Athens, Ga Photographer Richard Hamm – Editorial, Corporate, Portrait, Weddings
Some people across the country do a pretty cool thing on MLK day instead of sitting around in sweat pants watching the Price is Right and actually give back to the community. For the past three years, I’ve had the pleasure to document this.
This year in Athens there were over 40 different volunteer opportunities, most of which had a good number of participants. Activities ranged from urban beautification to fixing bikes for a local non-profit. I tried to bounce around and show the large numbers of people and the variety of ways they gave back.
Muaz Ibrahim, left, and David Rose repair a bike together at Bike Athens during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Henry Siebentritt, from left, Patrick Humphreys, Laura Ramirez-Phillips and Amanda Ramirez-Phillips plant flowers with the school's colors in front of Clarke Central High School during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
A group of volunteers clean up the yard around the Athens Children First office during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
David Rose works on a bike at Bike Athens during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
India Bolds cleans toys at Children First during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
A group of volunteers assemble and recycle bike parts for Bike Athens during the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service in Athens, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
