East Atlanta Community Association
March 5, 2012
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| Greetings! | |
Join us on Friday, March 9, for the EACA Membership Social. Details below!
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| EACA Membership Social | |
 Come out and join the East Atlanta Community Association Friday, March 9th from 6PM to 9PM at Midway Pub for our Spring Membership Social. In addition to signing up new EACA memberships ($10 per household), we have lots of surprises in store for the night. Our committee chairs will be present to answer questions about their organization and involvement within our community. This will be your chance to sign up and volunteer for what interests you the most.
Raffle tickets are available for advance purchase at Joe's and Midway Pub starting Sunday, February 19. Tickets are $1, but buy $20 and get 5 free! You must be present to win and prizes will be drawn throughout the night. All proceeds will benefit EACA's general fund to better our community. Prizes included local restaurant, tattoo, and retail gift certificates.
Join us and become involved in your community!
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| 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.
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Wesley International Phoenix Ball
|  Wesley International Academy PTA Host The Phoenix Ball & Silent Auction
When: March 10th, 5 - 10 pm Where: Ambient + Studios in Mechanicsville Cost: Free to attend $10 for dinner in advance by March 1, $15 at the door
The WIA Auction is the most important fundraiser of the year for our tuition-free, public, charter school. A successful auction makes a big impact on our students! Proceeds from last year's auction helped the WIA PTA purchase Interactive Whiteboards and fund field trips and our Green and Healthy Initiative, including the Gardener-in-Residence. |
Dr. Seuss Night at Burgess-Peterson Academy
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 The Friends of East Atlanta Library and Burgess-Peterson Academy present:
A Capital City Opera in
A Seussom Twosome
Friday, March 16
Burgess-Peterson Academy Gymnasium
420 Clifton Avenue (entrance on Glenwood)
Show begins at 6:30, Doors open at 5:45
Free Admission!
Donation of book to Friends of East Atlanta Library appreciated.
Click here for more information about this family friendly event! |
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Friends School of Atlanta Benefit Auction
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 The Friends School of Atlanta will celebrate its 21st Benefit Auction on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the school's campus at 862 Columbia Drive in Decatur. Open to the public, the Friends School Auction invites you to enjoy a sumptuous spread of hors d'oeuvres and fine drink while bidding to win fabulous prizes such as jewelry, artwork and wide-ranging gift certificates to restaurants and shops.
Presided over by benefit auctioneer extraordinaire Dean Crownover, BAS, the evening promises to be filled with little surprises and big fun. Premium tickets will entitle auction goers to enjoy a specially created cocktail, get a sneek peak of the silent auction and bid exclusively on a fabulous surprise item during the preview session from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The doors open to the general auction at 6:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased online at FSPATA.ejoinme.org/auction for $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Premium tickets to the preview session are $75. Buy your tickets by March 9 and get five tickets for the price of three!!
Funds raised from the auction provide scholarships and support enrichment programs. The Friends School of Atlanta, founded as a model of diversity in 1991, offers a Pre-K - 8th Grade program and remains the only Quaker school in Georgia. The mission of the school is to provide challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower its students to go out into the world with conscience, conviction and compassion. For more information about the school and admissions, visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org or contact Waman French, Head of School: waman.french@friendsschoolatlanta.org; 404-373-8746 x8136.
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Southeast Atlanta Faith Collaborative Lunch
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Join the Southeast Atlanta Faith Collaborative in Grant Park, SAND and East Atlanta as they build relationships with the churches, agencies and community-based organization of NPU-W. Celebrate on March 24 from 11am - 2pm with music, fellowship and Free Soup and Bread Community Lunch, at First Iconium Baptist Church, 542 Moreland Ave. Children are welcome, accompanied by an adult.
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| 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 BPAgarden@gmail.com for more information. Also, don't forget to "like" the garden on Facebook!
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Dekalb County Sponsors Household Hazardous Waste Round-up
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Commissioner Kathie Gannon, DeKalb County Commissioner for Super District 6 encourages all neighborhood organizations to publish information in your newsletter, on your website or to your list-serve regarding an upcoming opportunity for citizens to dispose of environmentally dangerous household products.
