Connecting Henry hosted its first Community Collaborative Meeting of the New Year on January 29 at Heritage Park in McDonough.

  Henry County’s District Attorney and guest speaker of the event, Darius Pattillo, explained his role as the DA, discussed topics including felonies and misdemeanors, expungement, juvenile cases and mental health and answered several questions from attendees in the crowd.

  The meeting’s next speaker, Paul Patel, a Henry County resident, entrepreneur and founder of the World Peace Center non-profit organization shared his efforts to help provide peace in the world and in Henry County. He mentioned that his organization is building a peace center on Lester Mill Road in Locust Grove and is slated to be complete by 2020. Some of the services the peace center will offer include counseling for all age groups, yoga and meditation, adult daycare, healthcare assistance and provide clothing and blankets to those in need.

  Community partners were able to network after the presentations concluded.

  The next Collaborative Meeting will be held on March 26. The time and location will be determined at a later date.   For more information about Connecting Henry, log on to connectinghenry.org.