2019 Atlanta Meal Pack for 9/11 Day: PROJECT SUPPORT

Wednesday September 11 From 12:00 PM - 6:30 PM and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Downtown)

Hands On Atlanta was selected to support the 9/11 Day of Service for a HUGE 300,000 meal pack project at the College Football Hall of Fame! Atlanta is one of 8 cities being activated, with a total goal of 3,000,000 meals and 12,000+ volunteers. Hands On Atlanta is leading efforts on the ground with operations and logistics, and are in need of task leaders to help pull it off. Tasks will include: Running the registration table, meal pack table captains, heavy lifters to move boxes back and forth, runners, etc.

West Atlanta Watershed Alliance 2nd Service Saturdays

Saturday September 14 From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Southwest Atlanta)

This program facilitated provides the opportunity for youth 10 years and older to participate in meaningful activities encouraging conservation, stewardship and experiential learning on the second Saturday of every month (excluding January and July). Volunteer tasks include trail building and maintenance, Invasive Plant Eradication, Habitat Restoration and other activities needed to manage the facility and grounds of this unique urban resource!

Open Hand Meal Delivery

Saturday September 14 From 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Lindbergh)

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. Open Hand prepares, packages, and delivers 5,000 nutritionally-appropriate meals a day, six days a week with the support of volunteers. 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.

Leadership Conference Volunteers

Wednesday September 11 - Saturday September 14th, Various Shifts From 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Duluth)

The 5 proven Outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Health Relationships, Strong Sense of Self, Positive Values, Challenge Seeking, and Community Problem Solving. Spend a day coming together with Girl Scout Volunteers at our 6th Annual Volunteer Leadership Conference! This team requires a friendly and helpful attitude. Setup volunteers will help us get prepped and ready for this awesome event. Event volunteers will act as session monitors and greeters/ushers throughout the day - help with speakers and hand-outs in workshop sessions, assist in games and prize area and assist attendees in navigating the Infinite Energy Center throughout the day.

Margie’s House Monthly Giveaway

Saturday, September 14, 2019 From 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Fairburn)

Margie’s House mission is to bring food and assistance to the communities around South Fulton. Join us in our monthly food distribution! Food sorters will be responsible for removing food off trucks as well as organizing, sorting, and packing food in bags. Volunteers will ensure the quality of the food, provide the quantity of food to each client as instructed and break down the boxes in which the food was delivered. Other jobs that may be required include taking out trash, assist clients with carrying food to their transportation, set up, break down and clean up.