Let's Get Physical!!!
Oakhurst Female Walking/Running Club
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
DISTANCE: UP TO 5K your pace- for beginners or advanced
Starting:October 20 & 22, 2009
Date: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:45PM to 8:00PM # Walk / Run Starts: at 7:00PM
Location: In front of One Step at A Time For additional information please contact: ona@OakhurstGA.org
Sherina Clough, President
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association
Pumpkin Carving Contest
10:30 to 1:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 24th,
Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore St. Clean and carve your pumpkin for Halloween! Dress for the event and join the fun. For more information, please contact Lee Williams at 678-553-6551.Magical Mornings • For City Resident Children 2 to 5 yrs. old
Don’t miss out on the fun. Entertainment from storytelling, animals and magic. Groups of 10 or more must make reservations and pre-pay. For more information, please contact Lee Williams at 678-553-6551.
11 am, Wednesday, Oct. 21st • Chetter Galloway (African storyteller) Registration #545030-02
11 am, Wednesday, Nov. 18th • Queen Glitter (storyteller) Registration ##545030-03
Please visit our Playbook page online for more info. on Decatur Active Living prgrams and events!
(Corner of N. McDonough Street and Howard Avenue)
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Don't throw away that old cell phone, camera or PC component! Save it and recycle it on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Decatur's Fall Electronics Recycling event. This semi-annual event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water. Batteries will be accepted.
TV's will be recycled for a minimal fee of $10 cash only per TV set with exact change. There is no charge to recycle other items.
The event takes place Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Decatur High School Parking lot, on the corner of N. McDonough St. and W. Howard Avenue. Electronics dropped off that day will be sorted and disassembled into raw materials or cleaned for re use.
In addition to electronics, any metro area resident can also drop off batteries of any type.
Volunteers assist in unloading items.To volunteer, please contact Sandy Johnson at 404-377-5571.
Early drop offs are not possible.
For additional information call Sean Woodson, 404-377-5571
Electronic Equipment for Recycling: See updated list for items that will be accepted at the Fall 2009 Event
Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled at the event EXCEPT microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, vacuum cleaners..
We will recycle for free: Desktop computers , Telephones, Mini-towers, Telephony equipment, Laptop computers, Adding machines,Monitors, Calculators, Servers, Typewriters, Workstations, Label makers,Keyboards, Copiers, Mice, Fax machines, Joystick game controllers, Answering machines, Printers, Printer cartridges, Digital cameras , Zip drives, Batteries, Speakers, PDAs, Pagers, VCRs, Hubs, DVD players, Routers, Cable converter boxes, Scanners, Remote controls, Digital projectors, Stereo equipment ,UPS units, Radios, Main frames, Portable CD players, Component parts, Portable game players, Cables, GPS receivers, 3-in-1 devices, printer/copier/fax machines., Electric lawn mowers and garden equipment, any kind of Battery.
We will recycle television sets for $10 exact change.
On September 17th, the newly designed Georgia Safe Routes to School Resource Center website was unveiled: http://www.saferoutesga.org/
The site was developed through an interative process inclusive of review from key stakeholders, including parents and educators. The www.saferoutesga.org site was designed to serve as a key resource for schools to use in accompaniment with guidance from their School Outreach Coordinator. Included on the website is a list of current GA SRTS Resource Center Partner Schools and Friends of the Resource Center; downloadable marketing support materials, such as punch cards, stickers and flyers; an up‐to‐date event calendar; and the Resource Center’s newsletter Wayfinding.
Wayfinding was provided to key stakeholders and to the School Outreach Coordinators for distribution locally and to school district officials. The inaugural issue included both administrative information (like contact data and short bios for each of the School Outreach Coordinators), as well as key features. Readers will get an overview of the SRTS program, information on International Walk to School Day, a list of Partners and events, and a welcome letter from the Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner, Vance Smith, Jr.
THE NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SCENE
Walk21 NYC Debriefing Report
American Idle Book Tour Continues in Washington DC
APBP's Professional Development Seminars At Walk21
Bicycle Commuting Trends, 2000 to 2008
Survey: Retailers Value and Support Bike Advocacy
Learn by Example from Award Winning SRTS Program
APBP Lifetime Achievement Award...and More!
