Peachtree City Magazine Spring-Summer 2022

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Sandra Dorsey Ostrander and her Husky named Jack.

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CONTENTS

>> Spring • Summer 2022

>> Feature SECTIONS 4 feature articles 13 what's happening 22 peachtree city spotlight Night Market. Photo by Will Courtney

25 shopping

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHERS

30 dining 36 health and wellness 39 homes spotlight 44 people helping people

>> Pull-out MAP center spread: pathways and street map

Cover photo by: Will Courtney | Publisher/Editor: Charlie Nelson, Anna Nelson | | Associate Publisher: Mike Nelson | | Creative Director, Magazine Design & Layout: Marilyn Wankel | | Editor/Writer: Sherri Smith Brown | | Sales Executives: Dewey Patterson, Marie Schlosser, Ann Soderman | | Social Media: Sherri Smith Brown | | Lead Photographer: William Courtney

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| Contributing Writers: Priscilla A. Berry | Sophia Sangha |

Presenting the Peachtree City Magazine, Vol. XXV The Peachtree City Magazine is published semi-annually by Print Graphics Services Inc., 101 Tivoli Garden Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269. No portions of this issue may be reproduced without prior written consent of the publisher. The editors are not responsible for return of any unused materials. The publisher

and editors are not responsible for any changes in dates of events or activities made after The Peachtree City Magazine deadline. All efforts have been made to include factual editorial copy throughout the magazine. However, the publisher is not responsible for any incorrect information contained within. © 2022.

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Dear Friends, This issue of the Peachtree City Magazine represents a major turning point in the history of the magazine that began in 1987 as the Guide to Peachtree City but was reborn to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Peachtree City on March 9, 2009. In its rebirth the magazine was largely driven by the need to reach visitors, and newcomers. With this issue the Peachtree City Magazine has become a lifestyle magazine written about the citizens and their concerns about Peachtree City.

The new format is using QR codes to take you directly to videos. You will enjoy hearing Jack the Husky telling Sandra “I love you” before his escapade, and after his adventure he answers her with “Noooo!”. Wherever there is a video that adds depth we’ll take you directly there with a QR code.

When the city adopted a new sign ordinance that made a sign on public property illegal, they referred anyone wanting to publish their yard sale to yardsales@printgraphics.net, the parent company of the Peachtree City Magazine and App. By using our website or app you can find any registered yard sale without burning a lot of expensive gas riding around town.

If you haven’t already, download the Peachtree City App for a list of yard sales and mapped directions, too.

Our editorial, photography, design, production and sales team has become a remarkably efficient organization. We are proud of each of them and note that the quality of this magazine is due to their professional abilities as well as their teamwork.

Of course, it is our advertisers who allow us to give away 23,000 copies every issue.

Do as we do, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS!

The Peachtree City Magazine welcomes all social & community-related information for publication in Vol. XXVI. Send materials, non-returnable, to: The Peachtree City Magazine, 101 Tivoli Garden Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Call us about advertising or photographic and editorial contributions at 770-631-9159.

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>> jack IS BACK!

JACK IS BACK...

...and it took a Village!

Resting comfortably at home!

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hat can you say about a Husky named Jack? Well, you can say he’s smart and lovable. You can say he’s rambunctious. He likes to sing and talk to his owner. He is curious about his surroundings. He likes to explore.

You could also say he’s lucky to live in a community like Peachtree City. A community that loves its pets. A community that comes together and aids it neighbors. A community that made an all out effort to find Jack and get him back to his home during a 35-day romp that rendered him lost and anxious.

Several months ago, Jack went on an adventure. His owner, Sandra Dorsey Ostrander, with leash in hand, opened up the front door to take Jack and his sister Myah for a walk. Jack bolted off into the woods of his Hampton Corners neighborhood, Myah close behind him. Jack and Myah ran and ran.

Now, every pet owner has contemplated what they would do if their frisky, outdoor loving pet decided to outrun them. In fact, at one time or another, we have probably all gotten in the car and tried to locate such an animal—which is exactly what Sandra did. But to no avail.

Within hours, however, she got a call from the Fayette Animal Shelter. A lady had managed to wrangle Myah on Highway 74 near Panasonic, but Jack had run.

Lost for what else to do to find Jack, Sandra did what any savvy, modern day pet owner would think of—she got on the Internet. Now, this is what social media is good for. Sandra opened up her Facebook app and put out a desperate plea to help find Jack on both the Peachtree City Bubble and the Fabulous Fayetteville pages.

“The response was phenomenal,” says Sandra. “I expected some help but nothing like what happened.”

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During the 35 days that Jack was gone, Sandra received numerous texts and calls with reports of his location.

“He was seen from Crosstown in Peachtree City all the way to Whitewater High School and everywhere in between,” recalls Sandra. “We even think he made it all the way to the Highway 92 and Hilo Road area based on a sighting we received. He was traveling in an approximate 8-10 mile radius and constantly moving. It was crazy all the places he went. We have so many photos of him from people, plus camera videos so we know it was definitely him.”

Sandra followed every single lead. “I was determined to find him!” she says. “He would go days with no sightings and then show up and be everywhere and then he would disappear again! One night I even went traipsing through the woods at 10pm because someone saw him on Redwine Road when driving by!”

Through her Facebook connections Sandra found an animal tracker, Robin Cole Allgood, who set up a camera in Sandra’s front yard and taught her exactly how to act and what to do if she saw Jack again and was near him.

Over the days, Sandra continued to receive hundreds of texts—some with sightings of Jack and some with encouragement to not give up.

Although Jack got near to home, he was scared and anxious and now a stray—a

warrior of the backroads—a dog who was just trying to survive. A couple of weeks into Jack’s adventure, Sandra received a lead, headed out with Myah in tow, and actually caught a glimpse of Jack. But he ran from them.

“Looking back on it I believe we were too close and we scared him so he really never even looked at us long enough to see it was us,” says Sandra. “However at that point, he was not thinking straight because he had been gone so long.”

Finally, one day, Sandra got a call from a lady who had seen Jack on Robinson Road, heading toward Crosstown Road. Sandra jumped in her car with Myah and eventually, saw Jack standing in the woods. Following instructions from Robin Allgood, Sandra, Myah, and a can of Vienna sausages were able to get the attention of the reticent Jack, put a leash around his neck, and bring him home. Jack cried—with happiness.

Today, Jack is quite a celebrity. He still sings and talks to his owner, but now he has his own Facebook page (Jacks Big Adventures) where he promotes doggie micro-chipping events, shows off his new GPS collar, and shares his personality and talents with his new found community. His owner, Sandra, has written a detailed saga of his 35-day romp through Fayette County on the page for everyone to enjoy.

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Alō Farms

One Man’s Vision Becomes Reality: Building a Sustainable, Resilient, Indoor Controlled Environment Alternative Farming System

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Jefferson Browne ■ The Birth of a Vision To most Peachtree City residents, Jefferson Browne is a respected architect who has always been interested in controlled environments and building them.

Alo Farms is a product of this knowledge and his near obsession with bringing fresh, healthy, life-sustaining food to his community.

“God put this in my heart to do—and so, I did it,” says Jefferson, standing in the middle of the foyer at his Alō Farms—a huge, indoor farm in Peachtree City.

Over the years, following what is in his heart and head has led Jefferson to the present and the out-of-the box thinking that created Alō Farms. It has led him on various mission trips throughout his life—one to Haiti, in particular, where he saw starving children. On that trip Jefferson started thinking about growing food where there was food starvation whether it was the result of the economy, weather, war, or any type of instability.

Afterwards, when he got the opportunity to design some gardens in Detroit in an area where there was no fresh food, the wheels turned for Jefferson even more.

■ Five Years of Study and Trials 2008-2013 In 2008, Jefferson decided he wanted to build an indoor garden where he could grow fresh foods for his own community. Once again, Jefferson followed where his heart and head led him. He made a commitment to build that garden. It would be a controlled environment to the highest order. He would deliver food security and nutrition to his community. As his wife, Debbie, said to him: “When God asks you to build an ark, you build an ark, even when it doesn’t make sense.” So with her support, Jefferson started experimenting at home.

Every day after work, he went to his backyard, learning how to grow plants in the dirt. Once he had perfected that, he brought his gardening inside his house into an environment he could control.

Jefferson used no chemicals. Zero. “I simply looked at what God had created, and I mimicked it,” he says.

■ Alō Farms was Born 2013 In 2013 Jefferson started a small-scale indoor farm in a building on Huddleston Road. His son Alec

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joined him in the effort, and they took the vision to the next level.

“I was trying to find a name for the farm,” recalls Jefferson, “when a Greek word caught my eye.

Alō. I researched to see what it meant, and found a translation. Alō means ‘To feed, to nourish, to sustain, to develop.’ The name was perfect. It was meant to be.

Once again, God had shown me the way.”

The new environment enabled him to learn how to grow the beneficial bacteria needed to produce healthy plants. It was better than organic because there was no dirt, just water. After years of research, studying, testing, and development, Jefferson and Alec implemented a scalable, sustainable, resilient, alternative farming system. They named it Alō Farms of Georgia.

