From Oct 5 through Oct. 12, thousands of volunteers will gather across metro Atlanta to fight food insecurity, increase educational equity, support Hurricane Helene relief efforts and protect and preserve greenspaces for Hands On Atlanta Week – the city’s largest week of service.
After 35 years and over 1 million volunteers mobilized, Hands On Atlanta will focus this year’s efforts on marquee volunteer projects, including large scale meal packs to support students in partner Title 1 schools during the upcoming fall break – packing and distributing more than 5,000 meals.
The organizaiton will also host bike builds alongside Free Bikes for Kids, STEAM and social emotional learning programming through the Hands On Atlanta Discovery program, beautify Herbert Taylor Daniel Johnson Park with Park Pride, engage skills based volunteers to build websites for nonprofits at 48in48 and so much more.
Hands On Atlanta Week presenting sponsor, Delta Air Lines, will engage 150 employees for a meal pack that will support students across several Atlanta Public Schools.
“Hands On Atlanta Week is a culmination of events that fulfills many of Delta’s community engagement priorities as we share the same values of service. The Mega Meal Pack helps us meet the immediate needs of children in our hometown, and we are grateful to be in partnership with an organization that allows our employees to be on the frontline for change each year,” said Tad Hutcheson, Managing Director of Community Engagement at Delta Air Lines.
This year’s impact is focused on fighting food insecurity across metro Atlanta and features a kick-off event at Monday Night Garage on Friday, Oct. 4, hosted by Comedy and Conversations. The event will feature three fun and meaningful elements – connecting, learning and doing. There will be a panel with leaders from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Food Well Alliance and Usher Collier Elementary, a standup performance by NBC’s Last Comic Standing winner, Clayton English and a snack pack to benefit students in the Hands On Atlanta Discovery program.
“With everything our community has been through lately—whether it’s the devastation from Helene, the heated election season, or the growing feelings of isolation and loneliness—there’s never been a more important time to come together. Hands On Atlanta Week is the perfect way for Atlantans to connect through service and make a real impact. Whether you have five minutes or five days to service, or if you live in Midtown or Marietta, there is an opportunity for you to do something good for our neighbors in need,” said Jay Cranman, President and CEO of Hands On Atlanta.
To learn more about Hands On Atlanta Week or to sign up to volunteer or attend an event, visit www.handsonatlanta.org/week.
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