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The newest Parent Network Playgroup, for babies born after June 1, 2010, is having its first-ever playgroup meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23.
The next GPPN Social is on Wednesday, Sept 15, from 7-9 p.m.
We're seeking members and a coordinator for the newest playgroup for babies born June 1 and later.
Find out about all of the APS schools (including charter schools) in the Grant Park district at one event!
Catch your last chance in 2010 to dive into the Grant Park Pool!
The Grant Park Parent Network and the Grant Park Conservancy have teamed up to bring color to Grant Park, one bulb at a time. The Daffodil Project will provide the community, especially children, the opportunity to make a hands-on, colorful and long-lasting contribution to Grant Park and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Come one! Come all! It's all FREE! Kid's Activities include storytelling, music, entertainment, make-and-take art projects and a few surprises. Presented by Carla Smith's office.
Starting September 13, 2010, Yard trimmings will be collected bi-weekly, typically on the same day as your household garbage. Recycling collection will continue weekly on the same day as garbage collection.
Join us for our '"History and Harvest Tour" - the 37th Grant Park Tour of Homes! Sat. Sept. 25th & Sun. Sept. 26th ...
Songbirds do more than provide us with an amazing array of colors, beautiful songs, and a sense of wonder as they flit about, nest in the most amazing ...
The Village School of East Atlanta is expanding and spaces for new children may now be reserved.
As of last month, single family home residents in the City of Atlanta can request a free 95 gallon recycling bin from the Department of Public Works. DPW will even deliver it to you! To request a larger recycling bin, please call the Department of Public Works Customer Service Center at (404) 330-6333, or submit an email request to: publicworks@atlantaga.gov.
On Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August 15th Zoo Atlanta will be hosting City of Atlanta and Fulton County Family Days. During this event all residents of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County and all employees of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County Government will be allowed free admission to the Zoo.
September 25, 10 am-2 pm, Atlantic Station

Atlanta City Councilmember Carla Smith has partnered with Living Green Pages, Atlanta Recycling Solutions and Clean Harbors to present the City of Atlanta’s Largest Household Hazardous Waste and E-Scrap Collection 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. September 25 at Atlantic Station. Event Information
District 1 Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith and District 12 Atlanta City Councilwoman Joyce M. Sheperd partner up together for National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at: Perkerson Park - 770 Deckner Avenue., S.W. from 6:00-8:00 pm. Residents of District 1 and District 12 are encouraged to come out so that they can learn how to organize neighborhood watches and become a block captain. Burglary and Gang Units will be on-hand to answer all questions. After the Q&A session, residents of District 1 and District 12 will be able to enjoy a family friendly movie in the park,“Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”
August 28-29, 2010 - Artist market, children's activities, great food, music, entertainment, and the Saturday morning Adams Realtors Run for the Park. Join Councilmember Carla Smith in the Children's Area, a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects.
First week in August (next week!) we're offering free trial lessons all week! Stop by and see the space, meet the teachers, and discuss what the best fit for your child may be.
Do you have a new baby born on or after 1/1/10? If so, putter on over to our newest playgroup: the Puffins! Playgroup meets on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. For more information, please contact Sarah at sarahdollacker@gmail.com or (404) 660-4328.
Bloom & Grow offers unique summer camps - Chinese Immersion and Science Explorers, conveniently located in Glenwood Park.
The weather will be heating up and Bloom & Grow has the perfect place for the little tots to have a great time and socialize. We are offering special weekday rates for play groups.
Hello Neighbors, we can't wait to meet your kids! We in Candler Park are excited to announce the expansion of Epworth Day School on McLendon Ave, right behind L5P. Come see us at www.epworthdayschool.com !
Family with 5 month old baby girl looking for family with similar aged baby to share nanny 2 days a week.
A half day, dual language program for 2-4 year olds situated on a six acre organic farm in East Atlanta.
A doula (pronounced Doo-la) is a term from the Greek language meaning a "woman who serves."