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Jefferson Browne and his son, Alec.

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temperature ranges that facilitate nutrition uptake and plant growth. Visitors and workers must sanitize their shoes before entering the growing area.

Through the foyer’s glass wall, you can look out onto rows and rows of brightly lit, lush, green lettuces, microgreens, sprouts, and herbs in various stages of growth as well as large vats brimming with healthy, swimming fish. This is today’s Alō Farms, the brainchild of Jefferson and the responsibility of Alec, who carefully and lovingly runs its day-to-day operation.

At Alō Farms “seed to harvest” takes four weeks for lettuces and other greens. Alō purchases thumbnail size tilapia at local hatcheries. The fish spend three months in the nursery tanks and six months in the larger tanks, growing to about 3.5lbs for harvest. In a week’s time, Alō Farms typically harvests 4,320 heads of lettuce, 1,200 heads of curly kale, 75lbs of arugula,

Sanitizing shoes before entering.

over 50lbs of basil, up to 300lbs of microgreens, and 500 fish fillets a week.

Most prominent in the garden are the farm’s lettuces—a wide variety, including arugula, romaine, and butter. Crisp, tender, and a beautiful green, these lettuces are perfect for salads and smoothies, but with washing can be enjoyed straight from the bag—the arugula has a natural spicy taste that is rare to find anywhere else.

Alō Farms grows a large selection of powerful microgreens—a growing trend today in healthy eating.

These microgreens provide more nutrition than their mature counterparts and taste exactly like them— carrot microgreens taste like carrots, celery microgreens like celery, and cucumber microgreens like cucumbers.

Alō Farms also grows a variety of flavorful herbs and sprouts, including basils, rosemary, and onion

sprouts. One Alō client, Chef Mark Pellegrinelli of Pelle’s Foods, claims Alōʼs basil is the most flavorful he’s ever used in his sauces.

■ Organically Grown Tilapia In an area next to its rows of plants, Alō Farms also grows Mediterranean and Blue Nile Tilapia. Tilapia has gotten a bad rap over the years, but Alec says the taste and quality of Tilapia are heavily dependent on how it has been raised. Alō Farms raises its Tilapia in a healthy living ecosystem with stringent protocols in place, like hand feeding with a Non-GMO scientifically balanced food, to ensure a great-tasting fish. Wastes from the fish are recycled, providing calcium, potassium, and iron for the farm’s plants.

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Lush crop under special lighting.

Curley Kale

Organically grown tilapia.

Chef, Mark Pellegrineilli of Pelle's Foods is a frequent shopper.

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■ A Growing Market for Their Products – A Vision for the Future As Jefferson and Alec will tell you, their mission has always been to build community. Alōʼs staff of 12 includes an executive chef and nutritionist enabling the farm to hold nutrition workshops, farm dinners, cooking demonstrations, and farm tours led by Jefferson or Alec.

Customers can buy direct from Alō Farms at the farm’s indoor market or its popup market on Huddleston Road. Alō also sells to local restaurants, including Curious Pig, Due South, and Highland Bakery. Overage each week goes to Midwest Food Bank.

Future plans for Alō Farms includes establishing more popup markets and, eventually, building alternative farms in more communities, contributing to food security for everyone.

Alō Farms is a hidden gem, a best kept secret of Peachtree City; but the goal is for it not to be a secret. The goal is to get the word out about this unique, indoor, controlled environment, alternative farm and the delicious, healthy, lifesaving food it produces for the community it serves.

Alō Farms products are available to the public at its indoor market on Highway S. 74 as well as a popup market on Huddleston Road. The fridges are fully stocked every day from 8am-6pm with lettuce heads, mixed bags of lettuce, microgreens, and power salads. Products can also be delivered to your door through Hyperbox Fresh. For more information and detailed directions, call 678-489-4423 or visit alofarms.com 10 | PEACHTREE CITY MAGAZINE | SPRING • SUMMER 2022 |

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MAYOR

We Have a New Mayor!

Kim Learnard, Mayor of Peachtree City

Mayor of Peachtree City Kim Learnard with husband, Ron, and family.

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im Learnard remembers exactly the day she fell in love with Peachtree City. A lifelong, long distance runner, Kim had come with friends to Peachtree City from her home in North Fulton County to run in the 1998 Peachtree City Classic.

“When I came to run the Classic, I had only heard about Peachtree City’s golf carts,” Kim recalls. “I didn’t know anything else.”

A 15K road race covers a lot of ground and once Kim started running, she got her first real look at the town to which she would be elected mayor 22 years later.

“For nearly 10 miles, I ran on streets and golf cart paths,” says Kim. “I ran through pristine wooded areas, greenbelts, around a lake, lovely neighborhoods.

It was so green. So peaceful. So serene. There was no traffic congestion. It was everything my husband and I were wanting in a place to live. In North Fulton County, we were besieged by traffic, over population, and overcrowded schools.”

Kim could hardly wait to tell her husband, Rob, and their three children. A couple of visits later with her family convinced all of them to make the move. A year later, they had bought a house and Kim was running the paths as a resident.

Since then, Kim has been an active member of the community. As a parent of three children who have passed through Peachtree City elementary, middle, and high schools, she has been involved in numerous school and recreational activities—everything from cross country to soccer to cheerleading.

Kim, who was born in South Dakota but grew up in Wisconsin, has lived all over the Midwest and says she gets her work ethic from her long lineage of farmers and preachers. She has an Electrical Engineering Degree, worked in manufacturing for 25 years, earned a Masters Degree in Adult Education in 2007, and then served as VP of Institutional Advancement at West Georgia Technical College until she semi-retired in 2018. She recently finished three years as the Director of Friends of LINC, the non-profit that supports the new LINC multi-use path system in Newnan. During her career years from 2010-2017, Kim also served on the Peachtree City Council where she began making a real commitment to maintaining the quality of life that she enjoyed in Peachtree City.

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Mayor Kim Learnard loves to run through the Peachtree City neighborhoods! Left she is participating in the Run Like A Diva event.

Peachtree City Mayor Kim Learnard, speaks at the Peachtree City Rotary.

As a grandparent now, Kim loves to take her grandchildren on a golf cart ride—visiting places like Line Creek Nature Area, strolling the boardwalk at Flat Creek, browsing the farmers market, and playing and picnicking in All Children’s and Glenloch parks. “It’s always fun for them to visit grandma and set out on the golf cart to discover new places,” says Kim joyfully.

Kim and Rob like nothing better than to jump on their golf cart and dine at a local restaurant. Or grab their cooler and head over to The Fred for an evening of great music. “Where else can you enjoy Peter Frampton in a venue under the stars that’s just a five-minute golf cart ride from your home?” she asks with a laugh.

Kim intends to be a full-time mayor to Peachtree City. She has a full agenda, but maintaining recreational facilities and preserving the town’s natural areas will be a focus. She believes those things are a big part of Peachtree City’s quality of life and a major reason why she came to Peachtree City in the first place.

The morning of January 29, Peachtree City woke to a dusting of snow.

Kim says she rolled out of bed, put on her running shoes, and set out along her neighborhood path. Light snow clung to tree limbs and grass, but the paths were clear and perfect for running. Kim recalls it was so quiet and so serene as she ran through the woods, around the lake, past quiet neighborhoods, with only a sprinkling of people out for a moment of peaceful bliss like herself.

“This is it,” she says. “This is why I came here. This is why I will stay. This is why I love Peachtree City.”

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Stay on top of what’s happening in Peachtree City and the surrounding area with this calendar. The latest events and changes are at your fingertips with the Peachtree City App—download it today.

Please check the event before you go, as all are subject to change!

For More information on these events go to: Peachtree-City.org; VisitPeachtreeCity.com; ExploreCoweta.com; MainStreetNewnan.com; Fayetteville-ga.gov/events; DowntownFayetteville.org; EnjoySenoia.net; Tyrone.org; Amphitheater.org (for the Fred)

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Live Music at Georgia Shrimp Co. – Third Thursday of the month. See Dining section this issue.

Apr 16 Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by the Kiwanis of PTC & the PTC Firefighters Foundation. Ages 2 – 11 welcome, McIntosh Complex, 191 McIntosh Trail, PTC. Games, Prizes and CANDY

Peachtree City GeoTour – 9 spots along Peachtree City’s cart paths – it’s up to you to find them! Available all day, every day; Peachtree City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Apr 23 Travis Tritt + Crawford & Power, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

Peachtree City Farmers Market – Saturdays & Wednesdays, year-round 9am-1pm Aberdeen Shopping Ctr Disc Golf – 9-hole golf course nestled in the Village Green park near Hwy 54 – open from dawn to dusk Southern Hollywood Film Tour Family-friendly tour features popular TV and movie settings. Available most days, select times. Call 404-310-9613.

Yard Sales in PTC – Download the Peachtree City App and check it every Thurs.YARD Sat. for locations and details for all yard sales in PTC SALE MONTHLY ...

