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Atheists Have an Impact By Erik T., June, 2009 On May 30, six members of CAA joined the HandsOn Charlotte “Big Project” at Lincoln Heights Elementary School in Charlotte. This was the second month we’ve participated in the large group project that HandsOn Charlotte hosts on a monthly basis, and a great step forward in our group mission to put a positive face on atheism and have an impact on the community. The most recent Big Project served to bring community members together to revitalize the landscaping around Lincoln Heights Elementary and fix up the teachers lounge. The Charlotte Observer estimated approximately 75 people attended this event, but the six CAA members were the largest single group participating, which has been the case for both HandsOn Charlotte projects we’ve attended. After proclaiming himself the King of Mulch before the project began, Jason certainly had his work ahead of him. Along with the rest of the volunteers, CAA members wielded a flurry of shovels, rakes, and hedge shears and fixed up the landscape into something the students and teachers could be proud of. Of course, a sunny May morning of hard work up builds up an appetite, so at the end of the project the CAA group retired to Thomas Street Tavern in the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood for lunch and frosty cold beverages. If you’d like to participate in future service projects, the monthly group project is posted in the Events section of the CAA website. You’ll simply need to register as a member HandsOn Charlotte at www.handsoncharlotte.org and sign up there. In addition, at least a dozen CAA members have attended the orientation session HandsOn Charlotte requires to participate in smaller projects, which are also listed on their website. If any of them interest you, maybe you can get a group of CAA members to join you in them as well! | |
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