More than 1400 volunteers participated in the 10th Annual Hands On Thomas County Day on October 19, making it the largest volunteer event ever in Thomas County. With more than 60 project sites to choose from, everyone – big, small, young and old – had a chance to make a positive impact in our community.
In just one morning of service, citizens of Thomas County united to donate a whopping 5600+ volunteer hours to local non-profits and community agencies including Second Harvest, Birdsong Nature Center, Dancing Cloud Farm Horse Rescue, Habitat for Humanity, Halcyon Home, Hands & Hearts for Horses, Keep Thomas County Beautiful, Lives Without Limits, Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary, Nepenthic Society, Red Cross, Rosehaven, Safe Haven, Thomasville Community Resource Center, Thomas Grady Service Center, Thomasville Landmarks, The Treehouse, Vashti and more.
The day culminated in a celebration luncheon at Cherokee Lake Park with music, games, face painting by Girl Scout Troop 40483, a blood drive with the OneBlood Mobile, a disc golf exhibition by Red Hills Disc Golf, delicious bbq lunch from Granddaddy’s, fellowship, fun, and of course, birthday cake in honor of HOTC’s 10th anniversary!
Thank you to all the non-profit agencies, volunteers and sponsors who made hotc day possible. It was a great day of fellowship and hard work on behalf of the community. We are very proud Thomas County! Thanks for making our 10th anniversary so special.
We’ll be posting photos as we get them…
Prof. Rich Curtis giving a facelift to the playground mural at Thomasville Community Resource Center.
Painting at Thomasville Community Resource Center
Downtown cleanup.
Thomas University athletes at Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary.
Archbold volunteers sprucing up The Treehouse.
Big group of volunteers at Hands & Hearts for Horses.
Mmmm, birthday cake.
Commercial Bank at Thomasville Community Resource Center
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Cleaning stalls at Hands & Hearts for Horses
The new playground at Hands & Hearts for Horses
Hands & Hearts for Horses
Some of the hundreds of cards made for Red Cross Mail for Heroes
Girls Scouts face paint at Celebration Luncheon
Humane Society
Humane Society
Humane Society love.
Girl Power at Recycle Center.
Composting at Recycle Center.
Archbold volunteers at Safe Haven
Volunteers at Safe Haven yard sale
Brookwood at Humane Society
Puppy love.
Brightening up the TCRC mural.
Volunteers paint at TCRC
Panoramic of TCRC mural.
TCRC Mural
First Missionary Baptist Church and Troupe at Thomasville Landmarks
HOTC Day shirts
Merit students help clean up with KTCB
Merit students at the River Cleanup
Ochlocknee River cleanup
TCMS Merit – community beautification
TCMS Merit working with city agencies
TCMS Merit students.
TCMS Merit Students
TCMS Merit
Lots of pine straw!
TCMS Merit
TCMS Merit students working near the Big Oak Tree
TCMS Merit Students at celebration luncheon.
sewing comfort pillows for delivery to Archbold
Sewing volunteer
Sewing 4 Service
JSL at Sewing 4 Service
Volunteers made 60 comfort pillows for breast cancer patients
Comfort pillows made by HOTC Day volunteers ready for delivery to Archbold
Volunteers from Lanigan & Associates paint for Thomasville Landmarks.
Puppy love.
HOTC Founder Alston Watt cuts the first slice of 10th anniversary cake.
