With presenting sponsor GE Energy, Hands On Atlanta Day has grown to be one of the largest days of volunteerism in the country, mobilizing more than 10,000 volunteers in service projects throughout metro-Atlanta. Hands On Atlanta Day volunteers will renovate public schools, take part in environmental projects, make much needed repairs to seniors’ homes, and so much more.
The English Avenue’s Hands on Atlanta Day project will consist of closing open and vacant properties located along popular walking routes taken by students attending Kennedy Middle School and Washington High School, clearing the sidewalks and cutting back overgrown lots at least 4 feet from the side walk for the same aforementioned corridors, as well as creating a community garden.
The projects will be implemented with the help of Air Tran Airways, WSB TV, Mayor’s Office of Weed and Seed, Atlanta Police Department – Weed and Seed/Zone 1, Raising Expectations, Community Improvement Association, ECO-Action, Morehouse College – Bonner Office of Community Service, Communities In Schools, Kennedy Middle School, Fulton County Superior Court's Drug Court.
Who: Hands On Atlanta, Air Tran Airways, Atlanta Police Department – Weed and Seed/Zone 1, English Avenue Neighborhood Association, English Avenue Coalition Partners: Atlanta Police Department, Mayor’s Office of Weed and Seed, Raising Expectations, New Life Covenant Church, ECO-Action, Community Improvement Association, Fulton County Health Department, Morehouse College- Bonner Office of Community Service, Capacity Builders, Inc. City Reality, Fulton County Superior Court’s Drug Court, Communities In School, Kennedy Middle School.
When: Saturday, October 3rd 9am – 12:30pm
Where: Kick off at 781 Wheeler Street Ste. 11, Atlanta, GA 30318. Clean-up efforts along James P. Brawley and Griffin Street, between North Avenue and Joseph E. Boone.
Why: The residents and stakeholders of the English Avenue neighborhood are eager to build on the strengths of the neighborhood and engage partners in transformation of their community. Join us as we focus on clearing the right-a-ways along the popular walking routes of children attending Kennedy Middle School and Washington High School. The project scope will also include closing open and vacant properties located along those routes as they are used as havens for illicit activities.
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