In 2011, CPNO hosted the 5^th Annual SweetWater 420 5K.  Over 2,000 runners participated and the race sold out over a week in advance.  Planning for the 2012 event has become complicated due to the uncertainty surrounding whether the city will allow SweetWater’s popular music festival to continue in its previous form.  I believe that the festival, despite the disruption it causes, is popular in the neighborhood by an overwhelming majority.  I am hopeful that enough residents will post messages in support of this festival (and festivals in general) to illustrate this to the city.

In the meantime, one of CPNO’s two primary fundraisers sits in limbo.  I am proposing that CPNO promote and organize a 5K race on April 21^st whether or not there is a festival.  I am also proposing that CPNO hires Zulu Racing, LLC as its 2012 race director and timing company.  While the timing and management costs will exceed last year’s budgeted cost by 38%, my research into Zulu’s technology and interview with their principals indicate that the increased cost is justified.  In 2011, the race suffered from a lack of volunteers and a few other logistical issues last year but it is a highly successful event.  I firmly believe that last year’s issues can be overcome and the race can be an even bigger success in 2012 but the planning must begin now.  At our August meeting, I will propose that CPNO approve funding for the $3,250 contract with Zulu.  $1,625 is payable upon signing and the remainder is payable within 3 days of the event.  Please contact me with detailed questions by e-mailing treasurer@candlerpark.org

Candler Park Screen on the Green tonight! 7 Pm in front of the pool house. Tonights feature "How to train your daragon."

More People = Less Work + More Fun

This year’s 5K has sold out in record time!  The only way to still get a t-shirt (and raise funds for the hood) is to volunteer.  So come on, take 2 - 4 hours out of your day to help.  To volunteer, please e-mail treasurer@candlerpark.org.

In the subject line, just write “volunteer".  In the message, let us know what Team(s) you’d like to be a part of, your t-shirt size and your phone number.

Registration Team

Need: 8 More People

Registration and all other "Day Of” Teams meet at Epworth UMC – 1561 McLendon Ave
When: April 16^th – 9 AM to 11:30 AM (or stay until 1:00 to help hand out shirts and wristbands)
Why: We need 24 adults to help hand out packets to runners and operate a bag check.  Sixteen people have already volunteered.  Experience being calm is helpful...but this will be lots of fun because all the packets are already stuffed and we're going to have adequate volunteers.

Water Team

Need: 3 More People

When: April 16^th – 9 AM to Noon
Why: We need 24 people (ages 7+) to set up water tables along the course.  Experience pouring water into cups is a plus.  This is a great family activity!  Euclid Court Apartments and a Farview Ave resident have generously donated their water spigots (and front yards) to our cause so there will be no heavy lifting.

Finish Team

Need: 8 More People

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to Noon
Why: We need 10 adults to assist runners as they finish the race.  Remove their electronic timing chips, show them where the bananas are, etc.

Photo/Video Team

Need: 2 More People

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to 1 PM
Why: We need 4 people who can mingle around the event and make runners look like they’re in Chariots of Fire.

T-Shirt / Wrist Band Team

Need: 12 More People

When: April 16^th – 10:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Why: We need 20 adults to help distribute t-shirts, check ID’s and put wrist bands onto runner’s wrists.  The registration team is welcomed to be on this team too…after all, this is where the beer gets poured!

More People = Less Work + More Fun

This year’s 5K has sold out in record time!  The only way to still get a t-shirt (and raise funds for the hood) is to volunteer.  So come on, take 2 - 4 hours out of your day to help.  To volunteer, please e-mail treasurer@candlerpark.org.

In the subject line, just write “volunteer".  In the message, let us know what Team(s) you’d like to be a part of, your t-shirt size and your phone number.

Packet Team (Pre-Event)

Need: 4 More People

When: April 7^th – 2 PM to 9 PM
Where: First Existentialist Congregation – 470 Candler Park Drive
Why: We need 20 people (ages 7+) to stuff up to 2,000 packets with shirts, race numbers and special offers.  No, you don’t have to be there the whole time. 

