MLK Days of Service
Kahiah Polidore
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
Events, ATL Community
Tim Adkins
Hands On Atlanta Week Makes Big Impact

For the 2023 edition of Hands On Atlanta Week, presented by Delta Air Lines, more than 2,500 volunteers supported over 50 nonprofits and schools at 250 projects! The focus for the week prioritized projects around our three strategic impact areas - Food Security, Educational Equity and Environmental Sustainability. Check out all the impact in this recap.

Tim Adkins
Thousands of volunteers pack 1.5 million meals ...

Over the course of just 2 days, close to 6,000 volunteers came together to pack almost 1.5 million meals that will be distributed here locally in Metro Atlanta. Hands On Atlanta was there with support staff volunteers to ensure the Million Meal Pack at State Farm Arena and the 9/11 Day of Remembrance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium hit their meal packing goals. Learn more about these fun and meaningful events and how you can get involved in our fight against food insecurity.

Events
Tim Adkins
Make the Assist | Help1 million meals get packed

The Atlanta Hawks are rallying the Atlanta community to pack more than 1 million meals for Georgia families facing food insecurity. The Million Meal Pack happens July 16 at State Farm Arena and we need about 200 Support Staff volunteers to help ensure the meals get packed so families get fed.

ATL Community, Events
Tim Adkins
Make a Difference with DECA

DECA is a nonprofit student association that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management, and they will be hosting their annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta in April. DECA is bringing 20,000 high school students to Atlanta for the event, and they need more than 1,000 VOLUNTEERS to participate as judges for career-related competitive events at the Georgia World Congress Center on April 24 and/or 25.

MLK Days of Service

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024

Check out these featured volunteer opportunities to help get involved with our MLK Days of Service and to do something good!

BEAUTIFICATION AND INVASIVE REMOVAL AT HISTORIC BAGLEY PARK

10:00am - 1:00pm

Join Friends of Bagley Park and Restore ATL to remove invasive species, and complete general landscaping task to improve the ecosystem of the park. Volunteers will work on creek restoration project be led by ReForest Atlanta. There will also be projects along the stream buffer to remove invasives. Tree mulching as well.

MLK Days of Service 2024 - Latin American Association Beautification

9:00Am - 1:30pm

Volunteers will support a series of beautification activities to improve the facilities used daily by clients and families of the Latin American Association building + property on Buford Highway.

Food Plus - Just1 BMG "Big Miller Grove Missionary Church

9:00am - 2:00pm

Help the pantry will give away prepackaged bags of food containing non-perishable items, vegetables, dairy products, and meat!

Looking for something else?

Hop on over to our volunteer portal, where you’ll find 200+ opportunities to volunteer for our MLK Days of Service, happening January 11-15, 2024.

Friday, Jan. 12, 2024

Check out these featured volunteer opportunities to help get involved with our MLK Days of Service and to do something good!

Reflections of Trinity Food Pantry Weekly Grocery Prep 2024  

10:00am - 4:00pm

Help prepare boxes of food, load and unload trucks, put away food on shelves and in freezers, and get their Food Bank ready for their weekly grocery distribution.

Distribution Prep - Stock Shelves, Pack Boxes, Unload Truck 

11:00Am - 3:00pm

Help unload grocery store deliveries, stock shelves and pack distribution boxes for families in the community.

Operation Clean Sweep (Moreland Ave) 

9:30am - 12:00pm

Assist with litter management, the collection of litter and debris within the city right -of -ways.

Looking for something else?

Hop on over to our volunteer portal, where you’ll find 200+ opportunities to volunteer for our MLK Days of Service, happening January 11-15, 2024.

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024

Check out these featured volunteer opportunities to help get involved with our MLK Days of Service and to do something good!

MLK 24 - Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia 

9:00am - 1:00pm

Volunteers will engage in a campus beautification event at the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia with breakfast and lunch provided! You will be creating new and beautiful entrances for the front and rear of the building. This includes adding native plants and new landscaping, tree care and many more exciting beautification projects.

SATISFEED! Feeding Families and Connecting Communities

8:15Am - 11:30am

Volunteers will create 60-70 pound bags of food (fresh and shelf stable) and distribute to families in need at this drive thru style pantry.

Food Pantry - Car Ambassador

9:30am - 11:00am

Come help distribute food box/bags to clients and carry and load their items into vehicles if needed.

Looking for something else?

Hop on over to our volunteer portal, where you’ll find 200+ opportunities to volunteer for our MLK Days of Service, happening January 11-15, 2024.

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

Check out these featured volunteer opportunities to help get involved with our MLK Days of Service and to do something good!

Grove Park/Proctor Creek Stewardship/Forest Restoration   

9:30am - 12:30pm

Volunteers help restore natural areas in parks and greenspaces. Jobs include working with hand tools such as clippers, pruning saws, trowels and shovels.

Five Points Farm (@Five Points MARTA) Community Garden - AgLanta Grows-A-Lot

10:00Am - 1:00pm

Head downtown to help one of Atlanta's most unique community gardens - the Five Points Farm - a member of the AgLanta Grows-A-Lot program. Volunteers help with weeding, planting, watering, harvesting and doing site beautification projects.

Drivers Needed - Complete Community Services Hours (8-10 Hour Shifts) 

6:00Pm - 11:55pm

Help SafeRide America save lives as a chase driver, and proactively prevent all types of impaired driving!

Looking for something else?

Hop on over to our volunteer portal, where you’ll find 200+ opportunities to volunteer for our MLK Days of Service, happening January 11-15, 2024.

Monday, Jan. 15, 2024

Check out these featured volunteer opportunities to help get involved with our MLK Days of Service and to do something good!

Keep Our Community Clean

10:00am - 1:00pm

Participate with us as we designante 2hrs of picking up debris alongside with other individuals who are committed and community-focused to making a difference.

Hawk Hollow Garden

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Volunteers will work at Hawk Hollow, a native plant garden. Activities include tasks such as weeding, planting, and mulching.

Community Marketplace Food Pantry 

10:00am - 3:00pm

The Community Marketplace provides food to families experiencing food disparities. Volunteers assist with the operation of our drive through/walk up pantry.

Looking for something else?

Hop on over to our volunteer portal, where you’ll find 200+ opportunities to volunteer for our MLK Days of Service, happening January 11-15, 2024.

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