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East Atlanta Community Association
September 23, 2013 |
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 It was a soggy Strut, but good fun was had by all. Thanks to all the Strut organizers, volunteers, vendors and attendees for making East Atlanta proud! |
| Strut Parade Winners! | |
The Strut would like to thank all the paraders, volunteers and judges who came out to the parade yesterday. If you couldn't make it, we totally understand, but you missed a fun time.
The following groups won Judges Choice Awards in the Strut Parade:
EACA/Pirate ship Branan Towers Wesley Int. Art Attack The 501st FitWit Harvest Montessori The East Atlanta Farmers Market/Brownwood Community Garden Henry Bryant Burgess-Peterson Academy Atlanta Freedom Bands Stephen Norman
Thanks again and see you all next year! |
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| Burgess-Peterson Academy PTA Meeting & K-8 Discussion |
 Do you wonder what K-8 means?
What are the pros and cons of a K-8 school compared to traditional middle school?
How can we ensure the BPA community has access to the best education for our 6th-8th grade students?
Join us after the PTA meeting for a spaghetti dinner and panel discussion as we seek to ensure the BPA family has the information we need before we decide what to do. Babysitting available.
Topics include:
History and Context
Education and Curricular Issues
Facilities Issues
Cluster Impact
September 24th
6pm
Burgess-Peterson Academy |
| Pumpkin Patch for Native American and Local Missions |
 Love Halloween? Or pumpkin pie? Gourds and Indian corn on your door? You can get it all and have a good time, too, at Oakleaf Mennonite Farm just down the road at 1088 Bouldercrest Drive from Saturday, September 28th through October 31st. The Patch will be open from Noon to 1 PM and from 5 PM to 9 PM each weekday and from 10 AM to 9 PM each Saturday and Sunday. Cash only. The pumpkin patch will feature a tractor trailer load of beautiful pumpkins and other cool items from the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, NM. Proceeds will benefit both the Navajjo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) and our local teaching ministries. Bring the kids for photo opportunities and for a chance to meet the chickens, goats and sheep (and hopefully the newborn lambs!) as well. |
| Get ready for Taste of EAV on October 5th! |
Mark your calendars for this year's Taste of East Atlanta, on Saturday, October 5th, from 2 to 6 PM. Come on out with your family, friends, and neighbors for an afternoon of fun and sample delicious tastings from all of your favorite EAV eateries! Look for a menu with tastings listed for each participating business to be posted throughout EAV soon!
Tickets are $1 each, and each participating business will offer from one to five food and/or beverage tastings. Advance discounted ticket sales (10 tickets for $8), will be available at the Big Daddy Biscuits booth at the East Atlanta Farmer's Market on Thursday afternoons, or at the Elder Tree Public House at 469 Flat Shoals Ave, beginning the week of Monday, Sept. 23. Ticket sales will also be available on the day of the event.
Taste of East Atlanta is sponsored by your East Atlanta Business Association. Proceeds benefit EABA's general fund. We are excited about this year's "Taste" and we hope to see all of you there!
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| Living Waters Bible Church FunDay in the Park |
 Third Annual FunDay in the Park
Saturday, October 5th
Noon-4pm
Brownwood Park.
Free good, games and fun
Great Prizes
Live Entertainment
Don't miss great fun in the Park brought to you by Living Waters Bible Church. |
| 14th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale and Festival |
 Ah, the rituals of fall. The return of yellow school buses. The changing colors of the leaves. The first frost. Football. And, of course, the 14th annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale!
Back for its 14th year, the annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale promises to be bigger and better than ever! Approximately 200 species of trees, plants, and tree-friendly vines will be sold, and there is something for every tree lover. Get amazing deals on native and exotic trees for yards and businesses. The tree sale is also an opportunity to meet the sheep that Trees Atlanta has hired to eat invasive plants in Atlanta's greenspaces!
Free to attend, the tree sale takes place October 12th, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center, located at 225 Chester Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316. It is one of the highlights of the year for Trees Atlanta, so mark your calendar now! |
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East Atlanta Residents Launch Dog Festival |
 East Atlanta residents and business owners have joined forces to launch a fall festival that celebrates dogs, while raising money for local pet charities. Dogtoberfest in EAV 2013 will feature a dog costume contest, food, music and a parade of adoptable dogs. All proceeds from the Oct. 20 event will benefit Southern Animal Rescue and Lifeline Animal Project. Residents Lauren Janis, Morieka Johnson and Mary Yetter brainstormed the idea for Dogtoberfest over dinner in East Atlanta, then recruited friends and local business owners to help turn the idea into reality.
