Kincaid Elementary 9/11 Days of Service

Normally held in October, and previously a one-day event, Hands On Atlanta Day will now be known as the 9/11 Days of Service presented by Hands On Atlanta and will be held annually Sept. 8 to 11.

Hands On Atlanta selected more than 100 project sites for this year’s event, including Northeast Cobb’s .

Community and school volunteers, in conjunction with employees from IBM, a Partner in Education with Kincaid, set about planting trees, painting curbs and spreading fresh pine straw for the beautification of the school property.

Kim Cook-Boyd, an IBM employee and the Kincaid project coordinator the past four years, did her part for the school’s cleanup day, along with approximately 30 other IBM employees.

“IBM is very dedicated to providing support and learning opportunities to the students at Kincaid. We host two engineering camps each year and also give students the opportunity to visit the IBM campus on career day,” Cook-Boyd said.

Volunteer Dawn Bornstein, a member of the Kincaid PTA and former student at the school, enjoyed spending time with other PTA and faculty members as they merrily spread pine straw around the property.

“It’s just wonderful to see all the people that showed up today to help out the school,” Bornstein said. “We’re very proud of our school, and it feels like we’re one big family here.”

The city of Atlanta, in cooperation with several nonprofit organizations and major corporations, will help provide community service opportunities to more than 15,000 volunteers, as well as create youth-oriented 9/11 educational and service events.

Further activities will include panel discussions with noteworthy corporations and nonprofits regarding their first-response work in time of disaster, as well as a volunteer service guide circulated by means of the .

For further information about the 9/11 Days of Service, or to start your own volunteer project, check out the volunteer service guide.