Birth doulas are re-creating the woman-to-woman network of the past. Having another woman present to provide reassurance and encouragement has been seen throughout history. Unfortunately, as birth has been taken out of our communities, the experienced loving support of sisters, mothers, aunts, and friends has also diminished. Most women do not share or participate in a birth until they are experience their own. This is where a birth doula can be so helpful. We understand the emotional and physical complexities of birth, we can instill confidence and trust in you and your body. We are able to increase the intimacy of the experience for a mother and her partner by managing the fears of both parents and providing useful comfort techniques for the mother. We also help facilitate communication with your maternity care team.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool is now accepting resumes from qualified candidates for a Lead Teacher position in the two-year old classroom for the 2010-2011 school year. We seek individuals who are looking to join a community-minded, parent-led cooperative environment. Our teachers are committed to excellence in teaching, parent education and dialogue, self-development and collegial cooperation. Creating a community of parents, teachers and children within our school is critically important to our success as a cooperative preschool. Although OCP is overseen by a board of parent volunteers, it is our staff which creates the special "nido" environment that enables our children to learn, play and grow together. To Apply: Please send a letter of introduction, resume, and three references to ocppersonnel@gmail.com. Applications and more information are available on our website: www.oakhurstcoop.com.
Indicate your interest in having a local store online. Click the link above. Scroll mid-way down to the "Contact Us via Email" section. In the drop down choose "Store Location Request" then enter zip code 30312 to request that Whole Foods locate a new store on Memorial Drive serving Grant Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Your child will enjoy unique, fun, hands-on activities at Bloom & Grow's summer camp series.
St. Paul United Methodist Church seeks a part-time children's minister and part-time youth minister starting June 1.
GPCP Alum Merry Preiditsch writes: I'm sending this note out in hope you have a minute to read this very important petition, and sign if you support it. We adopted Cole from Guatemala four years ago and have been blessed ever since. A change in the adoption laws a few years ago resulted in hunderds of cases to be stalled - and the children have to remain in temporary housing while their cases continue to spin through the court system. (The new law aims to prevent horrible things that were happening to pregnant women there for traffickers who would then sell the babies, often killing and torturing the mothers.)
We've added the ability to post Facebook comments at the bottom of content pages in the Parent Network website.
Come pitch in with the Historic Oakland Foundation for our "Second Saturday" gardening workday on the cemetery grounds. Meet new friends, be outside in a beautiful setting during the peak of springtime, learn about gardening and maybe even take home a few plants! If possible, please email LandscapeOakland@Gmail to let us know you are coming so we can plan tools, tasks and group leaders. THIS WORKDAY REPEATS THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH.
Saturday mornings at 9am on am 1690, the voice of the arts. Streaming live at 1690wmlb.com. View PDF.
In its efforts to improve Grant Park for all users, the Grant Park Conservancy would like your input via a survey ...
TCGP is pleased to present our Summer Camp 2010: Summer Around the World, a program created to provide a holistic, cultural experience for children.
A miniature poodle missing named Scribbles has been missing since Wednesday night (4/21) from a house on Georgia Avenue on the west side of Grant Park. He had no collar on but does have a microchip. If found please call Cathy at 404-593-5108 or Stephanie at 404-483-9449. He was last seen roaming around the Neighborhood Charter School.

Description:
13 lb. brown/tan/orange miniature poodle
very friendly & answers to Scribbles
two missing front teeth
The East Atlanta Kids Club seeks volunteers for our 7th-annual Brownwood Bike Rally & Run on Saturday, May 15, to be held in beautiful Brownwood Park in East Atlanta.
The Wipes return to The Graveyard Tavern for the fifth annual Spring show benefiting the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool on May 1st from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
The neighborhood-wide yard sale needs a volunteer to coordinate it. If you'd like to help coordinate, please contact Meg Richards.
Looking for replacement sidewalk pavers or mold to create additional concrete sidewalk pavers.
IPCP's Summer Camp 2010 Nature in the City; Exploring the Elements
Marshmallow Avenue musician and local piano teacher Rebecca Puckett will offer 4 week-long sessions of beginner piano camp at InTune Studio in Grant Park. Meeting each day for 2 hours, students will learn fundamentals of music and basic piano skills through a variety of songs and activities. The class is designed to provide young children with positive, creative musical experiences that can offer a foundation in musical understanding as well as prepare for further music study both privately in school, or independently.
Peachtree Hope is a tuition free charter school for Dekalb county residents, opening Fall 2010. Opening for grades K-5 in 2010 and adding a grade level each year through grade 12. It will follow the highly successful and proven SABIS educational program and curriculum.
Imagine Wesley International Academy hosts its 3rd Annual Live & Silent Auction
Saturday, March 27, 2010 5 PM to 9 PM at The Stove Works in Inman Park.
Featuring food, fun and entertainment including live & silent auctions

