless] because we’re helping the community,” she said.

Students from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America served the food, and the Columbia chorus entertained diners with gospel songs.

Most of the homeless people came from the Gateway Center in Atlanta.

Molly Williams, the center’s community relations director, said they continue to serve 7,000 homeless people annually.

“That number is mostly made up of single men,” she said, “but women and children are currently the fastest growing in new cases.”

With colder weather upon us, Williams says they have been seeing an increase in the number of people seeking shelter for

Volunteers from Decaturbased Blessings on Wheels took Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless on Atlanta’s streets on Nov. 19.

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the winter.

“The weather makes it more important for people to find shelter when it gets cold,” she said.

On Saturday, the nonprofit Blessings on Wheels group also took Thanksgiving meals to Atlanta’s homeless and hungry.

The DeKalb residents set up serving tables at the corner of Central Avenue and

Mitchell Street and served hot meals of turkey, dressing, green beans, collard greens, corn, rolls, assorted cakes, water and tea to the homeless.

Jesse Leon McKinney, who has been homeless off and on for 24 years, was very grateful for the food.

“It’s a blessing to get collard greens and a neck bone,” he said.

Tour of Homes needs volunteers The DeKalb History Center needs volunteers on Dec. 2-3 to help set up its annual Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes.

Slots are available from 7:15 to 10 p.m. both nights, and volunteers will get a ticket to the tour.

The Candlelight Tour of Homes features three points of interest and seven homes decorated for the holidays. It benefits the Mary Miller Decatur Youth Fund, the Decatur Education Foundation, the DeKalb History Center and the Oakhurst Community Garden Project.

To volunteer, contact Melissa Forgey at director@dekalbhistory.org or call 404-3731088, Ext. 22.

Drive seeks coats for the homeless When the temperatures fall, the need for warm coats and blankets is even more important for Atlanta’s homeless.

On Nov. 26 from 4 to 7 p.m., the Black and Latino Council of America will collect lightly worn coats for men, women and children at its Coat Drive for the Cold and Homeless Pursuit of Happiness ­– Day Party in Atlanta.

The council is hoping to collect 200 coats, blankets, backpacks and other donations.

The drive – at Bar One Tapas Lounge, 625 Memorial Drive in Atlanta – is being held in conjunction with a number of businesses and organizations.

For more information, visit www.blacklatino-council-of-america.socialgo.com.

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“Sometimes we walked to the neighbor’s house with buckets to get water.”

Journey Project capturing stories of early life in Lithonia Lynn MarshallLinnemeier (at right) and Lydia Sawney show photographs printed on a piece of a white bed sheet as an option for displaying photos.

Tommie Louis Montgomery’s stories of growing up in Lithonia 60 years ago were videotaped.

By Carla Parker

Tommie Louis Montgomery has lived in the city of Lithonia since she was 2 years old.

She remembers a city with dirt roads in the parts of town where blacks lived. She remembers a city where blacks didn’t have running water and had to go to a community well to get water.

“Sometimes we walked to the neighbor’s house with buckets to get water,” said Montgomery, now 69.

On Nov. 4, Montgomery shared some of her memories with Georgia Tech students and videographer Eddy Anderson, who are collecting stories for the Lithonia Journey Project.

Her story and those of other residents are being captured for Journey, which is part of the Lithonia Blueprints Project, a Georgia Conservancy growth management project

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that is creating a revitalization strategy for the city.

The stories will be part of a visual arts project that will be displayed in the city.

Deborah Jackson, who chairs the city’s Redevelopment Committee, said there are lots of stories circulating in the community.

“We want to capture them while people can still remember,” she said.

Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, an awardwinning mixed-media artist, attended the Nov. 5 meeting at the Lithonia Women’s Club to show examples of artwork that she has

done for churches and institutions in other communities.

Marshall-Linnemeier, who teaches at Spelman College, told the 20 residents in attendance that she often incorporates photography, painting, and diaries and letters to examine and define historical figures.

She said she does this because a lot of institutions, including churches, don’t have permanent works of art.

Because photography paper can be pricey, Marshall-Linnemeier showed examples of art that she had printed on white bed sheets.

She applauded the community for starting its own collection.

“A permanent collection will increase in value over the years,” she said.

Once the stories are captured, Jackson said, the community will determine the medium it will use to preserve them for future generations.

