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SOPO Bicycle Cooperative Needs Volunteers! |
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Sopo needs shop volunteers! You don't need to know lots about fixing bikes to help out.
You can...
- greet people and explain what's going on,
- show people where to find things,
- learn about repairs with the person you're helping,
- make sure people are using the right tool for the right job (no hammering with wrenches, for example),
- accept, record, and sort donations,
- help with general upkeep, and
- keep track of wandering tools, bikes, and other things mistakenly carried away.
How do I become a volunteer?
- Fill out THIS application (it's real quick).
- Attend Volunteer Orientation (4th Monday of the month at 7 pm at the shop plus one day that week so you can shadow a more seasoned volunteer).
- Be down for the cause: volunteers help people learn by allowing them to do their own work and by enforcing our rules that make the shop a positive place to be.
And then...
Volunteer at a minimum of two shop sessions per month.
What are the benefits of being a shop volunteer?
- You can come to Volunteer Night (2nd Monday of the month at 7 pm). It's a chance to work on your own bike with fewer people around and a great opportunity to meet the rest of the volunteers.
- You're making a GIGANTIC impact on the health and well being of Atlanta and the people in it.
- You're making sure Sopo stays open and operating smoothly.
- At the end of the month, your name gets entered into a raffle. The more you volunteer, the better your chances of winning.
E-mail rachael@sopobikes.org with further questions! |
| City of Atlanta - Make Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop |
Learn to make your own rain barrel in this four-hour workshop on August 12th. Lunch will be  served and you will take your rain barrel home with you! Contact Yolanda Boazman at ydboazman@atlantaga.gov for further details and see the flyer HERE. |
| East Atlanta Library - Summer Children's Programming |
The East Atlanta Library's children's programming for the remainder of July is listed below:
Be Creative @ Your Library - Jewelry Monday, July 20. 2:00 p.m.
Boys and Girls will make fun and exciting necklaces, key chains or friendship bracelets to share with family and friends. Ages 5-12. Reservations are required. East Atlanta Branch, a part the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System 400 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta 30316 For information call 404.730.5438 Monday Night @ The Movies - Nim's Island
Monday July 20. 6:00 p.m.
Based on the beloved children's book Nim's Island by Wendy Orr, Children will enjoy this movie as they follow Nim and her adventures on a private island in the middle of the South Asiatic Sea. 96 Min. All ages welcomed. Reservations are required. East Atlanta Branch, a part of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta 30316 For information call 404.730.5438 Monday Night @ The Movies - Hotel for Dogs
Monday, July 27. 6:00 p.m.Rated PG, 100 minutes All are welcome. Reservation required. East Atlanta Branch, a part of the Atlanta- Fulton Public Library System 400 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta 30316 For information call 404.730.5438
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Bound to Be Read Books
EAV Knitters - Tuesday, July 21st 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. 
Whether you have been knitting or crocheting for years, or you just learned to purl, EAV Knitters invites you to join them. Bring a project, a friend, and ideas to share. The knitting circle meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Luxe Lounge.
Inside the Writer's Studio with Jessica Handler - Thursday, July 23rd - 7:00 p.m.
Invisible Sisters is Handler's powerful tale of coming of age as the daughter of progressive Jewish parents who moved to Atlanta to participate in the social-justice movement of the 1960s; as a healthy sister living in the shadow of her siblings' illnesses; as a daughter in a family torn apart by impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief; and as a young woman struggling to find and redefine herself anew after her sisters' deaths. Invisible Sisters is a stirring and evocative chronicle of love and loss--not just to survive a family tragedy, but to build a new life in the aftermath.
Jessica Handler's nonfiction has appeared in Brevity.com, More Magazine, Southern Arts Journal, and Ars Medica. An essay derived from Invisible Sisters was nominated for a 2008 Pushcart Prize, and her work has received Honorable Mention for the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Prize. A teacher of creative writing, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Meet Author Dan Bobinski - Friday, July 24th - 7:30 p.m.
