East Atlanta Community Association
 
December 30, 2013
In This Issue
Friday Food for Firefighters
Holiday Pet Adoption
How You Can Help Your Local Schools
DeKalb 360 Security Patrol
East Atlanta Security Patrol UPDATE
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As we approach 2014 please join us in congratulating EACA's officers for next year.

 

Mary Yetter, President

Rebecca Kern, Vice President

Andrew Levine, Secretary

Ralph Green, Treasurer

 

Please have a safe and happy New Year!

Friday Food for Firefighters

It's always a great time to deliver a meal to our local firefighters, and it has been a little while since they have had a visit!

 

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. 

Home for the Pawlidays Pet Adoption

How You Can Help Your Local Schools

How You Can Help Your Local Schools

With the holiday season coming upon, some like to give.  A great online resource that gives you the ability to do that either by name or anonymously is Donors Choose.  This website allows teachers to go online and make wishlists that people can then contribute. Often corporate donors will match regular donors for half of the donations.  

 

For the APS schools that service East Atlanta please view the links below.  Links for Donor Choose are done by zip code, but they will include schools such as Burgess-Peterson Academy, Drew, Wesley, Coan Middle School and Maynard Jackson High School.


Take APS Surveys

2014-2017 Calendar Survey: Three years of proposed APS calendars have been released for community input.  Your opinion matters as the district plans calendars for the next three school years.  

APS Calendar Survey  

 

APS Perception Survey: In an effort to continuously improve our services, we conduct quarterly surveys to gauge your perception and satisfaction about how we at APS conduct our business.  Your input, responses and comments will remain confidential. 

APS Perception Survey

Georgia Parent Survey: APS parents are encouraged to participate in Georgia Parent Survey administered by the Georgia Department of Education . Data from the Georgia Parent Survey will be used along with the Georgia Student Health Survey and the Georgia School Personnel Survey to calculate the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI).  The Georgia Parent Survey will be open through Friday, January 31, 2014.  Data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online.

Georgia Parent Survey 

DeKalb 360 Security Patrol

The Dekalb 360 Security Patrol will begin operations on January 1, 2014.  The main goals are to reduce burglaries and address quality of life issues in portions of Beats 320 and 360 policed by the South Precinct of the Dekalb County Police Department.  To become a member, you must reside within the patrol boundaries and be a resident of unincorporated Dekalb County.

The patrol borders are Moreland Avenue to the west and Glenwood Avenue to the north.  The eastern border is Gresham Road until it reaches I-20, then I-20 up to Glenwood Avenue. The southern border to the west of Bouldercrest is Key Road.  The southern border to the east of Bouldercrest is Weekirk Road.

Exceptions to the borders are the inclusion of the Boulder Walk and Parkview communities. The area just east of Moreland between Key Road and Hillcrest is excluded.  The streets that comprise the borders are also excluded.

To become a member, visit the Dekalb 360 website.  Enrollment will continue until January 17th. 

 

For more information please use the following contact information:
 

e-mail:       [email protected]
fax:             866-274-1827
phone:       470-315-2360
web:           www.dekalb360securitypatrol.com
Twitter:      @dekalb360

East Atlanta Security Patrol UPDATE

EASP

The East Atlanta Security Patrol will be closing enrollment after January 1st. Anyone enrolling after Wednesday will not have their membership become effective until April 1st. 

We have had a great response from the community in December, with 17 new members thus far. We are continuing to put all additional hours from new members into evening patrols, and Saturday night's burglary on Hilburn and another across Flat Shoals on Settle Circle in unincorporated Dekalb County are a big reason for the added patrols.   This trend has been continuing for six months and is NOT related to the holidays or kids being out of school.

APD had a meeting as recently as last Monday that included Major Peek, all of the deputy chiefs and Chief Turner to discuss the problems in the Clifton and Flat Shoals area. We hope to have something we can tell the community in the next couple days, but obviously APD is not going to be very forthcoming about what they're doing to stop this problem.
 

 

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.

 

In addition to the general benefit of having additional police patrols at the time they are most needed, members shall receive the following services as part of their membership:

  • Immediate Access to Security Patrol Service
  • Call, text or e-mail anytime with immediate or ongoing public safety concerns
  • Enhanced Police Patrol Services
  • Officers will check member locations as often as practicable
  • Out of Town Check for Residential Members
  • Officers will visit the member household and if possible perform an inspection on foot
  • Indicia of Membership
  • All members will receive an EASP yard sign

If you have additional questions, please direct them to [email protected], 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.

EACA Rewards 

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:

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. 

 

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