East Atlanta Community Association
June 25, 2012
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| Greetings! |
 Are you an EACA member? If so, check out our incredible EACA Rewards section. We are adding new rewards every week. If you're not a member, consider joining today!
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2nd Annual Peach Jam at EAV Farmers Market
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Fresh harvest connoisseurs are invited to join Slow Food Atlanta along with the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, the East Lake Farmers Market and the Grant Park Farmers Market for the second annual Peach Jam. A three-day celebration of all things Georgia peach-y, guests will enjoy an impressive range of delicacies featuring the beloved summer fruit.
Festivities will kick off on Thursday, June 28, at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market when Atlanta's most celebrated mixologists gather and go head-to-head in the Peach Cocktail Contest. From 5:30 to 7 p.m., the bar keeps will serve up creative peach cocktails hoping to achieve "best cocktail" status as decided by a team of local judges. Event-goers can also sip on the libations and cast their vote for the "people's choice award," in addition to enjoying Farm Burger sliders and pours from a refreshing peach beer cask, compliments of Terrapin Beer Company.
From East Atlanta Village to East Lake, the stone fruit soiree continues on Saturday, June 30. Local contestants, amateurs and professional, will compete in the third annual Peachapalooza Cook-off.
The three-day peach extravaganza concludes on Sunday, July 1, when amateur and professional chefs empty out their bushel baskets for the Peach Cobbler Contest. Guests can browse and buy the Market's fresh harvest along with peach breakfast sandwiches from Farm Burger while sampling an impressive variety of this iconic dessert baked up by local chefs.
Atlantans are welcome to join in the fun at all three events and participate in the peach-y contests, too. Those looking to compete can email slowfoodatl@gmail.com for complete details.
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| Sci-Tech Fun & Fitness Summer Camp |
There are three weeks left of rocketry, robotics, soccer and more at the Sci-Tech Fun & Fitness Summer Camp! Register your child (ages 7 to 14) today for an active and educational summer experience. Kids will participate in rocketry with instructors from MindKatalyst; robotics with professors from Georgia Tech; fitness activities with coaches from the East Lake YMCA and healthy eating with local chefs and a master gardener. Come join the fun!
Schedule of Sci-Tech Fun & Fitness Summer Camp:
- 6/25/12 - 6/29/12 Rocketry, Soccer, Healthy Eating & More Students will learn basic rocketry via flight simulators, rocket building and launch, aeronautic and astronomic math, and a field trip to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL; receive soccer instruction from experienced coaches, learn how to eat healthy with local chefs & nutritionists, and enjoy other summer fun.
- 7/02/12 - 7/06/12 No Camp in observance of 4th of July Holiday
- 7/09/12 - 7/13/12 Robotics, Soccer, Healthy Eating & More Students will learn to build and program robots using LEGO Robotics kits and systems; receive soccer instruction from experienced coaches; learn how to eat healthy with local chefs & nutritionists, and enjoy other summer fun.
- 7/16/12 - 7/20/12 Robotics, Soccer, Healthy Eating & More Students will learn to build and program robots using LEGO Robotics kits and systems; receive soccer instruction from experienced coaches, learn how to eat healthy with local chefs & nutritionists, and enjoy other summer fun.
Location: Brownwood Park Recreation Center, 602 Brownwood Ave, SE Atlanta, GA 30316
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (regular camp hours), with extended day hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. available.
Registration: Visit here or pick up registration forms at Brownwood Recreation Center.
Fees: $150/week: includes breakfast, lunch, camp t-shirt. Extra fees will apply for some field trips. Limited amount of scholarships are available.
For more information contact East Atlanta Kids Club staff at 404-627-8050. Visit our website http://www.eastatlantakids.org/.
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| How Will You Strut? |
The lazy days of summer are the perfect time to start thinking about how you and your group will participate in the East Atlanta Strut Parade on Saturday, September 15.
Paraders march, ride, sing, dance, dress up, dress down, bike and skate through the festival's cheering throng to compete for the coveted Strut trophies. This year, there's a new category: Best Celebration. It will go to the group with the most interesting way of marking a birthday, anniversary or other special event. Bring the party to the parade!
