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East Atlanta Community Association
July 28, 2014
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Save the Date: The East Atlanta Strut Music & Arts Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2014. Click here for more information.
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Book Signing at the East Atlanta Library
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Please join the Friends of East Atlanta Library (FEAL) on Saturday, August 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. as we welcome local author, Jonah McDonald, for a book talk and signing of his new book Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests: Intown and Out.
The book describes 60 hikes all around the city, including 20 inside the perimeter. The reception held at the East Atlanta Library will include a short talk from the author with wine and refreshments provided by FEAL. Anyone interested in discovering new green places in and around Atlanta is encouraged to attend. The book will be available for purchase. To learn more about the book, visit www.hikingatlanta.com.
Please save your unwanted books to donate to our Book Sale on September 27. We will be accepting donations again soon.
To learn more about this and other library programs LIKE Friends of East Atlanta Library on Facebook!
FEAL would like to extend a BIG thank you to our July library program sponsor, HomeWatch CareGivers, providing child care and elder care to families. Visit the library and pick up a 10% off coupon.
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PEDS Hosting Sidewalk Maintenance Forum
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The Atlanta City Council is considering an ordinance that will dramatically change the way sidewalk repairs are funded in Atlanta. If approved, the Public Works Department may no longer require property owners to pay for repairs to sidewalks that abut their property.
Please join PEDS to learn more about the proposed policy changes and bond referendum, as well as innovative funding solutions other cities have adopted. The forum will be held Wednesday, July 30, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree St. Click here for more information.
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EAV Runfest Races Coming in September
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In partnership with the East Atlanta Strut, the Burgess-Peterson Academy PTA and EAV Runfest will be bringing back the 5K and adding additional races to a full day of our first annual EAV Runfest! We will be kicking off the Strut with a bang! Stick around after the race for activities for the whole family. The East Atlanta Village will host this festival of races, consisting of three separate USATF certified courses - the 5K, 2-mile and 1-mile competitive - and will take place in conjunction with the 16th Annual East Atlanta Strut Music & Arts Festival on September 27, 2014.
EAV Runfest will benefit the children of Burgess-Peterson Academy, a traditional Atlanta public elementary school serving students pre-K through fifth grade. Fundraising efforts are crucial to implementing new programs, providing new equipment and supplementing the already stellar academic programs. Some examples of needs to be met with the help of your participation are teacher grants, Media Center upgrades, and enhancement of wellness programs, to name a few.
Crowning Overall ChampionsThis will be one of the only running events in Atlanta where participants are able to race multiple times and compete in an overall time competition. Awards will be presented on one of the main concert stages during the festival. One Mile Challenge!The highlight of the day will be a competitive one mile race around Brownwood Park. Athletes of all ranges hoping to run from 4 to 6 minute miles will have the opportunity to let it all hang out! EAV Runfest is owned by Endurahub LLC and produced by SetUp Events, an established race production company responsible for organizing successful athletic events from 5k's to triathlons. Their expertise in the field of race production and event organization will provide a professional race environment with official timing and race results. For more race details and to register please visit www.runeav.com. For sponsorship opportunities, please see the sponsorship letter as well as available sponsorship levels.
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Code Enforcement Summit, August 16, Atlanta Civic Center
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The goal of the summit is to communicate to the public and to explain the procedure involved in restoring a distressed property to an acceptable code standard. Residents will also be informed on the importance of community involvement in reporting code concerns.
To register and submit any code concerns, please click here.
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Surprise! Screening at Neighborhood Movie Group in August
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August will be a surprise month in Life is Too Short to Watch Lousy Movies , the free Ormewood Park film viewing and discussion group. For the first time ever, on August 2 attendees will have no idea what they'll be seeing, except that it will be an acknowledged classic, a lot of fun, and probably pretty unusual.
The program will include a cartoon and/or short subject, clips from documentaries or other films in the same genre, and intelligent moderated discussion.
To learn more about the group, which is currently in its eighth year of screening classics, visit their website. You can sign up for the mailing list on the Contact Us page of the site. Address questions to the group's moderator, Steve Whiteman, at ClassicFilmAppreciation@gmail.com.
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Friday Food for Firefighters
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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 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
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 at 404-455-8746 for information or with questions.
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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 percent discount for longtime residents and those 65 and older. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. There is also a 20 percent discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact the EASP if you are interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street.
In addition to the benefit of having additional police patrols at the time they are most needed, members shall receive the following services as part of their membership:
- Call, text or email anytime with immediate or ongoing public safety concerns
- Officers will check member locations as often as practicable
- Out-of-town check for residential members
- EASP yard sign
If you have additional questions, please direct them to easp610@gmail.com or call the EASP at 404-954-1568.
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| 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 | 
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 membership@eaca.net.
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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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