Can passion be taught? Can it be created? Too often, people try to manipulate passion. To get real results, team leaders must create the right conditions for passion to emerge. Those conditions must be nurtured, not unlike a gardener creating the right conditions for his plants to flourish.  Creating Passion-Driven Teams: How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance(Career Press, 2009, 220 pp., pbk., $15.99) will make your job easier. Get the inside scoop on the secrets of success that motivate teams to top performance. In the matrix of workplace roles and responsibilities, managers are pivotal to corporate success. Yet a manager is often the unsung hero who must adapt to demands from all sides--and do so with little or no training, and without mentorship for the role. Learn from Dan Bobinski, who draws from 20 years of consulting experience, extensive studies of best practices, and the latest in neuroscience research. Dan Bobinski is the president and CEO of Leadership Development, Inc., and director at the Center for Workplace Excellence. For more than 20 years Dan has coached and trained managers and leaders in the Fortune 500 as well as small and mid-sized businesses. His Workplace-Excellence blog has been listed among the top 100 daily must-reads for entrepreneurs, and his newspaper column on workplace issues is syndicated internationally. ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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| East Atlanta Strut - Save the Date and Info! |
 Saturday, September 19, 2009. Mark it down. The 12th Annual East Atlanta Strut is almost here! Planning for Atlanta's coolest festival is well underway. The Strut is our neighborhood's one-day, kid-friendly, music/art/food festival. There's also a parade and a 5K race! Please watch this newsletter for updates throughout the summer. There are a few days left for you, your business, & your friends to get involved, but deadlines are quickly approaching:
And don't forget to become a fan on Facebook! For continuous updates on all the goings-on, please refer to the Strut's official website. See you in September!
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Trees Atlanta TreeKeepers Certification Program
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Event Title: Trees
Atlanta TreeKeepers Certification Program
Start Date: August
8th, 2009
End Date:
September 26th, 2009
Time:
9:00 am - 12 noon
Location: Trees
Atlanta Kendeda Center, 225 Chester Avenue, Atlanta GA, 30316
Contact:
Bethany Clark
Phone:
404-681-4898
Website: http://treesatlanta.org/TreeKeepers.aspx
Cost:
$65
Description: This Trees
Atlanta event is the first in a series of seven (7) workshops designed
to increase volunteer knowledge and skills through specialized training and education
about Atlanta's urban forest. There will be indoor & outdoor
activities, presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and assignments to be
completed by the participants. Sessions last 3 hours and are taught by
Trees Atlanta staff and community tree professionals.
Participants
receive a training manual with supplemental reading and resources, and upon
graduation, receive an official TreeKeepers hat, a native tree, and a signed
certificate when they have fulfilled 24 hours of volunteer service to tree
projects. Register now to enroll in this fantastic educational
opportunity! http://treesatlanta.org/TreeKeepers.aspx
Program dates are seven consecutive Saturdays: August 8th,
15th, 22nd, 29th, September 12th,
19th, and 26th. Participants need only register
once.
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| EACA Public Safety - June Monthly Crime Report & Week 28 |
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The monthly crime report for June can be found here:
The weekly detailed crime report for July 5th - July 11th can be found here:
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| East Atlanta Security Patrol News & Information |
 To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol or to enroll, visit the EASP website (http://patrol.eaca.net). The cost to join the patrol is $50 per quarter, with a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street.
If you have additional questions, please direct them to securitypatrol@eaca.net, or call EACA Public Safety Chair Myron Polster at 404-429-8815. |
2009 EACA Membership
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Join EACA today! Annual dues are $10 per household. As an EACA member, you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community. Additionally, there are numerous local businesses who offer discounts to EACA members. See the official list of EACA member discounts and take advantage of them by showing your 2009 membership card throughout the Village. You can sign up for your 2009 EACA membership and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically through your online banking site or via Paypal HERE. |
| East Atlanta on Facebook/Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to join both the EACA group and become a fan of the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
 <--- East Atlanta Village Page
<--- EACA Group |
Submissions: If you're interested in submitting an article to the EACA weekly newsletter, send it to newsletter@eaca.net by
the end of the day on Friday. Include relevant dates, times, locations
and contact information, as well as details of the event or
announcement.
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