Hot Projects: Week of February 24
2020 U.S OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS CHEER ZONE
Friday, February 29 From 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
ATLANTA, let’s get HYPED! The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Atlanta and thanks to our pals at the Atlanta Track Club, Livable Buckhead has been selected to host an Official Cheer Station! Don’t miss your chance to see Olympic-level competition on the streets of Atlanta as the greatest distance runners in the country vie for spots on the Tokyo Team. Livable Buckhead will need a host of volunteers to cheer on the runners in the country during the marathon trials!
INCOMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM BEAUTIFICATION
Saturday, February 29 From 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Marietta)
InCommunity partners to enrich and sustain the lives of individuals who have developmental disabilities, their families, and their communities. Volunteers help us accomplish the tasks our staff cannot carry out and help connect our individuals with the greater community. Volunteers will be painting and creating an indoor garden that the individuals at the day program can use for horticultural therapy.
DISCOVERY PROGRAM @ CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Saturday, February 29 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Mableton)
The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a volunteer-led Saturday tutoring and enrichment program. The program reinforces weekday learning through academic assistance, educational games, field trips, service-learning projects, and other enrichment activities. Students are engaged in a variety of subjects depending on the needs of their particular schools. Our goal is to have a one-on-one volunteer to student ratio, allowing for individualized attention and the building of relationships between students and volunteers.
BREAKTHROUGH ATLANTA SUPER SATURDAYS VOLUNTEERS
Saturday, February 29 From 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM (N Atlanta)
Breakthrough Atlanta equips aspiring, economically-disadvantaged youth to become the first in their families to attend and graduate college. Our programs include a six-week summer school, as well as Saturday sessions throughout each school year that increase students' academic, social and college-readiness knowledge and skills. Caring and consistent volunteers are needed to provide group mentoring and academic enrichment to seventh through ninth grade students.
TEAMWORKS! KICKOFF
Saturday, March 14 From 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
Hands On Atlanta TeamWorks! is a program that betters metro-Atlanta through meaningful service projects. Kick-off is the first meeting of every round. It is an orientation - a chance for volunteers to meet, form teams, and learn about the projects planned for that round. We are switching up this round and adding a mini-service project that will benefit one of our nonprofit partners.