Local Resident: Avondale Elementary Needs Help

A former Avondale Estates mayoral candidate is asking for donations to start an after-school program at Avondale Elementary School.

According to Decaturish, Paul Brown is asking the city make a $5,000 donation to the elementary school to purchase equipment and supplies for the program.

According to Brown, the after-school program “will expand the educational experience, motivate study habits and create an alternative in our city for elementary education by raising the test scores.”

The school’s principal wants to start various clubs for students focused on activities like chess, golf and Lego robotics. He said the school’s current enrollment is 470 students, and only 14 students from Avondale Estates are enrolled.