Delta Air Lines Volunteers Join KaBOOM! to Build Playground at Atlanta Mission

October 24,2014

via Close-Up Media

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CAP Member Delta Air Lines reported that more than 150 Delta volunteers joined KaBOOM! organizers to build a playground in one day at Atlanta Mission - My Sister's House, a shelter for homeless women and children in midtown Atlanta.

In its release, Delta said the event helped kick off the 25th anniversary year of Hands On Atlanta, a local organization that encourages volunteers to pitch in to help meet the pressing needs of the Atlanta community.

The build was Delta's first project with KaBOOM! in Atlanta. Delta said it has previously built two playgrounds with KaBOOM! in the Seattle area and one each in Los Angeles and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

"Delta is Atlanta's hometown airline, and Delta people are proud to come out on Hands On Atlanta Day to work alongside organizations that give back so much to the community like KaBOOM! and the Atlanta Mission," said Tad Hutcheson, vice president-Community Affairs for Delta. "This playground will bring more than 740 children who live at My Sister's House each year one step closer to having the childhood they deserve by providing a safe place to play and stay physically active."

KaBOOM! is a national non-profit dedicated to the goal of ensuring that all children, particularly get the balanced and active play they need to thrive.

Hands On Atlanta has mobilized more than 250,000 volunteers to more than 4,000 nonprofits and schools throughout the Greater Atlanta area.