East Cobb Business Association

East Cobb businesses on display at East Cobb Business Association Expo

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ECBA Expo

Nearly 50 East Cobb businesses were represented Wednesday at the 2nd East Cobb Business Association Expo at the Olde Towne Athletic Club.

In addition to receiving business cards, brochures and other items for “swag bags,” attendees at the expo engaged in a relaxed and informal networking event.

Attendees purchased raffle tickets for giveaways, with the proceeds going to the ECBA’s upcoming public safety appreciation dinner (previous East Cobb News post here).

The ECBA is also offering year-end membership specials ($95 for 2018, with free membership for October, November and December 2017). The deadline to sign up is Dec. 31. For information contact ECBA Membership Chair Pam Oldaker at pam@powerofpam.com or 770-354-0243.

The ECBA expo’s corporate sponsors were Olde Towne Athletic Club and Brand Bank, and the following businesses had tables:

ECBA Expo, East Cobb businesses
Jim Harris of Money Concepts hands out door prizes, with the proceeds from raffle tickets benefitting the ECBA’s Public Safety Appreciation Dinner. (East Cobb News photos by Wendy Parker)
  • Cobb Financial Planners
  • Money Concepts
  • Movie Tavern
  • WellStar East Cobb Health Park
  • East Cobb Travel
  • Vann Whipple Milligan, P.C
  • Restor-It
  • Your Tax CFO
  • Aegis Alarm & Integration
  • Fidelity Bank
  • Houston Hall Publishers
  • Thrive Wellness Center
  • Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, L.L.P.
  • Bethea Insurance Group
  • Atlanta I.D.
  • Erickson Technical
  • Atlanta Communities
  • Pam Oldaker Real Estate
  • Seniors Helping Seniors
  • Astrology Source
  • Innova Brain Rehabilitation
  • J & M Roofing
  • TC Productions
  • Carpet For Less
  • Saint Leo University
  • Wine Shop at Home
  • Online Technology Associates
  • Allstate Greg Cavellier Agency
  • The Solana East Cobb
  • Minuteman Press
  • And Thou Shalt Read
  • Reinhardt University
  • Farmers Insurance
  • East Cobber magazine
  • The Current Hub magazine
  • North American Health Plans
  • Honest-1 Auto Care
  • State Farm Ron Sprouse Agency
  • Zija International

The East Cobb Business Association holds monthly luncheons, after-hours networking and other events and is involved in various community projects. The next luncheon is Oct. 17 at Indian Hills Country Club (registration here).

ECBA Expo, East Cobb businesses

East Cobb Business Association presents donation to Cobb Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs

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East Cobb Business Association

Littie Brown, left, current president, and Rosan Hall of the East Cobb Business Association present a $250 donation check to Jimmy Gisi, director the Cobb Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, at Tuesday’s monthly ECBA luncheon at Indian Hills Country Club.

The donation was part of the ECBA’s community outreach project. (East Cobb News photo by Wendy Parker)

Sponsors, donors sought for East Cobb Public Safety Appreciation dinner

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The East Cobb Business Association and the East Cobb Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce are organizing an appreciation dinner next month for Precinct 4 Cobb Police personnel.

Susan Hampton, one of the event co-chairs, said the first organizing committee meeting was Wednesday, and the groups are seeking sponsors and donors at all levels
East Cobb Business Association

The event first began in 2013 as a way of showing thanks to officers serving the East Cobb area, and the effort also includes a similar celebration for all of Cobb Fire Department personnel in March.

In addition to a dinner, public safety personnel being honored will receive gift cards, raffle prizes and other donated gifts of appreciation.

The presenting sponsor is the WellStar East Cobb Health Park.

Hampton said the sponsorship levels are as follows for both events:

  • Platinum ($1,000): Signage at police and fire events; 2 representatives at each banquet; official recognition at both events, and at ECBA and East Cobb Council events;
  • Gold ($500): signage at the police event; 2 representatives at the police event or the firefighters event; signage recognition;
  • Silver ($250): Signage recognition at both events.

Cobb Chamber of CommerceAs for the donor levels, Hampton said one of the most popular forms of giving for businesses, organizations and individuals alike is a $25 “Thank A Hero” contribution that includes a card at the events with the giver’s identification.

