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Monday Staff Volunteering Recap with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children

Thu, 2012-08-23 15:00 -- cmurphy

On Monday, August 20, our Atlanta Points of Light staff volunteered with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC).  FODAC collects donations of medical equipment and supplies to repair, clean, and match to people with injuries or disabilities who are having trouble accessing this equipment.

We arrived and went on a tour of the extensive building, where they work on repairing wheelchairs and mobilized scooters, store wheelchair parts and assorted medical supplies in a large warehouse and run an extensive goodwill.  What a great organization giving back to the Atlanta community and worldwide.

Points of Light Staff Partake in Summer Volunteering

Thu, 2012-08-09 08:00 -- cmurphy

Hammers and rakes and gloves! Oh My! Yes, these were just a few of the tools that Points of Light employees sorted, labeled, and painted on July, 25, 2012, when we volunteered to help with the Atlanta Community Toolbank. Upon entering the toolbank, Points of Light staff received a brief orientation and tour of the warehouse from the Atlanta Community Toolbank’s Master Tool Librarian C.J. Clark. From this orientation, staff members learned about how the toolbank is impacting the surrounding community with its tool loan system.

Addressing Medical Needs in Rural Ghana with Blue-Med Africa

Thu, 2012-07-26 08:00 -- cmurphy
Today's guest post is written by Laura, a second year pre-med student from the UK. During the summer of 2012 she chose to volunteer with Blue-Med Africa in Ghana, and volunteered on several medical projects while out there. She writes for Degree Jungle, a resource for college students. Across the world, billions of people suffer from health inequalities that lead to untimely and unreasonable deaths. In the developing world health care is not accessible for many, and the basic living standards needed in order to fight off diseases can also not be achieved. During the summer of 2012 I chose to broaden my view of health care across the world by spending a month in Ghana.

Friday Volunteer News Round Up!

Fri, 2012-07-20 08:00 -- cmurphy

We made it to Friday! We hope you have a great start to the weekend.  Have you been following along with our CEO Michelle Nunn's trip across country? Read her latest blog post about her visit in Columbus and Cincinnati. We will continue to post more stories from the trip on the blog. 

This past Wednesday was Nelson Mandela's birthday- read CNN's article below on how people are inspired by him still. Please comment below to share what Nelson Mandela means to you.

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