East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
September 27, 2010 |
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| Greetings! |
Hello,
Welcome Autumn in with a read of this week's EACA newsletter. (Hopefully, we have moved beyond the heat of this past summer.)
Enjoy this week's newsletter!
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Sopo Bicycle Co-op
|  Our mission...is to create equitable access to cycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance, services and education.
Our shop...provides a central forum for sharing equipment, materials, and expertise, and facilitates affordable, practical, hands-on support for cyclists of all ages and skill levels.
Today, September 27, is our next Volunteer Orientation at the shop at 7PM. If you haven't already attended orientation come on out and learn the dynamics of the shop and how to help people out the Sopo way! We can always use your help! For more information on what Sopo is please visit our website.
See you there!
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FLUX Art Projects
|  With a project slated for East Atlanta in the upcoming future find out what FLUX is all about on October 1st in the Castleberry Hill Art District. A one-night public art celebration presented by Flux Projects in the streets and empty spaces of the Castleberry Hill Art District, this event will include large and small-scale projections, dance, music, light installations, multi-media projects, arm wrestling, outdoor films, zebras, parades and other forms of experimentation. It's an evening not to be missed!
Preview the projects.
Plan your visit.
Friday, October 1. 8 pm - 2 am
a night of art & experimentation
Castleberry Hill Art District. Free.
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APS Neighborhood Celebration
|  The second annual APS Neighborhood Celebration will take place between 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, October 2nd at Maynard Jackson High School.
Part pep rally, part open house, the "All For One, One For All" event will celebrate our neighborhood schools through student performances, a "Parade of Schools", schools displays and a canned food drive benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless.
For more information please visit here.
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| Hotoberfest at Glenwood Park |  Hotoberfest, October 2nd, is a one-day event promoting the preservation of our precious Earth, appreciation of craft beers and celebration of live music, featuring Beer Tasting in our OctoberFest-style Beer Garten with over 120 Craft Beers from around the world. VIP Green Ticket option allows access to specialty beers that are not included in the Beer Garten (as well as other VIP benefits). We'll have live music from some of the areas favorite bands and local DJs, so come out and celebrate!
Free admission (except for Beer Garten). Advanced tickets available here. (A portion of this ticket price will be donated to local, environmentally-focused organizations.) Food and beverages will be available to everyone and the live music is FREE! Neighborhood festival and World Market (free of charge) with an expanded kid's area, live music on solar powered stage, sustainable Artist Market, various Green affiliates and great food. Visit Hotoberfest.net for more information. World Market & Festival: (NO CHARGE); Beer Tasting: $30 (Gen. Adm.) and $50 (VIP) in advance. |
Art on the BeltLine Lantern Parade
|  Join in on October 2nd for another magical urban pioneer adventure as you help light the way. This wonderful, free, family friendly event signals the close of the temporary Art exhibit on the BeltLine. A lantern parade opened
the exhibition in June, and many people expressed that it was a wonderful experience; apparently approximately 600 people attended and had a great
time.
For more information please visit here.
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Trees Atlanta Tree Sale
|  The 11th Annual
Tree Sale is on October 9th! The sale, located at Trees
Atlanta's headquarters in Reynoldstown,
will feature more than 1,000 native and unusual trees and plants. In
celebration of the 25th anniversary of Trees Atlanta, we will
offer 25 species and varieties of trees, shrubs, and forest-safe vines never
offered before at any of our other Tree Sale! A few of these
trees include bladdernut, butternut, Weeping Forest Pansy redbud, Emerald
Knight fringe tree, Invincible Spirit hydrangea, and Devil's
Walkingstick. Non-invasive, unusual/exotic tree and plant varieties
include Henry's Dwarf, Parrotia, Colossus Oyama magnolia, Halka Ginkgo
and Arnold's Promise witch hazel.
Trees Atlanta donors of $500 or
more are invited to attend a preview shopping Friday night the evening before
the Tree Sale (4pm to 6pm). And EVERYONE is invited to the new Trees
Atlanta headquarters on October 9th for the best Tree Sale in the
south!
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What's Happening at Martha Brown
|  Community Workday: All hands will be on deck October 9th as members of the community will be at Martha Brown from 9 - 4ish to help with some much needed sprucing up of both the inside and the outside of the church. Lots of cleaning,
organizing, landscaping, some painting, leveling, remulching the
playground, etc. will hoped to be accomplished. Come for all or part of a day.
Common Grounds: An alternative worship service. Good coffee, chill music, and storytelling. Friday, October 15th at 7:00 pm.
Community Pot Luck Dinners: On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30. All are welcome.
All events to take place at Martha Brown, 468 Moreland Ave.
If you are interested in attending events or sharing your musical talent for Common Grounds, please contact Pastor Heather at marthabrownunite@bellsouth.net.
