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Explore Georgia: Tybee Island Tips No One Tells You About

Ever wonder how can you maximize your visit to Tybee Island? We have gathered the best insider tips so you can plan a dream trip to one of the most unique places you'll ever visit. BEST PLACE TO LAY DOWN YOUR TOWEL Park near the Tybee Beach Beach and Pavilion ( Tybrisa St, Tybee Island, GA 31328) use the bridge  in front of the Tybee Island Marine Center  turn right and walk towards the rock formation close to the sand dunes. This portion of the beach has a smoother sand, lots of shallow areas that are perfect for little kids to bathe safely, is less crowded, and because it's close to the sand dunes you will see a large variety of seaside birds.

What's Happy This Week! Roof Top Vegetable Garden For The Homeless Shelter

  

April 5, was “PLANTING DAY”, for the Task Force and its volunteers as they plant vegetables in the 50 raised beds the group has constructed over the past two weeks.  

 

The purpose of the garden is to provide a home-grown and sustainable source of nutrition and food for the homeless community”, says Anita Beaty. The 95,000 square foot Homeless Shelter located on the corners of Peachtree & Pines Streets is the largest shelter space in the southeastern US  providing shelter and services to an average of 750 men, women, and children on a daily basis.  The shelter is a non-profit 501©3 organization. 
 

Over the past two weeks the shelter has received loads of donated compost and topsoil, all of which was bucket brigaded up 4 flights of stairs.  Volunteers will use the 120 pieces of donated lumber to make 40 raised planting beds (see photos below of the beds already built and producing seedlings).  Other smaller pre-fab planting beds were also donated.

 

Those local businesses contributing the majority of supplies were:
Lowe’s Stores:  Alpharetta, Suwannee, Chamblee                        
Home Depot:  Cumming, Windward Pkwy, Hwy 92, Holcomb Bridge                   
Costco: Brookhaven
A-Class Solutions, Inc
Plant Rescue of Georgia
Paul’s Martino’s Planting Beds
Global Paints for Charity
Scottsdale Farms
Starbucks
Dunkin Donuts
B & B Bagels
Brooklyn Joe’s Pizza
Volunteers from: 12Stone, North Point Community, and Stonecreek church

 
 
The mission of the Task Force is to advocate with and to represent the dignity and rights of people who are homeless in our society, toward the goal of preventing homelessness and seeking appropriate and affordable housing for all. To learn more please visit:  atlantataskforceforhomeless.org

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