From the City of Decatur’s website…

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” – You might have associated this quote with the U.S. Postal Service. This year, it is the creed of Decatur’s 9th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project. The volunteer planning committee has been busily working all week to prepare for this weekend. We are looking forward to hundreds of volunteers showing up to do home repairs and yard work to help our seniors live safely, comfortably and affordably in their own homes. There is a warming trend this weekend.

It will still be a bit cold on Saturday morning, so those interested in doing yard work might want to consider signing up for another shift. We will still be doing some yard work on Saturday morning. Home repairs will continue all weekend as planned. We would especially love more volunteers who can do home repairs or are fairly proficient with carpentry. We also still could use some additional volunteers with trucks who could pick up additional supplies at the Edgewood Lowes and deliver them to the homes in Oakhurst, especially on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and all day on Monday. There are other opportunities to help with checking out and checking in tools. If you are familiar with yard work, please consider joining us as a Yard Work Captain.

Please help us be environmentally friendly and bring your own reusable water bottle. Please be sure to dress for the weather. Sign up for one or more of the following shifts:

Saturday, January 15, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 16, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 17, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

To sign up or for further information, please contact Lee Ann Harvey, Volunteer! Decatur, at or 678-553-6548 or 770-652-8593.

Every year Decatur residents team up on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend to help the area’s elderly make needed repairs to their homes and help with necessary yard work. (Photo courtesy of the city’s website)

This year the shifts are as follows:

Saturday, January 16: 9am to 1pm and 1pm to 5pm

Sunday, January 17: 1pm to 5pm

Monday, January 18: 9am to 1pm and 1pm to 5pm

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Craig wants to help, but needs options…

Hi DM — Any chance you could post something about possible volunteer opportunities over the Thanksgiving and other winter holiday season? I’d like to give back, but not sure what’s out there.