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Apr 24-May 8 Friday, Saturday, Sunday only “Bright Star” The Legacy Theatre 1175 Senoia Rd, Tyrone, Fri, Sat 7:00pm: Sat, Sun 2:00pm Legacytheater.com Apr 24-28 Pelagius: A New Musical, Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Rd, Tyrone legacytheater.com Apr 23 Father Daughter Dance, Kedron Field House, PTC Girls 6 – 13 are invited.

5 – 8pm, $45.00 per couple April 30 Plant Sale Fayette Master Gardeners 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Fayette County Stonewall Government Complex, Fayetteville. fayettemga.org

Apr 9 – May 30 Georgia Renaissance Festival, Weekends only, plus Memorial April 30–May 1 Rose Show Fayetteville Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 870 Day, 6732 Virlyn B Smith Rd., Fairburn (2nd driveway on right when coming west on Redwine Rd, Fytvl, Sat & Sun 1-4 pm, Free to public. Bouquets will be sold. Raffle prizes. For more info 770-631-3885.

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Apr 15 Night Market 151 Willowbend Rd., Drake Field, Peachtree City. Food MAY May 1 Rose Show Fayetteville Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 870 Redwine Rd, Trucks, Vendors, Entertainment 5-10pm. nightmarketptc.com Fytvl, Sat & Sun 1-4 pm, Free to public. Bouquets will be sold. Raffle prizes. For more info 770-631-3885.

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Capture this QR Code with your phone to get more information about all of the upcoming concerts: amphitheater.org.

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Destination? The McIntosh Trail Recreation Area as a full season of concerts takes center stage at Peachtree City’s Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater.

The 2,500-seat amphitheater, affectionately known as “the Fred” to locals, is back to pre-pandemic operation. After completely canceling its season during the summer of 2020 and hosting a limited number of concerts during the summer of 2021, the Fred’s 2022 schedule is jam-packed with national and international touring acts and up-and-coming performers.

“During COVID down time, we explored ways we could change up the concert series and offer more diversity in the shows,” says Laura Valente with Atlanta-based PTR—a joint venture of Premier Events, RCS Productions, and FreshTix—which manages the Peachtree City owned venue.

Surveys of patrons indicated that they would enjoy seeing comedy on the Fred’s stage so for the first time the Atlanta-based comedy ensemble Whole World Improv Theater will appear on June 25 for an evening of hilarious theatrics. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, which has not played at the Fred for more than 20 years, will be back on June 18 with Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams. Christian rock music, another new programming concept for the Fred, will make

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a first appearance on May 20 when Grammy Award winner Zack Williams comes to town.

The Fred will present three tribute shows this summer—The Purple Xperience, a Prince Tribute band, on May 13; Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience on July 23; and the Queen Celebration on August 27.

Also new at the venue this year is the addition of Pub Tables for groups of four.

Located in the main concourse, the Pub Tables offer music lovers a prime birds-eye view of the stage and entire venue with easy access to venue amenities.

COVID presented challenges for the management team, patrons, and performers alike “This year,” says Laura, “we are excited and hopeful that all of that is behind us.”

So, it’s full steam ahead for the Fred, one of Peachtree City’s most iconic locations—clear nights under the stars, diverse entertainment, and the “best outdoor live music experience” in the Atlanta metro area.

You can purchase tickets for any Fred concert this season online at amphitheater.org, by phone at FreshTix (678-701-6114); or in person at the Fred Box Office.

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May 1 Fayette Master Gardeners GARDEN TOUR Noon – 5:00pm Gardens throughout Fayette County will be open to the public Fayettemga.org

May 20 Zach Williams, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

May 1, 6, 7, 8 Friday, Saturday, Sunday only “Bright Star” The Legacy Theatre 1175 Senoia Rd, Tyrone, Fri, Sat 7:00pm: Sat, Sun 2:00pm. Legacytheater.com

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May 7 38 Special with Shyanne, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30 May 7-May 30 Georgia Renaissance Festival, Weekends only, plus Memorial Day, 6732 Virlyn B Smith Rd., Fairburn (2nd driveway on right when coming west on Hwy 74) Watch the signs!

May 7-8 Cotton Pickin Fair, 18830 GA 85, Gay, GA 8am-5pm cpfair.org

Jun 4 Little River Band, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30 Jun 11 Ann Wilson of HEART, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30 June 17 Night Market – Bringing people together at 151 Willowbend Rd., Drake Field, Peachtree City, Artisans- one of a kind hand made items, Beer Garden, Food Trucks, Entertainment 5-10pm. nightmarketptc.com

May 13 Marshall Charloff & the Purple Xperience, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

June 18 Star Wars & More: the Music of John Williams with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

May 14 Southern Crescent Chorale DECADES: Hits of the 40’s through the 80’s, Southern Ground Amphitheater, 301 Lafayette Ave, Fayetteville. Tickets $20.00 Adults & $15.00 Students and Seniors in advance. $25.00 at the door

Jun 25 Comedy & Cocktails with Whole World Improv Theater hosted

by Neal Reddy, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 7:00, Show 8:00

May 14 Miles for Midwest 5k benefitting Midwest Food Bank Run begins at 8am sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/PeachtreeCity/MilesforMidwest5k

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• 5/12 Touch-a-Truck 6-8P • Summer Movie Mondays Series (6/13, 6/27, 7/11, 7/25) • 7/4 Food Truck Frenzy 6-9P • 7/29 Back to School Bash 6:30P • 8/27 Golf Cart Show 10A-12P • 9/5 Labor Day 5K 8A Event descriptions available at Facebook.com/TheAvePC and AvenuePeachtreeCity.com July 9 Harts of Teal 5K Walk for Ovarian Cancer Awareness, One Church, 2130 Redwine Road, Fayetteville 8:30am- 11:00am https://www.hartsofteal.org July 9 MIXTAPE – Sound track of the 80’s Charles Wadsworth Auditorium, 25 Jefferson St, Newnan 6-8pm tickets $28 - $38. https://www. eventbrite.com July 16 Corvair Car Show 150 Chevrolet Corvairs on display at Shakerag Knoll, 203 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City 9am-2pm

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July 23 Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

Aug 13 Live in Concert, Kim Waters, Saxophonist, Charles Wadsworth Auditorium, 25 Jefferson St, Newnan $45.00 - $60.00 https://www.eventbrite.com

July 30 Boz Scaggs, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

Aug 19 Night Market – Bringing people together at 151 Willowbend Rd., Drake Field, PTC, Artisans- one of a kind hand made items, Beer Garden, Food Trucks, Entertainment 5-10pm. nightmarketptc.com

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Aug 6 Five For Fighting + The Verve Pipe, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

Aug 20 Pop 2000 – Hosted by Chris Kirkpatrick of NSYND, W/Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, O-Town, David Cook, Ryan Cabrera, LFO, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30 Calendar continued on page 19

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COME AND SEE THE CLASSICS! A Weekend Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the 1962 Corvair.

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he public is invited to view 150 Chevrolet Corvairs on display 9AM – 2 PM on Saturday July 16th in Shakerag Knoll on 203 McIntosh Rd., in Peachtree City. The event promoted by the Peachtree City CVB is free to the public. Local residents will see the “Revolutionary Chevrolet Corvair.”

On July 12-16, there will be many versions, some customized, of two-door and four-door convertibles, coups, sedans, station wagons, vans and pick-up trucks; three-speed and four-speed manual, in white, blue, red and two tones. They will all be coming to town for a weeklong celebration of the 1962 Corvair.

The cars put on display will be representing five Southeastern Chevrolet Corvair clubs—Corvair Atlanta, Heart of Georgia, Queen City, Corsa SC, and Vulcan Corvair which is hosting this year’s Corvair Society of America (CORSA) International Convention, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 18 | PEACHTREE CITY MAGAZINE | SPRING • SUMMER 2022 |

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1962 Corvair. This will be the official 2022 CORSA Sanctioned International Convention.

Close to 800 attendees, coming from all over the United States as well as France, Canada, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, are expected to attend the convention.

The Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW Peachtree City Hotel and Conference Center will be home to the convention and will be the location for most of the convention events which include: the Concours 'd Elegance, Car Display, and Road Rally.

The first of two tech sessions will be held in the hotel auditorium Wednesday afternoon. Later that day the model car contest will be set up in the Mcintosh Room. Public invited to attend.

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Aug 27 Marc Martel Ultimate Queen Celebration, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30 SEPTEMBER

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Sept 10 The Atlanta Rhythm Section + Mother’s Finest, Frederick Brown Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30

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Sept 18-19 Shakerag Arts & Crafts Festival, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City 10-5 Sept 24 Rotary Club of Peachtree City Dragon Boat Festival, Lake Peachtree – Drake Field, 151 Willowbend, Peachtree City 9-5 For More information on these events go to: Peachtree-City.org; VisitPeachtreeCity.com; ExploreCoweta. com; MainStreetNewnan.com; Fayetteville-ga.gov/events; DowntownFayetteville.org; EnjoySenoia.net; Tyrone.org; Amphitheater.org (for the Fred)

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MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE – APRIL 30 & HOMES TOUR – MAY 1 The gardens for the 2022 Garden Tour are: • 135 Chantilly Lane, Fayetteville • 120 Nesmith Court, Fayetteville • 157 Rockspray Ridge, Peachtree City— this garden was featured in Southern Woman Magazine in 2021!

