9th Annual Hands On Athens April 4th-6th, 2008 Project Weekend Is a Success!!! Note: Please review our annual photo report. Two homes are still in progress and photos will be posted once work is complete. Although the weather held us back on Saturday, the ninth annual Hands On Athens marked another successful weekend. We would like to thank the 200 plus volunteers who came out and worked on our 12 project homes in the historic Hancock Corridor, East Athens, and Newtown neighborhoods Despite the weather, we repaired roofs; we repaired and rebuilt porches; we landscaped and built walkways; we built porch and stair railings; we replaced over 100 light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs and made other energy efficient improvements; we made electrical repairs; we added gutters; we repaired bouncy floors; we replaced siding; we replaced windows; we replaced doors; we cleaned up yards; we repaired and replaced rotted wood; and we scraped, primed, and painted and painted and painted. All in one weekend! Hands On Athens would not be possible without the generosity of our volunteers and sponsors. Below is a list of the agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals that contributed their time and energy to Hands On Athens 2008. Thank you all!

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Home Depot has awarded Hands On Athens $3,000!  The Team Depot program has distributed a CommUnity grant to Hands On Athens 2008 for supplies and materials.  The program is very thankful for Home Depot's support.

Hands On Athens is pleased to announce that the Wells Fargo Foundation on behalf of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage has awarded $5,000 to the program!  HOA is honored to have Wells Fargo’s continued support

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Steering Committee Partners

A-CC Human & Economic Development

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity

Athens Housing Authority

Athens Land Trust

Casper & the Cookies

D S I Construction Group, Inc.

East Athens Development Corporation

Hancock Community Development Corporation

jb|rs architecture design planning

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful

Kiwanis Club of Athens

UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government

UGA College of Environment & Design

UGA Fanning Institute

UGA Horticulture

UGA Office of University Architects

UGA Student Historic Preservation Organization

WBKZ 880 AM Radio

Project Home Sponsors & Weekend Partners

These businesses and organizations adopted homes, provided house
captains and volunteers, and provided services for our homeowners
throughout the weekend.

Apex Painting & Decorating
Athens Academy
Athens Area Habitat for Humanity
Athens Land Trust
August Construction, LLC
Bona Fide Construction and Renovation
Bone Dry Roofing
Custom Gutters and Vinyl
Dennis Mason, Contractor and Builder
Drane Wilkinson
D S I Construction Group, Inc.
George Wright, Contractor and Builder
Home Depot
Home Works of America, Inc.
Keep A-CC Beautiful
Mister Sparky
Tosh Lickliter, Experienced Carpenter
UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government
UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences and Cooperative Extension
UGA Fanning Institute
UGA Horticulture
UGA Student Historic Preservation Organization

Hands On Athens Program Sponsors

These organizations, businesses and individuals support the
program through cash and in-kind donations.
A-CC Human & Economic Development
Armstrong & Dobbs
Athens Housing Authority
Athens Academy
August Construction, LLC
Clarke Paint & Supply
Curtis & O'Hara Foundation
Home Depot
Home Works of America, Inc.
Dev and Gene Weeks
REM
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Hands On Athens Contributors

These businesses donated food and beverages for our volunteers.

Athens-Oconee Junior Women’s League
Coca-Cola Athens Sales Center
Earthfare
Five Points Deli & More
Krystal’s
Pepsi Bottling Group
Ingles Market, Inc.
Big City Bread
Marti's at Midday
Wal-Mart Super Center, Epps Bridge Pkwy.

Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Annual Corporate Sponsors

R.E.M.
Southern Broadcasting Companies
Athens Banner-Herald
Aurum Studios
Barber Creek Design
Georgia Power

Hands On Athens – Serve to Preserve