East Atlanta Community Association
January 9, 2012
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| Greetings! |
Don't forget about the EACA Meeting tomorrow night at 7 pm at Branan Towers.
Good Reading!
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| Day of Service in Brownwood Park, Monday, January 16 | |
 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Come join EACA's Parks and Greenspace Committee along with your East Atlanta neighbors and friends at Brownwood Park
Monday, January 16th from 10 am to 1 pm
to help make the park a safer more beautiful place for all of us.
Activities will include:
- community garden clean up
- trash removal from the newly revitalized trail along the stream
- laying wood chips on the new path to the bridge
We ask that you bring work gloves. Everything else will be provided. This is a family friendly event. To help us estimate the number of participants please e-mail parks@eaca.net .
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| PEDS - Help Make Metro Atlanta Walkable | |
 PEDS is a nonprofit, member-based advocacy organization dedicated to making metro Atlanta safe and accessible for all pedestrians. They work to improve engineering of the pedestrian environment, increase enforcement of pedestrian safety and educate drivers about their responsibilities to pedestrians. If you support pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, healthy communities, fewer cars and safer walking, then you should get to know PEDS.
Help PEDs kick off a great year of pedestrian-friendly activism.
- Meet fellow PEDS members, friends and staff
- Elect board members and officers
- Share your input on 2012 priorities
- Enjoy delicious pizza
Tuesday, January 17, 6 to 8 PM
$20 for non-members includes one-year membership for first-timers.
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| 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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Martha Brown 2011 Report - Five Loaves and Two Fish
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 When this year began, Martha Brown United Methodist Church (UMC) membership identified some annual goals. Less than 20 people sat together in a room after church and committed to the following three goals: create an opening and inviting place for everyone; serve the East Atlanta community outside our doors; and expand our children's ministry.
Read how the Martha Brown community achieved these goals here.
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| Burgess-Peterson Academy Organic Garden Seeks Volunteers | |
 The class size at BPA is ever expanding and we are looking for volunteers to assist with our weekly lessons and activities (Thursdays, 8am - 10:30am). In the coming months, we will be working on our annual seedling sale project and planning our spring/early summer garden.
If you have an interest in gardening, want to learn more about gardening, or want to teach kids about gardening, please contact us at bpagarden@gmail.com.
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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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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update
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News Updated January 4th.
Five crimes were reported for the week of December 25-31 for Beat 612 in East Atlanta. There was an armed robbery of the clerk at the Citgo at Flat Shoals and Fayetteville about 6 pm on December 29th. Also that evening a 2002 Dodge was reported stolen in the 1300 block of Ormewood. A report was taken at the Shoals Crossing Apartments on Flat Shoals on December 30th that 19 A/C units were stolen, 5 from the Atlanta portion of the complex. The time of these thefts was not clear from the report we reviewed. There was also a larceny in the 1100 block of Bouldercrest as tenants took a washer/dryer sometime in December when they moved out. There was also 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 Board of Education Community Meeting
Monday, January 9, 6pm
Speaker Sign-in 5-5:50 pm
Atlanta Board of Education, 130 Trinity Ave
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (01.10), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
EACA Transportation Committee Meeting
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (01.10), 6pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
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
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (01.16), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW
Branan Towers Bingo
3rd Tuesday of the month (01.17), 6pm
Grant Park Neighborhood Association
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month (01.17), 7:30pm Zoo Atlanta - ARC Building - Ford Conservation Room
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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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