TeamWorks! - Hands On Atlanta

The HOA Mothership has big plans for April! No foolin'

SPRING FOR SERVICE — Hands On Atlanta Join us as we share easy and fun ways to support our essential work, sign up to serve at one (of hundreds) of our volunteer opportunities, read inspirational volunteer stories, and more!

Sadly, as you can imagine, TeamWorks! continues to be 'on pause' until such time that the world can safely return to in-person, social volunteering. But please don't let that stop you from "Making a Difference" in whatever way you feel comfortable during this pandemic! Why not run a search at the mothership Hands On Atlanta site and sign up for something today? https://www.handsonatlanta.org/

Hands On Atlanta At Hands On Atlanta, we connect volunteers to nonprofit organizations and schools in need, and engage socially responsible companies to help make a difference in our community.

We hope the next 365 days are filled with joy and selfies!

#2021

Merry Christmas! We love you all!
Hopefully we’ll be able to recreate a photo like this one day soon.

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your day is everything you need/want it to be!

We say “thank you” today and always, to all of our brave veterans. Happy Veterans Day! #1111

Hope you’re all Happy, Safe, Sound!

We (STILL) miss you!

Looks like our old buddies at Atlanta Community ToolBank are having a virtual version of their annual Halloween fundraiser in just a few days. Check it out here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/atlanta-community-toolbank-inc/2020-virtual-special-events/hallowed-hammers-ales

Hallowed Hammers & Ales by Atlanta ToolBank Our premier event has gone hallowed! It's gone virtual and has decided to move itself to October! And what better way to celebrate in October than a spooky Hallowed Ha...

If it snuck up on you (oops!), don't worry: you have all week to join in this year.

Hands On Atlanta Week is here! With 200+ in-person and virtual projects and events to do something good, what will you do? https://mailchi.mp/handsonatlanta/hoaw2020-service-guide-563060

If you were signed up for this Saturday's Kickoff then you should have already received a note with the bad news: the HOA Mothership has declared that TeamWorks will be going on pause for the rest of 2020 due to the pandemic. It's a bummer, but it's the right thing to do. Watch this space though, as chances are we will attempt another 'virtual' round soon.

In the meantime, we encourage you to participate in the annual Hands On Atlanta Week, happening from 10/3 - 10/10, 2020. Follow this link for more info and to sign up: https://www.handsonatlanta.org/week

HANDS ON ATLANTA WEEK — Hands On Atlanta ATLANTA’S WEEK OF UNITY

We are so excited, sign up for our first ever virtual round is full!

We can't wait to see you guys on Saturday, even if it is through a computer screen. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback Kickoff picture from 2016 as we prepare for our first virtual kickoff! ...I bet our group picture will be a little different. 😉

This next round of TeamWorks is going to be very cozy... We’ve heard some of your concerns and we agree, we miss our TeamWorks family.

Soo... Our first ever VIRTUAL TeamWorks! Round kicks off on August 1!

We have some projects that will allow us to SAFELY “make a friend, make a difference” in our community.

Since this is virtual, signing up on the Hands on Atlanta site is more important than ever because that’s our only way of knowing who will be participating this round.

We hope to see you soon! @ Atlanta, Georgia

We miss creating new memories with our TeamWorks friends, but we hope to change that soon #🙃 #🤫 #😉 (more on that in the coming days).. in the meantime, please stay safe!

Want to support , but not sure how? Here's a great list of resources including links, books, movies, businesses, videos, places to donate, templates, and more to explore. https://bit.ly/3hJ6u3c

BLM Resources If you have any pertinent information that I have missed that should be added or one of the links is not working, feel free to reach me by email ([email protected]) as this is a resource for everyone to use

Are you starved to get back out there and volunteer? Then here's an opportunity just for you!

In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Breakthrough Atlanta, LaAmistad, Inc., and Horizons, Hands On Atlanta will load 2,000 five-day meal packs onto refrigerated trucks and distribute meal packs to families at various distribution points. Learn more and sign up!

Hands On Atlanta/Atlanta Community Food Bank COVID-19 Food Distribution Vol Description: This volunteer will support with food insecurity in the Atlanta community. With many recent updates and changes due to COVID-19 multiple individuals and families are not able to work; or may not have access to the food initiatives they typically access. Hands On Atlanta will be operatin...

Atlanta, we hear you.

