Archive for 2011
Calling Caregivers…
Care Improvement Plus hosted a networking luncheon for caregivers on Wednesday, September 14 at ACCA. It was in their series entitled “Staying Healthy Together” and those attending were able to discuss the challenges faced by those caring for chronically ill seniors and how they can help each other. There were […]
ACCA and UGA Farmer’s Market
Wednesday, September 14 was a busy day to say the least… local farmers welcomed our seniors to ACCA that had U.S.D.A vouchers that they could use to purchase locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables. They had fresh cabbage, bell peppers (red and green) squash, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and much more. […]
Night of Lights – September 11, 2011
NIGHT OF LIGHTS HONORS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel once said, “To live through catastrophe is bad; to forget it is worse.” Americans lived through catastrophe on September 11, 2001 and it changed our nation forever. This year, the Northeast Georgia Retired and Senior Volunteer […]
Call for Volunteers!
It’s that time of year again. ACCA needs your help for a very important day. We will be distibuting commodities to seniors and need your help in getting the bags ready for pick up. We will start at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14. We are so lucky to have […]
Congratulations ACCA
The Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) was awarded a Merit Award from the 2011 National Mature Media Awards. Winners were announced Tuesday, July 19. ACCA won in the Community Organization category for their quarterly newsletter, Connections.
Grandparents Raising Granchildren Program Recieves Grant From Jackson EMC & Walton EMC
ATHENS, Ga. — Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, a program of the Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA), is a recent recipient of grants from the Jackson EMC Foundation and Walton Electric Trust through Operation Round Up. Operation Round Up, a program that provides financial support to organizations and individuals, is a […]
The Scoop on ZUMBA!!
Ok, here is the scoop about Zumba. We will be offering it Wednesday nights in Winterville from 5:30-6:30 p.m., starting July 27 with one of our newest employees, Jaime Lang. Jaime has been teaching Zumba® fitness classes for over 2 years. In the past, she taught fitness classes at the […]
ATHENS VOLUNTEER EXTRORDINAIRE
ATHENS, Ga. – The Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) and Home Delivered Meals program (Meals on Wheels) is excited to announce one of their volunteers, Dorothy Newland, is a contender for the Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)’s Annual American Volunteer contest. Dorothy has been volunteering with the […]
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ELDER ABUSE?
2011 ELDER ABUSE SYMPOSIUM COMING TO THE OCONEE COUNTY CIVIC CENTER ATHENS, Ga. – The Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA), Northeast Georgia Area Agency on AGIN (AAA), Oconee Area Resource Council, and local Georgia Cares Program are gearing up to bring the Northeast Georgia region the 2011 Elder Rights […]
Jennie, THANKS for all you do!
ATHENS, Ga.— The University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. held the 26thAnnual Awards Presentation at the Athens Country Club on April 18, 2011. Jennie Deese received the Coca-Cola Helping Hand Award for her service to the Athens community through the Athens […]
