Volunteer For A Better Sandy Springs Details Finalized

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SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day, an annual, community-wide service day sponsored by Leadership Sandy Springs, will soon return to a school or park near you.

This year's initiative will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16, and is expected to draw dozens of residents and stakeholders eager to enhance the city through hundreds of volunteer service hours.

The program of giving back has grown over the years as more sponsors and volunteers have stepped up to the plate to provide funding, materials and labor to make improvements to 21 local nonprofit organizations, government establishments and public schools.

Valued at over $425,000 in upgrades to our community, VBSS Day has become an "essential and reliable service that continues to benefit and support Sandy Springs and embodies the vision of Leadership Sandy Springs," the organization said.

Kickoff for the event, which will take place rain or shine, begins at North Springs Charter High School at 7447 Roswell Road with breakfast provided to registered participants and inspirational comments by Mayor Rusty Paul.

The first 500 participants will receive a free VBSS Day T-shirt. Following the kickoff, volunteers will disperse to one of the work sites.

Registration is already underway, and volunteers can sign up via the online form on the LSS website. Membership in LSS is not a requirement for participation. Work tasks will include landscaping, painting, carpentry, organization and general clean-up projects.

Work sites for this year include:

• Abernathy Arts Center
• Big Trees Forest Preserve
• Community Assistance Center
• Crooked Creek Park
• Dorothy Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex
• Hammond Park
• Heritage Sandy Springs
• Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful
• Sandy Springs Public Library
• Sandy Springs Tennis Center
• Watershed Alliance of Sandy Springs
• North Springs Charter High School School
• Ridgeview Charter School School
• Sandy Springs Charter Middle School
• Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
• High Point Elementary School
• Ison Springs Elementary School
• Lake Forest Elementary School
• Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School
• Spalding Park
• Woodland Charter Elementary School

For additional details, reach out to vbss@leadershipsandysprings.org.

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Photo: Volunteers during the 2015 cleanup at Crooked Creek Park. Credit: Leadership Sandy Springs