Thousands of you have taken to the streets to peacefully protest. Thank you. Thank you for leading, for standing up and for saying enough is enough. We hear you and we march with you in solidarity, advocating for racial justice and the end to violence against the Black community. More simply put, we believe black lives matter.

https://www.handsonatlanta.org/blog/atlanta-we-hear-you

Atlanta, we hear you. — Hands On Atlanta Thousands of you have taken to the streets to peacefully protest. Thank you. Thank you for leading, for standing up and for saying enough is enough. We hear you and we march with you in solidarity, advocating for racial justice and to end the brutality and violence against the Black community. More

Ah, dang it, today should have been the third kickoff of 2020 and right now we would have been sharing a meal near HOA HQ and getting to know one another. : ( Fear not, TeamWorks will return when things are safe. In the meantime, please consider volunteering on your own (or with friends 6 feet apart!) if a project catches your eye:
https://volunteer.handsonatlanta.org/search?sort_c=&sort_o=&opportunity_id=&page=1

HandsOn Atlanta | Volunteer Opportunities Search Results

From us to you!!!

Hi, all. Andy McMillan here. Just wanted to post -- with firsthand knowledge from this afternoon -- and say that if you're missing volunteering, the HOA & APS food distribution events feel just like a TeamWorks project. Minus some of the social aspects, of course, since everyone is masked and bagging groceries 6 feet apart. I went ahead and signed up again for next Friday afternoon at the Phoenix / Crim High School location. If you'd like to see a familiar (masked) face, come out and join me!

[**I acknowledge that I'm in the unique position of living and teleworking alone however, and am risking no one's health but my own. Stay safe, everyone.**]

https://volunteer.handsonatlanta.org/opportunity/a0C1H00001c6JrSUAU

Hands On Atlanta/Atlanta Community Food Bank COVID-19 Food Packing Vol Description: COVID-19 Food Packing Volunteers will support ensuring Atlanta students and families get access to nutritious food while school has moved to “e-learning.” Additionally, many worker’s hours have been reduced, making it harder for families to put food on the table. For the foreseeab...

Still a great way to give back during these challenging times!

Thank a metro Atlanta Health Care Provider at GradyHealth, Northside Hospital Healthcare System, Piedmont Health and/or Wellstar Health System by participating in this - fun for the whole family - letter writing activity. https://bit.ly/2JV5Gsl

What is everyone doing to pass the time?!?

Please share, since most of our routines have changed!

Due to current public health concerns surrounding COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus), we will NOT have the second round of TeamWorks (no kickoff on March 14 nor will we officially attend any projects as a group).

Everyone’s health and safety are important to us, so we encourage you to take care of yourselves by following guidelines from the CDC, local officials and other credible resources.

With that being said, Hands on Atlanta partners (and other non-profits) will likely still need help, so you can continue to volunteer for opportunities in whatever ways you feel comfortable.

We hope to see you soon!

How we spent LEAP DAY 2020!
Thanks to everyone who donated their time and energy into making the first round awesome! Let’s do it all over again, starting March 14? We hope to see you all as we kick off another fun round.

Hey all! For those of you who are planning on going to our our fundraising event next week, we learned today that they have permanently closed Hudson Grille Brookhaven. However, Hudson Grille has been kind enough to relocate our fundraiser to the Sandy Springs location. We home that despite the change you are still able to join us!

March is HERE! Here are some days we’re looking forward to this month:

2. National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day)
8. International Women’s Day • 11. March Event (Fundraiser) • 14. Round Two Kickoff17. St. Patrick’s Day • 19. Spring Begins • 21. Opening Project

28. Project Two

What does one do with an “extra” day? Our closing project for the round is TOMORROW! We hope so see many of you as we wrap our first round of 2020. TeamWorks swag (t-shirts) will be available when we also announce the winning team.

Us: just waiting for tomorrow’s project! Hope everyone is ready to get their hands dirty tomorrow with . Weather forecast looks clear, so there’s that!

We hope everyone has a great Friday. Idea: let’s do project and lunch tomorrow!

Change of plans!
Have dinner with us at Lucky's Brew and Burger in Brookhaven!
305 Brookhaven Ave Suite 1250

Hey guys! Our outing tonight has been changed! Come hang out with us at Lucky's Burger & Brew Brookhaven! It's 77¢ wing night!!

See ya there!!

Our first mixer of the year is almost here! The mixer is this Thursday, February 13. Details are in your email, on our Facebook event AND in our events GroupMe. We hope to see you there!

Now that we have a break in the stormy weather, bring on project 2! Who’s joining us?!

Opening project tomorrow! Be sure to sign up NOW!

Bring: energy and a willingness to do the squat pose (if necessary)

What a start to 2020! We’re excited to get things started with our first project this weekend!

Feels like it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other! But, the countdown to kickoff is ON! We have some TeamWorks enhancements we’ll implement at kickoff this Saturday (Jan 25), so we to see you Saturday. Please be sure to let us know you’re coming, but going to the HOA’s site and signing up.

TeamWorks! - Hands On Atlanta updated their business hours.

Happy MLK Day!

Happy New Year!

As a note, TeamWorks Winter Round kickoff is January 25. In the meantime, enjoy some of these images from past rounds!

#2020