While the ACA is primarily an educational organization, we do have a few community service events including the blood drive and adopt-a-street program. Of course, many of our members peform a wide variety of charity work outside the ACA.

Upcoming community service events from our calendar:

Blood Drive

About every eight weeks, the ACA has a blood drive at The Blood & Tissue Center of Central Texas on 4300 North Lamar Boulevard [Map]. Each drive is on a Saturday at 10am. See our calendar for a complete list of scheduled donation times.

If you are interesting in participating see their FAQ and make sure you are eligible to donate. Feel free to drop by for moral support even if you aren't eligible.

Keep Austin Beautiful

The ACA is proud to participate in the Keep Austin Beautiful Adopt-A-Street program. The program allows organizations to contribute to the community by keeping litter down on Austin streets in exchange for a KAB sign, bearing the organization's name. Our sign proclaim a bit of Burnet road (between West Anderson Lane and Ohlen Road) for the Atheist Community of Austin.

We generally meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11am for a group outing to pick up trash and help the greater community. See our calendar for specific dates and times. On pick-up days, volunteers should meet at the Jack-in-the-Box on the Northeast corner of Burnet and Anderson [Map]. The effort lasts about an hour and the group goes out for a meal afterwards. Bags and gloves will be provided.

Photos from our 2007 pick-up activities appear in our scrapbook pages.

Former board Member Joe Zamecki originally set up our participation in early 2007. Shelley Roberts is now coordinating the monthly effort, should you need to contact her about it.