ECCA News

ECCA October General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, East Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road, 7:00 PM
Our August speaker is District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell.  

Fourth Quarter Adopt-a-Mile
Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 9:00-11:00am at Woodlawn Publix parking lot near FEDEx.
Show your community spirit by helping ECCA clean up Johnson Ferry Road. Community Service hours will be given. Don’t forget your gloves. If it is raining, we will reschedule. For more information, call 678/524-4255. A lot of hands make the work go faster.

Cobb County Animal Control Adopt-a-Thon
Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 10:00 AM – 4 PM 1060 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta, 30008
Cobb County Animal Control is sponsoring an event to help you find your new best friend. There will be vendors, food, animal rescue groups, Police K-9 demonstrations, trainer demonstrations, a raffle, and special adoption rates. For more information visit http://animalcontrol.cobbcountyga.gov or contact Don Bruce 7705905614.

Friends of Cobb County Library Fall Used Book Sale is October 15-17
Jim R Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Exhibit Halls A & B, Marietta, Ga.30008
Cobb County Libraries Fall Book Sale is Friday, Oct. 14 & Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 AM to 5PM and Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1PM to 5PM. Over 100,000 items will be available for purchase starting at $.50. For additional information contact 770/528-2342.

Document Shredding Day In October
Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Piedmont Church 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta, Ga. 30066
Keep Cobb Beautiful in conjunction with Keep Marietta Beautiful, Keep Smyrna Beautiful and Keep Powder Springs Beautiful will again offer a Document Shredding Day for Cobb. This is your opportunity to have household papers securely shredded on site, at no cost to you. Each car will be limited to 100 pounds of documents to be shredded. ONLY PAPER PRODUCTS. The following things are NOT acceptable: plastics, electronics, cardboard, large binders with metal rings/clips. For more information, visit the website at kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/americarecycles.htm

 Mabry Park Preview Day
Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 4495 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, Ga. 30066
The Friends of Mabry Park, along with Cobb County Parks and Recreation, will be hosting a Park Preview at Mabry Park. There will be walking tours of the park land, kid’s activities, and a K-9 demonstration! This beautiful park land is not yet accessible to the public except during special events like this. Don't miss this rare opportunity to come see this magnificent property for yourself!
Park your car at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 4495 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta GA 30066. From there, a shuttle will take you to the park land. Put on your hiking boots or athletic shoes, and come on out and enjoy a beautiful fall day at Mabry Park.
For more information on Mabry Park and how to get involved, please visit www.mabrypark.org

 ECCA November General Membership Meeting - Please note date change
Thursday, November 17th, East Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road, 7:00 PM
Speaker TBA