Clairmont Heights Civic Association

Saturday, April 19, 2008, CHCA joined MANA to take advantage of Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB)’s annual cleanup campaign. The county provided trash bags and tools and guaranteed pickup of whatever we collected. This is also part of a national movement, Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup initiative. KDB invited community groups to clean up dirty streets, waterways, and illegal dump sites as well as parks, schoolyards, MARTA bus stops and other public spaces in DeKalb County. MANA provided bagels and coffee at Medlock School and also served as the distribution point for the county’s trash bags, t-shirts, and tools. CHCA volunteers cleaned up Melton Park off Desmond Drive as well as the street side of Desmond Drive from Webster to Densley. In addition, thanks to the generous donation by Home Depot on Lawrenceville Highway, we planted 24 azaleas on Desmond and in the median islands on North Superior. Volunteers at Melton Park included Charlie Bleau, Catherine Larson, and Tim Bryson from the CHCA board as well as Valerie Boss, who cleared the original trails in Melton Park. Volunteers planting on Desmond included Jim Smith from the CHCA board as well as John Maynard and John Drann who also did the planting on N Superior. Sharon Johnson and Jeff Mercante (also on the CHCA board) helped with clean up near Medlock Park. It was a beautiful day and we all enjoyed being outdoors with our civic-minded friends. We also appreciated those who stopped to say thank you. Photos can be viewed at the following website.