Are you a local business or resident that would still like to donate? The deadline is March 17.
Last week, early Wednesday morning, my shop, "Pin Up Girl! Cosmetics", had a large brick thrown through the front left window. Nothing was stolen. Then yesterday about 10am, a client of mine told me her house on Boulevard SE had the front door kicked in. Some vintage jewelry was stolen, a Nikon D60 camera and an organic apple. Items were moved around and searched through. But that was all that was taken.
A friend of SEABA's is looking to locate commercial kitchen space for his catering company in East Atlanta, Grant Park, Cabbagetown, Old Fourth Ward or Reynoldstown, e.g. SEABALAND. If you have any leads/suggestion, please let me know. He is not looking for retail, just kitchen and storage with ideal size between 1,500 - 2,500 sq ft. Please contact me at EconomicDevelopment@GPNA.org.
Every year more parents discover the advantages of Cuong Nhu karate summer camps for their kids. Enrollment numbers are limited, and camps fill up quickly. Click title for more ...
The Neighborhood Yard Sale is being moved to the Spring. Let us know if you'd like to help coordinate. Also, Spring Fling is being replaced with early-summer Field Day! Families will compete in games like the Sack Race and Home Run Derby!
This year we will be accepting mail in registrations starting January 12, 2010 so that parents who do not need to attend on-site registration can just mail in their form.
Using the BABY SIGNS® Program gives babies a way to “talk” with their parents before they can talk. Babies can communicate about the world around them long before they have mastered their verbal speaking skills!

Babies and their parents can use simple signs to communicate important things – like being hungry or thirsty, hot or cold, afraid or sad – often a full year before babies could otherwise speak.

Research has proven that using the BABY SIGNS® Program has dramatic benefits, including decreasing frustration for babies and parents, enriching the parent-child bond, boosting emotional development, helping babies talk sooner – even raising IQ.
Found 1/26 near Grant Park. Blue Collar but no tags.
Found a black shepherd mix on 1-20 around 1 pm on Friday 1/22. She is aprox 80 lbs, healthy and obviously loved, but no collar or chip. Please call if this sounds like your dog.
Andrew: 404-614-3717 or email ajbwalter@gmail.com
I live on Cherokee Avenue @ Milledge Avenue. I found a set of car and house keys on the street at the corner of Cherokee Avenue and Cherokee Place. The keys have an LA Fitness tag, a Kroger plus card, a car key fob (no brand listed) and a silver tool attached.
Announcing openings for piano lessons with Rebecca Puckett in 2010: Lessons are open to children and adults of all ages and levels and are held at the Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church on Delaware Avenue.
Parent support needed to help get approval to add an extra Pre-K classroom at Parkside Elementary School!
Is your child out of school and you need to a place to bring them that will be fun & energetic? Need to run some errands and can't find a babysitter? Send them to DANCE CAMP!
Project Bundle has officially adopted/fulfilled clothing bundles for over 50 kids from the AT Mills Enrichment Center/Preschool. Very exciting. Now we have a toy wish list. If you wish to purchase 1 toy for a child this season, please contact me Laura Schroeder - leginatl@comcast.net by our deadline December 17.


