Archive for 2012
ADH Honors Sundance Rehabilitation
Continuing with the theme of Care, Compassion and Community, ACCA will celebrate National Adult Day Health today by honoring those who offer care and compassion to our clients. Sundance Rehabilitation partners with ACCA to provide therapy services to improve or maintain a client’s abilities to walk without assistance, as well […]
ADH Loves Its Transportation Team
Almost thirty years ago, in 1983, President Ronald Reagan set aside the third week of September for National Adult Day Services Week to raise awareness of adult day service programs across the nation. In honor of that celebration, ACCA’s Adult Day Programs will celebrate this year’s theme of Care, Compassion […]
Join Us for a Senior Fraud Prevention Workshop
Everyone is invited!! Scams are so prevalent in our country and community and ACCA wants to help you be prepared and aware of them. This program is sponsored by HomeInstead and will include a presentation from the Athens Clarke County Police Department. The focus of this workshop is how to […]
ANNOUNCING GEORGIA THEATRE COMPANY’S NINTH ANNUAL “FILM AND FOOD FOR A CAUSE” EVENT ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
Georgia Theatre Company announces the ninth annual “Film & Food for a Cause” event which will span twenty-one counties, all twenty-seven of their movie theatre locations in the state of Georgia, and at least 80 local restaurants with all proceeds from ticket and concession sales on the event date, Sunday, […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Winterville Senior Center
Yesterday, the long awaited ground breaking ceremony was held for the Winterville Senior Center. This partnership with the Winterville community has been in the works for several years and ACCA is excited about having another venue available to serve this growing population within our community. Not only will the Winterville […]
9/11: REMEMBER BY DOING
In 2009, Congress designated September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor the victims, survivors, and families of 9/11 through service-oriented programs. “I will” became the mantra – a call to action to inspire Americans to remember by doing, to focus on the sense of solidarity […]
United Way Kick Off
ACCA staff attended the United Way kick off breakfast this morning at the Classic Center in downtown Athens. Scott Morrisey, 2012 Campaign Chair, and Chuck Dowdle, Honorary Chair were great entertainers for all of the attendees and got the community fired up about the kickoff of the United Way of […]
Marie Norris wins 1st Runner Up in Mrs. Georgia Senior
Athens and the Athens Community Council on Aging was well represented this past weekend at the Mrs. Georgia Senior pageant. The 2012 Ms. Senior Athens, Marie Norris, was awarded the 1st runner up award and the award for having the most sponsors for the event. Sponsored each year by the […]
THANK YOU GEORGIA POWER
The flower bed in front of the agency needed a little (or a lot) of help and Georgia Power came to the rescue. Not only did they jump at the chance to help us out with project, they came out and did it themselves. Cheryl Davis of Georgia Power organized […]
Edna Garst Awarded the Fred A. Birchmore Award for Active Aging
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Edna Garst was awarded the Fred A. Birchmore Award for Active Aging. Garst has been teaching yoga since 1997 at the Center for Active Living at the Athens Community Council on Aging. The yoga program has since grown to be one of the most popular […]
