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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 

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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!

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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!

Paint needed at the Shelter!

AAHS has been so very fortunate in the past few months to have lots of supplies donated to help give the shelter a makeover! Inside, we've had our common area, one bedroom, and all of the hallways painted. Outside we've had a mural painted on the side of a shed and we've had a great new green space turned into a garden.  We've also had new couches and other items donated to spruce up to shelter.

In order to finish up our "makeover", we need several more gallons of paint. We have five offices and five resident bedrooms or bathrooms that will need to be painted over the next six months. If you're interested in donating specifically to help provide paint, please let us know.

If you've got questions, please email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org or call 706-354-0423. Checks can be written to Athens Area Homeless Shelter, with "shelter paint" on the memo line, or if you're interested in purchasing paint for us, call the shelter and we will provide you with the paint information.

Thanks so much for helping AAHS make our shelter a home for our residents!