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On Wednesday afternoon, September 14, a wonderful group of volunteers and staff from ACCA packaged and distributed commodity bags to seniors in need.  We had over 20 volunteers show up and we got over 300 bags of commodities out to local seniors.  Earth Fare of Athens not only donated reusable bags to the program but […]

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 informative presentations by the Alzheimer’s […]

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.  They enjoyed picking out their […]

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 Program (RSVP) at the Athens […]

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 Earth Fare working with us […]

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.

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 grant made in the name […]

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 Canyon Ranch Health Resort in […]

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 Home Delivered Meals program for […]

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 Symposium.  It will be held […]