"East Atlanta Village is such a pet-friendly community, and we wanted to create a fun event that promotes education and rescue organizations that support our community," said Janis, whose company Big Daddy Biscuits will serve as signature sponsor for the event. "I am so proud to launch Dogtoberfest. We plan to make it an EAV tradition for years to come."
Pet owners can check out dog yoga along with educational resources such as an "Ask the Trainer" booth as well as adoptable pets from local rescues. Dogtoberfest also will provide tools to help prospective dog owners find a four-legged companion that complements their lifestyle. Family-friendly vendors and activities will be on site from noon until 4 p.m. at 561 Flat Shoals Avenue, space typically occupied by the EAV farmers market.
"Our goal is to promote responsible pet ownership while paying it forward for pets," said Johnson, editor of SoulPup.com, a website for new dog owners. "Lifeline and Southern Animal Rescue have a rich history of helping pets in need and we are happy to support their hard work in the community."
For more information, visit the event's Facebook page, Dogtoberfest in EAV 2013. |
| Mulch Madness at Burgess-Peterson Academy |
What's just as important to our children as learning? Taking a short break to get some exercise, sunshine and have a chance to let the lessons sink in. Burgess-Peterson is lucky enough to have a playground, but the students are in danger of losing their chance to use it.
Why? One word: Mulch. We need a lot of it. We need a type that's approved by the school district, and it's not cheap, so we need your help. The goal is $2,500 in 30 days. We'll also need help hauling the mountain of mulch into the playground on a date to be determined.
If you might be able to help, please email mulchmadness@burgesspeterson.com or drop your contact info in the PTA mailbox in the school office. Cash donations may be dropped in the PTA box in the front office or donate via the Burgess-Peterson PTA Square Market store. Please forward this notice to friends and family who would like to help our cause. Donors will be recognized on a bulletin board at school.
Donation levels:
Teacher's pet: $100
Merry-go-round: $75
Monkey bars: $50
Slide: $25
Teeter-totter: $10
Swing: $5
If we exceed the fundraising goal, the extra dollars will go toward other playground-related improvements. Thank you for your support of the PTA and our students at Burgess-Peterson Academy!
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| Use your ideas and enthusiasm on the FEAL board |
 Each October FEAL looks for a few individuals with ideas and enthusiasm to join our board and help plan, promote, and preserve the future of the East Atlanta Library in the community. As one of the busiest neighborhood libraries in Atlanta and with one of the fastest growing children's programs, FEAL would like to add five to eight new board members this year to help keep pace with its growth and community impact. All we ask is that board members bring their ideas and talents to help promote and raise additional funding for the library and attend five board meetings each year, usually on Monday evenings.
If you are interested, or know someone who is, please let FEAL know at friendsofeal@gmail.com.
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Friday Food for Firefighters
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Summer is waning and it's a great time to deliver a meal to our local firefighters! Providing a meal means having a cooked meal to hand over to the firefighters at Station 13 on Friday evening. The firefighters request food without pork. A full kitchen is available to them at the fire station and they can heat something as needed. Meals should be delivered between 5 - 5:30 PM.
Sign up here (password is "friday") to see what dates are available for meals. You might think about sharing different parts of a meal with friends--one or two people might provide the main meal, another could provide bread or a side dish or dessert.
Please call Beth-Ann Buitekant (404-455-8746) for information or with questions.
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| DeKalb County Animal Services |
 The DeKalb County shelter has experienced an extremely high intake of animals this past couple of months and in an effort to get the dogs and cats adopted, the shelter is having a "Tail End of Summer" adoption promotion for the rest of September. Dog adoptions are only $20 and cat adoptions are only $10 including the spay/neuter, microchip, vaccinations, etc (well over a $200 retail value).
Photos of pets for adoption, as well as more information about the DeKalb County Animal Services, is available at: www.dekalbanimalservices.com
DeKalb County and the shelter are also overwhemed with an extremely high number of pit bulls and pit bull mixes so a new program has been created in the hopes helping the problem. It is called the "Free Pit Fix" and it provides free spay/neuters and vaccinations (rabies and distemper/parvo) for pit bulls and pit bulls mixes that reside in DeKalb county. DeKalb residents just need to print, fill out and mail or fax in the form located here.
