Trying to pick your favorite Hands On Atlanta Day volunteer project is like trying to pick your favorite King of Pops flavor... You're leaning towards Chocolate Sea Salt because duh, Chocolate Sea Salt, but that Raspberry Lime is so dang refreshing!

We get it. It's tough. So, to help make it a little easier on you, we hand selected our Top 10 (11 actually, we tossed in a bonus at the end) Hands On Atlanta Day volunteer projects that you can sign up for right now! There's a little bit of something for everyone - get dirty, work with kids, volunteer your creative skills, and more! 

1. TREES ATLANTA  
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, Thomasville Heights

We're looking for 40 more volunteers will pull nuisance weeds, control invasive plants and protect native trees and plants along the trail.

2. INCOMMUNITY (ROCKDALE CARES) 
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, CONYERS

There are 50 positions left open for volunteers to help with pressure washing, moving gravel and landscaping.

3. HANDS ON ATLANTA DISCOVERY
OCT. 6: 9:45AM -12:00PM, METRO ATLANTA

The Hands On Atlanta Discovery program is a Saturday morning tutoring program that offers one-on-one and small group enrichment activities for at-risk children. We are looking for volunteers across multiple schools to lead activities and help with reading and math skills for students in kindergarten through 5th grades. Click the button below to view a list of all the schools and locations!

4. KABOOM! PLAYGROUND BUILD WITH WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, METRO ATLANTA
 
8 more volunteers are needed to help with yard clean up, playground building, mulch distribution and cooking.
*All volunteers must complete a background check and sign a confidentiality agreement in order to serve.

5. FRANK L. STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, VINE CITY

We’re looking for 30 more volunteers to help assemble & stock the food pantry, assemble holiday hygiene kits and landscape the campus.

6. PEOPLE TV
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, METRO ATLANTA

25 more volunteers are needed to help repaint hallways and green room, packing + labeling tapes, clean and organize and shred documents.

7. CHASTAIN HORSE PARK
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, CHASTAIN PARK

We're looking for 50 more volunteers to help remove invasive plants, sweep & clean out barns, sand and repaint existing trail manipulatives and clean jump poles.

8. KIRKWOOD NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION - CLAY CEMETARY
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, KIRKWOOD
 
We're looking for 25 more volunteers will clean and maintain the historic Clay Cemetery. Tasks are based on current needs and may include weeding, spreading mulch, cutting grass and cleaning headstones.

9. REDEEM COMMUNITY OUTREACH
OCT. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, NW ATLANTA
 
There are still 65 volunteers positions available to help spread mulch in the fruit orchard, and community garden and cut the grass.

10. CRAWFORD LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION
Oct. 6: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, METRO ATLANTA
 
20 more volunteers is all it takes to beautify the schools by painting, building picnic tables and benches, beautification, and building a dry erase board.