East Atlanta Community Association    

January 30, 2012 
In This Issue
East Atlanta Kids Club Night at the Hawks
Valentine's Day Arts & Craft Market
Martha Brown Pajama Party
Love Your Block Mini-Grants
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Update
BPA Students Grow for You!
East Atlanta Security Patrol
EACA Public Safety Crime Reports
Upcoming Area Meetings
EACA Needs Your Support
Join Our Mailing List!
Quick Links
 Greetings!

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 Good Reading! 
 
 
 
East Atlanta Kids Club Night at the Hawks

Have fun with Kids Club on Monday, February 6, 7:30 p.m. for the Atlanta Hawks vs. Phoenix Suns game! Join us at the Philips Arena to watch Atlanta Hawks players Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Zaza Pachulia, Tracy McGrady,  Jerry Stackhouse & more beat the Suns!

 

Ticket are discounted at $23 per seat. The Atlanta Hawks will donate $5 back to Kids Club for each ticket purchased!

 

Proceeds will benefit the East Atlanta Kids Club's quality After-School and Teen Club programs.

 

Purchase your tickets here. For more information call 404-627-8050.
Valentine's Day Arts & Craft Market

On Saturday, February 11, from 12pm- 5pm, The Midway Pub will host a Valentine's Day Arts & Craft Market benefitting the East Atlanta Community Association.  Find the perfect gift for your Valentine while supporting local artists and your community association!

 

Vendor spots are still available.  Click here for more information or email [email protected] or [email protected].

 

Martha Brown Pajama Party

 

Martha Brown United Methodist Church is hosting a pajama party with fun for parents and kids as a kick-off to our new Wednesday night offering "Little K" for children aged 3-third grade, Wednesday, February 15 at 6:45 with games, crafts, popcorn and contests like "Best Bed Head". Our series "Got Questions" for children fourth grade and older will continue in conjunction with Little K.  Everyone is invited. Spread the word and invite your neighbors with kiddos! Come early for a Tex-Mex themed Potluck at 6:15. 


For more information or questions please email Pastor Heather at [email protected].

EACA Newsletter Submission Deadline Update

Please remember that the submission deadline for the EACA newsletter is Fridays at 5pm.  We strive to make our newsletter as current and interesting as possible and we appreciate your cooperation!

 

Love Your Block Mini-Grants

Checklist ImageThe 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.  

 

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Update

Following the merger of the Neighborhood Charter School and the Atlanta Charter Middle School last summer, the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) was created as a single school with two campuses serving students in grades K-8.  The first few months as a merged school have indeed been exciting ones for ANCS.  

The benefits of merging are beginning to be realized, including shared teaching and administrative resources, a more efficient governing board, and stronger parental involvement with families now connected to the same school for up to nine years.  ANCS is being recognized locally and nationally for its work.  The school was selected as a site visit during the national charter schools conference in June, and conference attendees from around the country came to hear more about the school's approach to teaching and learning.  ANCS was named a Title I Distinguished School by the Georgia Department of Education based on student performance on the Georgia CRCT.  As well, ANCS was recently awarded a nearly $1 million "Innovation Grant" by Governor Nathan Deal to partner with the Georgia State University College of Education in the creation of a new teacher training and support program.

ANCS is gearing up to enroll new students for next school year.  Applications for new students are now available on the school's website and in the main office of both the elementary and middle campuses.  There will be a series of information sessions for prospective students and their families on Thursday, February 23 at 6:30 PM at both campuses  and on Saturday, March 10 at 9:30 AM at the elementary campus and at 10:30 AM at the middle campus.  For more details about the enrollment process and to learn more about the school, visit its website at atlncs.org

BPA Students Grow for You!

It's never too early to start thinking about homegrown tomatoes and sweet basil. Why not let Burgess-Peterson Academy students grow seedlings for your spring garden? Order now for pickup or delivery the week of March 26. Each of the seven grades at BPA is planting a different variety of fruit or vegetable in 4-inch pots. Plants are $2 each. Supplies are limited so don't delay. Profits will support garden education at the school. Each student also will get to take a plant home. 

 

Click here for the order form or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Also, don't forget to "like" the garden on Facebook!

Why Should I Join EACA?

Checklist ImageAs 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 websiteFor a summary of EACA's 2011 community efforts please click here.

Thanks!  

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 websiteThere 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 [email protected], or call EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.   
 EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report

The Crime Report for weeks 1-3 are below:        

 The Significant Arrests Report for week 3 is below:   

 

 Upcoming Area Meetings 

Atlanta City Council

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (02.06), 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 (02.07), 7:00pm

Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE

 

South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND)   Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (02.09); 7:30pm    

Beulah Heights University Student Center,  892 Berne Street  

 
EACA Membership

  

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 [email protected].   
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.



Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://eaca.net