Marshall-Linnemeier said the project will take four to six months to complete.

For more information about the project, call Deborah Jackson at 404-534-6545 or email dajatty@bellsouth.net.

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Alonzo Coleman (left) of Newton County and Ursula Jackson (red dress) from Ellenwood won the Best Dressed contest. At right, Brenda Jackson (in black) hits the dance floor with Christopher Moreland of Decatur.

Zoot-suited men and boaadorned women in flapper dresses stepped out in style for an evening of jazz at the seventh annual Stompin’ at the Savoy at the Holiday Inn in Dunwoody.

The Nov. 12 event, hosted by the Decatur-based Howey Hudson Lowe Foundation, attracted 375 guests decked out in outfits harking back to the 1920s.

Brenda Jackson, the foundation’s executive director, said guests traveled from places like New York, Virginia and North Carolina as well as Jacksonville and New Orleans.

They were entertained by the Melvin Miller and Jazz Collective band with guest performers Milkshake, Charlena Nutal, Emile Worthy, Chaunda Nichole, Hamidah Abdullah, and Keith Stalworth.

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Proceeds benefit the foundation’s work with homeless and disadvantaged families.

Stompin’ at the Savoy is held annually on the second Saturday in November. For more information, visit www.howeyhudsonlowe.org.

Breast cancer survivors lauded at Pink & Black gala Breast cancer survivors enter the ballroom at DeKalb 100 Black Women’s Pink & Black gala at the Evergreen Conference Center on Nov. 5.

A dozen women who have survived breast cancer were honored at the seventh annual Pink & Black Gala at the Evergreen Conference Center in Stone Mountain on Nov. 5.

The women were nominated by family and friends for recognition and were presented with plaques and gift baskets during the gala, sponsored by the DeKalb 100 Black Women.

The 2011 honorees are Bobby Currie, Del Daniels, Elly Dalton, Jeannie Jefferson, Inez Johnson, Sharon Lee, Alexis Morris, Ebony Steele, Mildred Campbell Nollie, Idell Ward, Nedra White and Claudette Woodard.

Their ranks include teachers, bankers, a pastor’s wife, an on-air radio personality, ministry workers, a financial adviser and community volunteers. All had beaten breast cancer with early detection and family support.

Proceeds from the gala, which was attended by more than 300 guests, benefit breast cancer research and the 100 Black Women’s Legacy Program, which mentors high school girls.

The gala is held annually on the first Saturday in November. For more information, visit www.ncbwdekalb.org or call 404-584-1107.

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Campaign to abolish child hunger

Thanksgiving cooks who need extra help preparing turkey on Thanksgiving Day can get answers from Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of public radio’s national food show “The Splendid Table: Turkey Confidential.”

Hundreds of disadvantaged kids who need gifts for the holidays will get them via donations to DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson’s annual “Tree of Love” campaign.

More Georgia children will have access to nourishing food year-round because of a new campaign to end childhood hunger.

Project capturing stories of early life in Lithonia 3 Tommie Louis Montgomery has lived in the city of Lithonia since she was 2-yearsold.

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The hip-shaking Beulah Boys performed and the Peach State Steppers “Wobbled” on the dance floor.

Comedian Corey Miller’s impersonation of President Barack Obama doing a Q&A with the people brought the house down.

To the question, “What are you going to do about the housing crisis, Mr. President?” he replied in

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Pretty lights will start twinkling on Christmas trees this week to herald the official start of the holiday season.

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The nonprofit Seeds of Excellence will be collecting toys for at-risk girls and disadvantaged families at its “Sowing Back Into the Community Toy Drive” on Dec. 4.

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More than 30 Decatur businesses are co-sponsoring the event at East Court Square on Dec. 1.

Macy’s, DeKalb cities to kick off season with tree lightings Pretty lights will start twinkling on Christmas trees this week to herald the official start of the holiday season.

Holiday revelers will parade through downtown streets, famous singers will perform, and kids will sing carols before Santas flip the switch, lighting Christmas trees in town squares from Stone Mountain to Conyers.

As tradition would have it, the festivities kick off on Thanksgiving night with the 64th annual lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree at Buckhead’s Lenox Square.

TV talent show winners to perform Two TV talent show winners will be among the performers for the lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree.

