SOUTH COBB LIONS CLUB

This evening Santa showed up prior to the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Austell Christmas Family Fun Festival sponsored by Sweetwater Mission. Prior to the arrival of Santa, there were many fun activities and booths to visit. It was a great time for everybody to enjoy.

The First Christian Church Of Mableton assisted Sweetwater Mission in distributing USDA Food Boxes containing, milk, fruit, bread, eggs, vegetables, cereal, canned goods and pretzels to 133 hungry families at The Waverly Mobile Home Park off Discovery Blvd. We got a little wet while having a good time serving our neighbors.

We are thankful to the Cobb Parks Department for inviting the South Cobb Lions Club to be a part of their Fall Festival on Halloween evening. We had fun bonding with other civic organizations such as the Austell Community Taskforce, Cool Kids Committee, the Boys & Girls Club and Cobb & Douglas Public Health. Everyone was dressed up in their costumes and we all enjoyed giving candy to the children as they drove by...

Keep Cobb Beautiful collected household hazardous waste such as paint, weed killer and insecticide from over 1000 cars this morning. We really appreciate the help that we got from our brave friends in the police department and our friends from the Cobb County Water Department. The volunteers from the Water Dept dressed up in Halloween costumes. It was a fun and successful event.

The USDA Thursday night distribution location has been permanently changed to a drive through event at the First Christian Church Of Mableton (878 Old Alabama Road) to minimize the exposure to COVID-19. With Sweetwater Mission's help, we were able to provide 126 families with groceries, bread, pretzels, cereal, frozen chicken and hot meals on our first Thursday at our new venue. We also had fun as Ricky, a TN Vols fan, wore an Auburn shirt and Barry, an Auburn fan, wore an Alabama shirt because our college football teams lost.

This great sign thanking our healthcare workers and first responders is located at 4846 White Blvd (near the Lidl's entrance) in Mableton. A very nice young lady who worked at Lidl's told me that the surrounding neighborhood created and installed this sign.

The First Christian Church Of Mableton volunteers assisted Sweetwater Mission in distributing USDA Food Boxes containing milk, groceries, fruit, meat, vegetables and dairy products to over 100 hungry families off Discovery Blvd on Friday. We worked hard and cheerfully...

Over the weekend, several of us assembled, scanned and packed Samaritan Purse Christmas Shoe Boxes that are distributed throughout the world.

At least thirty cars participated in a drive through parade arranged by Monica DeLancy and friends to congratulate Dr. Doris Billups-McClure for 31 years of service as the Principal at Riverside Elementary School. It was well organized and a lot of fun...

South Cobb Lions Club October Newsletter

Thank you to Monica DeLancy for arranging a litter cleanup whereby volunteers from We Thrive On Riverside removed 28 bags of trash and a lot of debris from their adopted Blairs Bridge Road and Oak Ridge Road. This is just one of many "get out the vote" activities that they are initiating this week. If you or your civic group is interested in the Adopt-A-Mile program, please contact Dawn at [email protected] .

Keep Cobb Beautiful sponsored today's Medication Disposal event whereby we collected expired medicine and vitamins from over 130 cars at the Freeman Poole Senior Center. This event keeps the drugs from being in the landfills and eventually getting into our soil and water.

Volunteers from the Heritage Lake Home Owners Association removed 18 bags of litter from big sections of Brookwood Drive and Anderson Mill Road while having a lot of fun in the process. You can have fun while keeping your neighborhood looking good with the Adopt-A-Mile program. Dawn at [email protected] can supply you with all of the details.

The First Christian Church Of Mableton and Sweetwater Mission had another great day providing USDA Food Boxes containing milk, fruit, vegetables, groceries and dairy products to hungry families near The Waverly Mobile Home Park off Discovery Blvd today.

The First Christian Church Of Mableton volunteers assisted Sweetwater Mission in providing hot meals and food boxes to hungry families in three different apartment complexes. These food boxes contain milk, fruits, meat, vegetables, dairy products and groceries.

The Austell Business Association is sponsoring the Scarecrow event in downtown Austell. There are some very creative scarecrows on display. Check them out on your next visit.

Tonight's program featured the Executive Director, Kay Eller, from Vision Rehabilitation Services located in Smyrna, GA. VRS is dedicated to assisting people who are blind or visually impaired adapt and function independently in their own environment. They provide counseling, training and even possible job placement to the individuals who suffer from these types of disabilities. You can learn more by visiting www.vrsga.org or their Facebook site. They have a Virtual 5K and 10K Race that will conclude on 10/24/20. Please register at www.spooktacularchase.com .

On Saturday, Our Giving Garden had a Pop Up Market where you could find pumpkins, coffee, snacks, produce, art and decorations. We had lots of fun learning about livestock, planting and networking with our friends. They still have plenty of pumpkins left...