Together with our community partners, local businesses and Step Up Circle sponsors, we host several annual events that support our mission of ensuring every Decatur student has what they need to thrive. We invite you to join us as an attendee, a volunteer, or an event sponsor.
Tour deCatur 2025
March 15, 2025
Tour deCatur is back for its 23rd year and will include the 5K, 1-Mile Fun Run, the adorable Tot Trot (for the 4 and under crowd), and the NEW “None-Run” for supporters who would prefer to not get out their running shoes!
8:30am – 1-Mile Fun Run begins
9:15am – 5K Road Race begins
10:00am – Tot Trot (gather at the Commerce side of football field)
10:15 – Awards Ceremony (on the steps between the cafeteria and the stadium)
Funds raised from the Tour deCatur support DEF’s many programs and initiatives.
Register today and get ready to run! (February 26th to be guaranteed a shirt)
Want to volunteer at the Tour? Email merry@decatureducationfoundation.org or sign up here!
No Ordinary Joe
April 30, 2025
No Ordinary Joe! A coffeehouse music series benefiting DEF’s behavioral health initiative Joe’s Fund. Partnering with Waller’s Coffee Shop and DHS’s Music Lover’s Club, this annual live music event features some of our most talented high school students and connects the importance of self-expression through music to our collective behavioral health.
Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade
March 1, 2025
Join us for the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade and Party every February/March, where the spirit of the Big Easy comes alive in Decatur. Proceeds support the Decatur Education Foundation’s music grants in all CSD schools. Laissez les bons temps rouler — let the good times roll!
Celebration of Excellence
Coming Soon!
Every May, DEF awards college scholarships to Decatur High School seniors and City Schools of Decatur teachers at the Celebration of Excellence. This cherished evening celebrates our ambitious students and teachers as they embark on the next steps of their educational journeys and honors the lives of those for whom many of the memorial scholarships are named.
You can help support our kids by volunteering your time at our events! Email us at info@decatureducationfoundation.org
Join Our Step Up Circle and Become a Sponsor Today!
Join the Decatur Education Foundation‘s Step Up Circle and make a direct impact on the lives of Decatur’s students. Your generous sponsorship enables us to continue our mission of empowering educators and students, providing equitable access to education, and ensuring that ALL youth thrive in Decatur.