Possibly the Greatest Kept Secret in Decatur!
Did you know that the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project helps low-income seniors and veterans remain in Decatur by making free repairs to their homes? Hundreds of committed volunteers of all skill levels replace siding, repair windows, fix doors, repair fences, build ramps, clean yards, paint rooms, fix kitchens, prepare food for volunteers, and […]
Solarize Decatur teaming up with MLK Service Project!
Solarize Decatur-DeKalb is proud to announce it is teaming up with the MLK Day Service Project to donate solar energy systems to qualified homeowners. The solar energy generated will reduce the amount of electiricity purchased from the utility and help reduce electricity costs for fixed and low-income seniors for many years to come. Summit Solar […]
5th Annual Restaurants for Repairs
Raise a Fork, Fix a Home Dine at participating great Decatur restaurants on October 18. A percentage of the day’s proceeds goes to the Decatur MLK Service Project, a large scale volunteer initiative to help low income Decatur seniors live safely, comfortably and affordably in their homes by: Completing needed repairs, Weatherization, Adding handicap accessible […]
15th Anniversary of MLK Service Project
15th Anniversary of MLK Service Project Helping Senior Citizens Project Set for Jan. 14-16, 2017 Decatur’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project is celebrating the 15th anniversary of this volunteer repair program to provide free home and yard repair to keep Decatur’s senior citizens’ homes safe, comfortable and dry. Over 1,300 people volunteered last year […]
THANK YOU!
On Tuesday, June 23rd, the MLK Service Project hosted a get together at Eddie’s Attic as a ‘Thank You’ for all those in leadership positions. A great time was had by all sharing stories of projects and drumming up excitement for the 2017 event! If you are interested in becoming a part of this wonderful […]
2016 MLK Project Details – A huge success again!
14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project Works on 47 Homes Decatur’s 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project once again brought together community members and volunteers from throughout the metro Atlanta area, long time volunteers and first time volunteers, skilled professionals and the unskilled, to personify Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
2014 Project results – 38 homes this year!!!
We had over 1,300 volunteers this year. If you value the time (8,860 hours) donated at standard rates – this works out to over $196,000 dollars of donated time. Add to that the donated contractors time takes us well over $215,000. We did home repairs on 24 homes and yard work on 38 homes. Some […]
From the Oakhurst Yahoo group
The Community Center of South Decatur would like to publicly thank Marc Brennan and the staff at the UJoint and Oakhurst Market for putting on a fantastic recognition dinner for the hard working volunteers during Decatur’s MLK Service Project weekend in January. Head chef Harriet created a menu with lasagna (including a vegetarian offering), salad, […]
I Love Decatur!
I have to say that I’m one lucky man. I’m married to an amazing and beautiful woman and we have been blessed with a daughter that teaches us how special life can be every day. And we live in Decatur – how awesome is that?!!! We’ve lived in Decatur for about 10 years and I’ve […]