Registration Team

Need: 8 More People

Registration and all other "Day Of” Teams meet at Epworth UMC – 1561 McLendon Ave
When: April 16^th – 9 AM to 11:30 AM
Why: We need 10 adults to help hand out packets to runners and register any latecomers.  Experience being calm is helpful.

Water Team

Need: 16 More People

When: April 16^th – 9 AM to Noon
Why: We need 28 people (ages 7+) to set up water tables along the course.  Experience pouring water into cups is a plus.

Finish Team

Need: 8 More People

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to Noon
Why: We need 10 adults to assist runners as they finish the race.  Remove their electronic timing chips, show them where the bananas are, etc.

Photo/Video Team

Need: 2 More People

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to 1 PM
Why: We need 4 people who can mingle around the event and make runners look like they’re in Chariots of Fire.

T-Shirt / Wrist Band Team

Need: 12 More People

When: April 16^th – 10:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Why: We need 20 adults to help distribute t-shirts, check ID’s and put wrist bands onto runner’s wrists.  The registration team is welcomed to be on this team too…after all, this is where the beer gets poured!

Here comes Peter Cotton Tail! It is time for Candler Park’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. We will be kicking off the hunt at 12:00 noon on Saturday April 23rd. We will have 3 categories in three different areas going essentially at the same time. We will have ages 0 to 3, 4 to 7 and 8 to 12. In previous years it seems demand may have exceeded supply. Not this year. As special project officer for the CPNO I promise if you get your kid to the Easter Egg Hunt on time and they make their best effort and do not find an Easter Egg, then you will be able to take the Easter Bunny home with you! (But you will have to feed it.) This year we will have two thousand eggs! Each category will have a Magic Rooster Egg. (An Easter Egg that looks like a rooster with special prizes inside!) And yes, the (non-threatening) Easter Bunny will be there. So bring your camera to take that special Easter photo with the kids. But just in case, we will have a professional photographer to take pictures. The hunt is brought to you by the CPNO and the friends of Candler Park. The CPNO has allocated $499 for the event. Thank you CPNO.

Volunteers—yep, we need them. We will be having an Easter egg stuffing party on the Friday before at Kate’s house @ 7:30. Please contact Kate to RSVP. Thank you, Kate. Then the Easter Bunny will need help hiding the eggs. To help, please rally at the pavilion #1 at 10:00 a.m. that Saturday.

More People = Less Work + More Fun

This year’s 5K is shaping up to be our biggest ever!  That means we’ll need more volunteers that ever to ensure that the event goes smoothly.  To volunteer, please e-mail treasurer@candlerpark.org.

In the subject line, just write “volunteer".  In the message, let us know what Team(s) you’d like to be a part of, your t-shirt size and your phone number.

Packet Team (Pre-Event)

When: April 7^th – 2 PM to 9 PM
Where: First Existentialist Congregation – 470 Candler Park Drive
Why: We need 20 people (ages 7+) to stuff up to 2,000 packets with shirts, race numbers and special offers.  No, you don’t have to be there the whole time. 

Registration Team

Registration and all other "Day Of” Teams meet at Epworth UMC – 1561 McLendon Ave
When: April 16^th – 9 AM to 11:30 AM
Why: We need 10 adults to help hand out packets to runners and register any latecomers.  Experience being calm is helpful.

Water Team

When: April 16^th – 9 AM to Noon
Why: We need 16 people (ages 7+) to set up water tables along the course.  Experience pouring water into cups is a plus.

Finish Team

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to Noon
Why: We need 10 adults to assist runners as they finish the race.  Remove their electronic timing chips, show them where the bananas are, etc.

Photo/Video Team

When: April 16^th – 10 AM to 1 PM
Why: We need 4 people who can mingle around the event and make runners look like they’re in Chariots of Fire.

