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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 stay safe in the community, […]

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, September 23, going directly to […]

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 Senior Center be available to […]

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 that united us after the […]

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 Northeast Georgia’s 2012 campaign. Next, […]

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 Georgia Classic Club, this year’s […]

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 this team in less than […]

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 with classes being offered five […]

The 21st annual National Mature Media Awards recently honored the nation’s best marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs produced for older adults. The awards program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, is the largest program of its kind. The awards were created to annually recognize the best […]