Archive for October, 2011
Gearing Up for the 37th Harvest Festival
The Athens Community Council on Aging’s Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in partnership with ACC Leisure Services’ Lyndon House Arts Center is hosting the 37th Annual Harvest Festival on Thursday, October 13, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at both of our locations on Hoyt Street in Athens, and […]
Local and State Legislators Visit ACCA
Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) held two legislative breakfasts the week of October 17 for local and state legislators to get a firsthand look at the services provided by the agency. On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 the legislators were invited to the Athens campus and invited to the Winder […]
Ms. Senior Athens Invited to Speak at Event
Ms. Senior Athens, Annette Barfield, was invited as a guest speaker at Milledge Avenue Baptist Church’s event, Life in the Third Quarter. She talked to the large audience about how much fun her retirement in Athens had been for her and her husband, Buddy. Other speakers at the event that […]
ACCA Celebrates Adult Day Services Week
On September 19, Athens Adult Day Care, The Bentley Center, kicked off ACCA’s new program: ACCA – A Great Place to Work where the staff will celebrate each what a great place ACCA is to work. Everyone was invited to dress in their pajamas and ADH staff provided breakfast for […]
Meals On Wheels Association of Georgia meet at ACCA
Athens Community Council on Aging was excited to be hosting the first Meals On Wheels of Georgia (MOWAG) conference September 21 and 22, 2011. Georgia ranks sixth in the nation for prevalence of food-insecurity in older adults. However, Athens-Clarke County leads the state and nation in poverty according to the […]