For those of you still wishing to participate in some way
On Saturday, December 5, neighborhood non-profit Moving in the Spirit will transform its home theater into a magical wonderland for over 200 children and teens in its dance-based youth programs, complete with food, drinks, and photo opportunities with Santa.
Do you know about The Friends School of Atlanta (FSA)? It is the only school
in Georgia that is part of a 320-year tradition of Quaker education. FSA
offers Pre-K- 8th grade programs grounded in the Quaker testimonies of
simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship. In
December, 2008, FSA moved to a beautiful new campus on Columbia Drive in
Decatur. To find out more about The Friends School of Atlanta, plan to
attend one of the open houses scheduled for December 12 and January 9. or
contact Michika Quillin, Director of Admissions (email:
michika.quillin@friendsschoolatlanta.org or phone: 404-373-8746 x 8139), to
schedule a tour. Deadline for applications for the 2010-2011 school year is
January 29, 2010.
If you are looking for a Toys for Tots drop off location we have a box at the store (753 B Cherokee Ave SE) through 12/14, please drop off an uwrapped new gift for these kids and keep in mind the teens.

Thanks!
Sawtell Avenue between McDonough Boulevard and Richmond Avenue. Thursday, December 3 - Thursday, December 10.
The Easter Seals Guice School at 1485 Woodland Avenue could use your hand-me-down clothing and shoes for the children who attend their facility. Many of these children are coming to school in pajamas or slippers for want of warm, appropriate clothing. If you have items to pass along, please consider this facility as the recipient! Simply leave bagged clothing at the front desk, and the staff will distribute it to children in need.

For more information, contact Kim Martin at kcmartin6@comcast.net.
Please sponsor a child at the Easter Seals school, Guice, on Woodland Avenue. Many of the families attending this facility do not have the resources to provide extra gifts during the holiday season, and the children are in need of warm clothing. Please help us make the season merry for these kids!
Hi! We are selling Christmas Trees this year next door to The
Shed at Glenwood Park. Come by for some hot chocolate and check out
our trees! We will be donating 10% of the proceeds to the Grant Park Cooperatve Preschool on Nov 27th and Dec. 4th.

Straight from the Farm Christmas Trees
890 Bill Kennedy Way (Glenwood Connector)
In Glenwood Park next to The Shed


Our Tree Farmer has been in Business since 1965. Located at high
elevations near Roan Mountain in Western North Carolina.
Our priority is to get you the freshest, highest quality tree. Our
trees are the ones which will make a lasting Holiday memory! Come
visit us!


GPCP BENEFIT NIGHTS at
Straight From the Farm
Christmas Trees and Wreaths
Nov 27th and Dec 4th
10% net proceeds for tree sales on these days will be donated to the
school


890 Bill Kennedy Way (Glenwood Connector)
(next to The Shed)
There's a new playgroup in Grant Park for babies born on or after 8/1/09! If you have a new baby, please join the CRAWFISH for their first meeting at the home of Coordinator Michelle Stevens, 566 Grant Street, on Tuesday, November 17th at 11:00 am. Expecting parents are welcome as well! Questions? Contact Michelle at mstevens486@gmail.com or (404) 549-3873.
“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines,” begins the story of Madeline. This holiday season will be unlike any other for Madeline and her friends. While on their morning walk with Miss Clavel, the girls come down with the flu, and as they take to their bed, many wonder if they will be able to go home for Christmas. With the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Madeline and the other girls get a holiday adventure beyond their wildest dreams. A musical play adapted from Ludwig Bemelmans’ delightful book. A holiday treat for the whole family! This charming musical adaptation will be sure to enchant audiences at Horizon Theatre Company this December 12 – January 3, 2010. See below for ticket information and showtimes.
The holidays are looming! Why not cross TREE off your list already! Order your Frazier Fir Tree and wreath today and pick it up at 2nd Annual Glenwood Park Holiday Gift Fair on December 6th!
Young and old alike are invited to a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony and neighborhood celebration at Jacci Fuller Woodland Garden Park on Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 p.m.

