Athens Community Involvement

Thank you to all who helped this year with our Movers for Mutts® campaign. We especially want to extend our appreciation to Boulevard Veterinarians and PetsPlus, Inc for their participation in being a collection site for people to donate items. All donations went to the Athens Humane Society located on Mitchell Bridge Road in Athens, GA. We greatly appreciate everyone's support and generosity in caring for these animals.  

It is that time of year again for our MOVERS FOR MOMS® campaign.  We will be collecting an assortment of items to support an organization called Walking with Moms in Need. This organization helps provide essential items for mothers in need when caring for their newborn babies. Being a mother is an amazing blessing, but also has many challenges; especially in the beginning. There are so many women that don't have a support system, or the financial means, to help with the basic essentials needed to care for a newborn baby. Walking with Moms in Need connects with these mothers and walks with them during this joyous, and stressful, occasion. This year we are accepting donations to prepare gift baskets to include a diaper bag, baby wipes, a blanket, a teething toy, and a sanitary kit for the mom.  If you are interested in donating to this cause, please contact our office and speak with Pam McNair. We greatly appreciate any and all support that is given to help these mothers in need.  

This year we have prepared a baby registry list through Amazon.  If you would like to support mothers in need in the Athens community, please click on the link below.  All items can be shipped directly to our office.  We will be collecting items through May 9th, so that we can deliver all the donations to Walking With Moms In Need in time for Mother's Day.  

https://app.bitly.com/Bp2idTNeQjv/home 

Our Truckload of Warmth® campaign has just wrapped up, and we are truly thankful for everyone that was able to donate new or gently used coats. Because of your generosity, we'll be able to deliver these coats to people that are in most need. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is proud of the support given from the community; and we are grateful for the opportunity to give back. Thank you again to everyone who was able to support the campaign.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is proud to partner with Project Safe to help people in our community get a new start in their life. Project Safe is a 501c3 non profit organization working to end domestic violence through prevention and educational programs, crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children, and advocacy/ systems change work in our community. Founded in Athens, GA first as a network of safe houses, and later as a confidentially located emergency shelter and hotline, Project Safe has expanded over the years to better meet the needs of those seeking to put the pain and horror of abuse behind them.

Toys for Tots which is hosted by the JCs and Marines where they collect donated toys for children who are less fortunate in order to make their holidays more cheerful. Every holiday season we work with Toys for Tots in picking up toys from the various drop off locations throughout Athens. 

Books for Keeps™(opens in a new window) is a non-profit organization that delivers books to Athens community schools. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® donates our trucks to deliver the books to each school location.  Please consider donating books to help the kids in our community.  Books will be delivered in April this year. 

Fighting Hunger, One Move at a Time

Move for Hunger provides people with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. In doing so, we can eliminate food waste during the relocation process. Why is that important? Because 33 million Americans move every single year. If we recovered just 1 pound of food from each of them, we’d be able to provide 27.5 million meals to people all across the country. Move For Hunger works with more than 1,000 transportation companies that provide free services to recover and transport food donations to food banks and pantries across the U.S. and Canada. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK had the amazing opportunity to volunteer services and a truck to help transport freshly picked corn from a farm in Watkinsville to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.  This year we were able to help harvest and transport nearly 3000 lbs of corn for people in need.  We have been truly blessed to participate with Move for Hunger and look forward to serving with them again in the future.  If you are interested in helping Move For Hunger, visit their website and see how you can help people in need.

Walking with Moms in Need is a local organization that works with moms in need through Catholic parishes. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, they can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and they can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women. For more information about Walking with Moms in Need, please visit their website at  www.walkingwithmoms.com.  

If you would like to support Walking with Moms in Need, please scan the QR code. This will lead you to a baby registry with a list of items they need this year.  The items will ship directly to the local TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® office in Athens, GA.  TWO MEN AND A TRUCK will be delivering all the items just before Mother's Day. Thank you to all who are able to support this organization.

We have been very blessed with the opportunity to sponsor many different events at multiple senior living communities around the Athens area. One of our core values here at TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is THE GRANDMA RULE® which is to treat each customer as if they were your grandmother. We owe the senior community so much for all they have shared and accomplished in their life, and the wisdom they provide for younger generations today. It is truly a blessing to share in these social events and provide an opportunity for fun and interaction with such wonderful people. We currently provide bingo and crafts at the following senior living communities: Arbor Terrace, Mulberry Grove, The Landing, and Council on Aging. If you live in any of these communities, come join the fun and win a prize.