Dine Out with Contact Point

by Stephen Cohen

On Tuesday Jan 12th, Atlanta ContactPoint is partnering with YEAH! BURGER in VaHi at 1017 N. Highland Ave for their “Feel Good” Tuesday.  They will share 10% of their evening’s proceeds to help support Atlanta ContactPoint’s work in the  community.

Says ContactPoint’s David Epstein: “We invite you to join the ACP Team and friends for burgers, beers, & milkshakes! From 6-10pm, join us and meet our team, eat really tasty food, and support our work! Please come hungry and feel free to bring a friend or two! The more the merrier! We are so grateful for your support and look forward to seeing you, soon!”

Who is Atlanta Con­tact­Point?

Atlanta ContactPoint engages chil­dren and adults through the power of play. Their neigh­bor­hood programs include sports, fit­ness, art, and nutrition to facil­i­tate well­ness and learn­ing.

An example may be found in the PLAY DAYS that they host through­out the year at local city parks and pub­lic venues. You may have seen them, for example, on BeltLine fun days. This photo, courtesy of the ACP Website, is from a PLAY DAY held at Inman Middle School.

Their activities are very diverse and include such personal favorites as Dragon Goal. (More about that below).

Currently ACP is in the process of launch­ing a multi-functional recre­ation and com­mu­nity activ­ity space for kids and adults to PLAY, learn, and social­ize.  Named Con­tactPoint, Druid Hills, it will host daily activ­i­ties and pro­vide a vari­ety of cus­tom classes empha­siz­ing sports, fit­ness, arts, and nutri­tional education. Con­tact­Point, Druid Hills is located at DHUMC 1200 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta GA 30306

About Dragon Goal
I love watching kids playing Dragon Goal. You may have seen it pop up at various neighborhood events. Portable Dragon Goal micro-fields, invented in Italy a few years ago, cre­ate more oppor­tu­ni­ties to play soc­cer, while also providing great ben­e­fits for the play­ers. It engages kids and adults to play Flash Goal, a fast-paced game that strengthens the abil­ity to con­trol and pass the ball quickly while con­stantly antic­i­pat­ing the oppo­nent team’s reactions. Here’s a YouTube clip of Dragon Goal in action.

For more information about Atlanta Contact Point, click here.

For more information about YEAH! BURGER and their Menu, click here.

Stephen Cohen is Voice Editor