Archive for the ‘Living Well. Aging Well.’ Category

02/08/2012

Athens Resident turns 114

Dr. Leila Denmark, an Athens resident, is now the 4th oldest person on earth and she has quite the story to tell.  ACCA would like to wish her the happiest birthday (a little late).  Please read more about her at her website http://drleiladenmark.com/ and the article by Athens Banner-Herald here.

02/01/2012

Senior Leadership Academy starts tomorrow…

And we still have a couple of open seats left for the exciting series. The Senior Leadership Academy is a community awareness program designed to develop informed, motivated, and committed, retired and semi-retired persons in the greater Athens area.  Each class is uniquely structured based on topic (such as Business, […]

01/09/2012

Press Release: ACCA AWARDED GRANT FOR GEORGIA’S FIRST VILLAGE

ACCA AWARDED GRANT FOR GEORGIA’S FIRST VILLAGE ATHENS, GA – Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) through the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission and Georgia Division of Aging Services was recently awarded a grant to implement the first “village” in Georgia.  The village is not an actual structure but a concept.  […]

11/08/2011

2012 Medicare Coverage – LIVE WEBCAST

Georgia Public Broadcasting will be holding a live broadcast on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at http://www.gpb.org/georgia-cares. Get your Medicare questions answered during the webcast by telephone (1-888-685-2815 or 404-685-2815, online chat, or be a member of the in-studio audience.  To be a member of […]

07/05/2011

Who is Ms. Senior Athens?

Athens Community Council on Aging is thrilled to have recently crowned the first ever Ms. Senior Athens.  Ms. Senior Athens will represent the vivaciousness of aging gracefully, both physically and mentally.  If you haven’t heard, the new Ms. Senior Athens is Mrs. Annette Barfield and below is just a little […]

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