Photos by Phil Mosier

Volunteers pose with Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul as they prepare for work at Ison Springs Elementary.
Volunteers pose with Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul as they prepare for work at Ison Springs Elementary.
Left to right, volunteers Jon Ehrlich, Bobby Smith and Maggie Erlich plant ground cover at the Big Trees Forest as part of the 12th annual Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs day on Saturday.
Left to right, volunteers Jon Ehrlich, Bobby Smith and Maggie Erlich plant ground cover at the Big Trees Forest as part of the 12th annual Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs day on Saturday.

Joe Earle is a former Editor-at-Large for Rough Draft. He has more than 30-years of experience at newspapers, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was Managing Editor of Reporter Newspapers.