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December 2004
Holiday party!
We will have our holiday party at Brownwood Rec Center on Saturday Dec.
18, 12:30 - 2:30 pm. It will include a hearty lunch and games, goodie
bags and gifts for the kids. All volunteers are invited, so please join
us, even if you haven't been out in a while. Just RSVP so we know you're
coming. We will have kids and family members arrive at 12:30 pm. (Note:
this is later than our original plan, due to some last-minute developments
with City of Atlanta). We will be cooking and getting things ready earlier,
probably from 11 am.
We'll be
working on more holiday ornaments and crafts and some holiday-related
internet searches today.
DVDs available: If you would like a copy of our documentary film, "East
Atlanta: Goin' Through Some Changes," $10. or Available through Kevin
at Kids Club, or go by Joe's coffee in East Atlanta Village.
November 2004
In addition
to finishing touches on our mosaic work at Brownwood Park and some tennis
practice, we prepared for our Atlanta premiere of our film.
October 2004
Hands
On Atlanta Day took place Saturday, October
2, 2004. We did some nice tile mosaic work in the Brownwood Park Pavilion
from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteer Valisia Lippitt coordinated our HOA Day project.
We'll be adding finishing touches in the coming weekends so dress to mess!
September 2004
The East
Atlanta Village Strut and Festival took place Saturday, Sept.
18. We marched in the parade and enjoyed the festival, which featured
arts and crafts, live music and lots of food.
August 2004
We worked
hard -- finishing up our documentary film about East Atlanta. We've also
been swimming at Candler Park Pool.
July
2004
We worked
hard -- finishing up our documentary film about East Atlanta. We've also
been swimming at Candler Park Pool.
June
2004 The
2nd-annual Brownwood Bike Rally was big fun. About 75 kids and adults
were zooming around the streets of East Atlanta as neighbors and friends
cheered them on. Meanwhile, the kids showed off their knowledge of bike
agility and effective cycling at the bike rodeo. Read
more about the bike rally in The Porch Press.
We also participated
in the Youth Empowerment Festival at Brownwood Park, learning how to make
and sell our own jewelry.
May 2004
We're working
on the film project and preparations for the Bike Rally. On May 15 we'll
be teaching the kids effective cycling methods in and around the park.On
May 22 and May 29 we'll be conducting Bike Repair Workshops, showing the
kids how to fix flat tires, loose handlebars, etc. (People with tools
and basic bike repair know-how needed).
June 12: Brownwood Bike Rally. Adult Races 9 am-10:30; Kid Races 10:45-12:30.
April 2004
On Sat. April
17 - National Youth Service Day - EAKC participated in an event that's
a combination of play time and community service at the Samuel L. Jones
Boys & Girls club in Decatur. The kids also worked on their East Atlanta
documentary film when they weren't busy decorating and hunting for Easter
Eggs.EAKC met with the youth documentary producer developing theme ideas
and practicing interviewing techniques with our fancy new movie camera.
EAKC helped clean up Brownwood Park as part
of Earth Day activities in the neighborhood, and then worked in groups
on our film project and the bike rally.
March 2004
The biggest
event in March has been the Mural Project. EAKC has been working with
other community groups on a mural designed by an Aboriginal woman artist
from Australia to be created on the wall of the new Australian Bakery
and Cafe in East Atlanta. They learned a great deal about Aboriginal culture
and met the mural artist. EAKC checked out a cool hip-hop film festival
going on at Georgia State University.
February 2004
EAKC continued
with the book bags, finishing them with some fun iron-on designs. They
also avoided the cold, conducting internet searches on their new high-speed
cable access, and playing a few team-building games.
January 2004
We've been enjoying our new high-speed cable access in the computer lab,
making a variety of crafts, and trying
to stay warm. Our combination show of paintings (done in collaboration
with local artist R. Land) and photography
documenting East Atlanta will be on display at Jake's Ice Cream at 676
N. Highland Ave. through February.
We'll have an opening for the kids and families the week of Jan. 25---we'll
keep you posted on that. On Saturday Jan. 24 we'll start a project making
book bags for all the new books we're reading.
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
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