The Fuller Center is continuing their work this Saturday and have 5 or more projects. The projects are mainly in the Vine City  and Washington Park area, where the tornado actually started just west of Vine City. It will consist of the removal of shingles from a home and re-roofing the same, drywall demolish and replace, maybe some painting, putting on a few small tarps, cutting up trees and removing debris from yards to the street for the city to pick up. If there are enough experienced folks a larger project may be started.

The Fuller Center is a young organization and growing to the need, since they have been serving the community non-stop since March 15th they are asking that you be self-sufficient since tools and even water/snacks/sunblock are not always guaranteed. Most of their limited resources are currently going to building materials. If everyone can bring a hammer, gloves, ladders, saws, chain saws, etc. that would be great as well!! A few trucks would be appreciated since there will be numerous trips to Home Depot for materials.

They are continually meeting with local pastors and community leaders to assess new requests that come in so please try and help them if you can. They are still waiting to assign crew leaders but Mark Galey and Jeff Mitchell will be available throughout the day for both sites.

Mark Galey’s cell - 404.867.3258, Jeff Mitchell’s cell - 678.361.6969
Work days are from 8AM - 4PM depending on progress & need.
PARKING: Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church parking lot, 561 Spencer Street, Atlanta GA 30314

Saturday March 29th, 9am-1pm
Hands on Atlanta - Edgewood Ave. Clean-Up

City Councilmember Kwanza Hall 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.

Questions? Contact Jay Tribby, Chief of Staff to Kwanza Hall: 404 330 6038 (office) / 404 406 5296 (mobile)

Saturday, March 29th, 2-8pm
Cabbagetown Relief Event
Studio 900 - 900 Dekalb Ave.

Please join Cabbagetown this Saturday, March 29^th for a charity event designed to help raise funds in support of victims of the Atlanta tornado. The local artist community along with Atlanta-area businesses are banding together in the wake of the storm to raise money for uninsured and underinsured homeowners and renters. Funds will help mitigate the cost of temporary housing, clean-up, food supplies and personal effects, and restoration of damaged or lost property. Come out and enjoy the art show and auction, participate in the silent auction, and mingle over great food and drinks! There will be a special performance at 5:30pm by the Atlanta Sedition Orchestra that you don`t want to miss! A $10 donation will get you into the event - and of course additional donations are greatly appreciated. Vist www.cabbagetownrelief.com for more.

From the Mayor`s Office: There is a new and exciting event that is taking place in Atlanta, March 29th called "Earth Hour Atlanta." This global initiative is being presented by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and is partnered with the City of Atlanta and Mayor Franklin. The first "Earth Hour" event, held last year in Sydney, Australia was so successful, that WWF decided to turn it into a global event for 2008 and Atlanta will be participating. To symbolize this event, landmark buildings such as Bank of America Plaza, One Atlantic Center and 1180 Peachtree will be asked to turn out their façade lighting from 8-9pm on March 29th to darken the Atlanta skyline. No essential or security lighting will be turned off. 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. Visit www.earthhourus.org and sign up today!

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. Since the race does not come through Castleberry Hill we can help the ADNA cheer and if enough of us show up and the ADNA wins a cash prize they will share :)! 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 so it`s going to be important that we show up in numbers! Key words to remember are ORANGE (ING`s color - wear it,) ENTHUSIASM and NOISE! You need to be there by 6:30am on Sunday since the judges will be driving by to rank us and this spot is nearest the start line! Bring si gns that recognize the ADNA and Castleberry Hill and that encourage the runners. Bring your own or make it when you get there. Noisemakers are encouraged! Coffee and donuts will be provided!