“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 8 winner Melanie Moore and “American Idol” Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery will perform at the event along with three-time Grammy Award-winning gosScotty McCreery Melanie Moore pel duo Mary Mary, Atlanta artist Erica Nicole, and the Macy’s All-Star Choir featuring Timothy Miller.

WSB-TV news anchor Monica Pearson and meteorologist David Chandley are co-hosting the event. It kicks off at 6:15 p.m. with behind-the- scenes interviews and special performances.

The Tree Lighting Show begins at 7 p.m. and will be capped with a fireworks finale.

Parking is limited and spectators are encouraged to use MARTA. For more information, visit www.macys.com.

More than 30 Decatur businesses are co-sponsoring the event at East Court Square on Dec. 1.

The 4/5 Academy Chorus will sing carols, hot chocolate and cookies will be served, and Santa will flip the switch, turning on the 25-foot tree’s lights at 7 p.m.

For more information, call the Little Shop of Stories at 404-3736300.

Olde Town Conyers More than 60 community organizations will have floats in the Olde Town Conyers “Hometown Holiday Parade” on Dec. 3.

The one-hour parade sets off at 4:30 p.m. from Rockdale County High School for the Rockdale County Courthouse.

The town’s Christmas tree will be lit in front of the courthouse imme- Santa and Mrs Claus will arrive in Conyers’ diately following the pa- annual Hometown Holiday Parade on Dec. 3. rade at about 6 p.m.

The Rockdale Historical Society’s Secret Santa Shop will be open at the Conyers Depot Warehouse during the parade and continue until 9 p.m. Gifts range in price from 50 cents to $5, and children can shop for their friends and families. For more information, call 770-602-2606.

Pine Lake Pine Lake’s “Lighting of the Lake” ceremony takes place Dec. 3 at the Beach House at Pine Lake after cookies and hot cocoa. The festivities are from 6 p.m to 8 p.m.

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Avondale Estates The Avondale First Baptist Church choir will be singing carols and Boy Scout Troop 6 will be grilling beef hot dogs at Avondale Estates’ Annual Tree Lighting on Nov. 28.

The festivities kick off at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Clarendon Avenue and South Avondale Road. The tree will be lit at 7 p.m. For more information, call 404-294-5400.

Stone Mountain The city of Stone Mountain will light its tree just outside City Hall on Nov. 26.

Crowds will gather at 6 p.m. for the parade and Santa’s arrival at 6:15 p.m.

There will be caroling, and after the event, hot chocolate and cookies will be available at Decatur The lighting of the city of Decatur’s Christmas tree is a real community affair this area restaurants. For more information, call Kim Delaney at 770-498-7334.

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“This is what Christmas is all about, helping and giving to others.”

Annual ‘Tree of Love’ campaign kicks off to benefit kids Morris Williams returned with his Tree of Love gifts last year. This year, residents can pick names of kids on Nov. 26 and bring gifts on Dec. 17.

Hundreds of disadvantaged kids need gifts for the holidays, and some of them will get them via donations to DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson’s annual “Tree of Love” campaign.

Donors can pick up the names of the kids they will bless with gifts at the campaign’s Nov. 26 kickoff at the Gallery at South DeKalb mall.

During the event, which starts at noon in the center court near Macy’s, a list of children and their needs will be available. Donors will pick a name, purchase the gifts, and return them to the mall on Dec. 17.

Johnson, who launched the Tree of Love at the mall 13 years ago, says the community’s generosity warms his heart every year.

“This is what Christmas is all about, helping and giving to others,” he said.

This year, the campaign will benefit 450 children who are being served by the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services.

For more information, call 404-371-2988.

The combined glee clubs with more than 100 singers will perform Dec. 2-4 at Spelman and Morehouse colleges in southwest Atlanta.

Spelman, Morehouse glee clubs in concert Fans of the glee clubs at Spelman and Morehouse colleges have three opportunities to hear them perform together for their annual Christmas Carol Concert series between Dec. 2 and 4.

The combined choirs of more than 100 singers will perform on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.

A Dec. 3 concert at Spelman’s Sisters Chapel starts at 7:30 p.m.

These will be the 84th annual holiday concerts of the combined glee clubs.

The choirs will perform a mixture of new selections and traditional favorites, including “We Are Christmas,”

written by Dr. Kevin Johnson, Spelman’s Music Department chairman. They also will perform the rousing Nigerian Yoruba folk song “Betelemehu,” directed by David Morrow.

