Archive for the ‘Volunteers’ Category
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Summer Food Program Underway…
ACCA’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program made its second summer food delivery this week delivering two bags full of lunches and snacks to each GRG child. This program is helping fill the gap during the summer months while area students are getting meals from the school. How can you or your […]
Senior Corps Week – Outstanding Volunteers at Winding Hollow, Senior Companions
Dolores Waller, Senior Companion, sits between two of her clients at Winding Hollow The Senior Companions at Winding Hollow in Winder, GA and their clients are our final Outstanding Volunteers to celebrate Senior Corps Week!! These women are lively, active, and fun – serving 20-30 hours each week with other […]
Senior Corps Week – Outstanding Volunteer Dorothy Brown, Foster Grandparent
Mrs. Brown works one on one with academically struggling students. She also reads with a student twice a week for 30 minutes. At the beginning of the school year, this particular student was a behavior problem. After working with Mrs. Brown throughout the school year, the student is calmer, has […]
Senior Corps Week – Outstanding Volunteer Maxine Love, Foster Grandparent
Ms. Love has been a valuable asset to our classroom. She has evolved into so much more than a volunteer! She goes beyond that with the love and how interactive she is with the children. She reads, plays, talks, and laughs with them. We call her “Grandma Love.” She has […]
Senior Corps Week – Outstanding Volunteer Howard Benson, RSVP
Howard is what I would consider an “all-star” volunteer. Howard has been a volunteer for Winder HDM since July of 2009 and has been an excellent addition to this program. Howard is the kind of person that can make you smile just by spending a few minutes with him. Howard […]
ACCA’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program is Excited to Announce A Summer Meal Program
Through a partnership with the Northeast Georgia Food Bank, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) will provide much needed assistance with meals during the summer months when the grandchildren are not receiving free/reduced lunches and breakfasts through their local schools. Our program will provide a bag of food, which includes six meals […]
Railroad Days: Athens Transportation Celebration held SATURDAY!!!
It may not be a working depot anymore, but there was plenty of transportation rolling into the Athens Community Council on Aging at the 18th Annual Railroad Days on Saturday, March 10. Check out photos here of the event. The agency hosted the family-oriented event as a nod to its […]
Senior Leadership Academy starts tomorrow…
And we still have a couple of open seats left for the exciting series. The Senior Leadership Academy is a community awareness program designed to develop informed, motivated, and committed, retired and semi-retired persons in the greater Athens area. Each class is uniquely structured based on topic (such as Business, […]
MLK Jr. Day of Service is huge success!!!
Athens Community Council on Aging was a host site for the MLK Jr. Day of Service. A huge thanks goes out to the staff from Jason’s Deli, UGA Service Ambassadors, Dr. David Burle and his team from the UGA Horticulture Department, L.E.A.D. Athens participants, Shannon Wilder from UGA, and local […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2012 – Registration Open!
For more information, please visit http://handsonnega.org/athensmlk
