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SECTION A: VOL 28 • NO. 29 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dun woody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 - 30, 2019 www.THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.com LEGACY CONTINUES FOR NAACP PARADE BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com The DeKalb County branch of the NAACP hosted its 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade Jan. 21. The parade route began at Green Pastures Christian Church in Decatur and ended at Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia. Performances from bands representing Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Arabia Mountain High School, Columbia High School and five other schools were part of the parade. DeKalb County School District Superintendent Dr. Stephen Green spoke before the start of the parade. He encouraged participants and attendees to remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. “Today we recognize and celebrate what he stood for. He was a dreamer, but he didn’t just dream,” Green said. “He marched, but he didn’t just march, he fought. He fought for every one of us. He fought for equal rights and equal justice.” More than 200 people were in attendance for the parade lineup and opening ceremony. During the opening ceremony, event organizers recognized county sanitation workers and Vietnam veterans for their service to the community. The late Sarah Copelin-Wood was also honored during the SEE PARADE ON PAGE 5 Columbia High School marching band performing in the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. Morgan Maclellan, left, Lisa Maclellan, center, and David Limon during Your Pie Perimeter’s event, which they pledged to donate 576 pizzas to those in need. Photo provided by Lisa Maclellan Pizzeria to donate food to the hungry BY TAYLOR ROBINS Taylor@dekalbchamp.com Your Pie Perimeter in Dunwoody’s Perimeter Place pledged a meal to people in need for every pizza purchased during its four-year anniversary celebration Jan. 17. During the restaurant’s anniversary event 576 pizzas were purchased by customers, based on the pledge, the restaurant will donate 576 entrees—pizza, paninis and sandwiches—to aid hungry people in the area. “[The 576 pizza tally was] definitely more than we hoped for,” said Lisa Maclellan, co-owner of Your Pie Perimeter. Maclellan, who owns the restaurant with husband Morgan Maclellan, said they didn’t have a numeric goal for the all-day event. Instead, Lisa Maclellan said that the goal of the event was to thank their guests and community for four years of business, have a fun pizza SEE DONATE ON PAGE 5 QUICK FINDER Opinion 5 Week in Pictures 9 Education 12 Sports 14-15 LOCAL LODGE GIVING BACKTO COMMUNITY PAGE 2 QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN FEEDING FOUR NEW PROGRAMS PAGE10 '641 1 6 00 01 o DEKALBCHAMPNEWS O DEKALBCHAMPNEWS (^DEKALBCHAMPNEWS