To make the Halloween Festivities fun for all we need community volunteers to help. We are looking for a few more volunteers to step up and help for a few specific operations during the Grant Park Parent Network Halloween Parade and Festival, taking place on Saturday, October 31.
Next Camp – Nov. 2 - Dec. 11 - Join our fitness camp community and discover why 90% of our campers return and why 70% have never left. Every day presents a new challenge as campers push, pull, lunge, crawl, jump, run, sweat and laugh themselves into the best shape of their lives, and in the process, they meet their new best friends.
On Saturday, October 17th GPPN will sponsor an annual neighborhood yard sale. You'll see signs in the neighborhood and maps at the participating houses to go from yard sale to yard sale!
New Family registration for Grant Park Cooperative Preschool (GPCP) runs from January 31 - February 12, 2010. Applications and fees must be received no later than 4:00pm on Thursday, February 11, 2009 to be eligible for consideration. New families interested in enrolling at the preschool are required to attend one Open House session in order to learn about the nature of our “cooperative preschool.”
Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of Americans. Lung cancer claims more lives in the United States than breast, prostate, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers combined. After learning the facts, it's surprising that lung cancer research continues to be highly underfunded. Together, we can change this! Please join us on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Zoo Atlanta for Love Your Lungs Atlanta!
The children’s workshop will consist of learning basic jazz and ballet. The classes will start off with a basic warm-up and then go on to learn some technique in order to better perform a choreography designed to be simple yet helps your child move in new and challenging ways. For adults who have previous experience or are new to dance, we have an exciting workshop to offer you as well! These classes add something different to your busy life. Whether you want to enjoy dancing to ballet, jazz, and hip hop or to maintain a healthier, active lifestyle, this workshop is for you!
Don't miss your chance to experience it on your very own float (your junior goblins will haunt you with praise for years to come). It wouldn't be Halloween without a few surprises, so if you're more inclined to cruise the route in a pick-up truck, a vintage car, a hearse, a unicycle... that would be a treat, too. Just let us know that you're coming by October 11. Email your entry request to bigrock_candymountain@yahoo.com.
Please join us as we celebrate GPCP's 10th year! The party will go on Rain or Shine!

When: September 26, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: At the GPCP Playground at the corner of Sydney and Broyles
What: A block party for GPCP families, alumni and community members
Why: To say "Thank You!" for 10 years of support and cooperation!

The celebration will be a neighborhood block party with many activities and fun for children of all ages, including a set by The Wipes! The party is free and open to the community and our Tour of Homes guests. We hope to see you there!
Take a minute to enter your interest using the "notify me page" at zipcar.com. Let's get a zipcar.com located in our neighborhood! Cars are allocated by the level of local interest.
Julie's friend is also collecting for ADULTS in the mobile home complex who lost everything and had no flood insurance. Any donations are appreciated. You can drop them off at Julie's house at 394 Milledge Avenue. Call Julie with any questions.
The Atlanta Community ToolBank, located in District 1 Atlanta, is extending free tool usage to groups participating in flood related clean-up efforts. Nonprofits, neighborhood associations, schools, faith-based organizations and other eligible charitable groups can borrow equipment for up to two weeks. The ToolBank inventory includes over 150 tool types with everything from trash grabbers to large ladders ready for action.
Sat and Sun, Sept. 26th & 27th at Urban Body Studios in Midtown. Come enjoy up to 15 two-hour workshops from the premier local, and some national, yoga teachers. Including everything from how to teach yoga to kids and teens, Ayurvedic nutrition and living, back bends, arm balances, & Thai Massage. Also, a marketplace with local vendors: jewelry designers, artists, nutritionists, Lululemon Athletica, and live Kirtan with Bhakti Messenger. Come for one workshops or for the whole weekend and meet your wonderful health and wellness community!
If you didn't festival enough last weekend... come on out to Decatur for healthy, fun, food & books!
Children's Activities: 11:30am-5pm Saturday & Sunday
Join Councilmember Carla Smith in the Children's Area at the Summer Shade Festival. The Children's Area is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a -longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. View Children's Schedule
Grant Park Provisions has added a larger “Family Friendly Comfort Food” section to its online menu of delicious and healthy ready-made food prepared just for you and delivered to your door.
Help support your neighborhood by volunteering with the Tour of Homes!
Journey Performing Arts Center is enrolling for fall dance drama music and after school classes.
On September 14, 2009 the city resumed weekly collection of household garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings. View Flyer
The Orion School (previously called The 504 School) is excited to offer an active after school program specifically designed for children who have ADHD and developmental differences including spd and asd. Child pick up is available at Springdale Park and Mary Lyn Elementary School.
The Music Class is an amazing early learning music program based in Atlanta with studios around the world....but more importantly we have one right here in Glenwood Park AKA the Intown Studio www.themusicclass.com
Group piano lessons for ages 3-5 will be offered this fall in the Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church sanctuary. Groups range in size from 2-4 students. Students will gain a foundation in musical concepts and rudimentary piano skills through a variety of age-appropriate activities including singing, movement, listening exercises, drawing and coloring, dancing on a giant piano floor keyboard, flashcard games, and time at the piano. Lessons are once a week and 45 minutes long.


