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January 2010
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"Goodbye 2009, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out." It’s a sentiment that’s been repeated a lot lately, and, true, 2009 was in many ways a real stinker. I can think of one thing to be thankful for though: The mess that was 2009 has opened a lot of eyes to some real and complex problems that need to be addressed, and created a sense of urgency toward doing so together.
At The Civic League for Regional Atlanta, we focus on the people and communities within the 10 counties our region encompasses: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale. Our role is to involve people like you in creating solutions to the problems our region faces, and not coincidentally, many of Metro Atlanta’s problems look a lot like those at the state and national level.
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Less junk food. More vegetables. Less television. More exercise. January is a time for making changes, and for many of us this means adopting a healthier lifestyle. At The Civic League we’re always thinking regionally, so we wonder, "what could Metro Atlanta do to improve the health of the people who live here?" Any ideas? We want to hear them!
Please bring your suggestions and a friend to The Civic League’s third and final Neighborhood Forum on Public Health and Healthcare, Tuesday, January 19 from 6:45 until 9 p.m. at the Norcross Community Center, 10 College Street, Norcross, GA 30071. The Civic League Neighborhood Forums are free and open to everyone. Special thanks to Kaiser-Permanente for its sponsorship of this event.
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The Civic League staff and board of directors are delighted to announce that Jim Rhoden will receive the League’s Founders’ Award at the annual What’s Right with the Region! dinner on Feb. 25. Rhoden, a longtime Cobb County resident and chairman and CEO of Futren Corporation, has been a true believer in the critical need for a cohesive Atlanta region for two decades. His faith, guidance and support have been invaluable to many nonprofit organizations, particularly our own. Because he works quietly and without fanfare, his commitment and good works have gone largely unrecognized for far too long, and we are pleased to correct that.
The Civic League will also present Regional Excellence Awards to the Atlanta Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging, the Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Trees Atlanta, and retired attorney Horace Sibley for his work with the United Way Regional Commission on Homelessness.
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