Blog

This week’s community spotlight is Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB)! We sat down with Executive Director Stacee Farrell to get a better idea of who KACCB is and how and why you should volunteer with them!  Rivers Alive 2011 HandsOn: What does Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB) do? KACCB: We administer some of the community’s favorite programs that …

With today marking the first of October, we’re all more aware than ever of how quickly time flies and how easily things can sneak up on you. So, while it may seem early, we wanted to send everyone a reminder about Project Homeless Connect! Project Homeless Connect is a one-stop shop for free services to the …

This year, Mashable, 92 Street Y, the United Nations Foundation and Ericsson were joined by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.N. Development Programme to host the Social Good Summit, a 3-day conference focused on discovering innovative ways to use technology and social media to solve the world’s greatest problems and make the …

Our community spotlight for this week is Whatever It Takes, an initiative of Family Connection-Communities in Schools of Athens, Inc. We spoke with Lauren Medina all about the organization and why it’s such a wonderful place to work and volunteer! HandsOn:  What exactly does Whatever It Takes do? Medina: Whatever It Takes seeks to ensure …

In 1994, Congress made the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday an official day of service, thus MLK Day of Service was born. This day allows for people all across the United States to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through service! Since 2002, Athens-Clarke County has joined in this effort to create a better …

With the digital age in full-swing, it is more important than ever for businesses and organizations to be aware of their web presence. I’ve grown up in this age – from the very beginnings of Xanga, to Myspace, and now Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr – I’ve always just considered myself a natural at social media, …

The Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) has had an important presence in Athens since 1967 with the mission of promoting a lifetime of wellness through engagement, advocacy, education and support. We recently sat down with KaDee Holt, Director of Marketing and Communications for the ACCA to gain an even better idea of who the ACCA …

Each year, HandsOn Northeast Georgia in partnership with UGA’s Center for Leadership and Service, gather top nonprofits in the Athens-Clarke County community along with students, community members, and residents of ACC to promote organizations, recruit volunteers, and raise awareness for the needs here in Athens, GA.  This year was no different. This past Thursday, September …

Today, HandsOn NEGA and the Athens Community Council on Aging are hosting Athens’ first ever 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. 9/11 Day is an international non-profit movement to provide a positive way to forever remember and honor the victims of 9/11. Millions of people will be volunteering this September 11th as a way to use …

Not everyone feels handy enough to help with a Habitat for Humanity build site (although I hear that it’s great opportunity no matter your skill level!), not everyone wants to work with kids, and not everyone wants to get down and dirty working volunteering their time outside.  While I firmly believe that there’s a community …