Thursday, September 17, 2015
It is hard to cover a ground breaking ceremony and get interesting photos. Usually it’s a bunch of dignitaries and important people standing with shovels and hard hats and throwing the proverbial dirt over their shoulders. Families First, a non profit organization serving families in and around the metro area, was thankfully also celebrating their 125th birthday which made for some more subject matter to work with.
Kathryn Ethridge writes on a chalkboard before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Nicholas King (right) performs with the Kipp Schools drumline before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Demitrius Clark (center) and Nicholas King perform with the Kipp Schools drumline before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Bethaney Willis (left) speaks with Joe Arnold before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Supporters congregate near the cake celebrating the 125 years of service for the Families First organization before the start of the groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Nasim Fluker (right) and Robyn Sims fill in why family and community matter to them before the start of the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Atlanta City Council members Ivory Young (left) and Keisha Lance-Bottoms listen during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Jaleesa Schoolfield (center) and the Spelman College Glee Club perform during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Families First CEO Kim Anderson speaks during the organization’s groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Atlanta City Council member Keisha Lance-Bottoms reads the proclamation by the City of Atlanta during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed speaks during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Families First CEO Kim Anderson (right), Lucy Vance, Julie Salisbury, Keisha Lance-Bottoms, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Ivory Young (left) and other dignitaries break ground on the new Families First Resource Center at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed writes why he thinks community matters during the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (left) speaks with members of the media after the Families First groundbreaking ceremony at the historic E.R. Carter Elementary School in Atlanta on Thursday, September 17, 2015.