Decatur’s Lifelong Community Coordinator LeeAnn Harvey wrote in late last night…

MONDAY is the last day of the Decatur Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project. We have a lot of important repairs of our senior citizens’ homes that we would like to complete. We have a shortage of carpenters and skilled volunteers. We would love your help! If you’re available or know someone who is, the volunteer shifts are 9am to 1pm and 1pm to 5pm. Volunteers meet at the Solarium, 321 W. Hill St. in the Oakhurst neighborhood of Decatur (30030). We’ll have breakfast, lunch and dinner available. Information about the Project is available at http://www.mlkserviceproject.com. Call Lee Ann Harvey at 770-652-8593 or email .

Thank you for being a Decatur Volunteer!

Related – Decaturish has some great pics from the event over the weekend.

Photo from 2012 event courtesy of MLK Service Project website

Cathy sends along this note…

• SkaterAid 2014
• Sunday, Sept. 28, 2pm – 7pm
• East Decatur Station (College Avenue, near the Avondale Marta Station) 

The 10th annual SkaterAid 2014 Skate & Music Festival at East Decatur Station is a fundraising event for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children and honor the life of Ian Wochatz.

There are a variety of volunteer positions and time slots available, including an early shift (2p-4:30p) and a late shift (4:30p-7p). There are also some earlier and later times for set-up and break-down. Contact Cathy Keeler at  to sign up for a volunteer shift. Please visit our website:  http://www.skateraid.net and join the SkaterAid fan page on FaceBook!   Please help us celebrate SkaterAid’s final year!!!

Cathy writes in…

The 8^th annual SkaterAid 2012 Skate & Music Festival will be held on 9/30/12 (Sunday) 2:00p – 7:00pm at East Decatur Station to raise funds for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children and honor the life of Ian Wochatz.   This is the first call for volunteers.  I am looking for volunteers to help out in many areas with this great Decatur event.    We have an early shift (2p-4:30p) and a late shift (4:30p-7p), but also some earlier and later times for set-up and break-down.      Please contact Cathy Keeler at  for a volunteer shift.

Please visit our website:  http://www.skateraid.net  and join the SkaterAid fan page on FaceBook!

The Decatur Book Festival are looking for some hard-workin’ peeps, who want to help out the festival and earn themselves a free t-shirt along the way.  From Daren Wang’s Verb.org…

Many volunteer positions have already been filled but there are still numerous openings. Visit the website for a list of volunteer positions and job descriptions. Available positions include:
* Book Market on the Square Set Up – Saturday, September 4 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (great for groups). Volunteer early, so you can have uninterrupted enjoyment of the Festival.
* Book Market on the Square Close Down – Sunday, September 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (great for groups). A great way to cap off a great Festival.
* Author Talk/Signing Venue Support (including the Children’s Stage and the Teen Stage/The Escape) – Various shifts available on Saturday and Sunday. Become one of our Festival ambassadors. Training is required.

To sign up to volunteer for a special weekend that includes a unique mix of authors, parades, meeting new people, and lots of fun, visit www.decaturbookfestival.com and go to “Participate” or contact Lee Ann Harvey with Volunteer! Decatur at or (678) 553-6548.