Saturday, April 16, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
 
Neighbors, visit Jennie Drake Park between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 16. Volunteers will be available to escort you as you explore the park.

Take a little time to:

•                                                stroll, walk or run through the park

•                                                                take the bridge to cross the stream

•                                                                            use the stepping stones to cross the stream

•                                                                                           photograph family and friends

•                                                                                                              find your brick if you ordered one

Or, just sit and relax on a park bench!

Come early and bring your family. Dress comfortably and wear shoes that cover your feet.

We will have a gift for the first 40 families to sign in.

 Jennie Drake Park is located at the intersection of Waterford Road and Oldknow Drive, across from 668 Waterford Road.

2015 was a busy and very productive year for Jennie Drake Park.  Our Park Entrance was finally completed, bricks were set and benches in place.   In October, the Bennett Thrasher Volunteers completed a large part of our vision by building a bridge across the creek and a path on the other side.  We now have walking trails throughout the Park, benches to sit on and, in the spring, lots of new plants to see.

None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for:

• The volunteers who gave up their Saturday mornings to spread mulch, pick up trash, clear land, and plant flowers
• Those individuals who bought bricks, benches and t-shirts
• The Atlanta City Council members
• Neighborhood Planning Unit I
• Park Pride and the guidance from Walt, John and Becky
• Support from the Historic Collier Heights Neighborhood

January- Entrance to Jennie Drake Park is completed!

February- T-shirts go on sale.  Water main break in the Park.

April- Tire Roundup

May- Dedication of the Jennie Drake Park Entrance

June- Department of Corrections builds a path to Oldknow Drive

Looking up the path to Oldknow

July- Grant received from NPU-I for plants and planting materials

August- National Night Out.  Jennie Drake Parks brings the King of Pops!

September- Cookout for the volunteers

October- Bennett Thrasher Work Day

November- North Atlanta High School volunteers

Following the September work session, the Jennie Drake Park Steering Committee held a cookout for the Park’s volunteer workers. Thanks to Ben Norman who manned the grill and Miriam Miller who provided the baked beans.

For the second year in a row, Jennie Drake Park provided King of Pops (www.kingofpops.net) icy treats to the Collier Heights National Night Out celebration. National Night Out helps to create a relationship between neighborhoods and law enforcement under positive conditions.  Everyone had a great time!