East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
December 13, 2010 |
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| Greetings! |
Hello,
Tomorrow at EACA's Monthly Meeting is the annual holiday potluck. So come enjoy the evening with your fellow neighbors by bringing your favorite side dish while EACA provides the entree and drinks. Hope to see you at Branan Towers at 7pm.
Enjoy this week's newsletter! |
EACA Election of Officers
| EACA will hold elections for officers at its December 14th Meeting. If you are interested in an officer position or interested in representing East Atlanta at NPU-W, contact Nominating Committee Chairperson, Henry Bryant (404-377-6148). If you are interested in participating on a Committee or Initiative of EACA, please contact Austin Dickson (678-772-3736).
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| Foxy Christmas at the East Atlanta Library | |
 This endearing Christmas story is about a hungry fox, a lonely bunny, and how they find the true meaning of Christmas.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
10:30 am
All ages are welcome
Pre-Registration Required
All Programs are free and open to the public
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
East Atlanta Branch Library
400 Flat Shoals Avenue SE
404-730-5438
www.afpls.org
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BeltLine Quarterly Briefing
|  What: Atlanta BeltLine Quarterly Briefing - **Please Note** The date has been changed from December 2 to December 16.
When: Thursday, December 16, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Atlanta Public Schools Auditorium, 130 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
Why: This is the final Quarterly Briefing for 2010 - come hear about the progress in 2010 and about Atlanta BeltLine's plans to move transit forward in 2011 and beyond. |
Neighbor in Need is Taking Off
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EACA's Neighbor in Need initiative has received a $5,000 cash grant and a $5,000 matching grant. If it raises $5,000 independently, there will be $15,000 to help more neighbors in need. Recently, volunteers with the initiative have received:
- $1,300 from the pumpkin sale at the Farmers' Market
- $800 from Councilmember Archibong's budget
- $500 from The Porch Press
- $362 from Martha Brown United Methodist Church
You may donate to Neighbor in Need on EACA's website on this page; all donations are tax deductible. Help us reach our goal!
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| Refuse To Be A Victim Crime Prevention Seminar |  Safe Atlanta For Everyone (SAFE) and
Martha Brown United Methodist Church would like to thank everybody that came out for Saturday's Refuse To Be A Victim(R) crime-prevention seminar.
Participants learned methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations while covering a number of important topics:
- Home Security
- Technology Security
- Automobile Security
- Personal Safety
- Personal Protection Devices (non-lethal)
- Self-Defense Classes
 To learn more about how you can get involved to increase the public safety of your community including SAFE Watch, an extended neighborhood watch program designed to cross geographic borders consisting of more than 65 volunteer SAFE Watchers dedicating a portion of every day walking or driving defined routes, getting to know their neighbors and acting directly to improve public safety within their community, please visit www.safe-atlanta.org or email info@safe-atlanta.org.
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The Atlanta Police Department and Crime Prevention
|  As we move further through the holiday season it is important to remember what we can all do to help prevent crime in our community. The APD can be a great resource for information to help make yourself save while at home, at work or out on the town. Please take a look at these crime prevention tips that not only include personal protection pointers but also information about creating Neighborhood Watches.
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East Atlanta Security Patrol
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Crime continues to be the talk of Atlanta. For the week ending December 4th, Beats 609 and 610 experienced an unusually high volume of incidents, the most in Zone 6. The EASP has been receiving a lot of calls the past few weeks, and our officers have probably helped deter additional crimes. For East Atlanta's Beat 610, there were fifteen crimes last week. There were six residential burglaries, one commercial burglary, two armed robberies, two larcenies and four auto thefts. Amazingly there were no auto larcenies, but the high number of auto thefts more than made up for it. Beat 609 is likely being victimized by many of the same criminals, as they had twenty crimes last week, including an armed robbery, six residential burglaries, two commercial burglaries, two larcenies, two auto larcenies and seven auto thefts.
Through November 2010, Beat 610 has had 51% fewer burglaries than in the first eleven months of 2009.
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 45-48 are below:
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| Upcoming Area Meetings |
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (12.14), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Burgess Peterson Academy PTA, (12.14), 6pm
480 Clifton Street
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (12.14), 7pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (12.20), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA
Branan Towers Bingo
3rd Tuesday of the month (12.21), 6pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
Grant Park Neighborhood Association
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month (12.21), 7:30pm
Zoo Atlanta - ARC Building - Ford Conservation Room
800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (12.22), 7:30pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
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2010 EACA Membership
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Join EACA today! Annual dues are $10 per household per year. As an EACA member, you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community. 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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