East Atlanta Community Association
January 2, 2012
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| Greetings! |
Happy New Year and Good Reading!
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| SOPO Bicycle Cooperative | |
 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.
To learn more about SOPO, visit their website.
Bike Maintenance 101 Class
This Monday, January 2, come to SOPO at 7PM for the Bike Maintenance 101 Class! Bobby will be teaching everyone some simple roadside repairs and some cold weather riding tips.Suggested donation $5-$10. After the class there will be a ride to Javalords in Little Five Points for the Bike-In Movie. Suggested donation $2. |
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Friends School of Atlanta Open House
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 The Friends School of Atlanta (FSA) will hold an Open House on Saturday, January 7, 2012. This event, to be held from 10:00 am to noon, is designed to inform families considering application to FSA for the 2012-2013 school year.
The Friends School of Atlanta offers a values-driven education for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. Founded in 1991, FSA remains the only Quaker school in Georgia. FSA's mission is to provide challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower our students to go out into the world with conscience, conviction and compassion. FSA is located at 862 Columbia Drive in Decatur.
For more information about the school, tour dates and FSA's application process, please visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org or contact Waman French, Head of School 404-373-8746 x8136; waman.french@friendsschoolatlanta.org or Senator Scott, Admissions Coordinator 404-373-8746 x 8139; sscott@friendsschoolatlanta.org.
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| Friends of Brownwood Park 2011 Report | |
Thank you East Atlanta for making 2011 such a great year from Brownwood Park!
From Mary Yetter and Laird Ruth, EACA Parks & Greenspace Co-Chairs:
We want to thank everyone for helping get so much achieved. If you haven't taken a stroll down the newly constructed trail on the southside of the park you owe it to yourself to see just one of the many projects taken on by the Parks Greenspace Committee in 2011. Below is a quick summary of the projects that were accomplished:
- Awarded a $1,500 grant from Park Pride for the Community Garden expansion
- Brownwood Park Community Garden expansion included 13 new plots, 15 new blueberry plants, 5 muscadine vines, 3 terraces and an entry way from the sidewalk
- Brownwood Park Orchard that includes paw paw trees, a pomegranate tree, a persimmon tree, an apple tree and will include many more fruit trees next year for everyone to eat
- A new trail on the south side of the Brownwood Park was created from Pendleton Avenue to the reconstructed bridge across the stream
- Awarded a $1,000 grant from Park Pride for trail reconstruction on south side of Brownwood Park
- The bridge across the stream was reconstructed Three new benches were added to the existing trail Adopt-A-Stream training and on-going water testing of the quality of the
- Brownwood Park Stream Multiple clean-up and maintenance days Invasive species removal and control project Awarded grants from East Atlanta Beer Festival for picnic table purchases
- and for construction of stairs on Portland Avenue(both pending)
Read the full report, including the park's 2012 vision, here.
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APS Demographic Study Community Response
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Representatives from Burgess-Peterson Academy PTA, BPA Principal Robin Robbins, Local School Council and EACA crafted a position statement in response to the APS Demographic Study.
Please click here to view this important document. . |
Why Should I Join EACA?
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 As the leading organization that represents every community member within East Atlanta, EACA is reaching past the normal operations of your typical community association. From helping seniors in need of emergency home repairs with Neighbor in Need and facilitating a sense of togetherness for our families through the Parents Network to creating a safer and more pleasing neighborhood under such committees as Parks & Greenspace, Beautification, Arts & Culture and Public Safety while at the same time working with the City for the betterment of East Atlanta with important issues such as transportation, land use & zoning and education, the East Atlanta Community Association is an all volunteer organization that needs the support of citizens through ideas, muscles and...money.
As a member of the East Atlanta Community Association you are showing your support for not only EACA, but our wonderful neighborhood through a small annual $10 per household or business token of commitment. In addition, members are given the right to vote on important issues at monthly meetings as well as receive discounts on events administered by EACA at different times during the year. While your $10 does not bring any further obligation on your part please take a look at the many different ways for all neighbors to get involved, and find something that feels right for you.
In addition, The East Atlanta Community Association is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization so all additional donations are tax deductible.
For more information about EACA including ways to volunteer, donate and to make your 2012 commitment, please visit the EACA website. For a summary of EACA's 2011 community efforts please click here.
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2012 EACA Officers
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EACA Officers were elected at this past Tuesday's monthly meeting while NPU-W Representatives were approved at the November EACA meeting.
EACA Officers:
Lewis Cartee, President
Kevin Spigener, Vice President
Rebecca Kern, Secretary
Ralph Green, Treasurer
NPU-W Representatives:
Ed Gilgor
Lewis Cartee
Jack Gruendler
Andy Schnegggenburger
Martin Shelton
Ted Bradford
Andrew Walter
Dean West
Through 15 committees and initiatives, EACA gets the business of the community done. If you have an interest in participating in one of the below committees, please contact the EACA President. The 15 Committees of EACA are: - Arts & Culture
- Beautification
- Brownwood Recreation Center
- Communications
- Development/Events
- Education
- Land Use & Zoning
- Membership
- Neighbor in Need
- Parents Network
- Parks & Greenspace
- Porch Press
- Public Safety
- Recycle EAV
- Transportation
Thanks to all officers, committee chairs and NPU reps that volunteered their time and efforts in 2011. |
| Love Your Block Mini-Grants | |
 The City of Atlanta is pleased to announce the launch of one of their initiatives - the Love Your Block mini-grants. In partnership with Hands On Atlanta and the Neighborhood Fund, COA is inviting all groups to apply to potentially receive up to $500 or $1,000 mini-grants (in form of Home Depot gift cards). You can learn more about the program at the newly launched, city-led volunteer web portal www.IAmAtlanta.org. The application for the Love Your Block mini-grants can be found at http://iamatlanta.org/city-led-initiatives/love-your-block/.
COA expects applications to be highly competitive and not all applications will be awarded. We encourage all groups to come up with exciting, community and volunteer-led projects to beautify a block, street, or section of their part of the neighborhood. The final deadline is fast approaching, February 15, 2012.
All other eligibility and requirements are listed on the application form.
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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update
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News Updated December 29th.
Two crimes have been reported for the week of December 25-31 for Beat 612 in East Atlanta as of the morning of December 29th. One was a larceny in the 1100 block of Bouldercrest as tenants took a washer/dryer sometime in December when they moved out. There has also been one burglary in the 1500 block of Glenwood sometime between the 23rd and the 27th. Entry was made by prying open a bathroom window. Among the items stolen were 2 laptops, a camera, a tool bag with tools and DJ equipment. One of the victims advised that some of the stolen items fit the description of an ad on Craigslist. We also received some good news that an arrest was made in connection with the burglary on Marbut on December 20th. Numerous laptops were recovered and APD is hoping to issue more arrest warrants soon. If you have a serial number for a recently stolen laptop, be sure to check with APD to see if they may have recovered it. 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 EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568. |
| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report | |
The Crime Report for weeks 48-51 are below:
The Significant Arrests Report for weeks 49 and 50 are below:
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | |
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (01.04), 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 (01.03), 7:00pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (01.10), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (01.10), 7pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (01.12); 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 calendar 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.
You can sign up for your 2012 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically via Paypal HERE
Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
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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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