Hands On Birmingham

1/27/12 Setting up to work from Rec. Center in Centerpoint this weekend.
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(from the website)

About Hands On Birmingham

Hands On Birmingham (HOB) is a valuable resource to
nonprofit agencies, schools, and neighborhood
associations as well as ANYONE looking for a place
to serve. HOB is a Birmingham-based nonprofit
organization that makes it easy for busy people to
volunteer. The majority of Hands On Birmingham’s
service opportunities are held after traditional
business hours or on the weekends. Established in
1998, Hands On Birmingham is a member of Hands On
Network. Hands On Network is currently made up of
58 national and international volunteer organizations.

Our Story

Hands On Birmingham, Inc. is an Alabama not-for-profit
corporation committed to providing flexible, hands-on
volunteer opportunities for individuals whose work and
life challenges prohibit their active involvement in
traditional volunteer programs. HOB is a tax-exempt
organization founded in August 1998 by a group of young
professionals who believe that the keys to strengthening
the Birmingham community are:

• Serving others

• Meeting the needs of the less fortunate

• Creating a large, diverse force of volunteers

• Developing citizen leaders to assume a more prominent
role in the volunteer community

• Solving existing problems rather than merely complaining
about them Hands On Birmingham has a three-prong strategy
for encouraging volunteerism in Birmingham: (1) emailing a
volunteer calendar containing a description of worthwhile,
hands-on projects for working adults, families, and
corporations that mostly occur after conventional work hours
and on weekends; (2) involve corporations in
employer-sponsored, team-building group volunteer projects;
and (3) sponsor an annual Hands On Birmingham Days to bring
together thousands of volunteers from all over Birmingham in
a day of service to others.

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SEE also Hands-on St. Clair County
http://www.freewebs.com/handsonstclair/