About MLPA
The MLPA is an all volunteer organization comprised of the residents of Morningside, Lenox Park and the Johnson Estates.
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A Letter from the President:
Ask a group of Morningside Lenox Park residents what they love about our neighborhood and you’re likely to get a variety of answers. The great restaurants and shops. The excellent schools. The farmers’ market. The beautiful parks. The proximity to so many of Atlanta’s prime attractions. All of these things and many more link each of us to our wonderful neighborhood. Unfortunately, given the busy pace of our everyday lives it is often difficult for us to share them with one another. And that’s where the Morningside Lenox Park Association (MLPA) comes in.
Our primary goal this year is to help neighbors to get in touch with one another. We’ve started by launching a new neighborhood message board (just select the "Message Board" tab at www.mlpa.org) that lets neighbors share important information, ask questions, list items for sale and socialize. In our first 10 days almost 200 people joined the group and already a wine tasting club has formed. If you haven’t already done so, I urge you to join the group today and sign up for the "daily digest" feature, which sends you a single daily e-mail summarizing the new messages that have been posted. It’s a great way to keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood.
In addition to the message board, the MLPA Events Committee is hard at work planning a host of member events to provide an opportunity for neighbors to get together with old friends and meet new ones. We will be having monthly social events at area restaurants with special member discounts on food and drinks--mark your calendar for the first one on June 14 at Food 101. In addition, planning is underway for the next Taste of Morningside event,which will feature food, entertainment and merchandise from our neighborhood businesses. And of course let’s not forget about the ever-popular Celebration of Summer being held this year in Sidney Marcus Park with pony rides, moonwalks, giant slides, clowns and games for the kids and live music, Food 101 and Doc Chey’s for the adults. The Events Committee is also working on other special events for adults and kids such as concerts in the park, MLPA-sponsored block parties and at-home visits from Santa in December. All of these events are focused on one thing: bringing neighbors together in order to foster and strengthen our sense of community. This sense of community is what holds us together as a neighborhood and allows us to band together when we are faced with a common challenge. Let’s not forget that it was not so very long ago that a group of committed neighbors single-handedly derailed plans to put an interstate highway through the middle of our neighborhood. That, too, is where the MLPA plays a crucial role, serving as a source for information about important community topics such as schools, zoning and security issues and also as a forum for members of the community to air their views.
So what can you do to get more involved in the MLPA and your neighborhood? It’s simple: show up. Come to the social events and meet your neighbors. Attend the monthly MLPA board and committee meetings. Particpate in the discussions on the neighborhood message board. However you choose to get involved the important thing is to be an active member of Morningside Lenox Park and to share your interests, talents and views with your neighbors.