Magical Mornings at Decatur Recreation!
February 9, 2016 3 Comments
Inviting all 4th and 5th graders to the Halloween Dance at Decatur Recreation Center!
October 26, 2015 Leave a comment
Halloween Dance
2015 Glenlake Pool Post-Season Hours
September 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Glenlake Pool will be open during the post-season on the following dates:
Saturday, September 12 10am-6pm
Sunday, September 13 10am-6pm
Saturday, September 19 10am- 6pm
Sunday, September 20 10am-6pm
Note: Glenlake Pool is not open during the week. Ebster Pool and McKoy Pool closed for the pool season on Monday, September 7.
If you have additional aquatic questions please call Jabari Cole at (404) 377-7231. 
Marshall the Miracle Dog Visits Decatur Recreation Center- Thursday, August 13
August 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Meet Marshall the Miracle Dog, the REAL inspiration behind the movie at a FREE Family event to promote kindess. Join us for Marshall’s presentation alongside local voices committed to Bullying Prevention and Animal Rescue; Book reading and meet and greet with Marshall.
Date: Thursday, August 13
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location: Decatur Recreation Center
231 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Marshall’s Miracle in theaters August 28th Movie Tavern Green Oaks
http://www.marshallthemiracledog.com
Update on City of Decatur Pools- Saturday, July 25
July 25, 2015 Leave a comment
Please see the details below about the City of Decatur Pool schedule for Saturday, July 25 and please stand by for updates:
Ebster Pool- Closed
Glenlake Pool- will open at 2:30pm today.
McKoy Pool – Closed
If you have additional aquatic questions in regard to the schedule please call (404) 377-7231.
Opening Day Youth Baseball Parade a Huge Success
June 6, 2015 Leave a comment
This morning we saw quality of life in Decatur with the support of the Opening Day Youth Baseball Parade. Players in uniform, coaches, parents, grandparents, bikes, dogs and electric cars. Special Guest- Commissioner Kecia Cunningham, Mike Glenn- Atlanta Hawks, Clarence Scott- Cleveland Browns and he grew up in the Beacon community and Harry Flournoy- Texas Western NCAA Basketball Champions 1966 and Harry graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1966. Thanks to Stacy Green, Lindsey Struck and other Decatur Active Living staff for ogranizing the day. Thanks to the City of Decatur support from the parade permit, police and fire department. Pictures from the parade and thanks Decatur.
Thank you Lil’ Sluggers!
June 1, 2015 Leave a comment
Thank you to all the children, parents and coaches of our Lil’ Sluggers (baseball) program. Great job everyone! We will register for Lil’ Kickers (Soccer) in the fall.
Lil’ Sluggers Spring 2015
Celebrate National Kids to Park Day in Decatur This Saturday
May 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Buzz around eight Decatur community gardens, parks, and a woodland sanctuary on National Kids to Parks Day, May 16, a nation-wide day of outdoor play encouraging children to explore their local, state, and national parks and public lands. Garden Go Seek is a kid-oriented, family-friendly scavenger hunt designed to get you out of the house and into Decatur’s beeeee-autiful green spaces. And it won’t sting your family budget because it’s free!
- Pick up a free Garden Go Seek booklet at the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave. or at any the gardens listed here.
- Hunt down answers to all of the questions.
- Get a special prize at the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave.
Look for volunteers at each site from 11 am to 2 pm to answer questions. Can’t visit all eight in one day? Spread them out throughout the week or all summer!
For a list of the participating greenspaces, click here.
Decatur Town Hall Meeting -Teenage Drinking
April 1, 2015 Leave a comment
Decatur Prevention Initiative hosts Town Hall Meeting
Theme: “Bringing Awareness to Underage Drinking”
Parents Who Host, Loose the Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking.
Thursday April 2, 2015
6:30-8:00pm
Ebster Recreation Center Gymnasium (105 Electric Ave.)
Guest Speakers:
Sgt. Jennifer Ross, Decatur City Police; Wendy Jefferson, Emory University School of Medicine; Diane Hill, Juvenile Court of DeKalb County; Terrie Moore, Decatur Prevention Initiative, DPI
This is a FREE event open to the public. We are encouraging parents to come out and listen to our expert panelists on the issue of Teenage Drinking.
More information contact: Terrie Moore at 770-843-9698 or Portia Langley at 678-553-6563
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