Happy Holidays! WAWA invites you to celebrate our 2010 accomplishments, learn about upcoming events, and fellowship with neighbors, WAWA volunteers, and other friends of the Outdoor Activity Center (OAC) at the: 2010 WAWA/OAC Holiday Open House WHEN: Thursday, December 16, 2010 6:30 – 9:00 pm WHERE: Atlanta...
Read MoreWAWA's Director of Environmental Education, Darryl Haddock will be interviewed by Kali-Ahset on WRFG Radio on Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 pm during a one hour show that will focus on "Black Environmentalism." Specifically, the topics to be covered include environmental stewardship and activism in the...
Read MoreWAWA's work with English Avenue residents to identify and eliminate environmental hazards in the Proctor Creek Watershed were highlighted on Fox 5 Atlanta after U.S. EPA and Department of Justice officials were led on an environmental justice tour of environmentally impacted neighborhoods in West Atlanta...
Read MoreTop officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC will visit West Atlanta neighborhoods as a part of an Environmental Justice tour this Friday, December 3rd. Tour leaders include WAWA's Director of Environmental Education, Darryl Haddock, WAWA Board Chair, Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, and Tony...
Read MoreWAWA is joining an A-list crowd of other community-based organizations and non-profit partners to co-host EnvisionATL on Tuesday, December 7th. EnvisionATL is open to anyone interested in helping build an aspirational and shared vision for a more sustainable Atlanta. Based on the World Café conversation model,...
Read MoreAtlanta Mayor Kasim and the City of Atlanta Division of Sustainability recently released the 2010 City of Atlanta Sustainability Plan to chart a course for efforts to make Atlanta one of the top 10 sustainable cities in the United States. The plan lists sustainability goals in the...
Read MoreWAWA and Park Pride kicked of the Outdoor Activity Center (OAC) Park Visioning process earlier this month. The eight-month process will include community engagement in monthly Steering Committee meetings, design workshops, and public Meetings to help develop a new Master Plan for the use of the...
Read MoreWAWA and community volunteers completed a series of four "Hands on the OAC" Service Days to prepare the Outdoor Activity Center for the Winter. These days included: the fall kick-off (October 2), a primarily teen-focused project held in collaboration with Hands on Atlanta's 20th Anniversary...
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