It all started with a tornado - a tornado that roared through Dunwoody April 09, 1998. Shortly after the tornado destroyed as many as 100,000 trees locally, the Replant the Forest project begun. Fundraising for Replant the Forest involved many smaller projects. Corporate donations, residents donating, 5K races, auctions, fashion shows, art fairs, home tours, theatrical productions, and the first Lemonade Days. Within two years of the storm, approximately 20,000+ trees were purchased and planted here in Dunwoody.
Lemonade Days did not start at Brook Run. It wasn't until 2002 that events were held at Brook Run. Brook Run was very different in 2002 compared to today. No turf sports fields, no amphitheater, no dog park, no playground. There was a nice theater that our city council demolished. The early Lemonade Days had a 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run and a kids carnival. The first type carnival was held on the lawn at the Farmhouse (Mt Vernon and Cham Dunwoody Rd, also known as the Historic Dunwoody Town Hall.
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