On Saturday, March 31, 8 a.m. to noon at the DeKalb County Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Drive near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Kensington Road, residents can safely dispose free of charge:
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Adhesives
- Flammables
- Fertilizers
- Pesticides
- Automotive oils and other solvents
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Photo Chemicals
- Hobby and artists supplies
- Paints and paint-related products
- Cleaners and swimming pool chemicals
Household hazardous waste is classified as products that contain potentially dangerous chemicals and are no longer used. These products should not be mixed with regular trash and can be potentially harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly.
DeKalb County encourages residents to take advantage of this opportunity to clear their homes of unneeded or unused household hazardous waste and to help keep county landfills and the environment safe for everyone.
Please make sure to bring only items on the items accepted list or they will be turned away.
Items NOT accepted:
- Bio-hazardous/Bio-medical waste
- Agricultural waste
- Ammunition
- Explosives
- Pharmaceuticals
- Radioactive materials
- Non-hazardous waste
If you have questions about the event or would like to volunteer, please contact Keep DeKalb Beautiful at (404) 371-2654 or kdb@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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| Friends of East Atlanta Library Present GardenQuest |  Friends of the East Atlanta Library presents GARDENQUEST
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012
sponsored by GardenHood
GardenQuest is offering six incredible workshops to help you get ready for springtime in East Atlanta. Here's your chance to learn from the experts (the very best!) and gain a little down-in-the-dirt hands-on experience!
Workshop participants will also receive coupons for discounted shopping at Garden*Hood. Cost: $5 per workshop for Friends of the East Atlanta Library members $10 for non-members (Join FEAL today for only $5 and receive the discounted workshop prices).
Click here for more information about the GardenQuest workshops |
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City of Atlanta Weatherization Rebates Available until March 31
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 The City of Atlanta residential weatherization program that has provided thousands of dollars in rebates for qualifying home energy efficiency improvements is encouraging Atlanta homeowners to take advantage of remaining rebate funds before March 31, 2012.
SHINE - Sustainable Home Initiative in the New Economy - is a federally-funded program offering residential property owners the ability to get up to $3,500 towards air sealing, insulation improvement, weatherstripping, caulking, and the replacement of older, inefficient heating and cooling systems.
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Check out Red Rocket Farm art at East Atlanta Library
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On display now at the East Atlanta Library is the whimsical artwork of Jason Thomas and his collaborators at Red Rocket Farm. This 3-D painting is just one of the works at the library. To see more, ask at the circulation desk to visit the Gallery Wall.
Purchase of artwork helps fund programs and materials at the East Atlanta Library. The above work is on view in the Reading Room.
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Art on the Beltline Request for Proposals
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 The 2012 Art on the Atlanta BeltLine Request for Proposals is here! We're excited to bring back Atlanta's largest temporary, public art exhibition for the third year in a row! Submission instructions are detailed in the Request for Proposals and proposals are due by April 16, 2012. Please be sure to attend one of our five information sessions where we can answer any questions you may have about the project or your proposal. You can visit art.beltline.org to submit and check for updated information. Please share this with anyone who might be interested and we look forward to another strong show in 2012!
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| The Brownwood Park Rec Center Needs You | |
 Do you have an interest in seeing the Brownwood Park Recreation Center become an even better facility for the East Atlanta Community? If you do below are two ways you can help.
A joint collaboration between EACA and the East Atlanta Kids Club, the Brownwood Recreation Center Community Committee seeks your participation in a community survey designed to help us better understand and improve the community's experience of the recreation center at Brownwood Park. Please let us know what kinds of activities you'd like to see, how you feel about what's there now, and what you might be willing to do to make the rec center better serve community needs. Contact Lisa Marie Welch, Brownwood Facility Manager, with any questions or comments, at 404-624-0747, and also keep up on the goings-on at the Rec center on Facebook.
Want to do even more? Come join this very worthwhile committee as it oversees the center while working to find fun, educational and entertaining ways for the community to take advantage of this wonderful facility. If you have an interest in being part of this incredible success story that includes the unique City/Community relationship which allowed East Atlanta to reopen our Rec Center while others were closed, please email president@EACA.net.
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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 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 5-8 are below:
Week 7 Significant Arrests
February Trends
New Beat Maps for Zone 6
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | |
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (03.05), 1:00pm
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (03.06), 7:00pm
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (03.08); 7:30pm
Dekalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesday (03.13), 9:00am
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (03.13), 7pm Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE |
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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