To celebrate the centennial of Kiwanis International, the Georgia District has committed to giving the "gift of play" to the Matthews Boys and Girls Club here in Mableton.  This project is budgeted at $75,000 and local Kiwanis Clubs are working hard to raise the last $10,000 needed.

 

MIC members and friends have supported the Boys & Girls Club for many years with our Secret Santa program.  We are asking all MIC members and friends to consider supporting this Kiwanis Playground effort as well.  You can purchase personalized bricks to pave the way for the new playground or sponsor the project with a tax-deductible contribution.  Contact Kiwanis with any questions about the project.  Consider getting involved with the Greater South Cobb Kiwanis Club, too.

 

The groundbreaking is set for February 21st at the Club, located at the corner of Floyd and Fontaine Roads.  Playground construction will be completed in April.  The Boys & Girls Club has provided after-school and summer programming for Mableton children for decades.  This playground will give kids more options for healthy, outdoor activity at a time when too many of us, regardless of age, are far too sedentary.  Let's work together to make fun, outdoor play a part of growing up for everyone.

 

Watch this newsletter for news of MIC's 2015 Annual Meeting, which will be held in March.  Until then, please stay in touch - I'm always ready to talk about Mableton.

 

Sincerely,   

Joel Cope

MIC President

(404) 550-0475 

[email protected]   

Our first Adopt-A-Mile of 2015 will be Saturday, January 17th, starting promptly at 9:00am. We will meet in front of the Pizza Hut in the Publix shopping center on Floyd Road. With the first Floyd Road improvement project complete, we have returned to the segment between the Post Office and the old Rite Aid store where Floyd and Hicks Roads intersect.  With the road widening and traffic islands, it's a bigger job than before, so your help will be greatly appreciated.

The South Cobb Arts Alliance is proud to present the 28th National Juried Exhibition, January 20th to February 21st at the Mable House Arts Center Gallery, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. The Juror, Justin Rabideau, Director, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art,  has chosen the work of 36 artists arriving from Rhode Island, Tennessee, Louisiana, Colorado, Maine, Kansas, New York, Maryland, Michigan, and Georgia. Works include paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, digital images, mixed media, collage, and glass. 

The reception and awards ceremony to celebrate these artists and their work will take place January 24, 2015, 6-8pm.  Everyone is invited to attend the reception.  The image above is  the 2014 National Juried Exhibition grand prize winner of the Karen Beswick Founders Award.  It is "Early Gamblers," a photograph by Mike Nalley.