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Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Brownwood Park Recreation Center (please note the new meeting location). We look forward to seeing you.
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East Atlanta Library Book Sale this Saturday - Volunteers Needed
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The Friends of East Atlanta Library (FEAL) will hold its
first book sale of the year this Saturday, March 7, from noon to 4:00 p.m. You can get a preview of the newly added items when you volunteer for an hour or more between noon and 4:00 p.m. on Friday in the East Atlanta Library meeting room to help finish organizing and sorting final donations.
FEAL is also looking for a few more volunteers for the day of the sale, especially during the setup from 10:00 a.m. to noon and the clean up starting at 4:00 p.m.
Other volunteer slots on Saturday are from noon to 2:00 p.m., and then 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you only have an hour to volunteer, that's fine, too. Simply email FEAL with your availability.
FEAL raised more than $1,200 for the East Atlanta Library through its March book sale last year and they are working to surpass that this year with your help.
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Focus Upon Senior Services Event
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Councilmember Natalyn Archibong invites you to attend her 14th annual Focus on Senior Services (FUSS) event. This event is held to provide vital contacts and resources to our community.
- Date : Saturday, March 7, 2015
- Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Location: Drew Charter School, 301 East Lake Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
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Expanded Hours for East Atlanta Library
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The Fulton County board of commissioners voted January 21 to restore the lost hours of operation for all Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System branches.
As a result, the East Atlanta Library's Friday hours have been expanded to noon to 6:00 p.m. Beginning April 1, the East Atlanta Library will have the following hours:
- Monday - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.;
- Tuesday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
- Wednesday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
- Thursday - Noon to 6 p.m.;
- Friday - Noon to 6 p.m.; and
- Saturday - Noon to 6 p.m.
The East Atlanta Library will continue to remain closed on Sundays.
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Burgess-Peterson Academy Talent Show
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Come see Burgess-Peterson Academy's students at the talent show taking place at Maynard Jackson High School on March 13. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:00 p.m.
Advanced tickets are available for purchase before and after school beginning Tuesday, March 3, in the rotunda. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 one hour prior to the show.
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2015 EACA Membership Drive
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With 2015 upon us, it's time to renew your EACA membership, or join for the first time. EACA membership dues are $10 per household and cover the calendar year, January to December. Your membership dues help with the costs associated with running the organization, such as maintaining our website, organizational insurance, and supplies. Registered members receive voting rights at EACA meetings and the opportunity to participate in EACA Rewards program. Residents 65 and over are eligible for reduced rates.
2014 was a banner year for EACA membership, with more than 200 households representing more than 300 residents who renewed or joined. So far in 2015, over 130 households representing more than 289 residents have renewed or joined! Our goal for 2015 is to grow the number of participating members and to have a membership that reflects our neighborhood.
This year's membership drive will run through May when we will give away a $100 gift certificate and other prizes during our monthly EACA meeting, all registered members will be entered to win! Click here to go to our online renewal form and pay with your credit card, debit card or paypal account. You must be a renter, property owner or business owner within EACA's membership area to join. Click here to view the map. You can also join or renew your membership - At the monthly EACA meeting. The next meeting is 7:00 p.m. on March 10, at Brownwood Park Recreation Center, 602 Brownwood Ave SE.
- Or by check made payable to EACA, mailed to P.O. Box 18366, Atlanta, GA 30316 - include your name, and street address.
- Use our online application and purchase via PayPal.
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Dance 411 Spring Break Dance Camp
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Spring Break Dance Camp - The award-winning Kids Dance 411 programs are engaging and exciting for all ages! Spring will be here before you know it. Save the date of this fun-filled day camp now! April 6-10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Aftercare is available until 6:00 p.m. Parents will enjoy an end-of-week show on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Click here to sign up.
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Support EACA through Amazon Smiles
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 EACA is enrolled in Amazon Smiles. If you regularly shop online at Amazon, you can support EACA by registering online at www.smile.amazon.com.
Amazon will donate 0.5 percent of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to EACA.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
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Support EACA through the Kroger Community Rewards Program
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EACA is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. If you regularly shop at Kroger, you can support EACA by registering online at krogercommunityrewards.com. Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy. If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger. Follow these steps to sign up:
- Click on Sign In/Register at krogercommunityrewards.com.
- Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions. You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
- Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
- Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
- Update or confirm your information.
- Enter EACA's NPO number - 18772 - and click on confirm.
- To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see EACA's name on the right side of the information page.
- REMEMBER, purchases will not count until after you've registered your card(s).
- If you use your phone number at the register, call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.
- Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.
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Neighborhood Movie Group Sets Sail on Ninth Year
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In January, Life is Too Short to Watch Lousy Movies embarked on its ninth year of appreciating classic movies with the swashbuckling 1940 adventure The Sea Hawk. The spirited discussion focused on the similarity to and differences from current comic book movies and whether or not Tom Cruise or George Clooney is today's Errol Flynn.
In February, in honor of Valentine's Day the group followed up with the granddaddy of all romantic comedies, It Happened One Night, which featured Clark Cable teaching Claudette Colbert how to hitchhike - and vice versa.
The March program will showcase cult goddess Louise Brooks in her most famous role, libertine dancer Lulu in the German silent
Pandora's Box (1929).
Life is Too Short to Watch Lousy Movies screens and discusses classic movies on the first Saturday of every month in a home theater in Ormewood Park. Space-available participation is available, as are a very few regular slots with guaranteed seating. There is no charge for the films or the programs.
Interested? Have a look at the group's website, which explains how things work. To be notified of future films, sign up for the mailing list as a space-available "Drop In" participant on the Contact Us page of the site. Moderator Steve Whiteman can answer questions at ClassicFilmAppreciation@gmail.com.
As one of the regulars has said, "There is no better way to spend a Saturday evening in Atlanta!"
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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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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 easp610@gmail.com,
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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.
Southeast Atlanta Communities for Schools, 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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