Once the form is received, a voucher for a free spay/neuter and shots is mailed to the pet owners. |
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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update | |
Our 60 in 60 promotion is in full swing, with a goal of signing up 60 new members in 60 days. All new memberships of six months or longer will receive the months of August and September for free. In addition, the Village Church of East Atlanta has offered to match new memberships during August and September dollar for dollar up to $7,000. While new residential memberships will still fund residential patrols, the matching funds will go toward patrols of the East Atlanta Village and surrounding streets. Our primary goal of the new Village patrols is to increase pedestrian safety, but we also expect to see reductions in auto thefts and vehicle break-ins.
For the week of September 15-21 the following crimes have been reported thus far:
- Larceny during day on Tuesday September 17th in 500 block of Moreland, school/ cell phone/ Victim advised that she left her cell phone on her desk in her homeroom classroom at 1:00 pm and discovered that her phone was missing at 2:10 pm.
- Aggravated Assault during day on Tuesday September 17th in 900 block of Bouldercrest - report unavailable
- Burglary on evening of Monday September 16th in 1200 block of Ormewood - residence/Front door entry, (4) Laptop computer, (1) Xbox 360, (1) Briefcase stolen from location/ Prints obtained
- Burglary on evening of Sunday September 15th in 1100 block of Fayetteville - residence/Front door entry, (1) Laptop computer, (1) Accoustic Guitar stolen from location/ Prints obtained
- Aggravated Assault on evening of Sunday September 15th in 1500 block of Newton - Residence, /Handgun/Person Shot- Victim was found by Officer in the front yard of the listed location with (1) gunshot wound to his lower abdomen area. Officer also found suspect crack cocaine in the listed area of the victim. No arrest made.
- Auto Theft on morning of Sunday September 15th in 1100 block of Bouldercrest - city street; RED JEEP / LBY, 2002; Tag: PAB2863; State: GA; VIN: 1J4GK48K52W295385
- Auto Theft on morning of Sunday September 15th in 1100 block of Bouldercrest - city street; GREEN HOND / ACC, 1996; Tag: BIN7210; State: GA; VIN: 1HGCD5660TA288824 / Damage to driver side window, steering column.
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 (404-954-1568). |
| Ongoing Meeting Schedule | |
Atlanta City Council, 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month.
Branan Towers Bingo, 3rd Tuesday of the month.
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
East Atlanta Business Association, 1st Monday of the month.
East Atlanta Community Association, 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Grant Park Neighborhood Association, 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Neighborhood Planning Unit-W, 4th Wednesday of the month.
NPU-W Land Use & Zoning Committee, 1st Tuesday of the month.
NPU-W Transportation Committee, 4th Wednesday of the month.
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, 2nd Thursday of the month.
Please view the EACA calendar here for more information on locations. |
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EACA Rewards
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As a valued EACA 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:
- Dance 411 Studio Foundations Membership Special!!Our Back-to-School $39.95 Foundation Special & No Enrollment fee!!
Start the semester off right and treat yourself to First-Class dance lessons at an unbeatable price. Our Foundations Membership special gives you access to over 40 classes per month for only $39.95. Act fast, this offer ends September 30th! Register here. Valid 9/3-9/30 - PSS Injury & Wellness Center Dr. Edward Schneider, DC, CCEP, CSCS DBA - New Patient Comprehensive Chiropractic Exam (including Xrays if needed) for $30 ($185 value). Call 404.627.8998 to schedule your appointment today. Valid 8/15 - 9/15/2013
- Parkside at East Atlanta - 5% discount off market rents plus 50% off application fees. Valid through 9/30/2013
- Bound to Be Read Books - Get an extra 10% off the purchase of any used book (excludes rare/collectible books and special orders) through 9/30/2013
- Completely Clean - $25 off initial cleaning for all East Atlanta residents through 9/30/2013
- Park Pet Supply - 20% off all pet toys for dogs and cats through 12/18/2013
- Homewatch Caregivers - 15% off all services through 12/31/2013
- East Atlanta Copy Center - 10% off any order over $5 when you show your card through 12/31/2013
- Max Eremine Photography - 20% off family portraiture and wedding photography through 12/31/2013
- The Galish Group Insurance Solutions - Free Smoke detector just for getting a home and auto QUOTE, no purchase necessary, valid through 12/31/2013
- Traci with an Eye Graphic Design - 30% off all graphic design services (limit one discount per customer) through 3/20/2014
- Elder Tree Public House - 10% off on all food excluding already discounted food specials (eg., $5 burger night)
- 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
Not a member? Join 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.
If you are a business interested in participating in this free program, find more information here.
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| Connect with EACA |
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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