From Patti Garrett’s Blog…

The Active Living Advisory Board’s Water Fountain Committee is looking for volunteers to help plan the design, funding and placement of drinking water fountains throughout the City. A goal of the ALAB is to make it easier for residents and visitors alike to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Having water readily available to walkers, runners and bikers will help to fulfill that mission and make Decatur an even more livable City.

To volunteer or for more information contact Bill Adams at 404-688-1222-o, 404-273-0687-cell or [email protected]

A chicken in every pot, an elephant water fountain on every corner!

But seriously, this is certainly something that is sorely missing from city streets these days.  Especially in the DEAD of summer.  Oh and please, let’s not try to be too cute or stylish with the design.  Simple and insanely functional gets my vote.

No lack of talent in this city.

Rus sends along the list of the selected board members for Decatur’s newly created Active Living Advisory Board.  I believe I heard that there were over 20 candidates for these eight positions.

Bill Adams, Chair – Real Estate, volunteer coach, youth sports

Sally Brozek  – registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator

Michael Harbin – software system development/maintenance, youth sports, high school booster club

Wendy Heaps, MPH – CDC, health/wellness program development for large business org., teen program volunteer

Mamie Jennings Mabery – Public Health Informaticist@CDC, personal fitness trainer,walker, runner, tennis player

Michael Pratt, MD,MPH,MSPE – Public Health Physician/CDC, Physical Activity and Health branch, Exercise Physiology

Don Rigger – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Volunteer Coach at Decatur Rec and High School

Parky Rogers  – Junior Achievement, Safe Routes to School/Injury Prevention, Decatur Cooperative Ministry

Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH – Pediatric Gastroenterologist/Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Bike Emory

The AJC reports that the city is now actively recruiting people for its newest advisory panel: the Active Living Advisory Board.  The article states that they’re looking for people with backgrounds in “fitness, healthy living concepts, seniors and healthy aging, bicycling, walking, athletics, parks, recreation, gardening and other active pursuits.”

It might be a productive strategy to send out recruiters before dawn to canvas the streets when all the runners are out and about!

You can access the application form here.