Hot Projects: Week of Oct. 22
Girl Scouts STEM Expo
Saturday October 27 & Sunday October 28 Shifts All Day (Hapeville)
Experience one fun-filled, tech-tastic day! Girls of all ages will explore Science, Technology, and Engineering & Math (STEM) through fun and educational activities designed around STEM based themes with interactive exhibits, and workshops! We are expecting over 300 attendees ready for fun! Volunteers are needed to be registration helpers and greeters, program assistants and help with clean up.
Household Hazardous Waste Event in Johns Creek
Saturday November 10 From 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Johns Creek)
Keep North Fulton Beautiful is an environmental non-profit that provides education and conservation programs to the communities of Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. Our mission is to educate and activate our community in the beautification and conservation of our environment. Volunteer roles will include checking customers' registration and identification, directing traffic, and distributing snacks and water to other volunteers.
Food Forest Grow-and-Learn
Saturday November 10 From 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Lakewood)
Help grow the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill, the largest food forest in the U.S. This 7.1 acre site is located in the heart of one of Atlanta's largest food deserts. Food forest "grow and learns" are held monthly at this site. Grow and learn opportunities include: planting and caring for the orchard and community garden, composting, bees, invasive species removal, trail building and more! The food forest ranger and guest speakers will share lessons along the way.
Open Hand Meal Delivery
Saturday November 10 From 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (NW Atlanta)
Open Hand helps homebound seniors and others suffering from disability or chronic disease by providing Comprehensive Nutrition Care™(CNC), a combination of nutritious, home-delivered meals, and nutrition education. Volunteer drivers are a critical part of the service Open Hand provides to the community, since a majority of the organization’s clients are homebound. In fact, a volunteer driver is quite often the only person a client may see on any given day. Volunteers will pick-up meals, deliver meals to clients using their own vehicles and gas, and return the delivery list and delivery bags back to the Open Hand site.
Chomp and Stomp Welcome Center
Saturday November 3 From 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM (Cabbagetown)
Hands On Atlanta is partnering with the Chomp & Stomp, Cabbagetown's annual festival benefiting the neighborhood's parks, green spaces and community center! We need volunteers to staff two Welcome Centers over the course of the day. Proceeds from the Chomp and Stomp festival benefit the parks and public spaces in historic and diverse Cabbagetown, Atlanta’s first Landmark Historic District. The festival is 100% volunteer managed and run Volunteers will be working at welcome centers, which sell chili spoons (“ticket” to festival), tokens for beer and mixed drinks, and festival T-shirts.