Walk Score Walkability Tool to Go Open Source
UK Speed Limiter Firm Aims to Target Motorists
Free Webinar: Advocacy Strategies for Bike/Ped Proponents
Day of Climate Action: 2,250 Events, 152 Countries
APBP Webinar: Bike and Ped Signs, Markings and Experiments
REGIONAL AND LOCAL ACTIONS
New Jersey Counties Push 'Walking School Buses'
El Paso (TX) Studies Walkable Neighborhood Research
NCBW Helps Fairhope (AL) With Complete Streets Work
Ohio DOT Staffers Walk to School in Chillicothe
New Jersey Groups Call for Complete Streets Policy
Beaver Valley (CO) Walk to School Day Starts Something
Lexington (KY) Addresses Complete Street Design
Gilbert (AZ) Kids Observing Walk to School Month
D.C.'S Union Station Bike Station Opens
Utah DOT Saves $$ by Sending Staff to TRB Gathering
Stanford Football Fans Bike in Record Numbers
THE RESEARCH BEAT
U.S. Kids Take in 165 Cal/Day More than They Expend
Univ. of N. Alabama Hosts Childhood Obesity Prevention Pilot
City Corner Stores: Obesity Enablers?
October is Fire Prevention Month!
Fire Safety Month is meant to help teach the community about safety. Below are some great safety tips which the Decatur Fire Department has complied.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fire Station No. 1: 404-373-5092Safety Reminders
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home,
inside each bedroom, and outside each sleeping area.
Test smoke alarms once a month.
Replace smoke alarms every 10 years.
Make a home fire escape plan with your family.
Locate two exits out of every room and an outside meeting place.
Know the emergency number for your fire department.
Practice your escape plan twice a year.
When the smoke alarm sounds, get outside, and stay outside!
Burn Notice
Keep hot foods and liquids away from edges so they cannot be pulled or knocked over.
Be careful when using curling irons, ovens, irons, lamps, heaters.
Just Right!
Remember to test the water before placing children in the bath tub.
Cool a Burn
Treat a burn right away. Put it in cool water for 3-5 minutes. Cover with a clean, dry cloth.
Remember that if the burn is bigger than your fist, or if you have any questions, to get medical help right
away.
Safety in the Kitchen
Remember to stay in the kitchen when cooking.
Keep things that can burn (potholders, towels, and paper) away from the stove.
Create a three foot safety zone for children when cooking.
Electrical Check
Check electrical cords to make sure they are not damaged.
Heating Reminders
Keep space heaters 3 feet from anything that can burn.
You should always turn off space heaters every time you leave the room and before going to bed.
Never use an oven to heat your home.
Match and Lighter Safety
Teach children to tell an adult whenever they find lighters or matches.
Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet.
Candle Caution
Remember to put out lit candles when you leave a room.
Stay three feet away from burning candles.
Created by Blue Zones and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, the Vitality Compass is an interactive tool based on more than 300 peer-reviewed national health studies. Using your answers to a series of questions, the compass calculates your biological age, life expectancy, Blue Zones years, and extra years of life you could add if you optimize your lifestyle.
Take the compass today to find out your score, then participate in the Vitality Project's "6 Weeks to Longevity" beginning September 8 to learn how you can add years to your life. You can then retake the Vitality Compass to check your progress at the completion of the six weeks.
First, you will need to register to become a member of the AARP Online Community. Once you are registered, use your member email address and password to log in to the Vitality Compass.
Once you are logged into the Vitality Compass, you will be asked 36 questions, which take only a few minutes to answer and will never be shared or made public.
When you finish answering the questions, you'll get four scores in addition to your calendar age.
After you have reviewed your scores, click "Save and Continue" under the "Extra Years" box on the far right.
You can then enroll in the Vitality Coach®, which offers personalized emails to help you make healthy changes to your lifestyle.
If you have technical issues with the Vitality Compass or Coach, please call 1-888-OUR-AARP or send an email to member@aarp.org for assistance.
