{"42129":{"#nid":"42129","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TEAM Buzz Kicks Off Saturday","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETEAM Buzz takes to the streets of Atlanta to kick off Georgia Tech\u0027s 12th eponymously named annual community service day, from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Oct. 10. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENot just a show of Yellow Jacket spirit, the TEAM moniker is a representation of the organization\u0027s and the event\u0027s goals. An acronym for \u0022Tech Enhancing Atlanta Metropolitan,\u0022 TEAM Buzz has strived since 1997 \u0022to promote a sense of community and philanthropic spirit among the various groups and organizations at Georgia Tech through service to the Atlanta community,\u0022 according to the organization\u0027s Web site. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by a team of 16 dedicated students as well as the faculty advisor, President\u0027s Scholarship Program Associate Director Billie Pendleton-Parker, this year\u0027s volunteers will be welcomed at the Campanile by President Bud Peterson before they disperse to locations around the city.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENearly 40 service projects ensure that the students, faculty and staff members involved can spend a few hours working on a project they enjoy, all while serving the metro Atlanta area community. Options include walking dogs, cleaning up the environment, helping others reduce carbon emissions and interacting with Atlanta\u0027s youth. Currently more than 1,600 members of the Georgia Tech community have signed up to help out.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs in previous years, freebies are a treat for all those involved. Free breakfast, T-shirts and an afternoon Homecoming carnival, replete with pizza, cotton candy, popcorn, games and booths, await this year\u0027s volunteers. Other more subtle perks are also earned for time spent in service to others, as opportunities for personal growth and a path for unity within the Georgia Tech community may prove to be the most satisfying rewards.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA complete project list and volunteer sign-up form is available at the event Web site. Interested volunteers should sign up prior to Oct. 10.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"For its 12th year, TEAM Buzz volunteers will conduct nearly 40 community service projects throughout the Atlanta area.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech\u0027s community service project takes to the streets"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2009-10-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:15","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"42130":{"id":"42130","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech mascot Buzz helps to repair a fence.","body":null,"created":"1449174338","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:38","changed":"1475894378","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:38","alt":"Georgia Tech mascot Buzz helps to repair a fence.","file":{"fid":"190075","name":"tqz46940.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqz46940.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqz46940.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":266467,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqz46940.jpg?itok=xDJpMC5l"}}},"media_ids":["42130"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.teambuzz.org\/","title":"TEAM Buzz"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2624","name":"community service"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2625","name":"team buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Wheatley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExecutive Director, TEAM Buzz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mwheatley3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Michael Wheatley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Exxx-xxx-xxxx\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mwheatley3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}