Saturday, October 15 was a beautiful autumn day: Clear, breezy, and 80 degrees. Perfect for spending time outside. Over 350 Athenians did just that by volunteering at the Rivers Alive event. Community groups, families, and college students met at Dudley Park for breakfast, and then they were off for a morning of community service. Picking …
Read more »I’m sure many of you remember the Athens, GA Half Marathon last October. Streets were blocked, crazy people were running way too many miles way too early in the morning for seemingly no reason, and there were a TON of people complaining about the “hill.” Admittedly, I was one of those crazy people. But after …
Read more »“Its all fun and games until someone loses an eye.” Had a crazy day on Friday. I was in charge of revamping the Community Connection poster for the Athens Volunteer Fair. The tri-fold poster was falling apart. So, not only did I have to use my amazing creative abilities to design a new poster, I …
Read more »I am 4 weeks into my internship at Community Connection and I am already seeing the importance of agency collaboration. In August, I met with the Holiday Charity Coalition which is a group of different agencies that give toys to kids at Christmas time. It was a scorching 100 degrees outside, but it was jingle …
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