• 215 Smokerise Trace, Peachtree City • 465 Cedar Lane, Fayetteville • 614 Lester Road, Fayetteville

Tickets will be on sale starting March 20, 2022 and will be sold at the following stores: • Wild Birds Unlimited, 100 N.Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City • Art of Landscaping, 1120 Highway 85 S, Fayetteville • Town Square Jewelers, 101 Stonewall Ave. E, Fayetteville • Mill Pond Nursery, 105 Hwy 85 Connector, Brooks

• Ashley’s Garden, 132 Morgan Street, Senoia FMGA members will have tickets also.

Tickets will be available at the Plant Sale or you can also order them on our website www. fayettemga.org.

Tickets are $15.00 per person in advance for the 6 gardens and are $20.00 per person if purchased the day of the tour. You can also visit one or more gardens for $5.00 per garden.

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Peachtree City Farmers Market A Community Tradition

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Area food trucks serve breakfast and lunch items while boiled peanuts, coffee, donuts, and ice cream are available for snacking. From the market’s small center stage, local musicians keep everyone in good spirits.

Pick up seasonal, locally grown, fresh produce, like cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, herbs, onions, and more. There are fresh eggs, cheeses, jams, pastries, plants, flowers, apples in the fall, and peaches P O T inE the summer.

The Peachtree City Market is open Wednesday and Saturday, 9am - 1pm, year round, rain or shine. For more information, follow it on Facebook and Instagram or visit peachtreecitymarket.com.

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even years ago digital website designer Jason Bass moved to the area, met some like minded people, and decided to create an ongoing nighttime event— something for adults to do in the community. Today his brainchild, Night Market, is a hugely popular event on Peachtree City’s Drake Field. Inspired by European and Asian outdoor markets, Night Market celebrates artisans and the works they create.

“Artisans are our number one priority,” says Jason. “The market is created to celebrate the crafts.

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participate, selling handmade jewelry, clothes, soap, candles, hats, pottery, wooden signs, and more. Night Market presents all types of music—mostly local bands—on Drake Field’s Gazebo stage. Six to eight food trucks offer diverse cuisines.

Night Market is free, but this year it is introducing a Beer Garden, located in the wooded area on the right side edge of the parking lot, where craft beer vendors will set up. Patrons must show an ID and pay $5 to enter and receive a commemorative mug and wrist band, permitting them to come in and out of the garden the rest of the night.

“Our vendors basically pay for the event,” says Jason. “The Beer Garden allows us to pay our musicians more and pay ourselves—something we’ve never done.”

Jason, who owns Jason Hunter Design located in the co-working space Roam at Trilith, says, “I am addicted to creating community—bringing people together. Entrepreneurs supporting entrepreneurs. Night Market does all that with an entertainment flair!”

Night Markets planned for 2022 will take place Friday nights April 15, June 17, August 19, and October 21.

SOUTHERN HOLLYWOOD FILM TOUR Finding the Magic!

f you are a movie fan, interested in the rise of Georgia’s film industry, and want to see how Hollywood magic can change a local area into a backdrop for a movie or television show, the Southern Hollywood Film Tour is your ticket.

Owner and tour operator Sherri Smith Brown, a longtime Peachtree City resident, knows the area well and has a special place in her heart for moviemaking. “I grew up in a movie loving family,” says Sherri. “I also worked in the television and video industry as a freelance producer and scriptwriter for most of my career. Some of my favorite work stories come from visiting movie sets and interviewing actors as a field producer for shows like Entertainment Tonight, Extra, and Access Hollywood. Today, both of my adult children work in the film industry so I keep

up with what’s happening, and I love to share those stories with my tour guests!”

Every locally filmed show gives Sherri an opportunity to find new locations. “The tour updates pretty organically,” she says.

Currently, the tour covers locations from a wide range of productions, including Fried Green Tomatoes, Sweet Home Alabama, The Walking Dead, Lawless, Spiderman: Homecoming, and WandaVision. Sherri drives to the actual location and then pulls up a picture of the scene from the movie on her iPad. For Sherri, giving tours and talking movies is a natural continuation of what she has enjoyed her entire life. “This tour is a lot of fun for me,” she says, “and I work hard to make it an informative and entertaining two hours for my passengers.”

Find out more about the tour and read Sherri’s blog about movie locations at southernhollywoodfilmtour.com or call Sherri at 404-310-9613 to book a tour.

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EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS

Fayette County churches, schools and public spaces have benefited from hundreds of Eagle Scout projects over the years. Every Eagle Scout candidate has to complete a final project to demonstrate leadership, and that has resulted in benches, gardens, signage and a variety of other benefits. Fayette County is one of the leading areas for Eagle Scouts in the United States, and the Scouting population is on the rise after the pandemic. Scouting now is open to girls as well as boys, ages 4 to 21.

If you are interested in Boy Scouts contact: forsyth.steve@fcboe.org.

On February 8, 2022 from Troop 201, Carson Lake Andrew was awarded the Eagle. For his Eagle project, Carson built an 8’ x 8’ custom trophy case to hold the Director’s Cup trophies won by both the girls and guys at Starrs Mill High School, where he attends school. Right: Carson with help from his friends.

On November 7, 2021 from Troop 201, Greg Patterson was awarded the Eagle. Greg remembered the bike racks at Braelinn Elementary School were overcrowded when he was a student there. For his Eagle project he chose to build, clear the area, and deliver two new bike racks. Right: Greg with help from his friends.

GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARDS

Girl Scouting is alive and well in Peachtree City. Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, and entrepreneurship. Scouts learn through activities involving camping, community service, first aid and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. The highest honor in Girl Scouting is the Gold Award for outstanding achievement. The Peachtree City girls in this article have earned that top award.

If your daughter would like to join Girl Scouts, please email: sud.ptcgirlscouts@gmail.com.

Lynn-Ann Koh's Gold Award Project: "Project Post-Pandemic Recovery for Students" Thank you to Girl Scouts for the 13 years of fun memories. To the adults who helped me and scouts in my troop, I say thank you. You are the best friends I could ever ask for! My Take Action Project for the Girl Scout Gold Award was "Project Post-Pandemic Recovery for Students". During the pandemic, many students were "locked down" by their parents and could not attend schools in person or meet with friends. I built a website to focus on the social and mental aspects of the students. I posted blogs and videos on how the students could recover from post-pandemic after attending schools virtually and practicing social distancing with friends.

Many students from around the world have also visited my website and benefitted from my blogs.

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For her Gold Award project, Anika Fredericks focused on addressing period poverty by informing others and collecting feminine hygiene supplies for distribution. Currently an Ambassador, has been a Girl Scout since 2009. Girl Scouts has been a priceless opportunity for her to grow into a person of courage, confidence, and character. Anika made friends and learned valuable skills while enjoying camping, cooking, and volunteering.

Some of Anika’s favorite volunteer events were being a junior archery instructor at Camp Loblolly and packaging food for the people of Burkina Faso. The life skills she acquired throughout her journey include money management and decision making.

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Justice Carla Wong McMillan Appointed First Asian Pacific American Judge, Supreme Court of Georgia.

Interviewed and written by Sophia Sangha, Intern, Student at Woodward Academy.

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t is hard to be the first at anything because in an advanced society the simple firsts have been accomplished. However, Justice Carla Wong McMillan worked diligently to earn the title of the first Asian Pacific American to serve on a state’s highest court in the Southern United States. The journey to become the first Asian Pacific American Judge was not a direct path.

She wavered in deciding her career path and worked tirelessly as a partner in the litigation group Sutherland, Asbill, & Brennan LLP, until she was inaugurated as a Justice to the Georgia Supreme Court on April 10th 2020. Through her ride of life, she learned valuable, unforgettable lessons. From a young age, she discovered the importance of family and community, as well as the importance of standing up for herself and fighting for her beliefs. Justice McMillan is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people in the courtroom and beyond.

Growing up in Augusta, Georgia, community was always an influential part of Justice McMillan’s life. Her grandparents immigrated to Augusta from China and created a small group of other Chinese immigrant families in Augusta. Though there were few families in the group, the love, warmth, and kindness that they extended to one another was unparalleled. The group would later be named the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). When new families from China came to

Augusta, the CCBA welcomed them by helping with legal work, and they made them feel as if by moving they had joined a new family. Justice McMillan loved being part of a community of people who loved her and wanted to see her succeed. The community remained in her heart and helped her find her way during a path change in college.

