Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival

2007 Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival

Taste hundreds of the finest local and international beers. Enjoy live music and food. Admission $30, includes special tasting glass. Admission limited to 5,000 people. No one under 21 and no animals allowed inside festival area.

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Decatur Nonprofit Groups – Apply Now for Festival Grants
Deadline: Aug. 10

Apply now for a grant from the proceeds of the 2007 Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival. Grant applicants must be from the City of Decatur or directly benefit the citizens and community of Decatur. Grant recipients are asked to provide a minimum of five festival volunteers for set-up, entry gate, or other approved areas. Volunteer information will be included in the acceptance letter.

To apply, save the application to your hard drive and type into the form. Or print the form and write your information by hand. Your application must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2007.

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The 2006 Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival in October was a great success thanks to the continued support of the community, the volunteers and the many sponsors. Every year the festival makes it a priority to give back to the community, donating proceeds to many Decatur organizations and nonprofit groups.

The 2006 festival committee distributed proceeds to:

Decatur Recreation Department and the Boys & Girls Club – to help purchase bleachers for the community sports revue that is shared by both organizations and to purchase paint and painting supplies and age-appropriate furniture to redesign the interior of Ebster Recreation Center.

Decatur Fire Department – to help purchase heat-seeking cameras.

Trees Atlanta – to help fund the planting of 100 shade trees along Howard Avenue and in the newly established Oakhurst Arboretum where markers will be placed to identify tree species.

Decatur Preservation Alliance – to fund a native plant restoration project at Woodlands Garden.

Decatur Education Foundation and Winnona Park PTSA – to design a comprehensive school grounds habitat and environmental education plan in conjunction with the Oakhurst Community Garden Project.

Decatur Police Department – to help purchase automated defibrillators and train personnel in their use.

DeKalb Rape Crisis Center – to purchase a laptop computer to be used by the Prevention Education staff to provide educational seminars to young people in the schools.

Glenn Creek Nature Preserve – to purchase tools for volunteer day at the Nature Preserve.

Housing Authority of the City of Decatur – to purchase nutritional snacks for the after-school program as well as special books for children and parents to share.