East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
April 4, 2011
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| Greetings! | |
Don't forget to
register for this Saturday's
Run Before You Crawl, Atlanta's only 5K/Pub Crawl! All proceeds go towards public safety enhancements in the East Atlanta Village business district.
Good reading! |
| Sopo Bicycle Coop |
 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.
This Monday is our next installment of the Bike Maintenance 101//Bike-In Movie night. Come to the Shop at 7PM to learn Basic Repairs and Upkeep. Learn how to change a tire, adjust your brakes, and easy tips to keep you on the road! Facilitated by Bobby!! Suggested donation $0-$10. We'll leave Sopo at 8p.m. and ride a scenic route through Cabbagetown and Inman Park to Javalords in little five points. The movie will start at 9p.m. This month we're showing Long Klunkerz, award-winning documentary on off-road cycling, focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and 1970s. See how Gary Fisher, Mike Sinyard of Specialized, and many others in the Mountain Bike hall of fame got their start in. Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19n-5qIp78$1 PBRs Suggested Donation $2 Help us raise money for a new home for Sopo! |
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Neighbor in Need Update
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 Neighbor in need Poker Tournament, 3-26-2011, at Midway raised over $2000 to be used to make emergency home repairs to low income elderly homeowners in East Atlanta. Over 30 players started at 10am and played Texas Hold-Em until a winner was crowned at about 3pm- Dr Andy Vantreese. We would like to thank the host, the Midway Pub, who made a very generous donation in addition to providing a perfect venue for the event. Thank you to local businesses who who provided prizes: The Brickstore, Palm Brewery, Holy Taco, Snap Fitness, One Good Nurse Foot Care, Rob Dietrich of NorthWestern Mutual, Well Beings, and Ormewood Animal Hospital. 37 Year residents of East Atlanta on Hillburn Dr have received a new roof and soon, an Electrical overhaul courtesy of Neighbor in Need, an EACA initiative. The recipients are on a fixed income and have been facing health concerns, rising costs and maintenance issue for years. Multiple leaks and outdated wiring are being corrected with work that started the last week in March and is expected to be completed early April. Ian Jones of Renner Companies has done a great job replacing the roof and gutters and has done the job free of Labor! They are a full service construction company and we hope that the community will thank them with their future construction needs. www.rennercompanies.com Pat Murphy Electric is expected to start work on the wiring first week of April. www.patmurphyelectric.com There is a volunteer day planned later this month to provide finishing touches for the residents so be looking for more details to come.    |
Run Before You Crawl: Call for Volunteers
|  *****Run Before You Crawl needs your help this weekend!***** It's looking like this year's event is going to be even bigger and better than last. Registrations are high and the weather forecast is looking good. If you'd like to help out and have a ton of fun, email volunteer@runbeforeyourcrawl.com
The Run Before You Crawl 5k and Pub Crawl is Atlanta's premier race slash pub crawl. In fact, we are fairly certain it is Atlanta's only. This second annual event will take place in and around the East Atlanta Village on April 9th. The race begins and ends in beautiful Brownwood Park. In between you will meander through the East Atlanta Business District
Because this 5K is aimed at people with a proclivity for drinking we have elected for the race to begin at 9:00 am. The Pub Crawl will begin at 10:30 am. We realize this is early, but just think, it will be 11:30 in Nova Scotia, and that's nearly noon. The Pub Crawl will visit five to seven of the village's finest dram shops.
The Run Before You Crawl 5k does not discriminate on the basis of age or physical fitness (or on any basis for that matter). For that reason you are welcome to register for the pub crawl or 5K individually. Entry are $25 for the 5k, $10 for the pub crawl, or $32 for both. Just because we choose not to discriminate on the basis of age, does not mean that the State of Georgia will not. All pub crawl participants must be at least 21 years of age. Register online at www.runbeforeyoucrawl.com.
All proceeds from this event to end all events goes towards the East Atlanta Village and making it a safe place to shop, dine, and drink. |
East Atlanta Farmers Market: Call for Volunteers
|  If you are free on Saturday April 9th, the EA Farmers market needs some help cleaning up the new site and making it a beautiful home for their neighborhood market. As part of the Beautification clean-up this past weekend that area has already had at least the trash picked up, but many more things are needing to be done to get it ready to go. Please see attached flier - and pass along to anyone that might be interested.
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What's Going on at the East Atlanta Kids Club
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 Corks, Canvas, Bottles & Brushes
We invite you to support Kids Club and have a great time tasting fine wine, gourmet beer and inspired art at our upcoming event, Corks, Canvas, Bottles & Brushes on Saturday, April 9th.
$30 gets you unlimited tastings from 6pm to 9pm*. Please come and bring a friend!
*After 9pm continue to enjoy the night with 10% of all bar tabs donated to EAKC.
Premier Art will also showcase several artist paintings for sale during the Art Tasting. 10% of all Premier Art sale proceeds will be donated to EAKC.
Easter E gg Hunt
Hundreds of candy-filled eggs will be lurking in Brownwood Park on Saturday, April 16, waiting for neighborhood children to come and find them! The annual Easter Egg Hunt happens at 11:00 am, and will be followed by (real) egg decorating, an egg spoon race, and other fun activities for kids of all ages. Kids and families are advised to arrive at 10:30 am and to wait inside Brownwood Recreation Center. East Atlanta Kids Club, Martha Brown UMC and East Atlanta Village Church are sponsoring this year's Easter celebration.
Volunteers to stuff and hide several hundred plastic eggs and donations of candy are needed and welcomed. If you'd like to help out, please contact East Atlanta Kids Club Program Coordinator Makeisha Robey at 404-627-8050 or mrobey@eastatlantakids.org.
in these areas: youth & adult bike racing, 5K Run/Walk, children's activities, fundraising, logistics, health fair, food & drink.
