Category: News

First ECCC On-Line AuctionElder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC,  is collecting items for our first Sizzler 5K On-Line Auction.  The auction will go live on Thursday, August 5 at noon and close at 10pm on August 9th.   If you have an item to donate, text a picture to Bonnie Kellogg at 850-509-5009, Read More

Elder Care Community Council is proud to host the ECCC SGI Sizzler 5K Race & One Mile Fun Run on Saturday, August 7th at Mango MIke’s on SGI.  Tickets for the race and walk are available on Eventbrite.  The One Mile Fun Run starts at 6:30 pm and the 5K Race at 7PM.  Over 40 Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County (ECCC) has provided almost 10,650 lunches in 2021 out of the Holy Family Senior Center in Apalachicola.  ECCC asks for your support now more than ever to sustain this important work of assuring that nutritious meals are available to those in need in our county.  The meals are Read More

Volunteers really do make a difference in the lives of seniors in Franklin County.  Bonnie Davis’ grandkids, Annaliese and Theo Hovda baked pound cakes for the senior lunch out of Holy Family Senior Center in Apalachicola.  One of the newest volunteers at Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC, is Nico Valenzuela, a 17-year Read More

SGI SIZZLER 5K RUN Saturday, August 7, 2021 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESElder Care Community Council of Franklin County, Inc. Ginormous Grouper – $1000+ Low Country Boil – $500+ Seafood Platter – $200+ Oysters are King – $100+ Crafty Crab – $50+An Apple a Day – $25+ Give–A-Ways such as discount coupons, Free Drink Cards, etc. (Great opportunity for Read More

Elder Care Community Council (ECCC) is  excited to announce the ECCC SGI Sizzler 5K Race & One Mile Run/Walk on August 7, 2021 on St. George Island.  It is the 24th year for the race tradition on St. George Island and ECCC is the organizer and beneficiary. The race was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 Read More

S.N.A.P. is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  If you need assistance to purchase food, you may be eligible for S.N.A.P. food assistance benefits.  Many of us have been financially impacted during the COVID-19 health crisis.  Some of us are working reduced hours, are unemployed, or retired on a limited income.  If your finances are tight, see Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC,  would like to invite you to celebrate Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 8, noon-2pm, with a drive-thru luncheon out of Holy Family Senior Center.  The Center is located at 203 Dr. Frederick Humphries Drive in Apalachicola.  The sponsors of this event to honor all the Mother’s are:  Harold Read More

The yard sale held on Thursday, May 6th from 4pm-7pm at the old AJ’s Restaurant location, corner of MLK Ave & 9th Street in Apalachicola, was a huge success raising almost $1,200 for ECCC.  The sale was a multi-family sponsored event with all precedes directly to Elder Care Community Council (ECCC) to continue the work Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC,  is gearing up for spring cleaning and planting of the gardens at the Holy Family Senior Center, 203 Dr. Frederick Humphries Drive in Apalachicola. Everyone is welcome to stop by the garden and stroll through anytime.  Blanket flower, porter weed, cone flowers, native milkweed, Passion flower, lavender, Read More