Justice McMillan had her heart set on becoming a teacher, but while she was on a break in college, she was convinced to change directions. After catching up with her high school debate coach, she went from wanting to be a high school history teacher to wanting to be a lawyer. Ever since that afternoon, Judge McMillan set her eyes on the goal and never looked back. She took the LSAT, filled out law school applications, and then attended the University of Georgia School of Law for her J.D. After her graduation from UGA, she accepted a partnership at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, now Eversheds Sutherland, but her community remained on her mind. In 2010, two Judges from the Fayette County State Court resigned, and she was forced to think about her entire community. Even though she had never anticipated becoming a lawyer, nevertheless becoming a Judge, she knew that for the safety and wellbeing of the individuals in her community, she had to apply and run for election. After months of hard work, Justice

McMillan was appointed to the State Court of Fayette County in 2010. It will always be important to Justice McMillan, regardless of whether it is her tight-knit Chinese Community in Augusta or all of Fayette County, to put forth her utmost effort to protect, help, and serve the people in her communities. Many people across the globe lack the sense of community that can be felt when they are surrounded by people that love them, and as a result, Justice McMillan works diligently to provide a loving and safe community for the people of Georgia.

Being the first Asian Pacific American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court is an accomplishment, but Justice McMillan did so as a woman. In today’s world, sexism can be seen in every aspect of life, but Justice McMillan believes that to conquer the hate, women must not “be afraid to speak up and speak out.” Justice McMillan, and thousands of other women, have often kept quiet because they were scared to be wrong.

Justice McMillian learned to speak up from her Aunt Margaret who was the first Chinese American female doctor in Augusta. Her Aunt Margaret was a powerful woman who set her eyes on the goal, and then she achieved it. Sitting quietly and not bringing up the important topics doesn’t solve problems but creates more. Justice McMillan inspires me, and girls throughout the state of Georgia, as she has climbed from a partner at a law firm to the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court and has proved that anything is possible when you set your heart to it.

As a wife, mom, a Judge, and a woman, Justice Carla McMillan is an inspiration. On April 10, 2020, Justice McMillan was sworn in as the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court, an accomplishment that seemed so distant when she began her career as a lawyer. Justice McMillan has incorporated the lessons of community and speaking up to create a safe space for the people of Georgia. Justice McMillan is not only concerned with how the law treats a singular person, but she wants to ensure that the community she has built remains protected. Not only is Justice McMillan a powerful force on the bench, but she continues to exceed all expectations off the bench.

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RESIDENTS & ORGANIZATIONS ARE HELPING UKRAINE When this magazine went to press, the Russians were still invading Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were still fleeing to the border of their beloved country, seeking shelter with the world. No matter when this war ends, it will be many months before Ukrainians can return and rebuild their country. Local residents and organizations have answered the Ukrainian call for help.

Eric Smith, photo left, as part of his three-week personal mission, worked with Zahony, Hungary, city officials and volunteers to help Ukrainian refugees.

■ Eric Smith, a 1990 McIntosh graduate, decided to spend his 50th birthday personally helping Ukrainian refugees. He took a plane to Munich, rented a car, and spent the next three weeks traveling through much of Europe. With donations from family and friends, Eric purchased a heater for a refugee holding tent in Zahony, Hungary; bullet proof vests, baby beds and high chairs, and many other supplies. He spent the last few days of his mission, transporting and reuniting 13 misplaced refugee dogs and 1 cat to various homes across Europe. Each day he wrote donors about his experiences on Facebook. Below is an excerpt from Eric’s Day 8, Ukraine Relief Album: “Knowing I am leaving for Nyíregyháza early tomorrow morning to buy the heating unit, I decided to leave for my hotel right after the early evening train departed for Budapest. As I walked out of the tent, I saw people scrambling towards the train station to catch it as it was about to leave. A woman and her mother were struggling with a very, very tiny baby, a stroller and two roller bags. Mom and grandmother were flustered but that baby was all wrapped up with a pacifier in its mouth sleeping away. I

Aaron and Oksana purchasing diapers to distribute.

saw Alex rush over to try and help them with a bag. I jumped in as well and next thing I know we are all hurrying to the train. They didn’t speak any English and Alex and I not a word of Ukrainian. One of the Israeli volunteers shoved a package of diapers in my hands. Others were handing mom water and snacks. We hurried past all of the filled cars, towards the end where there might be seats.

“The Hungarian trains look like something out of the 50s to me. Old, classic Eastern European train cars you might see in a movie. Yuri was ahead of us poking his head into train cars to see where there were enough available seats. “This one,” he said. I lifted the stroller into the train car first, then got on myself. Alex handed me the bags. The announcements in Hungarian and Ukrainian over the Soviet-era train station speakers were getting very urgent-sounding. Grandma was carrying the baby.

It was so tiny—still asleep. We helped them on first and got them into a seat. I threw the bags in the overhead area above their seat. Other people were trying to squeeze around us. I had vision of myself ending up in Budapest tonight.”

■ Aaron Ash, a Starr’s Mill High School graduate, and ten-year Ukrainian resident has been, along with his wife, Oksana, crossing back and forth over the Ukrainian border with humanitarian aid. They are not affiliated with any organization, but they recommend give.woee.org. The driver who carries the supplies further into harder hit regions works for this group, which serves at risk youth.

Another option is Tyrone based omusa.org, serving refugees fleeing Ukraine and accepting donations to help them.

■ Coweta County residents Beth and Page Williams have been on the board of directors for a Ukrainian-based ministry called Radooga. Radooga Ministries has been serving the youth of Ukraine since 1994. Due to the war, they have focused their work to two areas: distributing humanitarian aid to those still in Ukraine through a campaign called Spirit of Victory and opening their online school for free to children of the war, providing a community and a sense of “normal.” Donate through Radooga.com.

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Links to Helping Ukraine According to Alexandre A. Kachin, a Rotarian born in Odessa, Ukraine, Rotary International is sending donations to Rotary Clubs in neighboring countries who request money for relief projects to be used and supervised by their club.

Anyone can donate by going to rotary.org and clicking on the Donate button.

Kachin suggests people stay engaged and help educate others and says Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder are excellent historians of Ukraine and post updates regularly on Social Media.

You can follow them at twitter. com/anneapplebaum and twitter.com/ TimothyDSnyder He also suggests following these Facebook pages for regular updates about the war in Ukraine in English: • UA Ministry of Defense at facebook. com/MinistryofDefence.UA and • Vlodemir Zelensky at facebook.com/ zelenskiy.official.

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he husband used to go to an office everyday. Now the company has figured out that they can have efficient workers and much lower overhead if everyone works from home.

But the wife has always worked from home, running her small business out of their small home office.

And all three kids are really into gaming, so internet speed and desks need to fit into this home layout. When you add in quarantines from school, suddenly five feels like a lot of family to fit into one house.

Plus, where do you put Grandma when she drives up from Florida? These are the kinds of problems that REALTOR Kay McInroe is answering on the regular. She’s actively been upsizing her clients to larger homes during the pandemic.

“When most of your living is done within the walls of your home, you need a space that allows for both productivity and

This Kay McInroe listing now houses a family happy to have moved into a larger home that fits their lifestyle.

peace,” said Kay McInroe. “My clients give me their wishlists for a new home. Since this is a seller’s market, I need to reach out to my contacts and try to find homes before they even have a sign in the yard.”

According to Kay, homes are selling like hotcakes. “It’s not unusual to have multiple offers over asking price, so I prepare my buyers who need to upsize to take quick decisive action when they find a home that will fit the new normal we are all experiencing.”

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Ultimately, Kay says it’s about upsizing to a home that ticks the boxes: space for offices, bedrooms, and entertainment.

What’s hot right now? Homes with pools are selling really quickly. “Outdoor living spaces enable families to entertain friends right now in the safest possible way.”

She continued, “It’s possible to optimize happiness for your family by upsizing to the perfect size home.”

To have Kay McInroe help you list and sell your home, and help you find your upsized dream home, call 678-570-0717 or email kay@kaymcinroe.com.

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f you love birds and nature, a great place to go—beyond your own backyard—is Wild Birds Unlimited. Always a dependable store for birdbaths, feeders, and seed, Wild Birds Unlimited is now carrying a home decor line—all of which is bird and garden related.

Colorful, whimsical, and eye-catching, it is hard to decide what to buy first.

Bird houses are beautiful and functional. One line of heart pine bird houses are made from old wooden flooring by a local artist. Knowledgeable store staff can advise you on types of birdhouses as well as bat houses and the best area in your yard to place them.

WBU carries what is clearly the ultimate wind chime selection in Peachtree City, including a variety of sizes of Corinthian chimes, hand tuned wind chimes. Other outdoor garden items include rain chains, solar lanterns, garden flags, garden stakes, outdoor

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clocks, rain gauges, thermometers, benches, and mailboxes. Miscellaneous items in the new home decor line include books, greeting cards, jewelry, napkins, gift wrap, mugs, and pillows—all with a bird motif.

When it comes to bird seed, WBU blends are the finest seeds possible, and you will find bins and sacks with all combinations of seeds. WBU also continues to carry a impressive selection of bird feeders—both regular and seed tubes—pole systems, and hummingbird supplies.

Wild Birds Unlimited is located in the Peachtree Crossing Shopping Area. For more information, call 770-486-1599 or visit fayette.wbu.com. Also, follow WBU on Facebook for scheduled events, including talks and demonstrations about bats, birds of prey, and other winged wildlife.

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CLOTHES LESS TRAVELED MAKES THRIFTING FUN!