The concerts are free and open to the public, but because space is limited, reservations are required for the Dec. 3 concert at the Sisters Chapel – limit four complimentary tickets per guest while supplies last. For more information, call 404-681-3643.

Morehouse College is at 830 Westview Drive S.W., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-681-2800. Spelman College is at 350 Spelman Lane S.W., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-681-3643.

Christmas story in dance “Acknowledge Him,” a dance and praise production, will be onstage Dec. 3 at Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia.

The Essence of Grace Dance Ministry of Ellenwood-based Love Life Christian Fellowship Church will tell the Christmas story at the event, which begins at 5 p.m. in the Michael Benton Family Life Center.

The title is taken from Psalm 100:4. Benita Johnson, who is helping coordinate the production, said the public is invited to the free event.

“Come and share with us as we celebrate the birthday of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” she said.

Fairfield Baptist Church is at 6133 Redan Road. For more information, visit www.lovelifecfc or call 404-241-1499.

Greenforest Thanksgiving service Before they chow down on turkey on Thanksgiving Day, members of Greenforest Community Baptist and Greater Fellowship Missionary Baptist churches will come together for Greenforest’s Thanksgiving Day Worship Service.

The Nov. 24 service starts at 10 a.m.

Greenforest Baptist is at 3250 Rainbow Drive in Decatur.

The community is invited to attend this special worship service. For more information, call 404-486-1120.

The Children’s Christmas Parade in downtown Atlanta on Dec. 3 will air live on WSBTV beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Parade benefits Children’s More than 300,000 spectators are expected to line the streets of downtown Atlanta for the Children’s Christmas Parade on Dec. 3.

The parade, which is in its 31st year, takes place between 10:30 a.m. and noon.

It begins at Peachtree Street near Baker Street, turns right onto Marietta Street and finishes along Centennial Olympic Park Drive.

The featured participants will be Children’s patients – Thomas Mills, a cerebral palsy patient from Dallas; Serena Ramlingum, a kidney transplant patient from McDonough; and Anaiah Rucker, an amputee and local hero from Madison.

All three will be prominently seated in horse-drawn carriages to lead Santa and Mrs. Claus, Miss Georgia, award-winning

marching bands, floats, dance groups and giant helium balloons along the parade route.

Parade chairwoman Lisa Martinez said that Children’s Christmas Parade is an ongoing tradition that kicks off the holiday season for many Atlanta families and organizations.

“We are thankful for the opportunity to provide the community with a memorable holiday experience that also raises funds to support the health care needs of Georgia’s children,” she said.

The event is free and open to the public, but a limited number of front-row reserved bleacher seats are available for $12 and can be purchased at www.choa.org/parade.

The parade will air live on WSB-TV Channel 2 beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Seeds of Excellence raising toys The nonprofit Seeds of Excellence Inc. will be collecting toys for at-risk girls and disadvantaged families at its Holiday Social “Sowing Back Into the Community Toy Drive” on Dec. 4.

The 6-to-9 p.m. event at the Aficionados Lounge in Atlanta will benefit at-risk girls ages 12 to 17 who attend the group’s mentor-

ing program.

Joy Grier, the group’s president and CEO, said it also will support 10 disadvantaged families in the community.

Admission is a toy or $10.

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For more information, visit www.seedsof excellence.org or call 678-468-4880.

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Wellness

November 23, 2011

“Too many of our kids are not getting the nutritious meals they need to do well in school.”

Medicare seminars at Kaiser Through Dec. 7, DeKalb seniors can find out how Medicare works and coverage options at a series of free seminars offered by Kaiser Permanente of Georgia at several of its medical facilities.

The seminars share information regarding Medicare and the Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Plan. Participants can seek information needed to make a decision about the Medicare health plan that is best for them.

There is no cost to attend and no obligation to enroll.

Upcoming seminars include: n Dec. 2 at Kaiser Permanente Crescent Medical Center, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in conference rooms 1,2 and 3, at 200 Crescent Center Parkway in Tucker. n Dec. 3 at Kaiser Permanente Panola Medical Center, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Conference Room 2, at 5440 Hillandale Drive in Lithonia.

