Volunteers Needed Temperatures will be well below freezing on Monday January 21 (MLK Day) so we’ve rescheduled our volunteer project. Please join us on Saturday January 26 from 9am- noon to remove invasive plants. Families welcome! Please RSVP to: friendsofphpark@bellsouth.net so we’ll have enough tools, gloves and hot cocoa!
It’s time to plan for great things in 2019! Join us at Whitehall Tavern (Peachtree Battle Shopping Center) at 7pm on Tuesday January 15. Come have dinner before (or during) the meeting since Whitehall is giving us a10% discount! Betty H. is stepping down as Chair and one of our most active volunteers wants to… Read More »
In 2018 we organized many projects to remove trash and invasive plants and install hundreds of pounds of rocks in the dry creek area. Our next project is on Monday January 21 (MLK Day) from 9am- noon.We’ll remove invasive plants, which is always fun! Please RSVP to: friendsofphpark@bellsouth.net so we’ll have enough tools and gloves.
We have more than enough money to repair the entire walking path in the park and that was the improvement you most requested. Betty will proceed with getting permits and keep you posted!
We had more ACTIVE (dues-paying, volunteering) members in 2018 than in past years. Let’s keep the momentum going as we enter 2019- and seek Parks Department support for our efforts. Go here to join or renew your membership. On that note-Betty has been Chair of the Friends of Peachtree Hills Park for a long time… Read More »
From Betty: Last newsletter, I asked what park improvements you’d like to see in 2019. In addition to previous suggestions (replace the bridge from the parking lot; create a 1/4 mile walking trail; repaint the mural on the tennis court backstop; add to/replace the 15 year old playground) you said: install a splash pad, create… Read More »
Betty is leading a group on Thursday December 13 to weed the dry creek area near the tennis courts and add hundreds of pounds of rocks. She needs someone to help her load and deliver rocks to the park either the day before or morning of. If you have a strong back and are available,… Read More »
Betty will be leading a group on Thursday December 13 to weed the dry creek area near the tennis courts and add hundreds of pounds of rocks. She needs someone to help load and deliver rocks to the park either the day before or morning of. If you have a strong back and are available,… Read More »
This year we had volunteer projects almost every month to remove invasive plants, mulch the path behind the gym and of course the Leapharts picked up trash daily. Looking forward, in addition to volunteer projects, what park improvements would you like to see? Some suggestions: replace the narrow entrance bridge from the parking lot with… Read More »
Come hear the latest news on the Northeast Trail, which will run between the 10th Street/Monroe Drive intersection to the Lindbergh MARTA Station area. This meeting is your opportunity to meet the consultant team that will design the trail- and provide feedback that can inform the process. Details: Thursday November 8, 6:30-8:00 PM at Rock… Read More »