November 2013 FREE EAST COBBERTake One! 7th Annual Joy Evilsizor PET GUIDE Director, Humane Society of Cobb County PAGES 16 - 23 with her husband and #1 volunteer, Gail HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PAGE 32-35 | Community Calendar PAGE 24 | Gobble Jog PAGE 63 East Cobb Teachers of the Year Honored PAGE 6 | Veterans Day Celebrations PAGE 36 THIS ISSUE EAST COBBER P.O. 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Well, this month, like every edition, the Director of the Humane Society of Cobb EAST COBBER features a brave band of people making a County and her number one volunteer better life for others right here in East Cobb, right now. In this (and husband), Gail, to grace our front edition, you can read about the East Cobb Teachers of the cover. The Humane Society of Cobb Year (page 6), leaders from different faiths coming together for County (HSCC) is an independent, non- a special ecumenical celebration (page 8), and the “Friends” group (page 12) —to name just a few East Cobb “pilgrims”. profit, 501(c)(3) humane animal welfare We also share some photos from two special events held here charity founded in 1957. They are a no-kill in East Cobb: the first annual Public Safety Celebration (page shelter serving Cobb County and the sur- 54) and the Pope High School’s Foundation Fundraiser (page rounding area. 62). All of these East Cobbers spotlighted are our modern- day Pilgrims. Many, if As the director of HSCC since 1998, not most, have been Joy has been promoting responsible transplanted to this area pet ownership, encouraging people to and are determined to choose their pets from shelters, recruiting help build a better world volunteers for assistance in shelter opera- right here in East Cobb. Sharing their stories is tions, and foster care. She works with my way to give thanks Cobb County Animal Control saving ani- for their earnest efforts mals (cats, dogs, hamsters and the occa- to better our East Cobb sional bird, too) from being euthanized. community. Joy is also busy partnering with veterinar- I hope you will consider ians and local businesses for medical the EAST COBBER your s Cynthia with Sgt. Gardner and Detective O’Neal at the first annual Public Safety services, funding, in-kind donations and Thanksgiving table. This Celebration Dinner which honored the publication unearths officers and staff of East Cobb’s Precinct IV. sponsorships. the riches of East Cobb Joy’s “better half”, Gail, can be seen County and shares the harvest of stories with you. Every month at local festivals manning their booth I hope you’ll sit down with an EAST COBBER and feast on the information and ideas contained in this publication, take time to raise awareness about the Humane to appreciate the many blessings bestowed on East Cobb and Society’s programs, coordinating fundrais- share your good times with your neighbors, family, and friends. ers for the nonprofit and helping “when- Remember, you are always welcome to “break bread” with us ever needed . which is pretty much year-round. everyday!” says Gail. Happy Thanksgiving! Join the conversation! East Cobbers Joy and Gail have What do you want to lived in the Weatherstone subdivision read about in the EAST COBBER? since 1990. Tell us at For more information on the Humane Cynthia M. Rozzo facebook.com/ Society of Cobb County visit Founder l Publisher EastCobber [email protected] www.humanecobb.com. 4 November 2013 EAST COBBER www.eastcobber.com East Cobb Teachers of the Year Honored at Chamber’s Give Our Schools A Hand Ceremony The Teacher of the Year program is designed to spotlight those dedicated to educating and changing the lives of our young people. Each year, one talented and special person is selected to be a school’s Teacher of the Year. The Cobb County and Marietta City District Teachers of the Year placed their handprints in the Teacher Walk of Honor on the Marietta Square October 2. A pep rally on October 29 kicked off the annual Give Our Schools a Hand (GOSH) week at the Roswell Street Baptist Church. This is the 25th year that the Cobb Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the GOSH special event. A salute to education in Cobb County, GOSH week brought educators, students, parents, businesses and the community together to honor education. Here are the teachers of the year from the public schools located in East Cobb County: Susie Blunk Melody Stout Tasha Roberts-Hefner SLP 8th Grade Math 3rd Grade Addison Elementary School Hightower Trail Middle School Powers Ferry Elementary School Teresa White Annette Simpson Tracie Bucy Media Specialist Gifted Kindergarten Bells Ferry Elementary School Keheley Elementary School Rocky Mount Elementary School Tovah Martin Laurie Peterson Lynda Bernard Special Ed AVID/PATH EIP Blackwell Elementary School Kell High School Sedalia Park Elementary School William Dryden Elizabeth Glass Lindsey Drew Art Kindergarten 4th Grade Brumby Elementary School Kincaid Elementary School Shallowford Falls Elementary School Rita Mohrmann Cathy Zingler Emilie Rose ESOL Special Ed 7th Grade Science Daniell Middle School Lassiter High School Simpson Middle School Joan Muzyka Krissie Albertson Jennifer Bradley 3rd Grade 8th Grade Math 2nd Inclusion Davis Elementary Mabry Middle School Sope Creek Elementary School Carole Bronzino Tiffany Benincosa Denise Danielson Art Special Ed, Language Arts Science Dickerson Middle School McCleskey Middle School Sprayberry High School Joyce Kemper Mary Ann Farah Rachel Rountree Special Ed, MID Kindergarten 1st Grade Dodgen Middle School Mountain View Elementary School Timber Ridge Elementary School Margo King Mariko Shaw Jennifer Dino 7th Grade Science 1st Grade Special Ed East Cobb Middle School Mt. Bethel Elementary School Tritt Elementary School Kelli Casey Kelly Thornton Joymichelle Green 3rd Grade 4th grade English Eastside Elementary School Murdock Elementary School Walton High School Diane Cordova Lisa Gagnon April Greenfield 5th Grade 5th Grade ESOL/Honors Brit Lit Eastvalley Elementary School Nicholson Elementary School Wheeler High School Jonathan Bayer Nena Greene Gifted English Garrison Mill Elementary School Pope High School I East Cobb 6 November 2013 EAST COBBER www.eastcobber.com [email protected] FREE LESSON AND INTERVIEW 770-565-7177 East Cobb location: 1518 Blackwell Rd - Marietta 30066 www.silvapiano.com www.eastcobber.com EAST COBBER November 2013 7 9th Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration Brings Cobb County Faiths Together Congregations of 8 Faiths Come Together at Temple Kol Emeth November 21 Cobb County’s community award-winning annu- represent Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Unitarian Universalism, al Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration returns to and three branches of Christianity. Marietta’s Temple Kol Emeth for a ninth consecutive “The Thanksgiving Ecumenical Celebration has year. A mix of inspiring words and music sprinkled with become an annual touchstone for people who would humor, this event kicks off the Thanksgiving holiday sea- rather understand and relate to their neighbors of dif- son by giving people of all faiths the opportunity to come ferent faiths, instead of having those people and their together and understand better the ways in which we faiths delivered to them by stereotypes and sound bites,” are the same instead of focusing on our differences. according to Thanksgiving Ecumenical Celebration The Thanksgiving Ecumenical Celebration takes committee chair Hal Schlenger.