August 2020 TM News for Candler Park • Your In Town Hometown • www.CandlerPark.org In Memory of Rep. John Lewis, 1940 - 2020 INSIDE THIS MONTH’S MESSENGER L5P Halloween Equal Kids biz: Freedom Park Photo Contest Justice Art Candle Hut Conservancy PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 9 WE ARE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES SAVE 10% (UP TO $1,500) Active FOR OUR FRONT LINE Military & RESPONDERS Law *Expires 8/31/20 Veterans Enforcement EMT & Paramedics . Teachers Fire Fighters . Doctors & Nurses WATER YOUR HEATING, COOLING & CLEAN AIR EXPERTS $1,500 OFF HEATERS A NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY, FOR AS LOW AS QUALIFYING, RHEEM $20/MO SYSTEM *Expires 8/31/20 *Expires 8/31/20 770-445-0870 • Call us for more information The mission of the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization is to promote the common good and general welfare in the neighborhood known as Candler Park in the city of Atlanta. BOARD of DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Matt Kirk [email protected] MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Jennifer Wilds [email protected] TREASURER Karin Mack [email protected] SECRETARY Bonnie Palter [email protected] ZONING OFFICER Emily Taff [email protected] PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER Lexa King [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Ryan Anderson [email protected] Photo credit: AP News FUNDRAISING OFFICER Matt Hanson [email protected] EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Amy Stout Rest in Power, Congressman Lewis [email protected] Find a complete list of CPNO committee By Matt Kirk, [email protected] chairs, representatives and other contacts at www.candlerpark.org. On July 17, 2020, this world, the city of Atlanta, and Candler Park lost a true civil rights Presidential Briefing MEETINGS icon and human rights advocate. We also lost For something that hits close to home for all of CPNO Members Meetings are held every third the Congressman that represented this district Monday at First Existentialist Congregation, us, many of you may remember or were involved in since 1987. This issue of The Messenger has been 470 Candler Park Drive. the fight to block Interstate 485, Stone Mountain dedicated to the memory of Congressman Lewis. Committee meetings take place at The Freeway, and later the Presidential Parkway. The I'm sure most of you have seen the numerous Neighborhood Church, 1561 McLendon Ave., defeat of these projects is one of the great successes unless otherwise announced (enter from the retrospectives in essentially every publication on of our neighborhood organizations. I have recently street level door and ring the bell if you're late). the life, success, and toils of John Lewis, from his been made aware that, as a prominent local All are welcome. Only registered members chairmanship of SNCC, to risking his safety as one figure and in his position as an at-large seat on are eligible to vote at monthly meetings. of the original Freedom Riders, to acting as one of the Atlanta City Council, John Lewis joined local Membership applications must be received the "Big Six" that organized the legendary March activists and neighborhood leaders to stop the road by Membership Officer by the first day of the on Washington, to coordinating the "Mississippi construction. Now his name is on the John Lewis month of meeting. Freedom Summer," and to co-leading the Selma Freedom Parkway where a portion of an interstate Find specific meeting information on page to Montgomery March on Bloody Sunday. was almost built, The Bridge sculpture in Poncey- 6 and a complete list of CPNO meetings at www.candlerpark.org. Congressman Lewis's actions helped bring about Highland commemorates both his quest for civil the Voting Rights Act and so much more real change and human rights and the work of our community to the racist legacy of the Jim Crow-era South when to stop Interstate 485 from decimating our intown MEMBERSHIP governmental bodies were sometimes defiant or neighborhoods, and Freedom Park stands as a CPNO membership is free to Candler Park just too slow to act. In the 55 years since Bloody community treasure that reminds us of our city's residents, property owners and businesses. Membership must be renewed annually. Sunday, Congressman Lewis never stopped fighting history with the Civil Rights Movement. for what he believed was right. He continued to Sign up at www.candlerpark.org or mail name, Rest in Power, Congressman Lewis. Whomever work for voting rights and registration, served address, and email to the 5th District elects as your successor will have on the Atlanta City Council, and most famously, CPNO Membership some shoes to fill. We are all in your debt. represented the 5th District as our congressperson PO Box 5418, Atlanta, GA 31107 for the last 33 years. Candler Park Messenger 3 August 2020 DATES TO REMEMBER 2nd Annual Little 5 Points (L5P) Halloween Photo Walk Photo Contest AUGUST CPNO Zoning meeting, Little 5 Points Alliance (L5PA) wants you 5 7 pm, The Neighborhood to enter your past L5P Halloween photos. Church, 2nd floor Twenty winning photos will be enlarged and placed on L5P store windows during the CPNO Board meeting, month of October. 