The event takes place Saturday, May 14, from 8 am to 2pm. Check out http://www.eastatlantakids.org/2011-brownwood-bike-rally-run/ for more details.
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| Earth Day tire roundup and pre-roundup |
Roundup: Saturday, April 16 Volunteer from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each year in honor of Earth Day, Council Member Natalyn Archibong sponsors a free tire collection. It has become a contest that East Atlanta generally wins (a dubious honor) by collecting about 1,000 tires. Armor Tire volunteers its parking lot for those who want to drop off tires and East Atlanta residents gather trucks and volunteers to collect dumped tires and take them to Natalyn's drop point. You can help in these ways:
- Volunteer on the day with one of several pickup truck teams collecting tires
- Drop off your unwanted tires at Armor on the 16th
- Send locations of dumped tires to EAVTires@gmail.com so the crews can pick them up
 This year we'll also be doing a pre-roundup in conjunction with the Beautification Committee event on Sunday, April 10. Meet at the corner of Clifton and Clifton Way at 2 p.m. We'll work for two to three hours getting tires out of vacant lots and up to the curb for faster pickup on the 16th.
Volunteers should dress to get dirty and bring sturdy work gloves.
To volunteer or to ask questions please contact the Beautification Committee Chair Kevin Spigener at 678-438-6462 or email beautification@eaca.net. |
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New FitWit Camps
|  FitWit is the fit lifestyle. We know that trying to get in shape can be daunting, agonizing, and boring, but you do not have to face these obstacles alone. Our campers are members of a positive, challenging, and supportive community that helps individuals achieve their goals, and gives them the tools they need to sustain a healthy and fit way of life. Through the FitWit Foundation, FitWit provides this same education and motivation for free to under served young people in our community.
Next camp dates begin April 11th -May 20th in Decatur with a newly added camp time of 10 am!
Many camp times to choose from visit, www.fitwit.com. For camp specifics!
www.fitwit.com , 1-888-534-8948 & www.thefitwitfoundation.org
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Burgess-Peterson Academy Tours
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 Which area elementary school is designed with classrooms surrounding a secluded courtyard with a playground, picnic tables and an organic garden?
Here's a hint. It's the same school with its own computer lab, media center, science lab and dedicated music room.
Need another hint? This school has low student-teacher ratios, state of the art interactive white boards in most classrooms, dedicated art room and offers two languages.
OK, here's your last hint. If you live in East Atlanta, your elementary school age child is guaranteed a spot in the school. And it's FREE. Come see why parents and First Lady Michelle Obama are buzzing about East Atlanta's public elementary school!
Burgess-Peterson Academy will host tours for prospective families on Wednesdays: April 13, and May 18 at 9 a.m.
BPA is located at 480 Clifton Street at the corner of
Glenwood and Clifton, less than a mile east of East Atlanta Village.
Tours also available on request. Email bpatours@yahoo.com for more information.
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The Language Garden and Oakleaf Mennonite Farm Spring Fling
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 The Language Garden and Oakleaf Mennonite Farm want to help you and your garden get ready for spring. Join us; Saturday April 16th from 9am-2pm for our Spring Fling Fundraiser.
- Rummage Sale
- Plant Sale
- Raffle
- Live Band
- Activities for Children
For more information, visit us online at http://www.thelanguagegarden.com/ or http://oakleafmennonitefarm.wordpress.com/
1088 Bouldercrest Rd. SE Atlanta, GA 30316 ▪ 404-244-0289
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911 Town Hall Forum
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Kirkwood Neighbors Association presents 911 Town Hall Forum.
When: Wednesday, April 20th
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Bessie Branham Rec Center
2051 Delano Drive Atlanta, Ga 30316
All residents of Zone 6 neighborhoods of the City of Atlanta are invited to attend this town hall forum with the 911 Director Lt. Brenda Ross. Presentation of 911 Call Center and Operations followed by a moderated question and answer session.
For more information contact KNO Public Safety Liaison Margie Yondorf, 404.484.7552.
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Kingfisher Looking for Play Yard Toys
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 Kingfisher Academy, located at 158 Moreland Avenue, is looking for some play yard furniture and toys. Many people may have serviceable Little Tykes stuff that their children have outgrown. We need this as a temporary measure until we get our real equipment built. We're looking for a couple of Little Tykes climbers, a couple of plastic houses, maybe a sandbox or two with covers, some picnic tables, etc. Our heart's desire is a basketball goal. We'll come pick it up!
Phone: 404-524-0994
E-mail: kingfisheracadem@bellsouth.net
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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update
|  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 9-12 are below:
The weekly Significant Arrests Reports for weeks 9-12 are below:
February Crime Report
February Trends
(Week 12 was not available at press time.)
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| April Events at the East Atlanta Library | |
 Spring Storytime
Wednesday, April 6. 10:30 a.m.
All ages invited.
Book Signing with Author Gregory Brad Cutler
Saturday, April 9. 3:30 p.m.
Meet the author of The Problem with Believing God: A Personal Guide to Increase Your Faith.
East Atlanta Branch, a part of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
400 Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta 30316 For information call 404.730.5438
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| Upcoming Area Meeting |
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (04.04), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (04.05), 7:00pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (04.12), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (04.12), 7pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND) Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (04.14); 7:30pm
Beulah Heights University Student Center, 892 Berne Street
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EACA Membership
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EACA Needs Your Support!
Without your support EACA would not exist. Please show your commitment to EACA by joining today. Annual dues are $10 per household or business per year. As an EACA member you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community as well as show your support to East Atlanta. Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
You can sign up for your 2011 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically 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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Brownwood Bike Rally and 5K
