Dance! Eat and Drink! Raffle! Silent Auction!

Sound fun to you? Get your tickets today for Athens Area Homeless Shelter's
9th annual Harvest for the Homeless! 

Get ready to dance the night away to music by the Athens Swing Band; bid on great silent auction baskets from local retailers, entrepreneurs, and businesses; and don't forget to enter our raffle once or twice (or 10 times!) to win 52 gift certificates to area restaurants!

Event and Raffle tickets are available now at www.helpathenshomeless.org,
by calling 706-354-0423,
by emailing tickets@helpathenshomeless.org,
or by clicking the links right there to the right

We can't wait to spend the evening with you!

Harvest for the Homeless 2012!

Summer Newsletter 2012

Check out what's been going on at the shelter this summer and get the scoop on what we've got coming up this fall!

Open publication - Free publishing - More volunteer

Support AAHS and see Packway Handle at the same time!

Menchie's Percentage Night this Wednesday!

 

Don't forget to join us Wednesday night at Menchie's!

Cow Appreciation Day!

Thanks so much to this group of cows who brought free chick-fil-a to our residents on Chick-fil-a's Cow Appreciation Day!

What a unique way to donate to the shelter!

Save the Date for Harvest for the Homeless 2012!

for the 9th Annual Harvest for the Homeless

November 2, 2012

at the Classic Center

Join us for a cocktail party with hors d'oeuvre, live music, silent auction, and raffle

Mark your calendar today!

Donation Spotlight

We would like to say a huge thank you to the children's ministry at Whitehall Baptist Church! Through a VERY successful penny drive, the children of Whitehall Baptist were able to raise enough money to buy the shelter a new vacuum cleaner AND restock our laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, diapers, wipes, and pull ups! They also bought several new rugs for the shelter! 

We couldn't do what we do here without the support of the community, and it's amazing to see children at such a young age supporting our mission!  Thanks so much, Whitehall Children's Ministries!

Gardening fun!

As summer begins, we're so grateful to PLACE (promoting local agriculture and cultural experiences) for their willingness to work with our residents on planting, keeping up, and harvesting garden spaces on our properties! This week they came and weeded our beds and helped the kids plant herbs and beans! 

If you're interested in volunteering with this group, they'll be working at the shelter on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 and on Saturday mornings at 8:00. Feel free to email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org if you have other questions!

Summer Volunteering

We've got a great group this summer that is going to work with our children on improving our gardens and planting fresh vegetables for our residents. This group will be coming a couple of times a week throughout the summer to work in the garden. They haven't gotten their schedule worked out completely, but we would love to go ahead and find out who all is interested in volunteering with this program!

Saturday, May 12 will be the first work day. If  you're interested in participating, please email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org for more information. We would love to have you!

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Originally Posted in the Buckhead Patch

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Patch employees are active volunteers in our communities, stepping away from our laptops to give back during our Give 5 days. Our next volunteer day is May 10, and we decided to give more than our time this month. We're donating $3,000 to local charities.

• By Anna Varela
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• May 1, 2012

Patch Gives Back!

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Spring Newsletter

Open publication - Free publishing - More aahs

Check out last weekend's run/walk for home!  Thanks to everyone who supported AAHS and Athens Area Habitat for Humanity by coming out to the event!

21st Annual Silver & Archibald Run/Walk for Home 5K

POSTED ON APR 10, 2012 

Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicCheck out the photos from our 21^st Annual Silver & Archibald Run/Walk for Home 5K!

   

   

The race began at the Classic Center in downtown Athens on April 7, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. This benefited both the Athens Area Homeless Shelter and Athens Area Habitat for Humanity. We want to thank all of the runners and supporters during the 21^st Annual Silver & Archibald Run/Walk for Home 5K. It was a great success and it would not have been possible without you!

Original Blog Post found at:
Athens Area Habitat for Humanity - Athen's Habitat for Humanity's 21st Annual Silver & Archibald Run/Walk for Home 5K

21st Annual Silver & Archibald Run/Walk for Home 5k - April 7!

Chili Cook-Off to support Athens Area Homeless Shelter!

AAHS Update

March has been a great month for AAHS!

• We've had two residents move out into permanent housing!
• We've been able to pull up old carpet and put down laminate flooring in a resident room

•  Most of the shelter has a fresh coat of paint

• The common room has new couches

                                           

• Two new residents have moved in within the last week and we're screening residents for one more open room
• Elephant Ocean has finished their mural on our old shed

• We've had financial counselors from the UGA Aspire Clinic come to work with residents

What we need this month:

• Size 5 diapers - some of our new residents have little ones still in diapers!
• 30 gallon black trash bags

We couldn't have done any of this without our wonderful donors and volunteers! Thanks so much for all that you do!

Spotlight on Volunteering!

Our new garden space has gotten a pre-spring burst of color! Thanks to Justin and Jul Sexton, owners of Elephant Ocean Sustainable Art, an old shed has become a fun and creative mural which livens up the space!

Check out the process we've gotten to see over the last few weeks!

Support AAHS at the Stadion Classic at UGA!

Join UGA at the Stadion Classic April 30 - May 6, 2012!

Purchase a pass for yourself or a block for your company and support AAHS!

Print off the order form below, or visit http://www.stadionclassic.uga.edu/ 

to purchase tickets online.

Don't forget to select AAHS as your charity of choice if you purchase online!

Happy Valentine's Day from AAHS!

We hope your Valentine's Day was full of love!

Our residents made bracelets for their moms with Devotion Farms last week! Thanks for the Valentine's Day project!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow night at the 40 Watt for Spread the Love!

Beautifying our Surroundings

Thanks again to Junk South for their work in front of the shelter!  

We've now got a beautiful space that can be used to enlarge our gardens and for the kiddos to play!

Come by and check it out!