NAACP DeKalb - Tree Planting Project

353 Wilkinson Drive Southeast,Atlanta GA 30317

19 February, 2022

Description

NAACP DeKalb Tree Planting Project NAACP DeKalb Remembrance Project Coalition is partnering with Trees Atlanta in a tree planting project to help sustain an urban forest and promote environmental health in DeKalb County. Join us on Saturday, February 19, 2022, from 9 am to 12 noon to plant trees at Dekalb Memorial Park located at 353 Wilkinson Drive SE, Atlanta GA 30317. The new trees will provide cleaner air, cool shade, and all-around improved habitat for humans and wildlife living in our community. Planting tasks include digging holes with shovels/mattocks, untangling roots with your hands, mulching, watering, and cleaning up your area. If you are interested and would like to sign up to volunteer go to https://naacpDeKalb.org. Volunteers must sign a liability and photo release waiver and follow COVID-19 guidelines. All ages are welcomed at this project. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Volunteers who are 16 and 17 are allowed to attend without a parent/legal guardian present if they bring a signed waiver with them to the project. Physical activity such as bending, lifting, and kneeling is required. For more information and to support the branch contact Dee Smith, Remembrance Project Coalition Chair, at (404) 241-8006 or [email protected]. The NAACP DeKalb County Branch, the county’s oldest non-profit civil rights organization,  was started in 1955. Originally chartered to assist men, women and children as well; the NAACP DeKalb County Branch continues to focus its efforts on addressing social injustices and encouraging community involvement.  Located in South DeKalb, the NAACP DeKalb County Branch offers educational programs and seminars and encourages individuals to get involved! The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909.