Space is limited; to reserve a space, call 1-800-232-3404, or TTY 1-800-255-0056 for the hearing/speech impaired, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Water fountains being studied A Decatur organization that promotes active living is conducting a survey of public water fountains.

The Decatur Active Living Board wants to know if there are enough fountains to accommodate residents and workers throughout the city.

It has formed a Water Fountain Committee to assess Decatur’s public water needs. Issues it seeks to address include water fountain access, the location of public water fountains throughout the city, the reduction of plastic bottles, the cost efficiency of adding new water fountains, fountain maintenance, and a needs assessment for future water fountains.

Ultimately, the goal of the committee is to increase access to public water fountains in order to support Decatur’s active lifestyle.

The 2010 U.S. Census says the city of Decatur’s population is 19,335. The city currently has 14 water fountains, roughly one fountain for every 1,400 residents.

The five-question survey is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ F38PJRS, and the deadline for completing the survey is Jan.15.

For more information, contact Cheryl Burnette, assistant director of Active Living, at cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com or 678-5536541.

Campaign to abolish child hunger More Georgia children will have access to nourishing food year-round because of a new campaign to end childhood hunger.

Gov. Nathan Deal launched the “Feeding for a Promising Future – No Kid Hungry Campaign” on Nov. 16 to connect more children to summer meals, after-school meals and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

More than 700,000 children in the state are at risk of hunger, and Deal Nathan Deal said that education is a top priority to ensure that the state’s children have a bright future.

“Too many of our kids are not getting the nutritious meals they need to do well in school,” he said. “Collectively, we can make sure they are connected to important programs so they can focus in school and thrive.”

The campaign, which is a public-private partnership with Share Our Strength, the nation’s leading child anti-hunger organization, and the Georgia Food Bank Association, a network of seven regional Feeding America member food banks throughout the state, will use proven strategies to increase the number of Georgia children who eat nutritious meals offered through Summer and Afterschool Meals programs and increase the number of families who participate in SNAP. Participating agencies include the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning; Walmart; Con Agra Foods Foundation; Arby’s Foundation, which is based in Atlanta; and the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

A recent report showed that Georgia ranks sixth highest in the nation for child food insecurity. Statewide and nationally, many children at risk of hunger rely on school meals as their primary source of nutrition.

The campaign is working to close the suppertime and summertime gap by connecting more eligible low-income children to federally funded summer and after-school meals programs and increasing enrollment in SNAP so they have enough food to eat where they live, learn and play.

The Georgia Summer Food Service Program provides reimbursement for free, nutritious meals and snacks served to Georgia children 18 and younger throughout the summer months.

While more than 800,000 students get a free or reduced-price lunch at school, only 13.6 percent – just over 100,000 kids – participate in the summer meals program.

Last year, Georgia missed out on more than $14 million in federal funding for the summer meals program because of under-enrollment.

Donald Arnette, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Southeast regional administrator, said the service oversees 15 nutrition assistance programs that touch the lives of one in four Americans over the course of a year.

“The programs work together to form a national safety net against hunger,” he said. “But government can’t do it alone.”

Arnette said partnerships help identify people in need and help connect them with nutrition assistance and education to stamp out childhood hunger.

Reasons for low participation in summer meals, afterschool meals and SNAP programs include lack of awareness, transportation challenges, and a shortage of meals sites.

Dr. Robert Avossa, Fulton County School System’s superintendent, said students need access to nutritious meals all year long.

“Letting more families and kids know they can take advantage of programs like summer and after-school meals will go a long way toward ensuring these kids get the food they need so they can keep learning and growing year- round,” Avossa said.

Bill Bolling, who chairs the Georgia Food Bank Association, said that many people are unaware of the resources available to them and that they are kicking off a marketing and outreach campaign to reach more children and families.

Share Our Strength is investing more than $250,000 in the first year of the campaign. For more information, visit www.NoKidHungry.org/Georgia.

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Mickie Lewis of Top Notch Dance Krew fame is teaching the classes, which blend hip-hop choreography with elements of jazz, African, Caribbean and Latin dance styles.

Classes will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.

The Move It! Mondays program is open to kids ages 6 to 11. They will jam to family-friendly music and learn hip-hop combinations like those seen on the Disney Channel.

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The Feel Good Fridays program for those 18 and older is a mix of sassy dance moves for all fitness levels.