Classes forming now!
Contact Rebecca to sign up
770-639-5183
reebla@gmail.com
Inman Park Preschool has openings in its multi-age classroom!
This is a great kids consignment sale this week at the Cobb County Fairgrounds. The sale features early entry for new parents and more toys and clothes than you can imagine. Wear your walking shoes and bring a laundry basket!
Please join the Grant Park Parent Network in pulling together one of our most anticipated events of the year - the Halloween Parade. It only takes a each person doing a very small amount when we have enough parents helping... Come to our meeting at 630 Hill St. at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25.
Hi everyone - I have few baby things from Lucas that I'm selling. Let me know
if you have an interest. (stroller, high chair, booster seat, 2 pack n plays, gate)
AARGH Maties -Walk the Plank!

Now when your kids take on the responsibility of "helping" wash your furry family member at the self-service wash at Intown Healthy Hound & City-Kitty they will be rewarded with their choice of a prize from our treasure chest.

We believe pets are a part of the family and this is a great way to get the kids excited about their involvement! Naturally, parents get final say on the choice of booty.

What a great way to beat the heat, entertain the kids and check something off your to-do list!
Tired of looking at all those boxes of pictures? Do your photo albums scream, “Help me, I’m ordinary!” If this sounds familiar, you need to come to a fun photo party hosted by Artsy Phartsy Phillips. I utilize the art of creative archiving to turn your photos and memorabilia into fun, funky works of art that can be displayed throughout your home.
My husband, Mike Sink has decided to get back involved in home improvements. He is very skilled and incredible handy. This is something that he has always enjoyed doing, but has been taken away from being able to do on a regular basis until recently.
File a report at this website to fix the hazardous sidewalks in Grant Park.
Please come and join the volunteers for the 7th Annual Grant Park Summer Shade Festival. It will be held August 29th and 30th, 2009. There is something for everyone to do at this great event. Check out http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.summershade.org for all the details.
www.grantparkpool.org
InsideOut Architecture can help. We are a small Grant Park husband and wife owned firm that specializes in residential and small commercial projects.
Read more about what you (and your dog) can do to make Grant Park a safer and cleaner park.
Zoo Atlanta and The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International are working together with Eco-Cell to recycle cell phones, help the environment and raise money for gorilla conservation.
Ms. April from The Learning Groove invites... Parents/caregivers to bring your children ages newborn to four to sing and dance together with music from our CD 'Rockin' Red'!
10-week session June 18- August 20, Thursdays from 10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m
Call/email Ms. April for registration
404-216-8459 april@thelearninggroove.com
Residents, local business staff, and churchgoers - Get your Grant Park static windshield decals today. Intended to help ...
If you're looking for a fun and unique art camp near home, a local artist/mom is offering a one-week mosaic workshop July 6 - 10 for kids that have completed Kindergarten. In the studio, kids will learn about mosaic techniques from concept of creation to end result, and they will take home at least two beautiful projects by the end of the week! Click here for more details...
Katy DeMent will be teaching ART AFTER SCHOOL, MOndays through March and April, Pre Registration required contact katy @ katyd@mindspring.com
Grant Park attorney offers discounts to GPPN members!
Based on a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude. www.slaverybyanothername.com
Openings for high school available at St. Nicholas Orthodox Academy for 2009-2010. Call Pamela Showalter at 404-468-6212 and visit www.stnicholasacademy.org/ for more information.
New in Grant Park, Lindsay's School of Baton offering a summer clinic for girls to try their hand at Baton Twirling... Lessons available also, please inquire at 614-419-1303 or Lindsay@LindsaysSchoolOfBaton.com.
Can you help the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool locate the stolen mud monster mosaic statue? The Grant Park Cooperative Preschool's "Down Earth, Up Sky/Mud Monster" mosaic sculpture was stolen in March 2009. If you have noticed this 8' tall, 200+ pound sculpture in the courtyard in front of the preschool - someone, or several someones, liked it enough to drive away with it. We would very much like to have it back as it was a two-year-long project at the school. View Details about the sculpture.

