One of our main tasks is, of course, to initiate and complete community service projects.
Recent Milestones and Project Summary
We thought you might be interested in knowing that we are taking many steps to organize SuperSmyrna and harness all of you volunteers and prospective volunteers to find out about volunteering opportunities. Here are some of the organizational milestones and completed projects.
Sunday, March 27, 2011 – Teasley Elementary School Grounds Cleanup – Volunteers are needed to weed, plant flowers, and lay pine straw around the front of the school and in the central courtyard. This will be the third project we have done with Teasley and it is always a pleasure working there. We will meet at the school and work from 1:00 PM until 4:00. Rakes, trowels, pine straw, and bedding plants are provided as well as refreshments. We recommend bringing a pair of work gloves. RSVP.
Saturday, April 16, 2011 – Smyrna Citizen Preparedness Initiative – First Aid Training and CPR Anytime – 10 am to Noon, Smyrna Fire Station 1–The training will be limited to 25 people, hosted at Smyrna Fire Headquarters 2620 Atlanta Rd., Smyrna Ga. 30080, and the training will be provided by Smyrna Fire personnel (on-shift paramedics). CPR Anytime–Almost 80 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home and are witnessed by a family member. Only 6.4 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims survive because the vast majority of those witnessing the arrest are people who do not know how to perform CPR. CPR Anytime is a hands-only method of administering CPR developed by the American Heart Association. It takes less than an hour to learn this technique. CPR Anytime is a tool that can help increase survival rates in communities across the country. People who receive the CPR Anytime kits are able to share lifesaving skills with their loved ones by using the kit to train their entire family. Using a multiplier effect, studies have shown that for every single CPR Anytime kit used for training, an average of 2.5 people learn how to perform CPR. This is not a CPR Certification Course. Additional classes on Thursday May 12, 2011, 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Smyrna Emory Adventist Hospital and on Saturday, August 6, 2011, 10:00 am to Noon at the Smyrna Fire Station 1. Free on a first-come, first-serve basis, but you must RSVP.
Saturday, April 16, 2011 – Russell Elementary SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION – 8:30 am to Noon We are joining with civic organizations across Smyrna in making this a day of service. Russell Elementary school is looking for our help to do a Spring Beautification of their school grounds. Approximately 25 volunteers are needed to clean up the picnic area in their courtyard, plant some bushes, and spread mulch and pine straw. They also need a sealant applied to their wooden picnic tables. Please bring shovels, rakes, and a wheelbarrow if you have them. We recommend that you bring a pair of work gloves to protect your hands. Refreshments will be provided. Russell Elementary is located at 3920 South Hurt Road, Smyrna, GA 30082 (just off the East-West Connector). RSVP.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 – 2nd Annual Street Sign Cleaning Project – 9:00-11:00 am, Taylor-Brawner Park Pavilion. For the second year in a row we are participating in a fun project that dramatically improves the appearance of our roadways and increases traffic safety. Tree sap drips on road signs, dirt sticks to the sap, and mildew grows often turning the sign black. Keep Smyrna Beautiful (KSB) will organize volunteers into three-person teams each with a strip map of signs needing attention. Each team will travel in one car or truck. The goal is to complete the cleaning in no more than two hours. Teams will be issued a bucket, water, mop/squeegee, spray cleaner, step ladder, eye goggles, and safety vests. Upon return lunch is provided at the Taylor-Brawner Park Pavilion. Note: 42 people showed up. This project was a great success! Read more.
Saturday, 5/22/10 – Smyrna Citizen Preparedness Initiative – First Aid Training and CPR Anytime – 10 am to 12 noon, Fire Station 1 – This is free on a first-come, first-serve basis, but you must RSVP.
Thursday, 5/13/10 – Blood Drive – @ Keller Williams, 3350 Atlanta Rd, Smyrna, GA 30080–Please come between 12:30 and 2:30 as walk-ins are welcome during this time.
Tuesday, 5/11/10 – Smyrna Citizen Preparedness Initiative – First Aid Training – 6 pm to 8 pm, Fire Station 1–The training will be limited to 25 people, hosted at Smyrna Fire Headquarters 2620 Atlanta Rd., Smyrna, Georgia 30080, and the training will be provided by Smyrna Fire personnel (on-shift paramedics). This is free, but you must RSVP.