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Wellness

“Our prevention efforts work to reduce chronic disease, provide people with healthy food options, and to get our children and adults engaged with more physical activities.”

Healthy legacy left by 5-year Steps A flourishing community garden, a safe walking path, and a cadre of young anti-smoking activists are among the success stories of Steps to a Healthier DeKalb.

The Board of Health’s five-year project, funded by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ended Sept. 21, touching thousands of lives and working with more than 200 community partners.

Dr. S. Eliza b e t h Fo r d , district health director, said Steps made an impact.

“This crea t ive h e a l t h S. Elizabeth Ford program used a variety of interventions implemented by numerous partner organizations to make a significant contribution to get people moving, eating more healthy foods and supportive of tobacco-free environments,” Ford said in a Nov. 10 statement.

More than 350 families learned gardening and healthy eating tips during a growing season at the community garden at Bethesda Cathedral on Austin Drive, while a coalition of community members, government employees, health advocates and elected officials created the Belvedere Active Living Plan, which led them to design and find funding to build a safe walking path.

The Shoal Creek Trail now connects hundreds of South DeKalb families to fun and exercise at Shoal Creek Parks I and II. Teens learned about the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke and used the knowledge to help foster the passage of the DeKalb School System’s 100 percent tobacco-free policy.

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Community gardens like this one at First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia received Steps funding.

The lives of 113,000 children and staff were instantly impacted through the policy, and tobacco use is now forbidden on all school campuses.

Jewell Martin, the new project manager of the board’s Health Assessment and Promotion, said Steps to a Healthier DeKalb encouraged residents to become proactive about their health.

“Our prevention efforts work to reduce chronic disease, provide people with healthy food options, and to get our children and adults engaged with more physical activities [and they] continue,” Martin said.

The Board of Health is offering a free colorful, 31page report, Connecting With the Community, that highlights the Steps community activities. You can download a copy from www.dekalbhealth.net or contact Health Assessment and Promotion at 404-508-7847 for a hard copy. The number of hard copies is limited.

Free testing, workshops for World AIDS Day World AIDS Day will be observed on Dec. 1, and the DeKalb Board of Health will mark the 24th annual observance with free HIV testing, education and a “dance to heal” workshop of AfriSalsa group dancing.

On Dec. 3, STAND Inc., based in Decatur, will hold an event devoted to youth and HIV/AIDS. In the United States, someone is infected with HIV every 9½ minutes. In 2009, there were about 48,100 new HIV infections.

There are currently 1.2 million Americans living with HIV/ AIDS, and about a fifth of them are unaware that they are HIVpositive.

In Georgia, there were about 18,000 people living with HIV at the end of 2009.

The Board of Health’s program takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 1 in the Bohan auditorium of the Richardson Health Center, 445 Winn Way in Decatur.

Free, walk-in, confidential 20-minute HIV tests will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DeKalb Addiction Clinic at 455 Winn Way. This year’s theme is “Getting to Zero: Zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.”

Sponsors include the AfriSalsa AIDS Campaign and the DeKalb Community Service Board.

The Board of Health’s Early Care Clinic serves about 700 HIVpositive patients.

STAND Inc. hosting Youth Summit Young people can get free HIV and STD testing at STAND Inc.’s “Getting to Zero” Youth Summit on Dec. 3.

The noon-to-4 p.m. event at the American Legion Harold Byrd Post 66 includes refreshments and music along with information about HIV, AIDS and STDs. Attendees must R.S.V.P. by Nov. 24.

African-Americans make up 29 percent of Georgia’s total population but account for 76 percent of all new AIDS cases in the state.

American Legion Harold Byrd Post 66 is at 30 Covington Road in Avondale Estates. For information or to R.S.V.P., call Raymond Duke or Latasha McCall at 404-292-2352.

For more information, visit www.dekalbhealth.net or call 404-508-7866.

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The above described property is described according to a survey prepared for Children of the Future Day Care, Inc., and Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association, said survey being prepared by Eston Pendley & Associates, Inc., Eston Pendley, R.L.S. No. 945, said survey being dated March 11, 1988.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses in this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement and by law, including attorneyís fees (notice of intent to collect attorneyís fees having been given).

Said property will be sold subject to an outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement first set out above.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Daydreams Early Learning Center, Inc. or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 3616 Flakes Mill Road, Decatur, GA 30034.

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