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!
Photos from the Jennie Drake Park work session on July 18th.
Jennie Drake Park has received at $500 grant from the City of Atlanta NPU-I. The grant is being used to buy plants and planting supplies for the Park. Jennie Drake Park Treasurer, Jim Gantner, stated “this grant allows us to purchase needed tools like rakes, gloves and a wheelbarrow, as well as supplies for our planting beds. We will be also adding several varieties of annuals to areas of the Park.”
Last October, we began working on the area of Jennie Drake Park at the corner of Oldknow Drive and Waterford Road. This had been a dumping ground for many years. On the October 18th work session, we pulled out several tires and filled a lot of bags with bottles, cans and other trash. We also pulled out a roll of chain link fence that someone had dumped there.
On Saturday, June 20th, with the help of the City of Atlanta Corrections Department, a group of inmates, directed by Officer Ronald Jordan, built a path from the corner of the Park down to the main trail. As you can see from the pictures, the area (and the path) looks great!
This little guy/gal was found nesting near the Park entrance by Pauline and Michael Drake. They moved the turtle into the Park near the stream. It appears to be an Eastern Mud Turtle http://srelherp.uga.edu/turtles/kinsub.htm
We had a scheduled work session on May 16, where we extended the mulch path close to the second bench inside the Park. We also had a mini work session on the 23rd, planting annuals given to us by the City of Atlanta Parks Department. Those participating in the work sessions were Cesar De Jesus, Michael Drake, Pauline Drake, Jim Gantner, Michael C. Howard, Dawn Jackson-Robinson, Bryan Jenkins, Leola McKinney; and our youth volunteers Malik Norman, Naggee Norman, Rahsaan Norman, and Isaac Robinson.
Thanks to all of those who were at our dedication ceremony! Because of your support, we were able to complete Phase 1 of Jennie Drake Park.
Getting ready for the Dedication ceremony……..
You are invited to the Dedication of the Handicapped-Accessible Entrance of Jennie Drake Park.
Sunday, May 3rd 2015
3:00pm
681 Waterford Rd NW
Celebrate this first step in creating our neighborhood park! Dress casually and comfortably; bring an umbrella if showers are forecast. Walk to the park if you can; if you drive, park on Oldknow, Shorter Terrace, or Aline Drive. Please do not park on the Jennie Drake Park side of Waterford, between Oldknow and Aline.
For additional information, call 770.941.7948, or contact us via email at jenniedrakepark@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Friends of Jennie Drake Park