Community Action Center ENews
November 2011
A Community EffortTamara Carrera

  

Everything that happens at CAC is a community effort, and nothing demonstrates that more than the support behind our annual benefit, Vintage Affair. 

 

We hope you will join us Saturday, November 5 for the 2011 Country Chic Vintage Affair and not only support CAC, but support the hundreds of donors from our community who make the event possible, from local restaurants and Georgia wineries to businesses and residents who sponsor, donate food, wine, auction items and time. We're thankful for their contributions.

 

In Service,

Tamara Carrera

Food, Wine, Music and Auction Fun!VA2011logo

 

Award-winning Georgia winery Frogtown Cellars is coming to Vintage Affair!
Enjoy a fun evening out with friends at the 9th annual Vintage Affair! Taste award-winning wines of 7 premium estate Georgia wineries. SNickles sistersample food from 15 fine local restaurants and bid on hundreds of auction items from gift baskets to diamond jewelry. Laugh and sing with the country act Burt & the Bandits! This year the theme is Country Chic, so dust off your cowboy boots and hats, wear your denim & diamonds or cocktail attire! Tickets $95 per person/ $175 per couple available online www.vintageaffair.org

 

Adopt-a-Family, Give Holiday Food

holiday girlCAC's Holiday Giving Program is underway. Adopt-a-Family and fulfill a child's wish list with holiday gifts, donate food or give grocery store gift cards. CAC's Holiday Program serves families who have sought help from us during the year. Your contributions make a adopt-a-familydirect impact on local families struggling to make ends meet. Thank you for making the holidays a happier time for families in need. 
CAC Holiday Giving
puzzleMaking Ends Meet
 

Heidi is raising her 6 grandchildren alone. She is employed as a bus driver and is not paid during the summer months. This past summer one of the children needed emergency room services. Heidi struggled to pay the ER bills and as a result fell behind on her utility payments. She turned to CAC. CAC assisted with her electric bill saving her electricity from being turned off. She also receives food and clothing from CAC. This helps her since she does not qualify for food stamps. Heidi signed up for the CAC adult education class in money management so she can learn to better manage her money during the year and become more self-sufficient during the summer months.

Helping Hands
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Troop 29427 from Austin Elementary School  donated 2 grocery carts of food and decorated holday food boxes for clients. Thank you girls (and moms)!
Hundreds of volunteers and donors keep CAC operating on a daily basis. In October we welcomed volunteers and donations from the following groups and more:

Davis Academy
Dunwoody United Methodist Church
Friends in Faith
Girl Scout Troop 29427 from Austin Elementary
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School 3rd Grade
Temple Emanu'el
Temple Sinai
UPS
 
Find out more about Group Volunteer Opportunites. Contact Amy at volunteer@ourcac.org
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Thank You
Vintage Affair
Restaurant &
 Wine Sponsors!
  

 

5 Seasons Brewing 

   VA hat
BlackStock Vineyards and Winery

Crane Creek Vineyards

Frogtown Cellars

Habersham Vineyards & Winery

Sautee Nacoochee Vineyard

Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery

Tiger Mountain Vineyards 

RAFFLE!  
Win a Trip for 2 to London with Airfare!
  
5 nights at the 5 Star
Churchill Hyatt Regency
In London's West End
Value $10,914 
 
Tickets $10 
Purchase online
 
www.vintageaffair.org
Drawing Sat. Nov. 5
Our Mission 

 

CAC brings together community resources to provide compassionate assistance to persons in need, prevent homelessness, alleviate hunger and promote self-sufficiency in the Sandy Springs/Dunwoody area. 
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Food Pantry - Thrift Shop
1130 Hightower Trail
Sandy Springs, GA 30350 
 
Mailing Address:
PO Box 501298  Atlanta, GA 31150
  
Office 770-552-4889
Helpline 770-552-4015
Fax 770-552-4339