T-Shirt / Wrist Band Team

When: April 16^th – 10:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Why: We need 20 adults to help distribute t-shirts, check ID’s and put wrist bands onto runner’s wrists.  The registration team is welcomed to be on this team too…after all, this is where the beer gets poured!

For over 25 years, the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Hunger Walk/Run has united Atlantans of all ages and athletic backgrounds to support hunger and poverty relief. Over 11,000 participants come together each March to raise more than $400,000.

On Sunday afternoon, March 13th, please join the men of Clifton Sanctuary Ministries, an emergency shelter and a transitional housing program on Connecticut Avenue, and other friends from the neighborhood as we participate in the Atlanta Community Food Bank's Hunger Walk at Turner Field.  It'll be a nice day to take a walk and help our neighbors at Clifton Sanctuary at the same time.

Please follow these steps to support the Clifton Team at www.hungerwalkrun.org:

1. Click on "Click to take the next step"
2. Click on the "Atlanta Community Food Bank" name (NOT "learn more")
3. Click on "Donate to Support a Walker" at the top of the page
4. Click on "Search for a Team"
5. Type in "Clifton" in the Search box and click on "Search"
6. Click on "C6200 Clifton Sanctuary Ministries"
7. You can support a registered team member by clicking on his or her name, OR
8. you can make a donation by clicking on "Make a gift!" by the red thermometer at the right of the screen.

 To join the Clifton Sanctuary Ministries Hunger Walk 2011 Team at http://www.hungerwalkrun.org/:

1. Click on "Click to take the next step"
2. Click on Atlanta Community Food Bank
3. Click on Form or Join A Team
4. Click on I Would Like to Join an Existing Team
5. Enter Team Name: C6200 Clifton Sanctuary Ministries
6. Click on Search for a Team
7. Under the Search Results, to the far right of C6200 Clifton Sanctuary Ministries, click on Join and follow the directions to join the CSM Hunger Walk Team.

 More Details:

Sunday March 13, 2011, Green Lot at Turner Field

 Schedule of Events:

12:00 Park Opens/Event Registration Begins

2:00  5K Run and Walk

4:00  Park Closes

PARKING IS FREE!  All walkers and runners are encouraged to park in the Turner Field Blue Lot to avoid crossing the street.  The Blue Lot is just above the Green Lot where the event is held on Capitol Avenue.  Registration begins at noon. Come early to enjoy entertainment, food and games before the races begin. Festivities conclude at 4:00 p.m. The Run and Walk will take you through downtown Atlanta.

Clifton Sanctuary Ministries is a nonprofit organization at 369 Connecticut Avenue that provides shelter and nurture to men seeking to overcome homelessness.  To learn more, visit www.cliftonsanctuary.com.

Candler Park Neighborhood Organization held its first annual Brainstorming Party at Manuel's Tavern on January 6, 2011.  About 60 neighbors attended the event.  Thanks to Jay Sandhaus, CPNO's newly elected president, for organizing the evening which included a quick, fun and efficient exchange of ideas. Neighbors pontificating over wine, beer and good ole fried food.  Who could ask for more?

From Eric Dusenbury:
 
On Thursday October 14 at 7:30 PM Druid Hills Presbyterian will host a forum of the candidates for Georgia School Superintendent.  All three candidates, John Barge, Joe Martin, and Kira Willis will attend the forum which will be moderated by WABE journalist Dennis O'Hayer.  Education has been a hot topic recently and there is no issue more important to our state's future.  This forum offers the opportunity to learn about the candidates for Georgia's top post in that area.

The forum is being sponsored by Common Cause Georgia, the League of Women Voters, the Council of Intown Neighborhood Schools, and Druid Hills Presbyterian Church.  Common Cause Georgia is non-profit, non-partisan, good government advocacy group.  The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan voter education organization.  The Council of Intown Neighborhood Schools is a parent advocacy group representing the eleven schools that feed into Grady High School.
 
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church is located at 1026 Ponce DeLeon Avenue directly across from the Publix and the Majestic Diner.