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April 7 - 13, 2016 » Page 3A
AROUNDDEKALB
COUNTYWIDE
Registration now open for Senior Olympics
The DeKalb County Department
of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs
invites men and women 50 years of
age and older to participate in The
Senior Olympic Games.
Early registration deadline is
Saturday, April 30. DeKalb County
Senior Olympics is not responsible
for delays involving the United States
Postal Service.
Registration and entry forms may
be mailed or delivered to DeKalb
County Recreation, Parks & Cultural
Affairs, ATTN: DeKalb County Senior
Olympics, 1300 Commerce Drive Suite
300, Decatur, GA 30030. A liability waiver must be signed and turned in
with all entry forms.
For additional information visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks or
call (404)-371-2711.
AVONDALE ESTATES
City to host farmers market
DORAVILLE
City hosts public planning session
Those looking to get involved with the “healthy and vibrant” future of
Doraville should save the date of Wednesday, April 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The city of Doraville began updating its comprehensive plan on
March 28 through a public meeting at The Church of the New Covenant,
located along 3330 Chestnut Drive. That process will continue on April
13 with the help of attending residents, business owners, planners and
community advocates.
While part one of the two-part series focused on appropriately using
land, creating a design aesthetic for the city, and prioritizing initiatives in
improvement, the second part of the series will focus on implementing
action to achieve the city’s goals.
For more information on the upcoming comprehensive plan meeting,
visit www.doravillega.us or contact Enrique Bascunana at enrique.
bascunana@doravillega.us or call (770) 451-8745.
LITHONIA
Library group to start book club
The Friends of Stonecrest Library will be starting a book club.
Those who are interested in participating in the club are encouraged
to attend the first meeting at the Stonecrest Library on April 11, at 6 p.m.
For more information, call (770) 668-3060.
DEKALBCOUNTY
RECREATION, MURKS A CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Avondale Estates will host its farmers market April 10, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of My Parents’ Basement. The market will
have local produce and goods. My Parents’ Basement is located at 22
North Avondale Road. For more information, visit www.avondaleestates.
org.
CHAMBLEE
City to host 2016 Wellness Challenge
From now until April 23, DeKalb residents have the opportunity to
participate in group wellness activities in Chamblee. For completing
such tasks as having a gym membership, attending fitness classes,
registering in a sports league, participating in organized runs and races,
viewing Chamblee seminars and taking part in community cleanups,
Wellness Challenge participants earn points.
The highest point earners will win prizes with one grand prize
winner in the categories of adult and youth. Prizes will be presented at
Chamblee Family Field Day in Keswick Park on April 23.
The challenge is open to anyone residing in DeKalb County. For
more information on the 2016 Chamblee Wellness Challenge, including
information on submitting points and due dates, visit www.chambleega.
com.
Nonprofits present Healthy ME Program for fifth-
grade girls
Generations Connected Inc., with partners Lithonia Performing Arts
Zone and Family Ties Inc., present the Healthy ME Program for fifth-
grade grade girls who live in south DeKalb County.
The program will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 12 to May 19,
from 3 to 5 p.m. Registration with a parent or guardian is a requirement
for participation in the Healthy Me Program. The registration deadline is
Friday, April 8.
The Healthy ME Program began in 2011 with wellness experiences
for high school girls. It now offers hands-on healthy activities to current
fifth-grade girls who will enter middle school in August 2016. This
wellness program builds healthy awareness choices with professional
women health trainers who demonstrate wellness activities with
experiences in food preparation; journaling, spoken word poetry;
dancercise and STEM—how to make a wellness shampoo/lotion or an
app.
The free program will be held at Lithonia Performing Arts Zone
studio located at 7245 Rockbridge Road, Suite 2100, Lithonia.
Further information and registration is available onsite at Lithonia
Performing Arts Zone. The registration form can be requested by
contacting Generations Connected at (770) 873-4049 or via email at
generationsconnected@gmail.com.
DECATUR
Wylde Center to hold spring plant sale festival
STONE MOUNTAIN
Teen girls group seeking new members
Vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials will be
available for purchase at the annual Plant Sale Festival hosted by the
Wylde Center at the organization’s Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview
Road, Decatur.
This year’s three-day event is presented by Cummin Landscape
Supply and will take place Friday, April 15, through Sunday, April 17,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Wylde Center members are invited to
shop at a preview evening, Thursday, April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the Plant Sale Festival will benefit the numerous
educational offerings at the Wylde Center and help support the nonprofit
organization’s four public greenspaces.
For more information, visit www.wyldecenter.org/plant-sale.
Coalition of Successful Young Women (CSYW), a nonprofit that
supports parents in raising healthy and well-balanced young women, is
seeking new members.
Some of the goals of the organization are to empower young women
to maintain control over their lives help them maintain their dignity and
self-respect provide volunteer opportunities for them to give back to
society and expose them to successful women and leaders.
Membership is open to young women ages 13 to 18. The
organization has five adult advisers. Parent participation is encouraged
but not required. The club generally meets in Stone Mountain at 2 p.m.
on the third Saturday of each month.
For more information or to join the organization, call or text Arlene
Fitts Winfrey at (770) 595-7888, or email her at afwinfrey@gmail.com.
Please use the subject CSYW in the email.
Clarification: The Champion would like to clarify information in a story titled “Dunwoody residents voice concerns, approval” in its March
24, 2016, issue. The originators of the Dunwoody Community Survey believe its estimations to be 95 percent accurate.