The Awesome Foundation- Atlanta awards June winner, Goodie Hack, $1,000 grant

ATLANTA - June 4, 2014 - PRLog -- ATLANTA- The Awesome Foundation’s Atlanta chapter has chosen their June grant recipient, Goodie Hack to help continue their community efforts. Goodie Hack brings technology buffs and non-buffs together for brainstorming and web/app development workshops. Their goal is to raise under-privileged communities’ basic need averages in terms of education, economic, health & wellness, safety and environmental issues worldwide up to their own countries’ national averages.

Justin Dawkins, Co- Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Goodie Hack, expressed his gratitude to the Awesome Foundation for providing his organization with such a great opportunity. “The Goodie Hack team is thankful and really excited about the Awesome Foundation's Grant and what it will allow us to do for the community.Goodie Hack is a labor of love so every bit of effort, minute of time given or dollar contributed counts tremendously.”

On Saturday, June 21, Goodie Hack will host their next Idea Hackathon, sponsored by Google Plus, to continue their efforts for the social good of under-served communities.

“We're really looking forward to June's Goodie Hack, because we know that with just a few hours we can provide real impact for Atlanta's communities, by Atlanta's communities,” Hawkins said.

Awesome Foundation Atlanta will host their monthly Awesome Hour on Wednesday, June 18 where Goodie Hack will be recognized and given the $1,000 grant to continue their cause.

"I love what they are doing at Goodie Hack.  Their grant application resonated with our group because several of us have technology backgrounds," said Yasmin Smith, a chapter trustee.

Since launching last April, Awesome Atlanta has awarded three monthly grants and is gearing up for their summer break.  The chapter’s funding cycle is every month except July and December.  The window for the August application window will open July 1^st.

Awesome Chapters around the world have collectively reached one million dollars in grants last month. To date, the foundation has granted over one million dollars in grants for over one thousand projects worldwide. Awesome Atlanta is overjoyed to be assisting local causes for the greater good of our community.

I’m so proud to be a part of the eco-system of social good,” said Dr. Dionne Mahaffey, the founder of Awesome Atlanta.  Not only did Goodie Hack win our grant, but they have already met last month’s grant-winner, The Cross Keys Foundation and have invited them to present at the upcoming Hack-a-thon.”

“It’s great to see the circle of giving and the spirit of altruism at work.”

Goodie Hack’s mission is to help raise the basic need averages of people in under-served communities, relative to education, health & wellness, economic, safety, and environmental issues, around the world up to their respective countries’ national averages. We work to understand the potential impact if these problems are solved. To learn more about Goodie Hack’s community efforts please visit www.goodiehack.com.

The Atlanta Chapter of the Awesome Foundation's grants will support projects in sciences, arts, education, civic engagement, media, and entertainment -- just about anything as long as it contributes to making Atlanta more AWESOME!  501c3 status is not a requirement!  The grants can go to groups, individuals, small non-profit organizations, almost any entity. The group will fund grants every month except July and December.  Web: www.awesomeatlanta.org - Social Media (twitter: @AwesomeAtlanta - instragram: AwesomeAtlanta - FB/AwesomeAtlanta)