East Atlanta Community Association
 
December 8, 2014
In This Issue
Submit Nominations for EACA Officer Positions
East Atlanta Best Neighborhood for Nightlife
December "Home for the Pawlidays" Promotion
New Saturday Hours for Brownwood Park Recreation Center
Friday Food for Firefighters
East Atlanta Security Patrol - Holiday Offer
Upcoming Area Meetings
EACA Rewards
Connect with EACA
Join Our Mailing List!
Quick Links


Don't miss the EACA meeting tomorrow night, 7:00 p.m., at Branan Towers. We'll be having officer elections and sharing a holiday potluck dinner.  Please bring a dish to share.

EACA and the B*ATL organization will also host a raffle for lots of awesome prizes during the meeting.  Raffle tickets are $1 each.  EACA members who renew their membership at the December meeting (new memberships also) receive 1 raffle ticket for free! Prizes include:
  • An EACA Generals T-shirt
  • An EACA Generals coffee mug and coffee basket
  • A decorative 24 inch pottery vase
  • A gift certificate for Trinity Mercantile and Design
  • Village Fitness membership and training sessions
  • A BATL T-shirt and Images of East Atlanta Book
  • The last Aluminum EACA house sign (soon to be vintage)
  • A baskets of biscuits (for people and for dogs)
  • 3 tins of baked goods
To see what you may have missed at the last meeting, click here for the November minutes.
Submit Nominations for EACA Officer Positions

EACA is now accepting nominations for our 2015 officer positions, which include president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. Nominations should be sent to [email protected].

 

Elections will be held at the EACA meeting tomorrow night.

 

EACA is also looking for volunteers to participate in various committees as a chairperson or committee member. For a list of EACA's committees and initiatives, please visit www.eaca.net.

East Atlanta Best Neighborhood for Nightlife

Thanks Creative Loafing Readers for choosing our 'hood as the Best Neighborhood for Nightlife for the third year running!

 

 

December "Home for the Pawlidays" Promotion

Looking for an amazing holiday deal? Forget Black Friday. LifeLine Animal Project has a better deal for you during their "Home for the Pawlidays" promotion!

 

Between now and December 31, 2014, you can adopt any dog or puppy at DeKalb County Animal Services (DCAS) for only $30 and any cat or kitten at the shelter for only $10. All adopted pets will be spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and more - services with a retail value of more than $200!  

 

As always, potential adopters will be screened to ensure the animals go to good homes. Click here for more information.

New Saturday Hours for Brownwood Park Recreation Center

The city of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) recently announced new Saturday hours for the Brownwood Park Recreation Center. 

 

The Recreation Center is now open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

 

DPR will be working with the programming team to ensure that quality programs are offered for a diverse population, including fitness for adults and sports and learning activities for children.

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 5:00 - 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. 

East Atlanta Security Patrol - Holiday Offer  

December begins our new member promotion, as new members receive the month of December for free! In addition to providing extra patrols for your home should you be traveling over the holidays, your new membership will enable us to have extra patrols in the community during the holiday season. To join, visit our membership page.

The East Atlanta Security Patrol (EASP) is an effort to enhance public safety in East Atlanta. The EASP employs off-duty Zone Six police officers to perform additional patrols within Beat 612, which is the police designation for the East Atlanta community. The  amount of time that the officers patrol is determined by the level of financial support from the community.  More memberships and donations mean more patrol hours, so we encourage you to tell your neighbors and East Atlanta 
businesses about the EASP.


The EASP also functions as an advocate for the community. Please contact us with crime and public safety concerns in our neighborhood.

Both residents and businesses must be located within the city of Atlanta to become a member. Anyone may donate to the EASP.

 

In addition to proactive patrols in our community, the EASP works closely with the Atlanta Police Department and other security patrols to share information about crime threats or new patterns of crime. When appropriate, we share this information with the community via our website, Facebook and Twitter.

 

If you have additional questions, please email [email protected], 

call 404-954-1568, or visit easecuritypatrol.com
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.

Southeast Atlanta Communities for Schools, 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:

  • Adore Me Studio - 10% off all regular price items through 12/31/2014
  • Bound to Be Read Books - Get an extra 10% off the purchase of any used book (excludes rare/collectible books and special orders) through 12/31/2014
  • Park Pet Supply - 25% off all pet toys for dogs and cats when you show your card!
  • Homewatch Caregivers - 10% off all services through 12/31/2014
  • East Atlanta Copy Center - 10% off any order over $5 when you show your card through 12/31/2014
  • Traci with an Eye Graphic Design - 25% off all graphic design services (limit one discount per customer) through 4/1/2015
  • Elder Tree Public House - 10% off on all food excluding already discounted food specials (eg., $5 burger night)
  • Village Fitness - 10% off new gym membership
  • Big Daddy Biscuits - $1 off a bag of dog biscuits
  • GALISH GROUP Insurance Solutions - Free smoke detector just for letting us quote your home or auto insurance, no purchase necessary
  • Dance 411 - 20% off apparel and merchandise, 20% off drop-in classes, special discount rates on memberships (Fitness $19.95, Foundation $49.95, Ladies Liberation $59.95, All-Inclusive $89.95), 20% off studio rentals and private parties (Price variable, name on booking must be EACA Member). Offer valid only on drop-in classes, monthly membership rates, studio rentals, and on-site product/retail purchases. Can not be combined with any other offers. Valid through 12/31/2014.
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 
hereEmail questions to [email protected].   
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.

 
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://eaca.net