Saturday, 4/10/10 – Poplar Creek Cleanup – 9:30 am to 11:30 am. This is an opportunity to cleanup an eyesore along the southeast side of Village Parkway just north of Spring Road. Over the years heavy rains have washed garbage into this dry creek bed and there is a real need to pick up the trash. We will meet at 9:30 AM in the parking lot of the Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church, 2010 Village Pkwy, Smyrna, GA. Keep Smyrna Beautiful, sponsors of this project, will issue the necessary equipment and safety items. Refreshments will also be provided. The terrain is uneven and may not be suitable for children. Work boots recommended. We are looking for 15 to 20 volunteers working for two hours.
Thursday, 4/1/10 – Smyrna Emergency Management – 11:30am – 1:00pm, Smyrna Business Association Meeting at the Smyrna Community Center. Sponsored by: Emory Adventist Hospital. Free. Health Fair Guest Speaker: Chief Jason Lanyon. (Note: This is not a SuperSmyrna event, but it is something very important for our community. Please attend.). RSVP at the Smyrna Business Association website.
Sunday, 3/28/10-Teasley Elementary School-Weed and Seed–Approximately 20 volunteers needed from 1 pm to 3 pm for light landscaping (spreading pine straw, etc.) and cleanup. This is a lot of fun and will be the second time we have worked with Teasley on this type of project. We don’t have any tools, so please have volunteers bring hedging, branch cutting, work gloves, old bedsheets (to put branches, etc. on to drag to the curb), rakes, wheelbarrows and other related tools. And bring gloves and safety goggles as needed. Refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, 3/20/10-Campbell Middle School – Grounds Beautification – 5 or more volunteers needed from 9:30 am to 11:30 am to assist with the spreading/distribution of wood chips around the school premise – flower beds, around trees, etc…. Refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, 3/13/10-King Springs Project – Beautification of Exterior Grounds – Approximately 20 volunteers needed from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Refreshments will be provided. Volunteers and students will trim excess branches, remove pine cones, clean up branches on the ground, get rid of pine straw that is in the gutters or on the sidewalks. We don’t have any tools, so please have volunteers bring hedging, branch cutting, work gloves, old bedsheets (to put branches, etc. on to drag to the curb), rakes, wheelbarrows and other related tools. And bring gloves and safety goggles as needed.
Project – Work Glove Luncheon Sponsorship (7/22/2009)
Project – Campbell High School Teacher Awards Sponsorship
Project – Traffic Sign Cleaning with Keep Smyrna Beautiful (with great thanks to Ann Kirk) (8/22/2009)
Meeting with Teasley Elementary Principal Joanne Robblee (9/2009)
Meeting with Cobb Area Schools Assistant Superintendent Dale Gaddis and the Smyrna area principals (10/2009)
Project – Teasley Elementary School Grounds Cleanup (10/25/2009)
Meeting with Marietta Daily Journal’s news editor Kim Isaza (11/2009)
Meeting with Smyrna, Georgia’s Honorable Mayor Max Bacon to let him know about SuperSmyrna (12/2009)
Meeting with Smyrna, Georgia’s City Council (1/19/2010)
Meeting with Campbell High School Principal Grant Rivera (1/13/2010)
Project – King Springs Elementary School Grounds Cleanup (3/13/2010)
Meetings for organization of Smyrna Community Preparedness Initiative (First meeting on 3/16/2010)
Project – Campbell Middle School Grounds Cleanup (3/20/2010)
Project – Teasley Elementary School Grounds Cleanup (3/28/2010)
Award from Keep Smyrna Beautiful (4/1/2010)
Project – Poplar Creek Cleanup (4/2010)
Project – Official Public Launch of Smyrna Community Preparedness Initiative at Smyrna Business Association Luncheon (4/2/2010)
Award from Mayor Bacon and the City Council for being Teasley Elementary School’s Volunteer of the Year (5/2010)
1st Training Session of the Smyrna Community Preparedness Initiative (5/11/2010)
Meeting with members of Keller Williams Cares and Cumberland Community Church and AVID Program for Campbell Middle School (5/12/2010)
Just a quick note to say thank for your involvement with Campbell Middle School. We are most grateful for your willingness to provide such great service and helpfulness with the grounds beautification project. It may have appeared to be a small project but it made a significant impact and tremendously helped our custodians! SuperSmyrna, we thank you for your wonderful service!
Denise Magee, Principal
Campbell Middle School
Cobb County School District
Upcoming Projects
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