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Picnic at the Park
Saturday, June 28th from 11am-2pm
A celebration of the 5th anniversary of East Cobb Park! This event featured barbeque from Williamson Bros., smoothies and iced coffee from The Coffe Park and activities
for the children including a train, magician and inflatable moonwalk/slide.
Music Festival
Sunday, June 1st from 12-pm
The East Cobb Music Festival will brought together local performers in folk, rock and roll, jazz, bluegrass, and feature children's entertainers. This
special event was a fundraiser for the Friends of the East Cobb Park. Each band played at the top of each hour for 45 minutes. For more information,
call 770-640-7070.
12 noon: Fifth Chronicle (Blues/Alternative)
1pm: Jeff Talmadge
2pm: Jay Memory (Solo)
3pm: Erica Ambrose (With Band)
4pm: Waterlines (Jazz Trio)
5pm: Memory Dean
6pm: Harm's Way (Folk/Americana)
Santa at the Park
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Santa wouldn't miss the opportunity to come back to East Cobb Park. Come see him this Wednesday afternoon at the park stage area.
The 16th Annual Auction and Wine Tasting held on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Trilogy in East Cobb was a HUGE success. The proceeds from this
joint fundraiser benefited Camp Big Heart, Friends for the East Cobb Park, local scholarships and many other community projects for the aged, homeless,
handicapped and needy.
The East Cobb Civitan Club officially donated $12,375.00 to Friends for the East Cobb Park in December. Accumulated gifts to the Park
from this event now exceed $72,000!
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Left: Friends for the East Cobb Park President, Heidi Morris, and Past President, Tom McCleskey (right), accept a check
from George Karras, President of The East Cobb Civitan Club. |
Halloween Hootenanny
Saturday, October 28th, 2006 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wear your costumes! We will have lots of fun things for the kids!!
Sponsored by East Cobb Park Junior Advisory Board
Music
in
the
Park
Friday,
September
29th, 2006
at
8
o'clock
p.m.
Cobb
Symphony
Orchestra
Jazz
Ensemble
Bring
a
blanket,
chair,
cooler*
and
join
your
family,
friends
&
neighbors
for
an
evening
of
entertainment
at
the
main
stage
of
East
Cobb
Park.
Donation
of
$10
per
person
requested
at
the
event.
Parking
at
the
park
is
limited.
Overflow
parking
with
shuttle
at
Fuller's
Park,
East
Side
Elementary
School,
Lutheran
Church
of
the
Incarnation,
Congregation
Etz
Chaim
[*Sale
or
consumption
of
alcohol
is
not
permitted
in
the
Park]
UPDATE
::
Thank
you
for
making
this
event
a
huge
success.
Nearly
$1000
was
raised
for
East
Cobb
Park
maintenance
and
improvements!!!
 2nd
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting -
Saturday December 3rd, 2005 beginning at 7pm
Santa, the elves, Rudolph, and the Nutcracker visit the
park for an evening of fun. Featured choral entertainment,
a grand tree lighting and refreshments. Free of charge.
 5th
Annual Menorah Lighting -
Tuesday, December 27th, 2005 at 6:45 pm
This community event features the lighting of the Grand
Menorah at East Cobb Park. Sponsored by Friends for the East
Cobb Park.
 14th
Annual Silent Auction and Wine Tasting Benefit -
Thursday, November 10th, 2005, beginning at 6 p.m.
The East
Cobb Civitan club will partner with the “Friends
for the East Cobb Park, Inc.” to hold our 14th Annual
Auction and Wine Tasting at Houck’s Grill. Once again,
we are thankful to enjoy the support of the Wine
Shop at Parkaire and Houcks
Grill at Papermill as our premier sponsors of this event.
We are equally excited that Senator Johnny
Isakson and Cobb Commission Chairman Sam
Olens will once again Co-Chair this event.
We are asking you to make a tax-deductible contribution in
the form of a sponsorship and / or donation of merchandise
or service. Contributors, along with their gift or advertisement,
will be inscribed in the special catalog printed for the occasion,
and be provided tickets for the event.
[download auction sponsorship/donation form] or [donate
online].
If you are unable to make a donation/sponsorship contribution,
we hope that you are able to attend this festive event as
a guest. Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing
you there!
Saturday in the Park Concert - June 4th, 2005 at 5pm
"The Clinic" a five person band comprising three
guitars, drums and keyboards performed songs of the 50s, 60s,
70s, and more.
 Christmas
Tree Lighting - Saturday, December 4th, 2004 - 7:00pm
[Click here to view slide
show]
Grand Menorah Lighting Ceremony - Sunday, December
12th, 2005 - 5:30pm
Pumpkin Party at the Park, Saturday, October 30th, 2004 -
2-4 pm
Families in the community were invited to bring their own
pumpkin and utensils to design and carve their own jack o'lantern.
Punch (orange, of course) and cookies were sold, and the proceeds
went towards creating more trails for the park.
13th Annual Auction and Wine Tasting at Houck’s Grill,
On Thursday, November 4th, 2004, the East
Cobb Civitan club partnered with the "Friends for
the East Cobb Park, Inc." to hold its 13th Annual Auction
and Wine Tasting event. Thanks to the support of the Wine
Shop at Parkaire and Houcks
Grill as our premier sponsors of this event. Congressman
Johnny
Isakson and Cobb Commission Chairman Sam
Olens once again Co-Chaired this event.
 Junior
Advisory Board Ice Cream Socials took place at the park
last summer with proceeds going to improving the trails in
the park. These events were sponsored by Cold
Stone Creamery with special thanks to John Christian.
Junior Advisory Board "High School Hoops",
took place Thursday, March 25, from 7 to 9PM at Pope High
School. The event was a fun basketball game featuring coaches
and students from Pope, Walton and Wheeler. The East Cobb
Park Junior Advisory Board is made up of 5th grade to high
school seniors, so please come out and support them and the
park!
The East Cobb Civitans 12th Annual Auction & Wine Tasting
at Houck's Restaurant on November 6th from 6-8PM. Proceeds
that night totaled over $16,500, with The East Cobb Park receiving
$10,215.18. The East
Cobb Civitan club recognizes premier sponsors, Lee Stuart
of Houck’s
Grill Paper Mill and Don Brown of the Wine
Shop at Parkaire. They also thank their “in kind”
donors: Doug Voland of Specialized Printing and Cynthia Rosso
of the East Cobber, as well as Dan O’Brien of O’Brien
Productions and Tommy Walker, their credit card processor.
Click here for a copy of the full final press release.
2nd Annual East Cobb Park Benefit Golf Tournament
 Monday,
June 14, 2004 at Cobblestone
Golf Course. A great tournament with great prizes, food
and beverages. Our goodie bags included a white golf shirt
with the Friends logo on the sleeve and the Club Car logo
on the front in addition to golf balls, tees, static stickers
and more. Our First Place team received 4 foursomes of golf
at Brookfield Country Club and each player received a Pro
shop gift certificate. Golfers had a chance to win 4 foursomes
at Brookfield and Woodmont, Pro shop gift certificates, golf
covers, a picket at the park, a cobble at the park and more.
 The
Benefit Golf Tournament was such a success! Friends for
the East Cobb Park held their first annual golf tournament
on Monday, June 9, 2003 at Cobblestone
Golf Course in Acworth. This event, chaired by Dena Rodrigues
and Sunny Walker, raised $10,500 which will be used for ongoing
improvements to the park.
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