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Downtown Atlanta
3/27/08
Dear ADNA List Subscriber,

Last Sat, thanks to your help, 50 volunteers spent 4 hours with Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall in the south Old Fourth Ward helping residents and business owners clear debris from the tornado that ripped through their neighborhood on Mar 15.  Five tons of storm debris were cleared from streets, alleys, and homes and loaded into donated Bagsters.

This Sat Mar 29, Kwanza invites you to join Hands on Atlanta in a second cleanup effort focussing on impacted single-family homes and vacant lots south of Edgewood Ave. Hands on Atlanta has identified 5 properties for the morning's work, which will involve debris clearing, window boarding, and roof tarping.

Meetup location: The "Lenny's" parking lot, just south of the Auburn-Glenn Lofts (Boulevard and Todd/Todd and Fitzgerald).

Hands on Atlanta will provide the technical expertise and some equipment. As last weekend, if you have work gloves, heavy-duty brooms and trash bags, please bring them.

Thank you for sharing this information with your neighbors, and for your commitment to a vibrant and caring District 2. Questions? Contact Jay Tribby, Chief of Staff to Kwanza Hall: 404 330 6038 (office) / 404 406 5296 (mobile)
ADNA News & Events

ADNA Happy Hour:  Peasant Bistro at Centennial Park West, Friday, March 28
We are again inviting our Castleberry and Marietta Street neighbors to join us at The Peasant Bistro on Friday March 28 for a Happy Hour from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.  Cash bar and free appetizers as well as gift certificate door prizes!

ADNA has it's own ING Neighborhood Challenge Cheering Zone!


The ING Marathon foot race will go on as planned this Sunday, March 30 and ADNA's Cheering Zone is at the Barbara Asher statue on Marietta Street at Broad St.  We are competing with 7 other neighborhoods for one of three cash prizes ($10,000, $5,000 and $2,500) to go toward neighborhood fitness initiatives.  ADNA is exploring adding a Fun Run to our 2009 Downtown Festival and Tour!  Key words to remember (since this is an abbreviated newsletter) are ORANGE (ING's color - wear it,) ENTHUSIASM and NOISE!  Oh, and 6:30 AM (be there before - the judges will be driving by to rank us and we're nearest the start line!) We need signs that recognize our group and encourage the runners.  Bring your own or make it when you get there.  Noisemakers are encouraged (sorry Metropolitan residents - it will be over before you know it!)  Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Mark your calendar: Next ADNA Community Meeting Tues. April 8 at the Central Atlanta Library, 6:30pm. Topics include downtown signs, Broad Street videos and the city's water surcharge.  Refreshments by Fresh to Go on Peachtree donated by Intown Properties.

Downtown Festival and Tour News: We still need Tour Participants!
Be an important part of the 2008 Downtown Festival and Tour.  If you know of a neighbor or unit that is special, please ask them if they'd want to be on the tour!  Applicants should send a brief description and 3-4 pictures by email to deboday@yahoo.com, or mail to Deb Day at 250 Park Avenue West NW, Unit 806, Atlanta, GA  30313. 
Other Downtown News

Win Cash Prizes for Reporting Hazardous Utility Wires on Atlanta Sidewalks from March 29-April 4, 2008

After Atlanta resident John Lamb suffered fatal injuries when his bike became entangled with loose utility wires, his family and attorneys donated funds to start a program to involve citizens in reporting hazardous wires on Atlanta streets and sidewalks. Cash prizes will be awarded to volunteers who locate and report the most utility wires or cables in the pedestrian path by 12:00 noon on Friday, April 4, 2008. For more information on this contest and how you can sign up, go to PEDS website, call 404-522-3666 or email info@peds.org

Earth Hour Atlanta: Saturday, March 29 from 8-9pm

This global initiative is presented by the World Wildlife Fund and is partnered with the City of Atlanta.  Everyone in the city (from individuals up to major corporations, hotels, restaurants, local organizations, schools, etc.) will be asked to do one simple thing: TURN THE LIGHTS OFF FOR ONE HOUR - it's all designed to show how doing one small thing can make a huge difference in the fight against climate change.  Wattage will be measured and reported by Georgia Power.
For more details see http://www.earthhourus.org
Contact Information

Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
http://www.atlantadna.org
downtownatl@hotmail.com