Because of the Covid-19 outbreak Open Hand has cancelled all in house volunteer activities. We are in touch with them and will reschedule this popular community service event at a later date.
If you still wish to help them out, they are looking for volunteers to deliver meals three days a week. These opportunities are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays according to their last email. You can go to their website for further details.
Please join us at Open Hand Atlanta on Saturday May 2 as we prepare and package meals for people with critical illnesses, the disabled, and the homebound elderly. We did this a group last year ago and it was a most excellent day!!
There are currently 14 slots available to the club and hopefully they will fill up fast. Please register at as soon as possible at http://vhub.at/oh-atlphc. (Please register on the APHC website as well so we can send you any additional information that may come up about the event.) Lets have a large turn out and demonstrate how Parrot Heads are committed to giving back to our community.
Open Hand is one of the largest community-based providers of home-delivered meals and nutrition services in the United States. Open Hand prepares, packs and delivers over 6,000 healthy meals each day throughout metro-Atlanta for those who might otherwise go without.
Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care, which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life.
At Open Hand, people from all walks of life come together to touch the lives of thousands of others who are not as fortunate. And our volunteers have a lot of fun in the process—due in part to our wonderful food service and distribution staff that, along with other remarkable volunteers, make them feel as though they are always among friends.
Please read carefully over the dress code requirements listed at the bottom.
Volunteers need to arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled shift for check in and to attend orientation.
- Address: Open Hand Atlanta -181 Armour Drive Atlanta GA 30324
**Due to limited parking, carpooling is recommended for ease and convenience.
- All participants must register before arriving to Open Hand. If volunteers do not register before arrival, it can cause significant time delays (up to an hour) to the start of your group’s volunteer shift.
- Use this link to register: http://vhub.at/oh-atlphc
- Any minors will need to have their confirmation sheets signed by a parent/guardian and brought with them when they arrive to volunteer at Open Hand.
Tentative Agenda:
- 12:45pm: Arrive & Check In
- 12:55pm-1:05pm: Orientation/Training
- 1:05pm-1:15pm: Get kitchen ready: put on hairnets & aprons
- 1:10pm-4:00pm: Pack meals!
- 4:00pm: Finish packing
- 4:00pm-4:10pm: Check out & take group photo
Dress Code Requirements:
**Because we are regulated by the FDA, unfortunately, there are no exceptions to these rules. If volunteers are not dressed properly, they cannot volunteer in our kitchen.
- Tennis shoes or nonslip/slip resistant shoes are required.
- Absolutely no jewelry of any kind. This includes but is not limited to rings, bracelets, watches, step-trackers, necklaces, earrings, gauges, cartilage, nose, and permanent piercings.
- Long pants are required.
- No sleeveless shirts or tank stops. A short sleeved t-shirt is fine.
- No headphones, ear buds, or Bluetooth earpieces may be worn.
Ways to increase your impact!
If you would like to make an even greater impact while they are volunteering check out these 2 options:
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Donations – Open Hand relies on monetary donations from individuals, organizations, and corporations to cover the cost of meals and the funding of all the programs that benefit our clients. As you think of other ways you can support Open Hand beyond volunteering your time, please consider making a donation as an individual or group. DONATE TO OPEN HAND
- If you have any questions or would like to make a gift, please contact Susie Hubbard, Donor Relations Manager, at (404) 419-1109 or shubbard@openhandatlanta.org.
- Wishlist: These are items that will be immediately put to use to ensure that we can serve as many clients as well as possible. Access by clicking here.
If you have any questions about the event, please email us at service@atlantaparrotheadclub.org.