The $25 total, Hampton said, is ideal for those wishing to offer gift cards.

Checks are payable to “Public Safety Celebration” and are tax-deductible. They may be mailed to:

East Cobb Business Association

Attention: Public Safety Celebration

P.O. Box 70814

Marietta, GA 30007

Here’s more from Hampton and Kim Paris, another longtime East Cobb community activist, who’s the other co-chair:

“We continue to work together to plan these appreciation events, and to raise the funds necessary to insure their success. We are reaching out to individuals, businesses, civic and other nonprofit organizations, schools, neighborhoods and churches, and hope you will join us in support of our community’s public safety heroes!”

Contact: Susan Hampton: susan.hampton@lionbank.com; Kim Paris: kim.paris@wellstar.org.

EAST COBB THIS WEEK: Summer library events; tax millage town hall; blood drive; business luncheons; greenways and trails meeting

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It’s not quite back to school—though it is hard to believe that’s exactly two weeks from today, on July 31—and the four branches of the Cobb County Public Library System in East Cobb have plenty of activities scheduled for the next two weeks.

We’ve included a good sampling of them in our East Cobb Events Calendar, and there are plenty more to peruse on the library system website. In addition to regular storytimes, this week’s events include a picnic at the Mountain View Regional branch, monthly adult book discussion groups at East Marietta and East Cobb, the monthly Gritters STEAM team event and so much more!

On Saturday, the East Cobb branch will feature a presentation on how to grow your own mushroom garden, with some expert advice from the Mushroom Club of Georgia.

Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce is taking some heat for proposing a tax millage increase, and on Wednesday he is holding a town hall meeting at the East Cobb Senior Center to solicit more input.

The Cobb school board is holding a final public hearing Thursday before voting on setting its tax millage rate for 2017.

The East Cobb Business Association and Northeast Cobb Business Association are holding their monthly luncheons on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. On Wednesday, the Ashley Homestore on Roswell Road is holding a Red Cross blood drive, and the East Cobb Lions Club will be offering free vision screenings.

If you missed last week’s public input meeting on the Cobb Greenways and Trails Master Plan at East Cobb Library, there will be another meeting Tuesday from 5-6:30 at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, Canton Road and Piedmont Road.

Another end-of-summer event for kids takes place Thursday at Terrell Mill Park. The Fairy House Workshop, presented by the Cobb Water System’s Watershed Stewardship Program, includes story-reading before kids ages 3-13 create their own fairy houses.

The Marietta Campmeeting continues every day this week through Saturday, with services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and an ice cream social after Tuesday’s evening service, starting at 9:30 p.m. The final service takes place at 11 a.m. Sunday.

We’ll come back later this week with a preview of weekend events in East Cobb, including live entertainment and other community activities.

Please feel free to send your items—including photos, flyers, maps and PDFs if you wish—to: calendar@eastcobbnews.com, and we’ll post them promptly.

Have a great week, and please stay in touch!

 

ECBA president named to 2017-18 Leadership Cobb class

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Littie Brown, the current president of the East Cobb Business Association, has been selected for the 2017-18 Leadership Cobb class of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.

Brown is the president of SpeedPro Imaging of Marietta. Another ECBA member, Jonathan Page of InPrime Legal on Powers Ferry Road, also was selected for Leadership Cobb, which is a leadership development program conducted with the Kennesaw State University Coles School of Business.

Here’s more about the program from the Chamber announcement:

Leading by example allows Leadership Cobb participants to directly impact the Cobb community. Fifty diverse and qualified individuals are selected annually to participate in this leadership development program. Leadership Cobb enhances personal and professional growth while participants gain awareness of current issues, community resources and the social, political and economic needs of the community.

Leadership Cobb develops leadership skills and knowledge through its programs and retreats. Participants are introduced to a variety of viewpoints that illustrate the array of economic, political, educational and social factors at work in Cobb County. Sessions combine lectures and dialogue among speakers as well as audience interaction with leaders in all facets of the community.

Topics covered include:

Armed Forces Mentoring
Arts & Recreation Politics
Economic Development Public Safety
Education Regionalism
Health Social Services
Leadership Training