The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Weather concerns disrupt several MLK service events

- By Carolyn Cunningham

To honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., days of service are being planned by communitie­s the MLK Day holiday. Several have moved because of the weather that is forecast for the Monday.

Among the offerings in Dunwoody are:

■ Tree Planting with Trees Atlanta. Has been moved to Feb.

5. Report to Brook Run Park Great Lawn. The closest park entrance and parking are off 2341 Peeler Road. Help plant 100 trees near the multiuse fields of Brook Run Park. Registrati­on: bit.ly/3obj2dx

■ Daffodil Planting with The Daffodil Project. Has been moved to Feb. 5. Report to Brook Run Park Great Lawn. The closest park entrance and parking are off 2341 Peeler Road. Help plant 5,000 daffodil bulbs in the beauty strip along Peeler Road. Registrati­on: bit.ly/dunreccata­log, MLK Day of Service tab

■ Cleanup at Dunwoody Nature Center. 9 a.m. to noon has been moved to Feb. 20. Report to Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive. Help is needed with weeding, mulching, invasive species removal and scrubbing and disinfecti­ng event furniture. Volunteers must be 12 years and older. Registrati­on: Email Mary O’kerne at maryo@ dunwoodyna­ture.org.

■ Cleanup at Brook Run Dog Park. Has been moved to Feb. 5. Report to Brook Run Dog Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road. About five to 10 volunteers are needed to help spread gravel, walk through the woods to help pick up forgotten dog waste, secure bags to perimeter fence to help remind others to pick up, etc. Registrati­on: Email Corinne Sbaratta at brookrundo­gpark@gmail.com.

■ Cleanup at Brook Run Community Garden. Has been moved to Feb. 5. Report to Brook Run Community Garden, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, near the disc golf entrance. Help is needed to install edging around kiwi beds and brambles. Also, five to seven adults are requested to dig a shallow trench, install and stake the edging, backfill the soil and weed out the beds after installati­on.

■ Picnic Table Restoratio­n at Brook Run Park. Has moved to Feb. 5. Report to Brook Run Park Greenhouse next to the skate park. Create Dunwoody will host a volunteer opportunit­y to help restore picnic tables from Dunwoody’s Picnic Table Project at bit.ly/3gequqe. Eight volunteers are needed to assist in cleaning, painting and sealing picnic tables. All paint and materials will be provided. For more informatio­n, contact Bill Grossman at bill.grossman@comcast. net. Registrati­on: bit.ly/dunreccata­log, MLK Day of Service tab.

■ Picnic Table Restoratio­n at Crema Espresso Gourmet. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Report to Crema Espresso Gourmet, 2458 Mount Vernon Road. Create Dunwoody will host a volunteer opportunit­y to help restore picnic tables from Dunwoody’s Picnic Table Project. Ten volunteers are needed to assist in cleaning, painting and sealing picnic tables. All paint and materials will be provided. For more informatio­n, contact Bill Grossman at bill.grossman@ comcast.net. Registrati­on: bit.ly/ dunreccata­log, MLK Day of Service tab.

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