Part of ACCA’s mission is advocacy and it is more important now than ever. With the looming government shutdown and debt ceiling expansion, it is so important to call your representatives and let them know how important funding is to keep our older adults healthy, fed, and services to them. ACCA is happy to provide […]
08.30.2013
ACCA Closed on Monday in Observance of Labor Day
ACCA’s offices will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. We will look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
08.30.2013
Introducing Helping Hands to ACCA
ACCA is hosted a lunch, catered by White Tiger, at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30 in the Harris Room at the Athens Community Council on Aging as an official launch for the new “Helping Hands” volunteer program. Service-minded adults age 55 and up who are ready to “get involved, give back, and make an […]
08.28.2013
Jeff Gordon to Visit ACCA Tomorrow
Driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet to help Campus Kitchens at UGA prepare and deliver meals for local seniors. Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will visit the Athens Community Council on Aging on Thursday, August 29th, to work alongside student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at UGA (CKUGA), part […]
08.21.2013
We have an idea!! We want you to share your lunch this week. Instead of going out for lunch, donate that $7 to ACCA and let us know about it. Share your pictures on our Facebook page, Twitter (@councilonaging), or Instagram (@accaging) or hashtag #ACCA365. We want YOU to share 500 meals with us between […]
07.31.2013
The Fred A. Birchmore Award for Active Aging honors a resident of the Athens area who exemplifies the goals of the Athens Area Active Aging Coalition – to enjoy life and enhance health by being physically and socially active after age 50. The award will be presented at the Athens Senior Expo on Tuesday, September […]
07.25.2013
Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) is excited to announce that James Bulot, Director of the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services has invited ACCA’s Chief Operating Officer, Eve Anthony be an adviser for the newly organized Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Task Force. The task force, authorized during the 2013 Legislative […]
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