Tucker Civic Association | Partners in the Progress and Preservation of Tucker, Georgia

Congratulations Charlie Wasmer

TCA Student of the Year Charlie Wasmer

TCA NAMES STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Each year TCA awards the Student of the Year Award to honor a graduating senior from Tucker High School who has embodied the spirit of community service. This year’s Student of the Year, Charlie Wasmer, has been involved in service and mission work since he was 12 years old. He has donated thousands of hours of volunteer time to his church, school and community. He was presented with a plaque and a scholarship check for $300 at the Membership Meeting on May 20 by TCA Vice President Beth Ganga. Congratulations, Charlie!

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Tucker Lifelong Community

TCA’S TUCKER LIFELONG COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AWARDED OVER $40,000 IN GRANTS

Atlanta Regional Commission

Through the Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Lifelong Communities Initiative, Tucker has received $28,000 in grants from Grantmakers in Aging and the Pfizer Foundation to promote housing and transportation options, encourage healthy lifestyles, and expand access to services, as part of Community AGEnda: Improving America for All Ages. This new initiative is funding nonprofits in five U.S. cities to help accelerate local efforts to make communities more age-friendly and places where older adults can age in place and age well.

Stakeholders in Tucker have identified three primary projects that aim to increase safety for residents of all ages; sidewalks on Main Street will be outfitted with handrails, three community gardens will see upgrades to accessibility and capacity, and Tucker-area bus stops will be retrofitted with new seating to improve comfort and ease of use for MARTA riders. In addition to the infrastructure projects, ARC and Tucker stakeholders will collaborate on additional health and wellness education programs and Lifelong Communities Initiatives.

Tucker Lifelong Community has also received a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta that includes $5,000 to support programming and planning focused on senior services and engagement and $10,000 for community coaching to set up and implement the program.

The Tucker Lifelong Community Project is committed to creating a “home for a lifetime” by building, promoting, and expanding accessibility of service programs, diverse housing and transportation options, and encouraging healthy lifestyles for residents of all ages. The program is based on input from the community through surveys and ongoing focus groups and upcoming events.

For more information, please visit the Tucker Lifelong Community website.

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What is the Tucker Civic Association?

Tucker Civic Association is a non-profit volunteer organization of residents and business owners located in Tucker, Georgia. We are committed to promoting a healthy, safe, and fun community for all residents –the young, the aging, and the people who care for them.

What does Tucker Civic Do?

We preserve the small town atmosphere of Tucker and maintain the integrity of our residential areas
We help improve commercial areas and encourage a robust local economy
We are the “go-to” group for planning, land use, and zoning issues in the Tucker area
We work with parks and green space initiatives
We partner with public safety groups such as neighborhood watch programs, police officers, and fire stations
We establish good relationships with other organizations in metro Atlanta, such as the ARC, ONE Dekalb, and others

How Can I Volunteer? The Tucker Civic Association sponsors a “Give An Hour” (GAH) volunteer project each month. The GAH program allows community members the opportunity to be involved by giving just one hour a month doing such things as helping spruce up a local park, providing items to a local food bank or showing support for our local police and fire personnel.

GIVE AN HOUR Service Projects

JUNE 9
SMART LUNCH, SMART KID

Please join us for the June “Give an Hour” project on Sunday, June 9 from 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the Tucker First United Methodist Activity Center (across from the old Library). We will be packing lunches for local children as part of the “Smart Lunch, Smart Kid” program. In this regional child nutrition program, Action Ministries provides children who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year with access to healthy lunches during the summer. Please bring bottled water, 100% juice boxes, individually wrapped chips, pretzels, crackers, or fruit (applesauce, fruit cups, dried fruit, or fruit rollups). Items may be also dropped off at Tucker Farmer's Market on May 30 from 4-8 PM.

To learn more about this program, click here.

July 21
FIRE STATION 5

For the July Give an Hour project we are asking residents to bring donations of food staples to the men and women of Fire Station 5, 4013 Lawrenceville Hwy., on Sunday, July 21, at 3 PM. Although these men and women work 24-hour shifts, the county does not offer a food budget at the station, so donations of food staples are welcome - everything from sugar, salad dressing, cereal, and snacks, to beverages such as tea, coffee, and sodas. They also love receiving homemade baked items.

Children are welcome at this event and are invited to come look at the fire trucks. We are also asking residents to donate "five for five", i.e. donate five dollars toward improvements at Station 5. We hope to be able to raise enough money to buy a new sofa for the firefighters!

If you can't make the event, but would still like to make a donation, you may mail your check to TCA, Box 1916, Tucker, GA 30085. Please put "5 for 5" in the memo line.