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| DeKalb County Code Enforcement Task Force |  DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis recently appointed Super District 7 Commissioner Connie Stokes as chair of the newly established DeKalb County Code Enforcement Task Force. The task force, which includes community leaders, county officials, and other key individuals, will identify and assist in the implementation of solution-driven recommendations to address code enforcement issues affecting communities throughout DeKalb.
"Commissioner Stokes has taken the lead on addressing code enforcement issues in our county, most recently with the creation of DeKalb's Foreclosure Registry program. I am confident she will bring that same foresight and leadership to our code enforcement task force," said CEO Ellis.
The DeKalb County Code Enforcement Task Force will hold a series of meetings that are open to the public with the closest meeting to East Atlanta at the following:
Tuesday, October 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Grove High School
2360 River Rd
Ellenwood, GA 302949
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Friends of East Atlanta Library Annual Meeting
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 Friends of East Atlanta Library raised $1441 at the Strut on Saturday! That means that we sold over 3000 books. Thanks to everyone who contributed or bought books as well as to the many volunteers who sorted books for weeks, moved books to the sale site, and worked at the sale itself.
Proceeds from the sale go towards providing programming at the library above what is provided by the Atlanta Fulton Public Library System. In 2010 we have paid for Akbar Imhotep to do a children's program in January, provided an artist's talk for students at Burgess-Peterson Academy Elem., held a well-attended art show of photographs by Lisa Tuttle, presented a travel program themed around travel books from the collection with speakers and food, contributed money for Eric Litwin's presentation to children at BATL and hosted the EABL's 5th birthday party complete with a puppet show.
All of these events have been free to the public because of Book Sale proceeds from the previous year. We have also paid for a program to kick off children's summer reading and provided some incentives for signing up for the program. The Friends of EA Library also paid registration fees for two of our librarians to attend the ALA Convention. (This did not include transportation or housing, which were paid for by the participants themselves.)
Our last event for the year is the Annual Meeting on Friday, October 22 from 6 to 8pm in the Meeting Room of East Atlanta Library. Social Hour will begin at 6pm with beer, wine and soft drinks for refreshment. At 7pm the program will begin. A film documentary about the life of Stieg Larsson will be shown. Larsson is known for his trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
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Support Neighbor in Need
|  EACA's new program needs your support! Neighbor in Need, a model developed in East Lake, provides emergency home repair for low-income, elderly residents of East Atlanta. As an initiative of EACA, Neighbor in Need is a grassroots,
relationship-based, block-by-block effort; if you have a neighbor that
might need some help, please contact Jeff Whitehouse,
Chairperson of EACA's Neighbor in Need initiative. All donations to
this initiative are tax-deductible and go directly to the costs of labor
and materials to help out our neighbors.
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A donation of $1,000 would help cover a portion of an expensive roof or central AC repair.
- A donation of $500 would help get hot water running again in a senior's home.
- A donation of $250 would help a neighbor fix a broken door or window.
Contributing to this initiative is as easy as clicking the PayPal DONATE button on EACA's website. We need your support in improving the quality of life for our long-time East Atlantans.
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Branan Bingo
|  Do You Know About Branan Bingo?
Community volunteers from the neighborhood run a
monthly Bingo game for Branan Towers' residents. Between 30 and 60 residents
turn up on the third Tuesday of every month to play about eight variations on
the standard game for cash prizes, local gift certificates and Girl Scout
cookies (!).
Scores of volunteers have participated over the
years, including the local Girl Scout troop. Most volunteers are solicited
through the EAVBuzz. In December, in addition to the games, volunteers bring
food for a potluck dinner. If you're interested in volunteering with some of
East Atlanta's seniors, please sign up online or contact Dennis Madsen.
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eduKALB
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 The mission of eduKALB is to facilitate improved school board leadership through civic engagement, community awareness and enhanced professional training. eduKALB wants to bring quality school board leadership to DeKalb County. Through candidate forums, interviews, questionnaires, trainings, and voter education, eduKALB aims to promote school board leadership through the election of highly qualified school board members
More than 100,000 students attend some 140 schools in the county. For decades our DeKalb County Public Schools were a source of community pride, and often set the standard in the state. Our children, as well as our teachers set examples that were often the envy of the region. eduKALB is working to help put us on a path back to those days of glory...and just in case you can't remember them, we have done your homework for you.
Take a look..."DeKalb Schools, Then and Now" video.
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East Atlanta Security Patrol
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 To learn more about the East Atlanta Security
Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the
EASP website. There
is 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 easp610@gmail.com, or call EACA
Public
Safety Chair Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.
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| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report | |
The weekly crime reports for weeks 35-38 are below:
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| Upcoming Area Meetings |
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (09.28), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (10.04), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (10.05), 7:00pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
East Atlanta Business Association (EABA)
Meeting: 1st Wednesday of the month (10.06), 2pm
East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave. SE
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2010 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. Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
You can sign up for your 2010 EACA membership and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically through your online banking site or via Paypal HERE.
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| East Atlanta on Facebook & Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to become a fan of both the EACA Fan Page and the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
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