Students make big impact on TEAM Buzz Day 2007
Photo by Ben Keyserling/STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
Buzz helps out by trimming shrubs during the English Avenue Neighborhood Cleanup project.
TEAM Buzz held their annual fall volunteer event, called TEAM Buzz Day, on Saturday, Oct. 27, giving hundreds of Tech students the opportunity to get involved with a wide variety of volunteer projects and to give back to the community.
"We had around 1,200 student volunteers, and we had 300 alumni volunteers," said Jeremy Atcheson, a third-year Building Construction major and TEAM Buzz public relations director.
TEAM Buzz (the TEAM is short for Tech Enhancing Atlanta Metropolitan) was started in 1997. This year, volunteers could take part in over 30 projects at sites like the Atlanta Fulton Public Library, Chastain Park, Cobb Children's Theatre and the Grant Park Conservancy.
Atcheson emphasized the importance of students donating their time in events such as TEAM Buzz.
"It's really important for students to be involved in the community and where they live, and [projects like TEAM Buzz] also bring recognition to the school," Atcheson said.
The annual event draws sponsorships from companies like Chick-Fil-A, Coca-Cola, Waffle House and the Tech Alumni Association.
Planning for next year's TEAM Buzz Day will begin later this month. For more information, visit www.teambuzz.org.
