Have you noticed the magnificent transformation of the 4 islands located at
Shallowford Road and Interstate 85?!? Last year, these islands were filled
with dirt, weeds, and trash - now they are professionally landscaped with
gorgeous flowers, plants and trees! We all have DECA member, Nicki Vandergrinten to thank for spearheading this project. The response has been
tremendous - over a dozen DECA members have dedicated their time, tools,
professional talents, and plants from their own yards to make these islands
the beautiful sites you see today. St. Pius X, the Hawthrone Civic Association
and NAGS each adopted one of the other islands and volunteers from their
groups joined with DECA for several work days and continued to maintain their
islands throughout the year. Recently, Publix
has adopted the north island on the Publix side of I-85 (in place
of NAGS) and we hope to see all 4 islands stay beautiful for many years to
come!
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to work on the islands and/or has
donated money or professional services to the cause.
Click
here to see before and after pictures, taken by DECA member, Roy
Goldenberg.
Click
here to see current clean-up pictures, taken by DECA member &
Webmaster, Leslie Freymann
If you would like to volunteer to help with the islands, please email Nicki
Vandergrinten.
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