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East Atlanta Security Patrol
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 For the week of June 17-23, six crimes have been reported thus far for Beat 612 in East Atlanta. There have been three larcenies, including a scooter stolen from a driveway on East Side today that was not secured. There have been two car break-ins, and one auto theft in the 500 block of Stokeswood between late Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Multiple burglaries were reported in the Ormewood Park area on June 19th. An eyewitness believes they saw a dark colored late 90s Lexus being used in the commission of one burglary. And a suspicious silver Impala was reported on Marbut on the morning of June 20th. Under the circumstances, please scrutinize suspicious vehicles even more closely in the next week or so until we see if these burglars find their way into East Atlanta.
APD has now reported three consecutive weeks without a burglary for our Beat 612 in East Atlanta. For the week ending June 16th, eight crimes were reported. There were two aggravated assaults, a pedestrian robbery, four auto larcenies, and one non-auto larceny. The one larceny not tied to a vehicle was the result of a beer stolen from the East Atlanta Supermarket. The man was arrested and charged with shoplifting. The pedestrian robbery was near the corner of May and Flat Shoals as two women walked home from the Midway at about 2:40 am on June 10th. Since the EASP officer spotted a vehicle used in three burglaries one morning several months ago, leading to their quick capture, burglaries have virtually stopped in East Atlanta. Obviously this is somewhat of a coincidence, but we're happy to finally see burglaries becoming a rare occurrence in our neighborhood. The last reported burglary was back on May 22nd in the 1200 block of Bouldercrest. Prior to that, there was a burglary on May 18th on Van Epps that was most likely committed by an acquaintance, and the last one before that was May 1st on Blake.
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. |
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East Atlanta Crime Mapping
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Recently, the Atlanta Police Department changed their reporting method and we are not receiving regular, easily shareable reports. While we take time to address this issue, EACA's Public Safety committee will be providing crime mapping images for the previous month and previous quarter.
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | |
Dekalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesday (06.26), 9:00am
Neighborhood Planning Unit , NPU-W Transportation Committee
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (06.27), 6:30pm
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (06.27), 7:30pm
Atlanta City Council Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (07.02), 1:00pm
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (07.03), 7:00pm |
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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EACA Rewards
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As a valued East Atlanta Community Association member, you have access to our EACA Rewards Program. In partnership with local businesses, this program provides special promotions within the community when residents present their EACA Membership Card to participating businesses.
Current EACA Rewards Member Benefits:
- Homewatch Caregivers - 15% off all services through 12/31/12
- OMG! Cup and Cakes - 10% off
- We Suki Suki - Sandwich + tea $5 (29% savings!)
- Village Fitness - 10% off New Gym Membership
- Big Daddy Dog Biscuits - EAV Thursday Farmer's Market Special - Bag of Dog Biscuits $4
- East Atlanta Copy Center - 10% off any order over $5 when you show your card - valid through 12/31/2012
- Atlanta Braves 2012 VIP Package - $40 for the equivalent of 12 home game tickets. Details here. Offer expires 7/30/2012.
- Galish Group - Get a quote on your auto and home insurance, we'll give you a $10 gift card to the EAV shop or restaurant of your choice! If we can't beat your current rates, we'll give you a $25 gift card! You don't have to buy anything; we're just paying for the opportunity to earn your business. The Galish Group works with all the top companies for you, so you get the best coverage, price, and service available. Call or email us today for a 10 minute quote, 678-992-6233,Whitney@galishgroup.com, or stop by our office at 457 Flat Shoals AVE, Ste #3. Offer good 6/1/2012-8/1/2012.
- Traci with an Eye Graphic Design - East Atlanta Village businesses and residents will receive a special 30% discount on any graphic design work done by Traci with an Eye. This includes logo and business card design, brochure and postcard design, or any print promotional materials you and your business need. The deal also includes 2 revisions per piece and print/web ready files. Offer good 6/8/2012 - 12/28/2012.
- Grease Monkeys - 10% OFF- Valid the first Saturday & Sunday of each month. Offer Expires 12/02/2012. 1287-C Glenwood Avenue SE
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If you are a business interested in participating in this free program, find more information here.
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