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ver the years much of the focus on Clothes Less Traveled has been its philanthropic efforts. The 25-year-old community thrift store reinvests proceeds from its donations into local charities. However, for shoppers who frequent the store, the major story is—and always has been—the shopping experience. CLT’s 26,000-square-foot showroom is filled with quality goods at reasonable prices. Many customers say it’s their favorite place to shop. They can always find treasures, and that really makes thrifting fun!

You will find all types of women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing. Recently, women’s clothing has been organized into interesting sections that appeal to individual aesthetics, such as Boho Vibes, Cottagecore, Light Academia, and Dark Academia, with clothing ranging from pants and blazers to active wear and evening gowns.

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Although Clothes Less Traveled carries about 50 percent clothing, the other half of its merchandize covers a wide gambit of gently used items. At the store you can shop for home goods like rugs, wall art, pillows, curtains, linens, dishes, hardware, small appliances, lamps, and lighting. Other items include toys, sports equipment, bikes, vacuums, baby supplies, CDs, DVDs, and vintage hats and jewelry.

Seasonal clothing and home decor clearances along with wholesale stocks of socks, pajamas, and underwear add to savings as well as CLT’s rewards program on the Clover app.

Recycle, repurpose, have fun. It’s all part of the Clothes Less Traveled shopping experience. For more information on CLT, call 770-486-8517 or visit clotheslesstraveled.org.

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The Brands You Love from the People You Trust.

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uper Chix claims it is not a restaurant but an obsession—and you might believe that by the long lines of customers forming on the sidewalk around The Avenue Peachtree City's newest restaurant. Located on the corner where the Atlanta Bread Company once stood, Super Chix delivers a menu that celebrates the chicken sandwich.

Super Chix serves its chicken sandwiches breaded and grilled—and with a variety of innovative and tasty toppings. You will find everything from “simply chicken” with a Kosher pickle to chicken fillets tossed in Buffalo or Nashville hot sauce, blackened, or piled with Swiss cheese, black forest ham, and honey mustard.

Also on the “chicken” menu are chicken tenders, chicken sliders, and mixed green salads with chicken. Fillets and tenders are marinaded in house each day. A crispy breaded avocado in both a sandwich and a salad is Super Chix’s vegetarian alternative.

Two non-chicken menu items are: hand-cut fries made from quality, fresh potatoes and fresh, premium custards with changing Flavors of the Week—like Strawberry Cheesecake, Cookies n’ Cream, Butterfinger, English Toffee, and Reese’s Peanut Buttercup.

For more information about Super Chix at The Avenue, visit avenuepeachtreecity.com/SUPER-CHIX.

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3rd Thursday of the month: April 21st; May 19th; June 16th; July 21st; August 18th Piano music with dinner at 7PM with Neal Wauchope, featuring vocals by Toni Byrd, Ant Murphy, and others.

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Let's Dine Outside on the Patio!

PASCAL'S BISTRO

Westpark Walk, 217 Commerce Dr., Peachtree City

CITY CAFÉ & BAKERY 215 S. Glynn St., Fayetteville

BIG SHOTS KITCHEN & BAR 102B Guthrie Way, Peachtree City

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>> dining AROUND TOWN OUR FAVORITE PARTNER RESTAURANTS!

By Charlie and Anna Nelson It’s nice that our favorite restaurants are also our partners who support our magazine with their advertising. That said, we like to give our readers a little inside peek at why these restaurants and their owners are our friends as well as our favorite places to dine!

BIG SHOTS KITCHEN & BAR – The patio is a great place to dine at this time of year. Chef Sean has a wellbalanced menu with something for everyone’s taste. For lunch, I personally combine the rabcake appetizer with a salad combined with a cold draft beer. Check their Facebook pages about their popular brunch specials that include bottomless Mimosas or Bloody Mary drinks.

CHIN CHIN – My personal pick lunch or dinner is the Happy Family with a cup of Wonton Soup. Joanne and her husband carefully over see the preparation and serving of the food. Their take-out service is very convenient and always prepared on time.

CITY CAFÉ & BAKERY – Izzy and Sonia Salgado are the new owners/operators of this iconic authentic German American restaurant. This year they began serving breakfast, and it has become a popular breakfast meeting spot in Fayetteville. It is also open for lunch and dinner. Dining is inside or outside on the expanded patio. The Bakery opens at 8 AM, and they take orders for specialty cakes.

DUE SOUTH – In the heart of Peachtree City and convenient to the Avenue, the menu features fresh seafood, non-seafood. Anna loves the salmon dishes that they serve.

Bryan Gardner will help you plan your private parties.

Separate bar is well stocked. Daily specials. Dining is private – both indoors and outdoors. The Loft offers a private area for meetings and parties.

GEORGIA SHRIMP CO. – Ant & Dee Murphy began this restaurant over 20 years ago, starting in one small area and growing three times to its present size to include Murph’s Bar, and a band stand for “Live Music at the Shrimp”.

Murph’s Bar is a preferred watering hole for every rugby player as Ant and his friends watch all of the big games.

My favorite lunch is a “Charlie’s Salad”- it was Belinda’s Wonderful Salad at the old Famous Fish Restaurant where Ant worked part time. After explaining how to make it to every new waitress the first year, Ant decided to put it on the menu with a new name – take my word for it – “Charlie’s Salad” is the best tasting salad in the city!

PASCALS BISTRO – Pascal Le Corre is an authentic French Cuisine Chef and the owner. For lunches only he personally prepares a pasta and salad bar where you are able to choose the ingredients, as well as the kind of pasta and sauce, or you may order off the menu. The small, cozy bar is a favorite of the locals who love the wine specials.

You should call ahead for reservations most evenings. The outdoor dining area has been expanded and is delightful most of the year.

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Due South is an independent restaurant established in 2012. The next chapter features fresh seafood and local farming which come together to create our Seafood Kitchen. The menu features oysters, mussels, flounder, snapper and more. Follow us on Facebook for our specials, events, and more.

The Loft at Due South is our Private Event Center upstairs from Due South Seafood Kitchen.

The Loft specializes in Rehearsal Dinners, Showers, Birthdays, and Corporate Events.

Call 770-629-5847 for more info or visit theloftatduesouth.com.

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Firefighter and cancer survivor Jason Shivers with his wife and daughter.

FIREFIGHTER AND CANCER SURVIVOR JASON SHIVERS HELPS TO MAKE CHANGES TO REDUCE FIREFIGHTERS' CANCER RISKS

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irefighters and first responders are often more concerned about our safety than their own. They run into burning buildings or toward raging forest fires to save lives and property. Dozens of American firefighters die every year from building collapses, burns, explosions, cardiac arrest and other injuries caused in the line of duty.

As dangerous as the seen and known dangers of the first responder profession are, unseen or unknown hazards are also lurking in the shadows.

Research shows that exposure to toxic gases, asbestos and other carcinogens and the constant high levels of stress may raise firefighters’ risk of developing diseases, including cancer. But as

researchers learn more about the potential causes of increased cancer risk among first responders, more steps are being taken to raise awareness and adapt procedures in fire departments around the country, all in hopes of decreasing exposures to carcinogens and reducing the risk of cancer.

■ A survivor’s story As chief of the fire division in Forsyth County, Georgia, Jason Shivers knows firsthand the dangers and challenges of responding to fires and accidents.

It’s what drew him to the profession many years ago. He also knows personally the toll cancer has taken on the firefighter community. Shivers was

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diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2013, when he was 39 years old—28 years younger than the average age of a patient diagnosed with the disease.

After treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), successive scans have indicated Shivers has no evidence of disease. But he knows of many friends and coworkers who were not so fortunate. "I want to make it clear that I am a blessed case," Shivers told Fox5 in Atlanta.

"Please understand that. We've lost firefighters to cancer. Some very dear friends of mine have passed away."

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Shivers said firefighters used to allow soot and other substances to accumulate on equipment and protective clothing as kind of a badge of honor. "There is just something about a carbon-covered helmet that is stained and dirty and bent up that shows you've been on the job a long time, that you've fought a lot of fire," he told Fox5.

■ Similar changes are being made all over the country. For example:

Now he’s using his cancer experiences as motivation to help make changes in Forsyth County fire stations, updates designed to help reduce his colleagues’ risk of exposure to carcinogens.

• A fire station in Goodyear, Arizona, has high-powered washing machines to better clean contaminants off suits and equipment.

■ Among the changes: • Every firefighter is now issued two sets of gear to respond to calls, and gear must be washed after every response call.

• Firefighters no longer wear response gear in truck cabs after incidents.

Contaminated gear is isolated in separate compartments in the truck.

• The department has installed scrubbers and filters to reduce truck exhaust in trucks and stations.

• A new fire station in Tempe, Arizona, is equipment with exhaust systems to reduce exposure to fumes and a sealed room for contaminated equipment.

• In the Boston Fire Department, which has lost dozens of firefighters to cancer over the past 30 years, new policies and procedures have been established to reduce the risk of exposure to carcinogens.

