Check out this week’s Hot Projects that include awesome volunteer opportunities with Atlanta Science Festival, Reflections of Trinity Food Pantry, SWEEAC and more!
Hot Projects: Week of February 4
Hot Projects: Week of January 28
Sunshine, Smiles and Service: A recipe for impact for the 2019 MLK Day of Service
The masses were out in full force for another big day of impact for the 2019 MLK Day of Service. Numbers are still trickling in, but about 2,000 volunteers served at 32 projects across metro Atlanta. Backed by a huge turnout from all 20 of our corporate sponsors, volunteers rolled up their sleeves and worked on a diverse and impactful series of projects at our partner nonprofits and schools.
Sports and Social Justice: A look back at the 2019 Hands On Atlanta Signature Sunday Supper
Atlanta top muralists join forces on MLK Day
Ten Atlanta artists join forces to creating mural at Frederick Douglass High School on Atlanta’s westside during the King Holiday on Monday, January 21, 2019. Organized by Atlanta artist Charmaine Minniefield, the mural is sponsored by Spelman College for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with Hands On Atlanta.
Blue Heron receives Five Star grant for urban wetlands restoration
The Blue Heron Nature Preserve recently received a $30,000 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) for urban wetlands restoration. The total conservation impact of the grant will be $71,000 including Blue Heron’s restoration partnership contributions.
Serve your neighbor being affected by the shutdown
The Atlanta Community Food Bank is proactively working to support impacted federal employees and contractors. We may see many more in the coming days if this shutdown continues. If you or someone you know is met with the new challenge of putting food on the table during the shutdown, please visit our Government Shutdown relief page to find help.