Another incredible, hometown story.

Suzy sent along this press release, which details the extensive commitment one Decatur family has toward foster kids.  John and Polly Lewis will receive this year’s 2010 Humanitarian Award on March 18th at the Dining For a Difference event at the Cobb Galleria.

In recognition of their unwavering dedication to children in need, foster parents John and Polly Lewis will receive the 2010 Humanitarian Award at the event. During the past 40 years, the Decatur couple took in more than 80 children, many of whom have gone on to receive college degrees and have families of their own.

“John and I were so happy to open our doors and our hearts to these children,” said Polly Lewis. “They needed help, and with the support of Families First and good case workers, we were able to give these kids a chance. Fostering wasn’t always easy, but we prayed for God’s strength to get us through and felt blessed to do the work.”

Suzy also notes that at age 84 and 90 respectively, Polly and John are still helping kids, currently “fostering 19-year-old Zada Wheat who is currently enrolled in college, thanks to the Lewis’ support.”

The keynote speakers for this year’s Dining For a Difference event will be Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, “the real-life inspirations for the book and Oscar-nominated best picture, The Blide Side.”

You know that home-sales chart from city-data that I’m always resurrecting?  You know, this one!

Well believe it or not, there’s a bit more to Decatur real estate than just a crummy mass-produced slide found in the bowels of the internet.

This evening from 5:30p-7p, Decatur residents and real estate agents, Terry Michel and Sean Dammann, are hosting a Decatur Real Estate Forum of area agents, residents and community leaders at Decatur’s Keller Williams office at 315 West Ponce to give an overview and discuss the health of Decatur’s real estate market.

While once an event geared exclusively to local agents from various realty groups around Atlanta, Dammann and Michel decided to open this quarterly event to the public and focus exclusively on the Decatur market as a service to their community.

According to Dammann, some of the questions to be answered during the forum include…

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