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Activities 2001

Activities 2003

Activities 2004

December 2002

In addition to our holiday party on Saturday Dec. 21, we participated in a drumming workshop at Earthshaking Music in East Atlanta.
We learned how to keep a beat and work together as a group with different kinds of percussion.

We look forward to moving back to the newly renovated Brownwood Park Recreation Center at the end of the month. We will make more Rudolph ornaments and play some new games. We've begun internet projects on timely topics to teach the kids to use the computers as a research tool. For instance, different winter holiday celebrations that take place around the world. Past subjects have included animals, how guns work, elections, Iraq, the United Nations, and last week, Condoleeza Rice. Anyone with ideas for other timely internet research projects, let Jill Sieder know.

November 2002

Plans to camp out at Lake Hartwell, S.C. were postponed because of cold and rain. On Nov. 17 we went hiking at Panola Mountain State Park, which has huge granite outcroppings and two scenic trails. We also had a picnic, and roasted marshmallows on the grill. That kept us warm, because it was really chilly!

October 2002

We've been busy internet sleuthing and working on Halloween crafty things like carving jack-o'lanterns in preparation for a boo-tiful October 31. Then, on Halloween night, EAKC went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.

September 2002

We WON! We WON! The East Atlanta Kids Club regained the prize for "Best Kid Strut." The Strut and Festival took place Saturday, September 28. The kids practiced all month and marched in the parade, ending in East Atlanta village to enjoyed games and crafts, food, live music, and dance at an all-day festival. The kids performed a routine to go along with the Lil Bow Wow song "Basketball" entertaining parade watchers.

Earlier in the month, the kids whooped it up at the Bill Pickett Rodeo.

August 2002

During the Hotlanta days of August, the East Atlanta Kids Club stayed cool by swimming or bringing out the water balloons. They also worked on popsicle stick projects, played basketball and kickball, and watered their adopted trees.

July 2002

Note: East Atlanta Kid's Club moved to a temporary meeting space at 657 Gresham Avenue, where we will be until the renovation of the Recreation Center at Brownwood Park is complete, this fall. We've been painting, learning new computer games, swimming, and playing basketball.

On Saturday, July 27, EAKC participated in activities at the National Black Arts Festival at the Atlanta University Center.

June 2002

During the month of June, EAKC met at Branan Towers. We spent time working on the computer and art projects and playing games such as wiffle ball. We also beat the heat by swimming on Saturdays.

May 2002

May was an exciting month for EAKC. A grant award of $19,500 from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation will provide funding that should make transporting kids in the 12-passenger van donated by Holy Comforter Episcopal Church.

EAKC went to the Rialto Theater downtown to see a music and dance performance starring local youth groups and professional musicians called "From Africa to the A-Train" May 15.

On other days, EAKC met at Branan Towers where We hammered out the details of wooden desk projects, made CD case holders, tossed water balloons (outside), played wiffle ball, and worked on the computers.

Speaking of computers - As a result of getting to know the residents of Branan Towers, EAKC decided to start a basic computer training program, showing them how to turn on the computer, use the mouse, navigate Windows, use a few simple programs. Later, when we get online, we'll show them how to surf the net.

April 2002

CONGRATULATIONS to Cortez Bell. He won the Hank Aaron "Chasing the Dream" award to develop his computer and math skills. He will be attending two computer camps this summer at Georgia Tech and Oglethorpe University. He is the third EAKC Dream Chaser grantee. Felicia Thomas continues to take guitar lessons with her grant money.

April 27 - EAKC met at Branan Towers, then headed over to the park to play ball.

April 20 - EAKC went on a field trip to watch the dogs of Therapaws perform agility and speed exercises.

April 16 - EAKC painted the papier mache snakes and vases We made on Saturday.

April 13 - EAKC made papier mache snakes and vases.

April 4 - EAKC met at Branan Towers, then headed over to the park to play ball.

March 2002

The renovation of Brownwood Park Recreation Center finally began, and we
moved to a new location, where we will be meeting for the next 9 months.
Our new home is Branan Towers, a residential facility for the elderly, located
two blocks north of Brownwood Park, at 1200 Glenwood Avenue.

We meet in the Multipurpose Room, where the residents and staff have graciously
allowed us to bring our computers, our games and our art supplies.
The residents have already asked us if they can join us to work on art projects
and to learn about computers, and we look forward to collaborating with them.

On March 23, we went to Dixieland Fun Park and rode go-carts, bumper boats,
and played laser tag. It was a blast.

On Easter weekend, EAKC colored eggs and then had a fun egg hunt in the park.
Fortunately we got it in right before the skies opened up and drenched the place.

February 2002

We helped some other volunteers for Trees Atlanta plant a few dozen trees
in Brownwood Park. We are adopting two trees to water and care for.

January 2002

We attended the filming of "Drumline," a major motion picture about
a battle of marching bands from several historically black colleges.
We might end up in some of the crowd shots, filmed at Philips Arena.
We were the kids stuffing popcorn into our mouths by the handful because we
were so HUNGRY! And We didn't have any other food!

For additional information on volunteering or supporting the East Atlanta Kids Club, please contact:

Jill Sieder, Coordinator
East Atlanta Kids Club
659-A Gresham Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA  30316
jsieder@mindspring.com
404.635.0795 home/office

http://www.eastatlantakids.org