Month: February 2013

Purim Parade / Road Closure

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Purim Parade to Close LaVista Road
22nd Annual Atlanta Purim Parade

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Jump start the joy of Purim at the 22nd Annual Beth Jacob Purim Parade and Festival. Decorated floats and costumed adults and children march down LaVista Road dazzling hundreds of spectators. The festival features rides for all ages, including bungee jumping, rock climbing, tea cups, bounce houses and train rides, amazing face painting and balloon artists, arts and crafts, delicious food, a vendor marketplace featuring art, clothing, books and toys. Come in your most creative costume for a chance to win first place!

Schedule of events (Rain or Shine)
Road Closure 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Parade 11:00 AM

(Parade begins right near the Toco Hills Shopping Center Kroger, makes its way down LaVista Road, ending at Congregation Beth Jacob)

Festival 12:00 NOON - 3:00 PM

Congregation Beth Jacob, 1855 LaVista Road NE

Town Hall Meeting with Marshall Orson, Dekalb County School Board Member

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Title: Town Hall Meeting with Marshall Orson, Dekalb County School Board Member
Location: Emory Presbyterian is located at 1886 North Decatur, Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
Description: Please join Marshall Orson, DeKalb County School Board member, for a Town Hall on February 19th from 7pm to 8:30pm at Emory Presbyterian Church.

Marshall will address critical issues concerning the DeKalb County School District including accreditation, leadership, and reform ideas. Emory Presbyterian is located at 1886 North Decatur, Road, Atlanta, GA 30307.

Mr. Orson is our new School Board Representative. It is extremely important that we voice how important BriarVista Elementary is to our community.

Mr. Orson, lives and has been involved with the Fernbank Elementary School cluster for some time and in the past has talked openly about closing BriarVista Elementary. Currently there is discussion about creating a Driud Hills High School Charter Cluster, it is unclear how this would effect BVE school.

We ask you to stay informed as much as possible as this affects every household in our neighborhood.

To stay up-to-date with developments, the following blog provides current information:

http://dekalbschoolwatch.wordpress.com/
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2013-02-19
End Time: 20:30