Activities
70+ trash cleaning activities organized since 2020
11 miles (18 km), ~6 hours
28 volunteers
1125 lbs trash removed
Update: the same cleanup a year later (but with motorboat assistance) removed over 3000 lbs!
Annle Lin PaddleClean Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 20221016.movWater Warriors - ongoing partnership
Participating in Sweep the Hooch, paddle cleanups, helping track pollution in waterways etc.
Annually every September
More than 40 students and parents participated in the cleanup at West Bank Park in 2022.
We organized 13 fundraising activities in 2022 and 2023
Some of the highlights were:
Third Saturday of May every year
We participate in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides 5k Walk every year and have raised ~$2000 for CFF. In 2023 First Step was a 65 Roses Champion team, raising over $1000 for CFF!
Thanksgiving to Christmas, 2020 - 2022
We organize two to four days of bell ringing every holiday season and have raised ~$5,000 for The Salvation Army.
Other Volunteer Activities
Many members participated in other volunteer opportunities, including World Changers, True Love Summer Camp, Tree Atlanta, local food banks, and online tutoring on various subjects. All group activities are chronologically recorded below. Click to see more details for each individual event.
Trash cleanup and Easter egg hunt team building at Sims Lake Park
Performance at senior center
Trash cleanup at Johns Creek High School
Volunteered at Flying into the Future event at Chattahoochee Nature Center
Sponsored the Have A Great Summer charity event for homeless children
MLK Day community service
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank
Cleaned up trash at Ocee Park
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank
Holiday performance at Cai Hong Senior Center
Great job everyone! We raised $3934.36 over 4 days!
Setup, cleanup, referee, and judge for a lego competition
Volunteered at CarePointe food pantry
Volunteered at Chattahoochee Nature Center event
Volunteered at Chattahoochee Nature Center
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank in Stone Mountain
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank in Marietta
Volunteered at Humanity First Food bank
Cleaned up trash in various locations after Halloween
Volunteered at Chattahoochee Nature Center
Volunteered at Humanity First Food Bank
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank in Marietta
Trash cleanup at Mount Bethel Elementary School
Trash cleanup at Autrey Mill Middle School
Trash cleanup at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Thank you and great job everyone who came to Shore Sweep 2023!
Volunteered at the pollinator garden in Island Ford Park
Yard sale fundraiser at Seven Oaks neighborhood
Volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank in Marietta
Helped with habitat restoration at Chattahoochee Nature Center
08/06/2023
Team meeting at River Glen pool
Back to school trash cleanup at 3 different schools
Cleaned up trash in 3 locations across GA
Water Warriors youth program team building at Murphy Candler Park
Water Warriors paddling team building at Ford Island Park
Volunteered at CarePointe Food Pantry
Cleaned up trash at Cave Road, Atlanta, GA
Volunteered at Ford Island Park CRNRA Pollinator Garden
Volunteered at CarePointe Food Pantry
Cleaned up trash at Newtown Park
Cleaned up trash at Autrey Mill Middle School
05/20/2023: 65 Roses Champion Team!
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides 5k Walk
Great job First Step Team! We again doubled the numbers from last year: both in donations (over $1000 this year) and attendance (more than 80 students and parents)!
Volunteered at CarePointe Food Pantry
Earth Day Challenge 2023
2023 Shine A Light Awards
Thanks to everyone who went to Sweep the Hooch this year!
Cleaned up trash at Webb Bridge Park
Volunteered at MedShare
Cleaned up trash in Johns Creek and Atlanta
Campus cleanup at Dolvin Elementary and North Atlanta High
Fundraising for the Salvation Army at Perimeter Mall Dillard's
12/03 and 12/10/2022
Fundraising for Salvation Army homeless shelters
CRK River Rendezvous
11/17/2022
Volunteered at a food drive
Labor Day Outing (09/05/2022)
Team building - rafting and zip lining
Thank you everyone who came and/or donated to the 2022 CFF 5k Walk! We are so happy that everyone is back together in person this year!
Cleaned up trash at Bald Ridge Marina at Lake Lanier for 1 hour
Team Building: Boating and Tubing on Lake Allatoona
Cleaned up trash in Suwanee
Cleaned up trash in Atlanta
Picked up trash on Tybee Island, GA
Fundraising on Riverfront Street, Savannah, GA for the Salvation Army
Cleaned up trash in Johns Creek
Cleaned up trash on Cumberland Island, GA
Cleaned up trash in Johns Creek
Team building activity at Country Club of the South Recreation Center (potluck dinner and fireworks)
Cleaned up trash in Suwanee, and on Skidaway Island, GAÂ
Bake sale fundraiser
Fundraiser preparation (baking)Â
Wills Park, Shine-a-light awards ceremony + garbage clean up
Team building event at Don White Memorial Park and Azalea Park
Zoom meeting with team
Together as a team, we have walked more than 60 miles and raised $460 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Thank you all for your donations and your continued support!
Cleaned up trash in Shorty Howell Park
Cleaned up trash + team building at West Bank Park
Cleaned up trash in Suwanee
Cleaned up trash in Suwanee
Earth Day Challenge - Cleaned up trash in Atlanta, Suwanee, and Cumming
Presentation at Sino-USA Next Gen Foundation via Zoom
