Athens Community Council on Aging

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Join Athens Eats Together this Saturday at Julius F Bishop Park! Julius F. Bishop Park is located at 705 Sunset Dr., Athens, GA 30606. Commodity bags, produce, milk, eggs and prepared frozen meals will be available for pick up from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Questions about this distribution? Please call 1.888.420.7798

We are so thankful to have such a wonderful partnership with the Athens Area Diaper Bank! In 2020 alone, we were able to request and receive over 6,000 diapers to share with area families. We can't wait to see what 2021 has in store and how we can continue sharing their mission.

Don't forget! ACCA is Daily Groceries Co-op's Round the Change recipient this month! Make sure to go and check out Daily Groceries Co-op and round your purchase up to the next dollar today! 50% of contributions will go to the local food bank, 40% to ACCA and 10% to Daily's Food for All Program. It's a great way to support the community and ACCA!

Join our Center for Active Living for art at home with The Georgia Museum of Art on January 14th at 12PM. To join, please contact our Center for Active Living at (706) 549-4850.

Athens Eats Together has a ton of great ways to get food this week. Be sure to join us at a distribution!

Want to know more about our Annual Meeting? Check out the link below to see our Annual Report, Superheroes at Work Annual Video, staff awards and more! https://www.accaging.org/accas-2020-annual-meeting/

Thank you, Epting Events! Sign up to receive food today! We have two great ways to get enrolled. Give us a call at 1.888.420.7798 or visit www.accaging.org/athenseatstogether. Si necesita comidas, llame a la línea de admisión de Athens Eats Together al 1-888-420-7798 para obtener más información.

It's the last week of the month and we can't believe how fast October has flown by! We'll be celebrating with a drive thru trick or treat this Friday. Hope to see you there!

We would like to thank Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia for their generous donation of cookies! Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. We know this donation will brighten the day of our Meals on Wheels and Athens Eats Together recipients! Meals on Wheels America

ACCA celebrated a year of resiliency, gratitude, and exceptional service at our 2020 Annual Meeting yesterday. 2020 has been a memorable year! When choosing a theme for yesterday's annual meeting, resiliency was the first thing that came to our minds. Because of our unique, unstoppable powers that have made our organization resilient, we have become superheroes in our own right. As we faced the unknown, our mission offered clarity, our core values our guide. Our commitment to both strengthened our resiliency ensuring no senior is left behind. Today, we celebrate our shared accomplishments and our unstoppable power toward this commitment. Today, we celebrate YOU, our supporter, and all of the SUPERHEROES of ACCA! Please check out our 2020 Annual Video to see the fun we’ve had! https://youtu.be/Qy4ICSoJ2W0

ACCA would like to ACCA would like to wish Dawn Wolff, Augusta Long-Term Care Ombudsman Representative, a very Happy Birthday. We hope you have the best day celebrating you! Happy Birthday, Dawn!

ACCA would like to wish Erin Beasley, Director of Operations, a very Happy Birthday! What a special day! Sending the warmest wishes to a great member of our team. May your special day be full of happiness, fun and cheer!

Athens Eats Together is helping Clarke County residents with food. Please reach out to us by phone or web at 1-888-420-7798 or www.accaging.org/athenseatstogether to enroll today. Si necesita comidas, llame a la línea de admisión de Athens Eats Togetheral 1-888-420-7798 para obtener más información. Drive-thru distribution takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the ACCA campus from 11AM-2PM. ACCA is located at 135 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA 30601.... Athens Eats Together is a county-wide initiative created to provide food relief for all Athens-Clarke County residents, regardless of age, facing food insecurities during the COVID-19 public health emergency. If you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance during this time, please do not hesitate to let us know! Athens Eats Together Athens-Clarke County, GA Unified Government Athens Farmers Market Epting Events Family Connection-Communities in Schools of Athens Food Bank of N.E. GA.

ACCA would like to wish Trina McReed, Transportation Driver, a very Happy 2 Year Anniversary. From packing bags to helping clients reach their destination safely, thank you! We appreciate all that you do for ACCA. Happy Anniversary, Trina!

Today is make a difference day! Have you wondered how to get involved? Join ACCA as a volunteer! More information in the link below. Questions? Give our Volunteer Coordinator a call at 706.549.4850. Visit https://www.accaging.org/volunteers/ for more information on how to join.

Thank you St. Mary's Health Care System for joining ACCA for United Way of Northeast Georgia's Day of Caring 2020! We are beyond grateful for the time you spent with us helping clean out our garden! You made a HUGE difference! Thank you for helping us keep ACCA so beautiful.

Thank you, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia for your continued support! Athens Eats Together is helping Clarke County residents with food. Please reach out to us by phone or web at 1-888-420-7798 or www.accaging.org/athenseatstogether to enroll today. Si necesita comidas, llame a la línea de admisión de Athens Eats Together al 1-888-420-7798 para obtener más información.

Michelle Watson with Give Back Real Estate stopped by ACCA to drop off a donation to our Meals on Wheels program. Through their mission, Give Back Real Estate donates 10% of each commission to a local nonprofit. Thank you, Give Back Real Estate, for your continued support!

We The Campus Kitchen at UGA! What a fun and inventive way to knock off the extra dirt!! We can't wait to share these sweet potatoes with our community seniors. Thank you Campus Kitchen! UGA Service-Learning UGA Public Service and Outreach