If you have any information or see the sculpture please contact the school at (404) 521-0440 or grantpark@gpcp.org.
Atlanta Public Schools has officially announced its Pre-K enrollment program for Fall 2009. Please visit www.parksideparent.com or www.atlanta.k12.ga.us for more details about attending Pre-K at Parkside Elementary.
The Glenwood Park Farmer’s Market is now one day per week, EVERY Sunday noon till 4pm, and WILL include fresh produce and gourmet food items on a consistent basis!
Kolbi L. Cumbo, Attorney at Law, is a full-service law firm dedicated to families, individuals with special needs, and the elderly. Kolbi offers a 25% discount to members of the Grant Park Parent Network.
Atlanta’s passenger rail future is taking shape. A joint statement was signed Friday, March 6, 2009, by GDOT and Amtrak that will preserves the 4 mile Decatur Belt segment for light-rail rather than a high-speed Amtrak route (AJC). This agreement also mentions adding a north-south Amtrak platform. Writes one participant, "I am excited by what I saw and heard today, not only for the BeltLine, but other rail transit projects critically important to the region’s healthy growth."
Grant Park resident Gail Henry announces weekly dinner delivery. Her fabulous menu includes soups and salads, entrees, sides, desserts and a healthy snack.
Free Organic Baby Purees at The Shed.
The Grant Park Neighborhood Association has set up a memorial fund to collect donations for the family of John Henderson who died early Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Over $7,000 has been raised online from over 140 individuals and organizations. Donate to John's family online

A reward of over $50,000 is being offered for tips and the group AtlantansTogether.com is making inroads toward more enforcement.
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Next Camp - February 23 - April 3 - Join our fitness camp community and discover why 90% of our campers return and why 70% have never left. Every day presents a new challenge as campers push, pull, lunge, crawl, jump, run, sweat and laugh themselves into the best shape of their lives, and in the process, they meet their new best friends. AND a portion of your camp fee funds The FitWit Foundation - our own non-profit organization that provides free fitness programs for low-income children in the Grant Park area.
www.fitwit.com 1-888-534-8948
Scenario – Loss of jobs, Increased crime, Government debt, Decline in home purchases. Defining Solutions - Developments to increase value of foreclosure property, Investments in passenger rail, Development of extension campuses and charter schools.
Matador Cantina at Glenwood Park offers an extensive menu with everyone's favorite combo platters, as well as select items hand crafted by Jose Olmos Pena who brings a flair from the Michuacan region of Central Mexico.
Are you looking for experienced and compassionate in-home care for your pets over the holidays?
"Rub My Belly" can provide daily, weekend and vacation visits for intown homes in neighborhoods from Ansley Park to East Atlanta Village. We also can provide plant maintenance, mail and newspaper pick-up and lights on/off service. Please contact Jeanne Flint at 678-427-1826 for more information.