In his interview with Fox5, Daniel Miller, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at CTCA® Atlanta, urged firefighters to be vigilant about taking steps to reduce cancer risk.

"Just because you're the strongest and the bravest, don't be like John Wayne and go in there like, 'This isn't going to hurt me!'" Dr. Miller said. "Yes, it is going to hurt you!"

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or ankle pain or numbness, consider seeing a podiatrist to properly diagnose and treat your condition. Most foot problems are treatable, but untreated foot problems can worsen and interfere with you enjoying basic daily activities.

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Sometimes our feet are just not considered to be that important, so we just slip on our old tennis shoes or casual wear. But we really need to put on the correct shoe that we need to do a specific job.

Smith & Davis Clothing in Fayetteville has a team of shoe experts that has been trusted by members of the Peachtree City Running Club for many years.

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INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS FOR 2022

By Priscilla A Berry, Interior Designer, Member of NKBA, IDS

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or centuries the architecture and interior design pendulum has swung from simple, neutral styles, to more complex, colorful styles and back again. Think the Renaissance with its classic order and symmetry, followed by the Baroque period with its motion and drama.

Or the Victorian Era, with its lavish wallpaper, furnishings and deep colored velvets, to the more simplified craftsman style, with its emphasis on well made furnishings, natural light and earth tone colors.

Fast forward to 2022, and we are in one of those years of transition between the practical simplicity and rustic charm of the Farmhouse style to an experimentation with color again seen specifically in light blues and greens, such as the Sherwin Williams color of the year, Evergreen Fog. The National Kitchen and Bath association is seeing the use of these colors in freshly painted kitchen and bath cabinetry. However, white and light gray cabinets continue to be popular, but with more colorful backsplashes, artwork and wallpaper being added. Yes indeed, wallpaper is definitely back!

During the pandemic, as we were forced to stay home, we realized the need for better use of our home spaces to accommodate our work and hobbies, as well as the need for a more comfortable, cozy haven. Most of us can now understand and agree with the Vogue magazine interior designers, that say the interiors of our homes have “a direct influence on our mood, overall health, and well being.”

According to the Interior Design Society, as a response to the pandemic phenomenon, people are asking for more healthy homes that involve hands free, voice activated appliances, antimicrobial surfaces, and expansive or double islands for extra kitchen workspace.

The days of the garden tub in the master bathroom are gone and in its place are large, duel/triple shower head, spa-at-home showers being the norm. A comfortable, dedicated work space has also become essential for those who are still working from home.

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woods, nature inspired surfaces such as wallpaper with leaves, flowers and birds, soft curvy furniture and earth tone colors such as caramel, camel, cognac and chocolate brown. If the 1970’s, wall to wall chocolate brown shag carpet comes to mind, don’t worry!

A recent article in Architectural Digest is saying that brown, used cautiously, in small accents such as a beautiful vase, an interesting lamp or even a luxurious

brown duvet cover adds a touch of sophistication. Vogue magazine says that “brown plays well with other colors as a deep neutral, for rich, elegant, timeless spaces.”

Finally, those who love more traditional styles, you are in luck. These styles and colors are also slowly coming back onto the scene. There is a re-emergence of fabrics such as brocades, damasks, jacquards, velvets, floral and bird patterns, in deeper, more lush colors.

Darker, stained furniture, in more traditional styles are again becoming more available.

It remains to be seen what specific style will emerge as dominant in the next few years, maybe a combination of the above, seen across different demographics. One thing is definite, comfort and color are going to be here to stay for quite a while!

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ome times we just need the inspiration and the tools to get our creative juices flowing. At Board & Brush you will find both. This home decor studio in Peachtree City offers hands-on workshops so do-it-yourselfers can build trendy, farmhouse-classic, inspirational pieces of décor for their home, office, or cottage.

The studio, which has a vintage farmhouse feel itself, displays rows and rows of paints, stains, brushes, and stencils as well as hammers, drills, saws, and sanding tools.

Expert instructors lead workshops from beginning to end. They help you pick out the project you want to make and teach you the techniques for creating a custom piece that looks professionally made—everything from stenciling, painting, and staining to waxing and putting on the hooks. Board & Brush has over 400 designs from which to choose and customize, and it supplies all materials to build each project.

The DIY studio offers several types of workshops. Scheduled wood workshops include instruction for creating wooden pieces, such as signs, trays, and boxes.

Specialty workshops focus on items like benches, backyard games, door mats, porch planters, glass etching, pillows, totes, towels, and wreathes. Private studio Board & Brush workshops are a great way to socialize with family and friends. There are even specialized workshops for teens and kids. At the studio’s virtual workshops, you and your guests can participate from the privacy of your own home. You just pick up the necessary tools and materials beforehand. At the event connect with a Board & Brush instructor on a virtual platform.

Board & Brush’s DIY wood sign workshops started as a “Girl’s Night Out” with wine and crafts in the company founder’s basement. It quickly turned into a business idea, growing from one studio in Wisconsin to over 266 locations across the United States.

Peachtree City store owner, Jacquie Thompson-Hlozek, grew up in the area and is a lifelong crafter and DIY enthusiast. She earned her BFA in Studio Art from Wesleyan College and studied Interior Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Jacquie says her favorite part of any workshop at Board & Brush is hearing people say, "I can't believe I just made this!"

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Joan Velsmid, co-founder of Clothes Less Traveled.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH CLOTHES LESS TRAVELED

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ne day in 1997, Joan Velsmid, a volunteer religious education teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, stepped into the office of MaryAnn Cox, the program’s director. “Look at this,” said MaryAnn, opening the door to a closet in her office. To Joan’s surprise, the closet was piled high with stacks of bags filled with clothing. It seems members of the church were bringing MaryAnn used items, mostly clothing, thinking that she could distribute them to people in need. But it had gotten overwhelming. It was too quickly accumulating in the office closet. MaryAnn asked Joan to help her figure out a way to get the items out of the closet and to the people who needed them.

The two women decided to open a thrift store where they would accept donations of gently used items from the community. Volunteers would run the shop and make up the board of directors. This non-denominational, faith-based initiative 44 | PEACHTREE CITY MAGAZINE | SPRING • SUMMER 2022 |

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would donate all proceeds, above expenses, back to local non-profit charitable organizations or give the proceeds as scholarships.

MaryAnn and Joan established a 501(3)C and started looking for a small store front where people could come to donate and buy the items at reasonable prices. They found a building on Huddleston Road owned by long-time Fayette Countian Huey Bray that was managed by Peachtree City residents and realtors Jim and Elaine Fulton. Joan and MaryAnn agreed to pay about $200 a month for the space to locate their operation. They contacted Janet McGregor Dunn to create a logo, and it was Janet who thought of a perfect name for the organization—Clothes Less Traveled (CLT)— because at that time 90% of their inventory was gently used clothing.

“Immediately, people felt good about what we were doing,” says Joan.

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“They donated incredible things for us to sell. We were having fun with the store, but we had no idea what Clothes Less Traveled would become.”

At first, CLT’s only expenditure was rent. There were no employees. Everyone worked as a volunteer.

Before long, CLT had excess cash at the end of each month. CLT’s board decided to establish a granting process in order to donate its increasing profits. First recipients of the funds included the Fayette YMCA, Vincent DePaul, the Fayette Samaritans, the Joseph Sams School, and Christian City Children’s Village.

Before long, Clothes Less Traveled was outgrowing its Huddleston Road space. In 2003, CLT relocated to its present 20,000-square-foot building on South Highway 74.

Over the years, kids, women and men’s clothing and shoes continued to be a major part of donations, but today, other types of gently used items—including jewelry, books, furniture, workable small household appliances, home decor, toys and games, bikes and scooters, working electronics and computers, and yard tools—make up nearly 50% of CLT’s inventory, The pandemic’s forced shutdown gave CLT time to reflect on all aspects of its operation and implement improvements. After consultation with Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership,

CLT reconfigured its receiving area, thereby improving the time it took to get donations from its dock to the floor. The quicker dock to floor times reduced the number of storage pods that held the organizations overflow of donations from 60 to 10. Square Foot Ministries tore down and built new walls according to the new floor plan. Cooper Lighting donated all new fixtures, which improved lighting in the store as well as the customer’s shopping experience.

Twenty-five years later, Clothes Less Traveled continues to follow its mission—taking donations from the local community and reinvesting its funds back into the community. CLT shares its profits with more than 30 diverse local nonprofits—nonprofits that feed hungry children, serve veterans, provide seniors with healthcare, rescue animals, sustain nature preserves, build homes for working families, treat cancer patients, shelter women, and more.

Additionally, CLT send teens to college through its scholarship program for high school students. The organization limits its local granting process to Coweta and Fayette organizations because these two counties are where its customers and its donors reside.

MaryAnn and Joan’s idea to start a thrift shop from the donated goods in a church closet has grown into an organization that has given back more

than $7 million into local nonprofits. Clothes Less Traveled—twenty-five years old and thriving.

Information on how to donate or volunteer: clotheslesstraveled.org

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Linda North is passionate about Little League Baseball simultaneously serving on state, regional, national, and international advisory boards over the years.