10 7 pm, The Neighborhood The window gallery will be included Church, 2nd floor in the Atlanta Celebrates Photography’s (ACP) 22nd Annual Festival (https://acpinfo. Deadline to submit content org/) and will be part of an ACP on-line 15 for September Messenger! gallery. This festival is the largest annual Photo installation - Artist Henry Gonzalez. community-oriented photo festival in the Photo credit: Christina Hodgen CPNO Members Meeting, US. It’s free to enter and all ages and skill levels are 7 pm, 1st Existentialist 17 The L5P Halloween Photo Walk will be listed welcomed. For more info go to https://l5pa.com/ Church in all ACP festival guides and included in all ACP contest-info Facebook/Instagram boosts. There will be a guided The 2nd Annual L5P Halloween Photo Walk tour/opening on October 7, and self-guided tours is made possible by the Little 5 Points Alliance, SEPTEMBER until Halloween. Atlanta Celebrates Photography and Digital Picture. CPNO Zoning meeting, Deadline for photo submission is August 15. 2 7 pm, The Neighborhood Church, 2nd floor CPNO Board meeting, APS Returns to School with Digital- 14 7 pm, The Neighborhood Church, 2nd floor Only Platform for First Nine Weeks By Dana Fowle, CPNO Education Committee Deadline to submit content 18 for October Messenger! The first major decision by the new Atlanta told me when I met her recently at Beecher Hills Public Schools superintendent was a big one. Elementary School on the southwest side. Dr. Lisa Herring says with rising COVID-19 CPNO Members Meeting, Still, no one denies this will be challenging for transmission rates, classes will begin in a digital 21 7 pm, 1st Existentialist parents from every part of the district. The new platform only for at least the first nine weeks. Church APS administration hopes to get parents involved APS students will also see a two-week delayed early on. start to August 24th. This gives families time to “We are also exploring the idea of having virtual Although usual meeting places are make arrangements. School lunch distribution volunteers to manage virtual cohorts,” she added. listed, COVID-19 pandemic may will begin August 10th for students with food require meetings to be held by video insecurity. And, community organizations, The first weeks of the fall school year will to abide by social distancing protocols. she said, are stepping in to help struggling include heavy assessment to see where children In case of cancellations or changes, communities meet the temporary demands of are academically after having to abruptly leave check CPNO’s Upcoming Events list virtual education. face-to-face learning in March. at candlerpark.org and watch for According to Dr. Herring, every student When COVID-19 transmission rates reach a membership email notices. All CPNO learning from home will have access to a school- moderate level as determined by public health meetings are open to the public. issued Chromebook or iPad and a hotspot for experts, Dr. Herring said students will return to internet connectivity. the buildings in a still-to-be-determined hybrid model. Full face-to-face teaching resumes when There will also be multiple education platforms the virus transmission drops to mild status. used that cater to different learners. Parents will be provided online classes to also learn how to use Atlanta Public Schools took the lead and some these platforms. public relations hits when it announced early that it felt digital learning was the right route for now. “We learned quickly with the engagement DeKalb and Cobb counties soon followed. But in March some are not as user-friendly for Douglas and Gwinnett counties, which initially our youngest of learners whether that be dragged their feet, reluctantly decided to make it kindergarten, pre-K, first and second, so we’ve a virtual fall start, too. Most private schools in the been specific for a more prescriptive platform that immediate metro area will return for face-to-face helps with engagement” for young learners, she learning. Candler Park Messenger 4 August 2020 LAUGHTER IN THE PARK By Deb Milbrath THE MESSENGER EDITOR Susan Rose [email protected] ADVERTISING [email protected] 770-623-6220 The Messenger is the monthly newsletter of the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization. Articles reflect the opinions of authors, and not necessarily those of CPNO, the CPNO Board of Directors, the Messenger or the editor. Articles must be signed and submitted via email to [email protected] by the 18th of the month prior to publication. 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