EVENTS & RECOGNITIONS
2022 Spring Fling Walker County
Partnering with Good360 to distribute toys, bedding, kitchen items, bags, shoes, and baby goods to help bridge the needs gap of Helping Hands families in Northwest Georgia. Amazing volunteers from Ridgeland High School and LaFayette High School. Impacting more than 400 families in the community.
2022 Dougherty County School District Celebration
Recognizing the efforts of student leaders and school faculty/staff in 19 schools throughout the district and honoring Superintendent Kenneth Dyer with the Kids Helping Kids Champion Award 2022. Key note speaker Deputy State Superintendent Bronwyn Ragan-Martin.
2021 Miracle on Garden Walk
Golden tickets giving over $100,000 worth of toys, kitchen, bedding, baby shoes, bags make the Holidays special for families in Clayton County, in partnership with Good360, Riverdale Elementary School and the Clayton Co. School District. Student helpers from Drew High School's football team and ROTC, along with Riverdale High School's FFA, gave a helping hand.
2020-2021 Outstanding Partner of the Year, Doughterty Co. School District
2021 Recognition from Dougherty County School District awarding Helping Hands Ending Hunger the Outstanding Partner of the Year
2021 Senator Jeff Mullis Georgia Senate Resolution 147 Presentation
Recognizing and commending the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of Helping Hands Ending Hunger INC. for addressing food insecurity and childhood hunger in the state of Georgia.
2020 Senator Jeff Mullis Georgia Senate 992 Resolution Presentation
Recognizing Helping Hands Ending Hunger for its efforts on behalf of food insecure children and families in Georgia, which positively impact the educational performance and health of participating children, foster social and emotional learning for students, improve school climates, and build sustainable community-driven solutions that address the challenges of food insecurity and school food waste.
2021 Remedium Life Science of GA durable goods distribution
A partnership with Remedium Life Science of Georgia insures families in need have basic necessities for productive lives. Products include bedding, kitchen items, clothing, shoes, medical supplies, fitness/exercise equipment, baby goods, toys, educational programming supplies, and other specialty items.
2019 Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk/Run
The Hunger Walk Run raises funds and awareness for hunger relief through a sponsored 5K event every spring. Valuable food credit with the Atlanta Community Food Bank is earned by participating Helping Hands chapters.
Scholarship Awards
The Helping Hands Ending Hunger Scholarship benefits honor graduates participating in the Helping Hands program in Georgia.
2019 "Whisper of the Garden" Fundraiser
Hearkening back to the "heyday" of the Victorian Era to help end childhood hunger.