■ What keeps Linda involved?

She emphatically says, “It’s the people. My son grew out of Little League years ago, but I have stayed a part of the organization because I believe in its mission. The people involved in Little League from the top down keep me involved. We have shared values. We believe in the program.

We want to get others involved. We believe Little League provides something good for the community.”

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edicated, enthusiastic people are what gets youth sports programs established in a community; and dedicated, enthusiastic people are what keeps them going. Peachtree City Little League is a prime example of that.

Linda says an average of 500-600 players participate per year in Peachtree City. “When the Braves won the World Series in 1995, participation went up to 1,400 players. Every child wanted to be a baseball star!”

Two dedicated people, Bill Peery and Chris Lambrecht, founded the League in Fayette County in 1984. A year later a dedicated Little Leaguer parent, Linda North, asked them if she could help.

Of course, she could! Linda soon found herself managing the concession stand.

Little League teams range from ages 4-16 years, from t-ball to the junior and senior teams.

“Everyone who signs up plays,” says Linda.

By 1994, Linda was serving as the League President. Since 1998 she has served as Georgia District 4 Administrator, which includes Peachtree City, West Point and Riverdale, while

enthusiastic people moved the project forward.

The City of Peachtree City donated land, and community volunteers raised $850,000 to build the Field of Hope complex. The Field of Hope, which opened in 2004, was the first artificial surface field built for the Little League Challenger program in the world.

During the last few years, travel baseball has taken away a lot of participants in Little League; but the League continues on for kids who want to play ball and for parents who want to watch their kids enjoy the sport—no matter what their ability.

“It’s a passion for me,” says Linda. “I want to see it succeed beyond my years. I want Little League to always be here, providing opportunities for every child to try baseball.”

The Little League season runs from mid-March through the Little League World Series in August.

For more information, visit ga4llb.org.

Little League also provides playing opportunities for kids with disabilities. Two years after Little League International started the Challenger program in 1989 for children with mental and physical disabilities, Crystal Bashakes started the first Challenger program in Fayette County/Peachtree City with two teams. Once again, dedicated,

Photo Left: Little League Baseball National Champs, photo by Avory Sports Photo. Photo Right: Jack Losch Sportsmanship Award, 2018.

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Peachtree City site coordinator, Susan McCabe

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n Friday afternoons and Monday nights in the spring and fall, Peachtree City Tennis Center is alive with happy smiles, lively swings, and ferocious serves as athletes with intellectual disabilities and their enthusiastic volunteers play tennis.

The Peachtree City Special Pops tennis program began in 2011 as part of the larger Atlanta based program. Lovingly known as “Special Pops,” the Special Populations Tennis Program, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that offers an adaptive tennis program specifically designed to share the lifetime sport of tennis with children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Programs offered free of charge to all skill levels as well as those who have never played include year-round tennis instruction, league play, and tournament competition.

Peachtree City Tennis Center, one of 17 sites around Atlanta where Special Pops is played, has as participants entry level players in wheelchairs all the way up to players playing full court tennis.

“It’s exciting to see our players improve, but the greatest joy is seeing everyone having fun, making friends, and learning life skills—which is the mission of Special Pops Tennis,” says Susan McCabe, the Peachtree City site coordinator.

McCabe notes that parents are appreciative of the opportunity for their child to come to Pops. Parent Frances Stewart says, “Special Pops has been a wonderful experience for my daughter—not only for the physical skills she has learned, but from the friendships and camaraderie shared with this group, plus the wonderful and energetic coaches and helpers!”

Krystal Carnahan adds how her son enjoys being around his friends and learning how to play tennis. “As a parent of a Special Needs Adult,” says Carnahan, “I am so grateful that they offer such a wonderful program for my son. It’s great for their social skills, exercise, and just having fun. It’s truly a blessing.”

Sue McCabe runs two sessions at the tennis center: one for students in Fayette County schools, the other for people in the community.

Carol McClain, a teacher from Joseph Sams School whose students attend Special Pops, says “The students love Pops Tennis. It gives them an opportunity to meet new friends as well as learn to follow directions from others.”

As a retired physical education teacher, volunteer Eddie Rew says, “One of my observations of teaching differently abled kids is their gratefulness to experience physical activities. They overflow with a joy and delight at just being on the court and hitting the tennis ball. For them, it is not the stress of beating someone or trying to be perfect, but it is the joy of the sport. I thought, by helping with Special Pops I was doing something special for others, but I think seeing the kid’s joy and delight is reminding me of the value of simply enjoying life.”

“We appreciate the support from the schools, the Peachtree City Tennis Center, and our community,” says Sue. “We have all been blessed by being a part of something that makes our entire community a better place to live.”

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Darleen Drew: A purpose-driven life.

Interviewed and written by Sophia Sangha, Intern, Student at Woodward Academy.

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ard work beats talent any day of the week,” are words that I have heard from my coaches, parents, and teachers throughout my life, but I never truly understood what those words meant. After connecting with Ms. Darlene Drew, I know that anything in life is possible as long as you stay determined and work hard. Ms. Drew grew up wanting to be a dancer, but by her high school years, she was certain that her calling was to be a lawyer. She had the urge to help people who fell through the cracks of life because they were at racial, social, and socioeconomic disadvantages.

Being a black woman, Ms. Drew knows what it feels like to fight to get what she deserves, but she worked hard day in and day out to prove to herself, her family, her community, and now is sharing her message with the world: that when you follow your heart and work hard, many things are possible.

As a middle child, I think that my one older and younger siblings were going to drive me out of my mind, but that is nothing compared to Ms. Drew’s ten siblings. With eleven children, the Alexander family lived in public housing on the southside of Chicago until an

accident involving her mom enabled the family to move into the first and only home her parents would ever know. Even with her father working two jobs for the majority of his life, and her mother working tirelessly to take care of all the children, money was always in short supply; regardless, Ms. Drew grew up in a large, loving, imperfect family, and maybe some favoritism from her parents since she was the youngest! She believes her early leadership skills were fostered in her large family.

As she entered her high school years, dreams of being a dancer, model, and teacher, were exchanged for her biggest aspiration of becoming a lawyer.

Drew was set on becoming a lawyer and did not let money play a factor in her getting the college degree that she needed. After months of writing applications and waiting, she attended college and received her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. Completing college was an achievement for not just Darlene, but for her entire family. Out of eleven children, Darlene was the first to go to college. She became not only an inspiration to others, but also to her family. Her oldest sister, who is 15 years older than Darlene, was inspired by her younger sister and decided to go to college and get her degree too.

At this stage Ms. Drew encountered another obstacle: money. However, this did not derail her plans.

To make money, Ms. Drew decided that she would apply for a position at a prison as a correctional officer, promising her dad that it would be for only a short time in order to save enough money to go to law school.

When she began working in Corrections, she was in a male dominated environment and often underestimated by her male counterparts. Some people doubted that she could do the work, not typical of women, but Ms. Drew did not let comments put out her fire. If anything, she let them fuel her passion. While working as a correctional officer, to Darlene’s surprise, something inside of her changed! Many of the people that she wanted to help from her community were in prison.

Her heart and spirit changed from becoming a lawyer to serving by working in prisons.

Climbing through the ranks in Corrections, she assumed roles in human resources and public information. Beginning as a correctional officer, people underestimated Ms. Drew. Many believed that because she was a woman, she would never be able to earn the same level of respect. Her career path proved otherwise.

Though she no longer desired to be a lawyer, she went on to earn her master’s degree in Public Administration from Governor State University. As she excelled in her career, her supervisor, a Regional Director, nominated her and she was accepted for the Women and Power Program at Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. In this program, Ms. Drew was in class with business women from all over the world. She marveled at how far she and her dad had come.

With many years growing up in Corrections, serving in a variety of positions including Associate Warden and Warden in several prisons, another challenge was presented to her. It was taking on the assignment as Warden at the United States Penitentiary Atlanta, a location that had not hired a woman in its history. In 2012, Ms. Darlene Drew became the first and only female warden at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta. The obvious question is “why did she not go to law school after she earned enough money at the prison?” The answer is simple, she knew that being a lawyer was not about the money or the title, it was about helping those from her community get a fair chance at representation. Therefore, being a warden was not a failure, it was another way of achieving her goal. Ms. Drew has faced more obstacles in life than I could have ever imagined. She was born into a family with little money, but lots of love for one another. She held on to her dreams, and she never let anyone tell her that she could not achieve what she set her mind to. Ms. Drew proved to me that if you follow your dreams and work hard, there is nothing you cannot do.

After retiring as Warden of the United States Penitentiary Atlanta, Ms. Drew continued her dream of helping others and joined the John Maxwell organization. Today she is a Maxwell Leadership Independent Certified Member and serves as a member of the President’s Advisory Council.

Living in Fayetteville Darleen Drew, working with the Maxwell organization, serves as a Peer Teaching Partner. They help new members through their first steps by providing training throughout the year. They lead training calls and answer questions. Their service is an important next step to helping new members succeed.

Darleen says, "Helping people grow is beyond my skills, It’s my calling! I would be happy to help you."

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